T.J. Casey - Pure D Cowboy

T. J. Casey is the real deal. An honest, working cowboy and horse doctor who loves the wide open skies and the music that belongs out here. The love of the West is clear in his rough-hewn cowboy poetry and the honest simplicity of the music that brings it to life.

T.J. Casey never tries to be anything more than what he is - a grade-A real, honest-to-God working cowboy and horse trainer who likes to pick up a guitar and sing the songs he writes. Honest, real, and 100% authentic, Casey's work offers up nothing more than what it is.

My only beef with Casey is he's not the world's greatest singer, and that's of course not required of your basic 'round-the-campfire cowboy singer. Casey's voice wanders from the pitch at times, but it's always true to the feel of the poem he's presenting, and as a cowboy poet, Casey does sparkle. His shine is all rough-hewn and glorious in its simplicity and sheer honesty, something you just don't get in music much these days.

Casey is joined on this acoustic effort by some fine players, with only accordion (Laura Wilson), fiddle (Tim Todd), bass, lead, and rhythm guitar (John Westbrook), and his own rhythm guitar, a well as background singers Alice Hanks, Andy Wilson, Laura Wilson, and an appearance by Native American artist Joseph FireCrow on "It's In My Blood."