Thanks Simon, Crisscross, and John. It is a fun tune to play. And yeah that bass (in the backing track) was what kept me energized to keep practicing until I finally got comfortable enough with the tune to sort of branch off into all those little variations.
Martin wrote: "I have recorded a few other cowboy songs over the years since my very old 2011 takes in this thread, so I may as well collect them in one place here"
Good idea, and nice playing!