I was driving across Canada, I don’t remember what year it was. It was one of those trips where you slow down to 130 km/hr to change a tire, and it didn’t seem to matter what radio station I tuned to, I heard Ian Tyson singing about Katie and that old Navaho Rug. I must have listened to that tune 30 times as I tore up the the foothills then the prairies. To this day I think I know all the words and that tune is still a favourite.

I believe the song is co-written by Mr. Tyson and another fave, Tom Russell.

Love that sweet mandolin. Finally, let’s hear Jerry Jeff Walker…