Do you know that  Western Music is composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada?
No i had no idea.  I guess I never really thought that much into it.
Western music celebrates the life of the cowboy on the open ranges and prairies of Western North America.
That makes sense.  I  am from Texas so you would think I would know a little more on this topic than I do.   WHat other interesting facts do you know about western music?
 Mexican folk music  also influenced the development of this genre.
Now that I would have never thought to be true. Mexican and Western seem nothing alike.
I know how you feel, It would also shock you to know that western music shares similar roots with Appalachian music 
Ok, now thats just odd.   Thats pretty interesting.
sung around campfires in the 19th century, like "Streets of Laredo", can be traced back to European folk songs.
Reflecting the realities of the open range and ranch houses where the music originated, the early cowboy bands were string bands supplemented occasionally with the harmonica. The harmonica, invented in the early 19th century in central Europe, arrived in North America shortly before the American Civil War, as the United States was just beginning to expand westward; its small size and portability made it a favorite among the American
Western music (North America)
Western music is a form of country and hillbilly music composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Western music celebrates the life of the cowboy on the open ranges, Rocky Mountains, and prairies of Western North America. Directly related musically to old English, Irish, Scottish, and folk ballads, also the Mexican folk music of Northern Mexico and Southwestern United States influenced the development of this genre, particularly corrido, ranchera, New Mexico