DAN CANYON and THE PLAINSMEN
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Welcome To The Circle C Ranch
Please check out our videos at www.youtube.com.
Dan and his riders would like to tip their hats to the many, many COWBOY MUSIC lovers who have purchased their album. Thanks for your support as they sing and ride the range.
Dan sez, "I would like to thank my dad for buying me that first guitar."
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We are currently in the pre-production phase of a new video shoot. We have set aside two weeks in May to go on location and see it done.
We have reached a milestone: 1000 albums sold! Annie C... of Ely, Nevada ordered the 1000th cd (we gave it to her for free). Keep your cinch tight pards.
If you have the time, you can check out some photos of the CIRCLE C with the link on page 2 or watch the movie "THE COWBOY" using the link on page 3. Using the links below you can even listen to our songs. You also might try your skills with a shootin' iron at the "SHOOT THE BAD GUYS" video game. We have posted 4 Dan Canyon videos on www.youtube.com. Using the links below you can watch our videos.
Dan Canyon - Guitar and Vocals
Shorty Long - Guitar and Vocals
West Eastman - Drums and Vocals
EQUIPTMENT LIST
Dan - Gibson and Fender guitars
Colt 45 Peacemaker
Winchester Model 9422
Bohlin Saddle
Justin Boots
Shorty - Martin Guitar
Apache Colt
Winchester Model 1894
Textan Saddle
Acme Boots
West - Ludwig Drum Kit
Navy Colt
Sharps Model 1874
Erickson Saddle
Tony Lama Boots
I remember my Grandpa speaking of Dan and his crew on several occassions. It seems they were highly sought after by ranchers in the Big Bend of the Columbia range because of their knowledge of horses and beef stock. He went on to add that this was not the only reason they were so highly respected and admired. You see, Dan and his plainsmen were all accomplished musicians who could raise the roof higher at a barn dance than anyone else. Local legend has it, they left the Wilson Creek Ranch east of Soap Lake, heading for a Christmas dance in Omak, where they had been asked to perform. They never arrived. It was thought perhaps they were killed by outlaws, which is unlikely considering their prowess with shooting irons, but more likely they had fallen victim to bad weather. West, Shorty and I speculated that maybe they had taken refuge in this cabin to wait out a storm. The winter of 1901-02 is remembered as a particularly bad one. They may have become trapped here and after running out of food, attempted to walk out. At any rate, they were never heard from again.
After we had tended to our horses and checked on the cattle, West got busy cooking supper. Shorty and I cleaned and wiped the grime off the antiquated machine and wound it up. To our surprise it worked beautifully. We leaned back against our saddles before a large roaring fire and drank our coffee listening to the scratchy voices and guitars of another time. My riders and I were so taken by the sounds we were hearing, we decided to bring back the music of Dan Canyon and The Plainsmen for the modern world to enjoy. .........I am Dan Canyon now.
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The beautiful Methow Valley, gateway to our summer range.
The Story of Dan Canyon
A few years back, my riders and I were moving a small herd of steers from our summer range in the Methow valley in central Washington state to our winter range in the canyons of the rugged channeled scablands east of our headquaters in Douglas, Washington. We would normally follow the old and unmarked Coulee City-Bridgeport stage road south, but that year we trailed along a more easterly route to check out a large cave Shorty had found which he claimed held ancient indian artifacts. We planned to look it over and notify the anthropology department at CWSU in Ellensburg when we got home. The cave is located high above Banks Lake on the west side of the Grand Coulee. As we grouped our cattle below the cave we noticed a dilapidated log cabin hidden in the willows. We decided this might be a good place to bed down for the night as dark and ominous rain clouds were pushing in fast from the north. We went in cautiously with six-guns in hand to roust out any rattlesnakes who may have taken up residence inside. As we carefully explored the interior we came upon an antique grammaphone and a brace of battered saddlebags. In side the saddlebags were several thick acetate record disks. Written below the faded EDISON labels was the name, "Dan Canyon and The Plainsmen 1901". Now the name Dan Canyon was not unknown to us, as he was somewhat of a legend in these parts.
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Our Debut album is available for the low, low, price of just $10.00. We will include a free Dan Canyon and The Plainsmen bumper sticker. Drop us a line at the Circle C Ranch using the email address below and we will put a copy on the next stage.
We would like to thank Matt McCormick for putting several of our songs into rotation on his outstanding internet radio station
www.saddlesongs.com. It's all Cowboy Music, all the time.
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