Steve Howard - Night Riders Lament - Traditional Cowboy Song

I got this idea from Draklems. I just wanted to share the campfire with you all since you guys couldn't be here! In some places in the video you can hear the fire crackle and the wind blowing but my singing messed most of that up for you :)

Honors 05/18/2008

#71 - Top Rated (Today) - Music
#67 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

5/19/2008 Honors

#40 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

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[no1Mccannfan]

oh steve i'm so in love with your voice, could listen to it all day

[sheriff923]

Oh...please do listen all day...I could use all the fans I can get lol :) Thank you so much for the kind words!!!

[smileyface83]

Honors For This Video(2)

#71 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

#71 - Top Rated (Today) - Music

[sheriff923]

Isn't that so cool...this is only the second video that I have had honors on! The first one happened because of you!

[smileyface83]

And Steve it sure won't be your last.You are good my friend and you just had to be heard.I'm so glad I could help with that!!

You do all the work...I just passed you around!!

~BJ~

[sheriff923]

Well, with your help I have went from about 30 subscribers to 100 in about a week and a half. I just got my 100th about an hour ago :) BJ, you are an awesome friend to have! Don't let anybody tell you any different!

[kolozs3]

Most beautiful cowboy song, heard Ian Tyson's version in my American sister's SUV while she was showing me some beautiful scenery somewhere in Southern Utah. She bought the record and shipped it to me, and cannot help but playing it again and again and again and...

[asparwhite86]

I really liked your rendition of this song!

[BRONC141]

Steve, Great singing! May I say...The leading verses refer to the waisted life of a cowboy. Last verse refers to waisted lives of all others not experiencing the "calling" of being a Puncher. I feel Mr. Burton wrote it to be sang" why do THEY ride for THEIR money" , in wonder of why any other course in life would be condidered as a lifestyle!. WE know why WE ride for our money. Why would anyone want to do anything else? BRONC

[Wish06]

had to come back and visit and ol firend of mine, and this was the song that struck close to home the most steve. You do amazing work, and i miss the old unplugged days. you have to do a few more of those! this song still hits home, and i lvoe your version of it! peace and love steve.

tracee

[catclaw4outlaws]

Well ..... head375 said it first but I'll say it agin: " Damn hoss, yew kin sang!" Ian Tyson does that song only he ends 'er by sayin " Hell, they never heard old camp cooky sing" When I was a kid on the Diamond A the cook weren't known fer his music but the windmiller was. Just Good, Purty Work!!!!!

[rodlaite]

Excellent , well done

[njsearcher]

the first time I heard this song was at Philmont Scout Ranch, sung by a wrangler at a horse camp, it might have been beaubien.. I remember watching the fire as I listened to the words of this song--resonating soooo with where I was then...and where I am now...over 20 years later

[fostersdf]

AWESOME video man... simply awesome!!!

[sjbaldwin11]

Great version, Steve!!

This is not actually a traditional song. It was written by Michael Burton (a real rancher who based this on a true story), sometime in the 80s. But damn, it sure sounds like it should be tradtional! Especially sung around the campfire like this!

[head375]

Dang Haus, you can sing!!!