Paula Strong and Walt
Richards
Hear the West come alive !
Without trains,
the American interior would not have opened up when it did.
Without trains, the cowboy - as we envision him on that long trail drive
to Abilene -
would not exist.
Western Music
Association Duo Harmony Winners, Walt Richards and Paula Strong, founded
the acoustic group, Trails & Rails - combining their western history
interests
with their
love of cowboy and train songs to bring you the best of both.
Trails & Rails
has been honored with past Top Five nominations by WMA members including:
Best Traditional Group
Best Song of the Year ("Ghosts of Tombstone")
Best Traditional Album of the Year ("Ghosts of Tombstone")
Instrumentalist of the Year (Walt )
Best Collaboration between Poet and Songwriter:
(Walt
with Les Buffham - "Ten
More Miles"; "Thinking 'bout Montana")
"Western Tales", released in April 2011, has been nominated in the top
Six
for
Best Traditional Album by
a Duo or Group for 2011.
Coming from
the San Diego area,Trails & Rails has performed extensively in the Southwest
and has been featured at many Western festivals and events, including
the
Cody
Stampede, the Tombstone Western Music Festival, the Cochise Cowboy
Poetry and Music Festival, and the Autry Museum. See the Events page
archives.
New cowboy
and train songs continue to be written to this day.
Old and new, Trails & Rails
enjoys them all.
Experience their energy and enthusiasm for this great
music.
Let them reconnect you with our heritage!
