IAN TYSON & TOM RUSSEL Man a Mano   2009

DVD

For two days in 2008, Tom Russell and Ian Tyson held court, "Mano A Mano," At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, and offered a rare glimpse into the creative process of song writing, plus a friendship and collaboration the spans decades. Tyson speaks of the Dylan days, and both writers cut to the core of their art. This song writing workshop forms the basis for this DVD which also includes performances by Tyson and Russell and an exclusive interview with Tyson which is included in its entirity as a bonus feature. DVD runs approx. 90 mins

La Primera   2009

Book

Ian Tyson's classic song, beautifully illustrated for horse-loving youngsters everywhere

The story of the wild mustang in North America is the subject of “La Primera,” a song written and performed by Canadian folk singer and horse afficionado, Ian Tyson. And it is the subject of this handsome picture book with paintings by equine artist Adeline Halvorson.

In 1493, the first Spanish horses were loaded onto a ship and taken on a long, hard voyage to the Americas. Many died along the way and only a few survived. Among them was La Primera. Little by little, their numbers grew, and in time they were in Mexico with Cortez and his conquistadors, on the grasslands with the Comanche upon their backs, and in frontier towns serving the needs of cowboys.

The rugged wild mustangs still exist, and their bloodlines are traceable all the way back to those first horses and the careful records the Spaniards kept. That the animals have survived for five hundred years, while the world around them changed, is a tribute to their endurance and fiery spirit. Included with the story of the song is a section of historical facts on these amazing and beautiful animals and a CD of Ian Tyson singing “La Primera.”

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