NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lauded as “one of the best artists in present-day country” by Stereogum, Ashley McBryde releases an ode to the spirit of the west and the values that shaped it with “Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs.”
“Cowboys are the ones doing what needs to be done before it is an emergency,” McBryde shared with Cowboys & Indians. “If you would simply be where you are, do what you say you’re gonna do and mean what you say when you say it, it would simplify a lot of things.”
Produced by John Osborne, “Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs” swells with longing from the very first stroke across the fiddle strings – a fitting introduction as McBryde and cowriters Chris Harris and Patrick Savage explored a shared sense of something missing, along with a desire for meaning and reconnection in a changing world.
“This one was all about where we live and the genre we love and realizing that the horse I rode in on got put out to pasture,” McBryde explained. “Instead of us saying, ‘Work ethics out the window, stick-to-it code’s pretty much dead and idealism is gone,’ it was easier to say that by saying there is no wild out west. That’s all gone.” “Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs” Lyrics:
The horse I rode in on got put out to pasture And someday they’ll put me there too They traded our heroes for overpaid actors Who can’t even fill up their boots I’d love to ride into the sunset, but there’s no wild out west No prairie to roam or a high enough lonesome to get far enough gone There ain’t enough cowboy songs
There’s a few of us left tryin’ to circle the wagons, But we’re barely holdin’ our ground Cause we ain’t got pistols or shiny tin badges, And we ain’t the law in this town
And I’d love to ride into the sunset, but there’s no wild out west, No prairie to roam or a high enough lonesome to get far enough gone There ain’t enough cowboy songs
Oh I’d love to ride into the sunset, but there’s no wild out west, No prairie to roam or a high enough lonesome to get far enough gone There ain’t enough cowboy songs, there ain’t enough cowboy songs
Next week, McBryde will head to Las Vegas where she will join 23-time Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Champion Roper Jackie Crawford for a Q&A session at Ariat’s Las Vegas brand shop on Thursday, Dec. 12, followed by an acoustic performance. Additional details available HERE.
On Friday, Dec. 13, she will perform with Cody Johnson at MGM Grand Garden Arena before joining him for his Leather Deluxe Tour in 2025 among festival dates at Stagecoach, Country Thunder Arizona, Country Thunder Florida, Country Thunder Wisconsin and more. For tickets and additional information, visit AshleyMcBryde.com.
ASHLEY MCBRYDE TOUR DATES
Jan. 16 | State Theatre of Ithaca // Ithaca, NY Jan. 23 | Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts // Bloomington, IL Jan. 30 | Long Center for the Performing Arts // Lafayette, IN Feb. 20 | Capitol Theatre // Wheeling, WV April 12 | Country Thunder Arizona // Florence, AZ April 26 | Stagecoach Festival // Indio, CA May 4 | Country Thunder Florida // Kissimmee, FL June 26 | Country Stampede // Topeka, KS July 18 | Country Thunder Wisconsin // Twin Lakes, WI July 25 | Night In The Country Music Festival // Yerington, NV Aug. 2 | Big Valley Jamboree Aug. 7 | WE Fest // Detroit Lakes, MN Aug. 15 | Country Thunder Alberta // Calgary, AB
Ashley McBryde Tour Dates with Cody Johnson
Dec. 13 | MGM Grand Garden Arena // Las Vegas, NV Jan. 17 | Prudential Center // Newark, NJ Jan. 18 | John Paul Jones Arena // Charlottesville, VA Jan. 24 | Enterprise Center // St. Louis, MO Jan. 25 | Vibrant Arena at the Mark // Moline, IL Jan. 31 | Fiserv Forum // Milwaukee, WI Feb. 1 | Ford Center // Evansville, IN Feb. 15 | Bridgestone Arena // Nashville, TN Feb. 21 | Keybank Center // Buffalo, NY Feb. 22 | Heritage Bank Center // Cincinnati, OH May 2 | PNC Music Pavilion // Charlotte, NC May 3 | Credit One Stadium // Charleston, SC
ABOUT ASHLEY MCBRYDE
GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in biker bars – and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere (Warner Music Nashville) charmed TheNew York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post and more, all en route to landing a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and two nominations for the 2020 GRAMMYs for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Follow-up Never Will was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-Certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making Never Will the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs and the Recording Academy in the same award season. Her GRAMMY-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. McBryde was honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States. Her collaborative project Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time nominee. Her latest album The Devil I Know was released to critical acclaim, earning a title as one of the best country albums of the year from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Slate, PASTE, Holler and more, with McBryde currently nominated for CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, marking her fifth nod in the category. Hailed as “country’s most down-to-earth songwriter” by The New York Times, McBryde offers poetic nostalgia with “Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs,” available now. The Arkansas native joins Cody Johnson’s Leather Deluxe Tour through spring 2025 among festival performances at Country Thunder Arizona, Stagecoach and WE Fest. For more information, visit Ashley McBryde.com or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube.
