So... Why doesn't Philmont PRINT it's OWN SONGBOOKS ?!?
To much trouble with COPYRIGHT LAWS!
I was told by the TOTT Manager that it would cost $40 per songbook  just for the copyrights!
(Especially from non-original Philmont songs - therefore they would have to leave those out)
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PHILMONT
PhilSongs Songbook
These pages are dedicated to the
Philmont Staff members who have Written,
Sung, Played and Recorded these songs
for our continued enjoyment of the Philmont experience,
...and to the generosity of Waite Phillips
who made it all possible.
HOmE - As PhilPholks would write: - "Heaven On Earth"

IWGBTP! - I Wanna Go Back To Philmont!
Celebrating Philmont in Song and Legend, Greater Yosemite Council
- Celebrating Philmont in Song and Legend -
Greater Yosemite Council - for the 728 O 1&2, 2006 Trek
Philmont Arrowhead
Philmont Arrowhead
Since its beginning, music has always been a part of Philmont Scout Ranch experience,
from the “Philmont Hymn” written in 1947, by John B. Westfall ...to the bawdy ballads.
There have been songs sung around campfires and on the trail by the Philmont Staff,
and in the rows of the regular Staff and in the Ranger Tent Cities,
and at nearby Coffee houses and Beer halls, when they get a well deserved day-off.


There have always been many musically talented Staff members who perform nightly at campfires.
PhilStaffers have written original songs about the Philmont experience, others have adapted songs to fit.
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Often standard music has become popular as a “Philmont Song”.
Musical styles run from: Ballads, Cowboy Western, Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Traditional, Blues and Rock.
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Philmont Horse Brand
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All down-loadable and 'PRINTER READY' PhilSongs song lyrics
are found on the 'Lyrics Download' page.
Other Scouting related songs are on the Scouting Fun page.
The Tobasco Donkeys
You can order the CD on their 'General Store' page at
www.tobascodonkeys.com
$16 with free shipping!
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"The hardest thing about going home from Philmont, is leaving HOmE"
                                                                                                                                                        -- David Lagesse
"No one ever really leaves Philmont. Your soul becomes one with the trail,
and deep in your heart a piece of Philmont remains forever." -- Earl Owens
.Mark Thomas has a web site that you can download FREE live recordings from Philmont
www.philmontmusic.com

Troop 50 Thunderbirds has some FREE live recordings from some of the backcountry
camps at Philmont including Beaubien, Crater Lake, Cypher's Mine, & Pueblano
http://troop50thunderbirds.com/Philsongsmp3.html
(If you can't get them to play, try right-clicking on the PLAY button, and select "play/pause" if this still doesn't work hit PLAY again.

Lots of good Philmont information on the T-50 Thunderbirds site:
http://troop50thunderbirds.com/Philmont.html
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You will also find there: (Viewing Page Links)
Listen to: The Philmont Hymn from the
'Live From the Tooth - Philsongs II' CD
The songs listed in the above book contain ALL the lyrics from the first three CD’s produced for the
Philmont Scout Ranch.
They are: (Viewing Page Links)
* Philsongs - Remembered Days *
* A Philmont Collection by Rod Taylor *
* The Tobasco Donkeys - Sawin' on the Strings *
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All of the song lyrics on this site are: “As-sung” on the CD’s.
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The above partial quote was taken from the CD cover liner notes originally written by Laura Foster Voss, and then edited by me for this page.
See: 'Liner Notes' near bottom of Philsongs - Remembered Days page, for original quote.
The Songbooks are written in MS Word 2003, using Windows XP.
There are some with two versions:
"With Graphics" and "Without Graphics".
All of the songbooks also come in a PDF version.

I think you will find the songbooks a "slight improvement"
from the older Philmont Songbooks.
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Download Page
Philmont's Official web site is at:
Tooth of Time Traders: (Philmont's Trading Post)
www.toothoftimetraders.com/philmont/

Only Philmont Management is authorized to speak on
behalf of Philmont.

THIS website, and Philmont Staff members maintaining
their own Philmont-related sites are expected to clearly
expressed on their websites are: Neither authorized
nor approved by Philmont Scout Ranch and/or the
Boy Scouts of America.
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T-Donkeys -Sawin' Strings
Scouting Fun
HOmE Page – (Index)
T-Donkeys -Yarn Sessions
PhilSongs Online (Song List)
ET Seton's Lobo
Rod Taylor's Collection
Lyrics-Download
PS-II Live from the Tooth
Poems & Stories
Tennessee Boys
Philmont Ranger
How to buy CDs
Philsongs Remembered Days
Rod Taylor, Ridin' Dwn Can
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What is Philmont?
Philmont Scout Ranch is the pinnacle of Boy Scouting’s High Adventure Program experiences. It is situated in
the heart of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range of north eastern New Mexico, near the town of Cimarron.
Philmont’s terrain is mostly mountainous, with an elevation ranging from 6,500 at Base Camp to 12,441 feet on
Mount Baldy. Philmont has more than 25,000 participants in the backcountry hiking/camping programs each
summer.
A little background:
Oil millionaire Waite Phillips donated 35,857 acres that was a part of his ranch in 1939; it became known as
“Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp” which existed for three summers, 1939-1941. The headquarters of
operations was at Ponil, then known as Five-Points Base Camp.
Mr. Phillips second donation in 1941 included 91,000 acres of land and the “Philtower” office building in Tulsa,
Oklahoma to support the work of the Ranch. The “Villa Philmonte” was part of this second donation and had
been the summer home for Waite Phillips and his family from its construction in 1926 until it was donated to the
Boy Scouts in 1941.
The villa is built in a Mediterranean style like that of their much larger home “Villa Philbrook” in Tulsa. The Villa
was used early on as part of the Philmont Training Center and tours have been given daily in the summer for
decades. Most summers over 15,000 visitors take advantage of this tour. The Villa underwent a 1.45 million
restoration in the years 2000-2005. The goal was to restore the villa to 1941, when the villa was donated. The
only thing not original on the interior is the rugs which have been replicated to match the originals. To the rear
of the villa is the Waite Phillips Photo Gallery which shows many pictures and memorabilia of the Phillips family
as well as photos of the recent restoration work. Be sure to schedule a villa tour when at Philmont — it is as
beautiful as ever.
On the grounds of the Villa Philmonte at the Training Center, there are Adult Leader Training conferences for
Scouters and their families each summer. Daily ‘Age, Gender, and Ability Appropriate’ activities are planned for
spouses and children of all participants. Total annual attendance at the Training Center is in the 5,000-6,000
range. During the fall, winter and spring, the Training Center is used for short-term conferences for both Scout
and non-scout groups, as well as Council, Regional, and Area meetings.
You could call Philmont a “Summer Camp” a BIG summer camp; but is unlike any other ‘summer camp’
anywhere else. It’s the largest Youth Camp in the world! It is over 214 square miles of rugged mountain
wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rockies. It is entirely owned by the BSA, with more than
25,000 participants over an 11 week summer period. It is the BSA’s epicenter for High Adventure backpacking
and backcountry activities for youth over 14 and their adult Advisors. Trek Crews normally consist of seven to
twelve participants. There are thirty-four Staffed and more than fifty unstaffed Trail Camps that are operated at
the ranch.
The High Adventure activities available at the Staffed Camps range from: Western Lore and Horseback Riding,
Black-powder Rifle, Shooting & Reloading Shotgun and 30.06 rifle and 3-D Archery.
Interpretive camps include – Homesteading, Mountain Man Rendezvous, Post Civil War Settlers, Rocky Mountain
Fur Company, Continental Tie & Lumber Company and Gold Mining & Panning.
You can learn about Wilderness First Aid, Astronomy, Folk Weather Forecasting, Land Navigation & GPS,
Leave No Trace, Search and Rescue, Jicarilla Apache Life, Blacksmithing, and Archeology.
Other things you can do - Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Burro Packing and Burro Racing, Challenge
Events, Fishing and Fly Tying, Historical Lodge Tours and Staff Campfires – as you’ve never seen before in
Scouting!
You can climb mountains! Baldy Mountain 12,441 ft., Mt. Phillips 11,711 ft., Trail Peak 10,242 ft. and the Tooth of
Time 9,003 ft.
You can quaff root beer at the Cantinas, eat a Mexican Homestead Dinner, have a Chuck Wagon Breakfast &
Dinner, or have a Dutch oven dessert.
Philmont requires hiring more than 1000 Summer Staff. There is an adult training/conference center, several
Museums and the Ernest Thompson Seton Memorial Library  ...And a large Prize Winning retail operation
called The Tooth of Time Traders  ...And it is a Nationally recognized model for conservation and recreation
...And cattle, horse and burro ranching operations  ...And farming operations  ...And a medical infirmary that is
also a teaching hospital with a pharmacy and a negative-pressure infectious disease room  ...And a food service
operation serving 750,000 trail meals, 360,000 dining hall meals, 27,500 Chuck Wagon meals, and 45,000
Backcountry Staff meals  …And the support operations for all the above, including a motor-pool.
Philmont has Autumn and Winter programs too!
Oh, and during the summer Philmont is the 34th largest “city” in the state of New Mexico!
That's just some of the reasons why we call Philmont "HOmE!" (Heaven On Earth)
But to even begin to really understand “What is Philmont?” you must DO Philmont!
There is no other way!
“For those who understand, no explanation is necessary; for those who don't, none is possible.”
Once you have done Philmont, you too will say, "IWGBTP!" -- I Wana Go Back To Philmont!

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