Al was born on a farm near Ridgeville in Manitoba, Canada. At 8 years of age he started singing and yodeling Wilf Carter tunes. He learned from listening to old 78’s on a crank gramophone. A year later his dad bought him a guitar for two bucks. During his younger years he played at local community events and dances. Al took a 40 year “coffee break” from performing, and in the fall of 1996 he fulfilled a life long dream. He met Shirley Field and joined her for a concert at the O’Keefe Ranch, near Vernon BC.
Following that he toured with Shirley for a year. He rekindled his interest in performing the old “Cowboy Music.” You can catch Al at various Cowboy Festivals throughout Western Canada.
The songs on this album were recorded ‘live’ in the studio to give the listener the impression of an old cowboy sitting on the corral railing, singing and yodeling straight from his heart. That describes Al Beeler. His inspiration for recording these tunes comes from his love of Wilf Carter music, old cowboy songs, and his desire to “Keep the Old Cowboy Music Alive”
