Feb 26 2023
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Jan 22 2023
Under Western Stars Episode #30
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May 20 2022
Under Western Stars Steve Alston Episode #29
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May 20 2022
Under Western Stars Sourdough with Steve Alton Episode #28
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Apr 24 2022
Under Western Stars Jim Hassler Episode #27
Produced in association with Sundsounds of Arizona and broadcast the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 10pm. Cowboy poetry, stories, and songs about growing up in the west. See: www.sunsounds.org
Jim Hassler leaves the sound of the loons…
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Under Western Stars Kevin Johns Episode #26
Produced in association with Sundsounds of Arizona and broadcast the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 10pm. Cowboy poetry, stories, and songs about growing up in the west. See: www.sunsounds.org
Kevin is an old road warrior,performing along a…
Read moreFeb 24 2022
Under Western Stars Wally Bornmann Episode #25
If you approach a flickering campfire, Wally Bornmann is the feller you want to find strumming the big guitar. He sings Red River Valley, Fishing For Chickens , Home On The Range and Navajo Rug - the song that sent…
Read moreFeb 24 2022
Under Western Stars Episode #24 -Jon Messenger
Out of the old rock Jon Messenger performs original pieces Sunrise, Jornada del Muerte and The Windmills Are Turning and deliverer a classic version of Spanish Johnny.
Produced in association with Sundsounds of Arizona and broadcast the 2nd and 4th…
Read moreFeb 8 2022
Under Western Stars Anniversary Show Episode #23
Tony Norris reflects on the one year anniversary of Under Western Stars.
" Twelve full moons and twenty-four episodes after it's humble beginnings, Under Western Stars marks it's one year anniversary. Hear some highlights of the year and meet the…
Read moreFeb 7 2022
Under Western Stars Anniversary Show Video
Under Western Stars Anniversary Show Preview Video produced by Greg Hales.
Dec 24 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #22 - Christmas 2021 Episode
Tony Norris invites you to hear Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry, Buck Ramsey's Christmas Waltz. Tony tells his tale of being snowbound in The San Francisco Peaks in The Best Christmas Dinner. Dolan Ellis sings Rock Springs
Dec 24 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #21 - Slim Rost
Slim Rost waxes philosophic and shares performances of original songs Adios to That Cowboy, Yee Ha What a Ride, Splice Pull and Tie and Steer Wrestler's Thinking.
Dec 24 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #20 - Bill Vernieu
Bill Vernieu shares his encyclopedic knowledge of cowboy poetry and western music. He performs Springtime On The Divide, The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill, Chilly Winds, The Bra and Coyote
Dec 24 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #19 - Bill Burke
Tony's music pardner of 40 years joins him on banjo and mandolin to perform Log Cabin Home in the Sky, Canned Goods and Leaving Cheyenne. Bill plays Ducks on a Millpond, Pretty Maid Milking Her Cow and the show's theme…
Read moreOct 17 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #18 Ken Ralston part 2
Ken Ralston is a veteran cowboy singer and poetry reciter and an expert outdoorsman and hunter. In this second of two episodes he performs Sonora's Death Row, The Face on the Bar Room Floor, Sweet Betsy from Pike, Lost Flanlins…
Read moreOct 14 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #17 Ken Ralston part 1
Ken Ralston is a veteran cowboy singer and poetry reciter and an expert outdoorsman and hunter. In this first of two episodes he performs Arkansas Traveler, The Plains of the buffalo, Bear Hunters Bold and Pancho and Lefty.
Oct 14 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #16 Dean Cook
Dean Cook is in much demand on the cowboy poetry/ music circuit for his skills as a humorist, songwriter and poet. Here he performs Tall Tales and Treasures, Bob, Where Do You Go On The Bright Angel Trail, Silver Spurs…
Read moreAug 26 2021
Under Western Stars Episode #15 Sid Hausman Live
Tony talks to Sid Hausman-- multi- instrumentalist, artist and author. Sid performs original songs Blue Horizon, Bill Pickett, Geronimo’s Land, Cactus Critter Bash and plays guitar, banjo, ukulele and bones.
Aug 5 2021
Under Western Stars #14 The EarthPicks
Tony interviews Elizaberh Lopez and Jeff Stuges about their original songs of the southwest and historic characters like Cochise and Ed Schieffelin.
Aug 5 2021
Under Western Stars #13 Sidekicks
Meet the sidekicks of cowboy heroes: Gabby Hayes, Andy Devine, Ken Curtis and others.
Jun 25 2021
Under Western Stars #12 Cowboy Theme Songs
Tony visits the timeless music of TV and movie Westerns including Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel,Gunsmoke, Rawhide and others.
Jun 25 2021
Under Western Stars #11 Bill Burke Live
Tony interviews his long time music pard Bill Burke and they play the Old Double Diamond, Innisheer, Riding Down the Canyon,Blue Mountain, Old Paint and The Telling Takes Me Home.
Jun 25 2021
Under Western Stars #10 Increase Your Attention Span
Tony challenges listeners to expand their attention span by listening to songs that exceed the industry mandated three minutes. Songs include California Joe, El Paso and The Dying Ranger.
Tony plays some songs that exceed the three minute commercial format…
Read moreFeb 28 2021
Under Western Stars - On the air again.
Recently I was asked to produce a series of cowboy programs for Sun Sounds, the radio service for the visually handicapped.. I was delighted for the opportunity to do my schtick on the radio once again. My radio career began…
Read moreNov 26 2020
A Tradition of Thankfulness
Our Royal Palm turkey tom and his hen were intended for the Thanksgiving table. Each afternoon as they were released with the chickens to free-range and eat bugs and weed seeds, they didn’t miss an opportunity to display their magnificent…
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