VOD
New this month on BlueHighways TV On Demand is a brand new episode of American Journeys that takes a look into traditional Native American methods of horse training. This special episode entitled "The Medicine Wheel Model to Horsemanship" uses the philosophy of the traditional medicine wheel as a model to work with the horse using the four colors, the four directions, the stages of life and behaviors that come with each stage. This non-confrontational model helps you find the center, stay balanced and to help create a well-balanced horse.
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Look for new episodes from one of our most popular series from the American Jukebox Theater. Let your memories travel back along the blue highways listening to the radio and hearing such classic rock-n-roll music from the 50's and 60's such as Yakety Yak, Sincerely, Get a Job and so many more.



February also marks the debut on Video On Demand of our new classic Texas music series called Texas County Line. In the first two episodes share some great memories with Ray Price, classic footage from Willie Nelson in the 1960's and visit the annual Heart of Texas Records concert in Brady, TX.
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Front Porch
MY BOOK IS DONE
by Stan Hitchcock

I've spent the last 8 years writing my recollections and memories of 50 years spent in music and entertainment. I thought it was important for me to leave a record for my family of what I was and where I had been in my life, but as time went by it became more about the music and the music makers than about me. As the adventures poured out of my heart and mind it seemed like I couldn't write them down fast enough. After all, I had been fortunate enough to make a career for myself in an industry that was just starting to explode in the 50's and 60's and I got to see it happen from 1959 until today, January 29th 2009.

Today, my book was sent to the Publishing Company to be printed and bound with all the stories and pictures of my life in music. It is full of pictures of music friends that have never been shown.
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NOTE:
Listen to the first song I wrote, back in 1962, when I was recording for Epic Records. "Slip Up And She'll Slip Away", a hard country tear jerker with some great steel guitar played by the Late Hal Rugg, and the fiddles of Buddy Spicher and Johnny Gimble.
Slip Up and She'll Slip Away

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My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me
by Bob Bilyeu

I recently ran across the old hymn, "My Heavenly Father Watches over Me." That sentiment is easy to believe when things are going well, but it can be a real challenge when we are faced with trials and tragedy. Such thoughts led me to remember my father's stories about facing the drought and depression days of the 1930's. My father, Hosea Bilyeu, told many of those stories in his segments on "The Old Country Church," but his story that impressed me most about trusting God, he was somehow reluctant to share. I think he was afraid that people would think he was somehow trying to glorify himself instead of God.
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Appalachian Highways
A Trip into America's Roots
By Ronnie Reno

It gives me great pleasure to present a new series on BHTV called Appalachian Highways, the stories, lifestyles, and music that are the heart beat of America. We have 8 new shows that are produced by Appalshop out of Whitesburg, KY and it tells the stories of the folks from the Appalachian Regions of KY, WV and VA. Visit Appalshop.org to find out more.

Appalachian Highways the series is one of the greatest reasons that families with true American roots will always love the regions and homes that they were raised in. Checkout our weekly schedule for show times. It is our hope that you will see the passion that it takes to survive and maybe a little of your child hood in some of these stories.
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