"Western Ballad Opera Trilogy"

Nominated in seven categories by the AMA and WMA!

The Western Ballad Opera is the most distinctive concept album in the western genre according to Cowboy and Indians Magazine, a virtual “Lonesome Dove for the ears!”

The three CD box set contains the story of some of the most compelling characters and realize and colorful adventures are filled with good fortune, hard luck, wrenching twists and unexpected turns. The 28 intertwined musical tales highlight the gripping story of two generations of pioneers in a lawless frontier who find themselves engulfed in circumstances created by events and the choices they make in their lives.

Remarkable lyrics rich in prosody and production expertly linked by revealing campfire narratives between each song will take the listener through spellbinding and colorful characters who evolve through the backdrop of the Old West. A suspenseful tale and delicately woven story of greed, evil, murder, vengeances, lies and redemption.

The Opera comes with a family tree and fold out map of the saga which has literally reinvented the classic western story honoring the genre with the freshest approach in years!

What The Critics Are Saying...

"If you liked Lonesome Dove, you will love the Western Ballad Opera!" - Ice Magazine, Nashville 

"The trilogy is skillfully written, beautifully produced and expertly performed – a grand story about the American frontier!" - Jory Sherman, Western Novelist and WWA Spur Award Winner

"You won’t have the will to stop listening!" - Richard Glaston, Carnegie Music Institute

"Pistol River delivers with believability! Hearty singing and playing!" - Robert K. Oermann, CAM and NMA award winning journalist, author, country music historian, Music Row Magazine

"Packed full of gut wrenching twists and extraordinary musicianship all cleverly crafted by the writers!"O.J. Sykes, The Western Way, Rope Burns



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