Cowboy Christmas III is Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...

's twenty-fifth album. This is Murphey's third album of Christmas music and features traditional music and poetry performed by Michael Martin Murphy and cowgirl poet, Sarah Rische. Also included is a new Michael Martin Murphey song "The Kill Pen."

Tracking List

1. "Are You Going Home For Christmas?"
2. "The Old Times Christmas"
3. "Draggin' In The Christmas Tree"
4. "The Kill Pen"
5. "Doc's Morning Star Ranch Christmas Trilogy"
6. "The Cowboy's Christmas Prayer"
7. "The Night Before Cowboy Christmas"
8. "Riding The River Styx"

All poems recited by Michael Martin Murphey except "Are You Going Home For Christmas?" recited by Sarah Rische.

Credits

• Michael Martin Murphey
  Michael Martin Murphey
  Michael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...
  
   – vocals
• Sarah Rische – vocals
• Ryan Murphey
  Ryan Murphey
  Ryan Murphey is a Grammy-nominated music producer, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist. Since 1988, Ryan has toured with his father, Michael Martin Murphey, as lead guitarist and vocalist in the Rio Grande Band. Ryan is Michael's oldest son, and has worked with his father extensively throughout...
  
   – guitar
• John McEuen
  John McEuen
  John McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4...
  
   – guitar
• Bea McTye – pipe organ
• Joey Miskulin
  Joey Miskulin
  Joseph M. Miskulin is a hall of fame accordionist and producer of Grammy Award-winning music albums. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Paul McCartney, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton,...
  
  – accordion
• Paul Sadler – backing tracks
• Alana Richstone – graphic design