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On the Trail with The Lonesome Pines

by Hilary Gardner

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1.
Along the Navajo Trail 03:52
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2.
Cow Cow Boogie 03:20
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3.
Call of the Canyon 04:08
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4.
Under Fiesta Stars 03:55
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5.
Silver on the Sage 03:30
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6.
Jingle Jangle Jingle (I Got Spurs) 03:27
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7.
A Cowboy Serenade (While I'm Smokin' My Last Cigarette) 05:42
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8.
Song of the Sierras 03:40
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9.
Along the Santa Fe Trail 03:41
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10.
Lights of Old Santa Fe 04:14
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11.
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) 03:27
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12.
Twilight on the Trail 04:08
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about

In the early weeks and months of the pandemic, confined to my Brooklyn apartment in the silenced city, I dreamed of wide-open spaces and the freedom to roam. I started researching “trail songs” from the singing cowboy era of the 1930s-40s, drawn to the images in the lyrics: silver stars, purple hills, slumbering shadows, and the lights of Old Santa Fe glinting in the distance. What heaven, to saddle up a reliable horse and wander, unworried and unhurried, under a vast western sky!

As I delved deeper, I learned that many trail songs were written not only by singing cowboys, but by jazz and film composers and lyricists like Johnny Mercer, Benny Carter, Frank Loesser, and others. A song making its debut in a Western film starring Roy Rogers or Gene Autry would often go on to be recorded by a swinging big band or the original hip cowboy, Bing Crosby—the lines between genres were, happily, blurrier back then.

The songs on this album evoke all the romantic mythology of the American West and remind us that the answers to many of life’s big questions can be found in contemplative solitude, the beauty of the natural world, and the arms of a loved one. Thank you for listening.

Happy trails,
Hilary

credits

released March 8, 2024

Hilary Gardner, Vocals
Justin Poindexter, Guitars, Mandolin, Organ, Vocals
Noah Garabedian, Bass
Aaron Thurston, Drums, Percussion
Sasha Papernik, Accordion (4, 5)

Recorded by Lily Wen at Figure 8 Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by Teddy Tuthill
Mastered by Dave Darlington
Artwork and Design by Charles Ruggiero
Photography by Margherita Andreani
Styling by Brianna Pesce

Produced by Eli Wolf

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Hilary Gardner New York, New York

Singer | Writer | New Yorker

"Gardner evokes memories of another time and place." - NPR

"...an uninhibited answer to the young Doris Day." -New York Times

"...a sound and vibe that makes you think she's the secret love child of Peggy Lee and Tom Waits." -Midwest Record ... more

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