A Little Farther West: Susie and Robert Maxwell Case

A Little Farther West

Attn:  R.M. Case

+1 918 939 9517 

alfw@townandcountryrecords.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New project ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ expands

A Little Farther West’s definition of cowboy music

Album and second single ‘Tall Dark Stranger’ available now

TULSA, OK -- Oklahoma western music duo A Little Farther West certainly has never been your grandpa’s cowboy recording act. From their inception a dozen years ago, their insistence on electric instruments and outside-the-box material sets them apart from their contemporaries.

“Don’t Fence Me In”, the group’s sixth release, builds on that reputation. Husband-and-wife Susie and Robert Maxwell Case further embrace an eclectic direction all their own. This time around the sounds of Susie’s Vox Continental organ and Robert’s Gretsch Duo Jet “big guitar” shine on twelve cuts spanning some nine decades.

According to Robert, “We really lean toward songs depicting the Western lifestyle, no matter the genre. It’s kind of the Western Music Division of The Great American Songbook.”

The group’s version of ABBA’s 1976 classic “Fernando”, for example, reverts to the original story of two old and scarred revolutionaries in Mexico sitting outside at night talking about old memories. Then they take Steelism’s 2016 “Marfa Lights”, about the unexplained glowing orbs that appear on the horizon in the high desert outside the West Texas town of Marfa, into the realm of alien beings.

The album’s second single, covering Buck Owens and The Buckaroos’ “Tall Dark Stranger” from 1969, captures and updates the ubiquitous fears the world has of outsiders. “Bonanza”, the 1959 theme from the popular long-running television series, provides a fitting tribute to the late Vox Continental organist Augie Meyers, Gretsch guitarist Duane Eddy, and arranger Don Costa.

But the teaming of A Little Farther West’s signature sound with the album’s title song, Cole Porter’s 1934 composition “Don’t Fence Me In”, may be the album’s pièce de résistance. In July on the nation’s 250th anniversary, CBS Sunday Morning's Essential American Songbook project named the original to their “250 Years, 250 Songs” list, the country’s best songs so far.

Songwriters featured on the new album include Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Cole Porter, ABBA, the Dillards, Buck Owens, Dale Evans, Troy Seals, and Sonny Curtis. Tracklist: Don’t Fence Me In, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, Tall Dark Stranger, Oklahoma Hills, Dry Lightning, Fernando, Bonanza, Seven Spanish Angels, Marfa Lights, There Is A Time, I’m No Stranger To The Rain, and Happy Trails.

“Don’t Fence Me In” by A Little Farther West on Town & Country Records / Virtual Label, release date September 18, 2026..

About A Little Farther West

A Little Farther West is based in the Tulsa metropolitan region.The group’s primary website is https://www.alittlefartherwest.com/ and they maintain a presence on FaceBook, X, and Instagram. Their recordings stream on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and dozens of major music streaming platforms. Physical products are available from Amazon, BandCamp, eBay, and select retailers.

A sampling of the group’s discography shows them mining the Western Writers of America’s Top 100 Western Songs, including covers of: “Cool Water”, “Ghost Riders In The Sky”, “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin’)”, “The Wayward Wind”, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", “South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)”, and “Bonanza”. And they are not averse to offering the occasional instrumental, including: “Apache”, “El Toro Solitario (The Lonely Bull)”, ”The Western Star (Telstar)”, “Ridin’ The Wind”, “Rhapsidio Sangre De Cristo”, “Buckaroo”, and “Theme From The Magnificent Seven”. Robert’s guitar is a 2022 ocean turquoise Gretsch G6229TG Limited Edition Sparkle Jet BT and Susie’s organ is a 2018 deep orange Korg Vox Continental 61 semi-weighted waterfall keyboard.

Album Credits

Artist: A Little Farther West

Title: Don’t Fence Me In

Label: Town & Country Records / Virtual Label

Mfg. No.: TC CD 06; UPC:  865147000357

Release Date: September 18, 2026

Produced, arranged, and engineered by: Robert Maxwell Case

Recorded at: Twin Maples Studio, Bristow, OK

Electric guitar, vocals, midi bass, midi drums:  R.M. Case

Organ: Susie Case

Graphic design & photography:  R.M. Case

Songwriters & Publishers:

01. Don’t Fence Me In  2:28 (Cole Porter, Robert Fletcher) Warner Bros Inc. (Warner Bros Music Div.) (ASCAP)

02. Knockin' On Heaven's Door  2:29 (Bob Dylan) Universal Tunes; Songs of Universal, Inc. (SESAC)

03. Tall Dark Stranger  3:08 (Buck Owens) Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI)

04. Oklahoma Hills  3:00 (Woody Guthrie, Jack Guthrie) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc; BMG Chrysalis (ASCAP)

05. Dry Lightning  4:35 (Bruce Springsteen) Sony/ATV Music Pub. (obo Bruce Springstteen Music) (ASCAP)

06. Fernando  3:57 (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson) Universal-Polygram International Pub. Inc.;  Sony ATV Music Pub. (obo EMI Waterford Music Inc.) (ASCAP)

07. Bonanza (Inst.)  2:26 (Jay Livingston, Raymond Evans) Jay Livingston Music Inc.; Wixen Music Publishing (obo St. Angelo Music) (ASCAP) 

08. Seven Spanish Angels  3:23 (Troy Seals, Eddie Setzer) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (BMI); WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

09. Marfa Lights  (Inst.)  2:57 (Jeremy Fetzer, Spencer Cullum, Jr.) Human Error Music; Layla Lou Music (ASCAP)

10. There Is A Time  3:49 (Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne) Lynne Green-Melincoff (obo Lansdowne Music Publishers; obo Winton Music) (ASCAP)

11. I'm No Stranger To The Rain  3:43 (Sonny Curtis, Ron Hellard)Sony/ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP) 

12. Happy Trails  2:23 (Dale Evans) Sony/ATV Harmony  (ASCAP)

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