"The Western Way" is the official publication of the Western Music Association.
This Spring 2010 issue has a glowing review of the Diamond W Wranglers latest CD,
"The Old and the New".
Thanks, Rick Huff!
We appreciate the kind words.
The review in its entirety is below, and you can click here to read the whole magazine:
REVIEW BY RICK HUFF - Western Way Magazine
With this latest release, the ‘Diamond Dubs’ continue to establish their standing as some of the most
accomplished creators of the music on our planet!
The title of the CD says it. It’s a mixture of new originals and some classics. But the album also says
something else. Their harmonic mastery of the genre is demonstrated, and we find clear proof that there’s room
to expand creatively within Western Music’s basic framework. With brilliant arrangements like their take on “Cool Water” the war horses come off seeming as fresh as real cool water! Their “Goodbye Old Paint” is the popular meld of that song with “I’m Leavin’ Cheyenne” and it’s done elegantly.
Townes van Zandt’s enigmatic “Pancho & Lefty” is more tempo driven in their hands, Charlie Daniels’ “Billy The Kid” is here in a showstopping form (Stu Stuart proves he can ‘Jimi Hendrix’ with the best of ‘em and still bring Western Music audiences to their feet in roaring approval)! “Tom Dooley” and “Chant Of The Plains” round out the classic content.
Originals here include Stuart’s terrific horse tale “El Comancho” and “Cyclone Song” (a track I’d bet Bob Nolan would have been happy to claim) and Jim Farrell’s dramatic outlaw ballad “Seven Days.” All are likely candidates to be picked up by other artists. And the band takes one novelty step toward making their case for all music to have been ‘Cowboy’ in origin with “They Do Run!”
This CD is great fun, great music...Great Scott, you aren’t ordering it yet??!!
CD: $20 ppd through www.diamondwwranglers.com or from Diamond W Wranglers, PO Box 444, Towanda, KS
67144 or call toll free 1-866-830-8283. - Rick Huff
