Sat. & Sun
May 4 & 5 |
Jon Messenger/Janice Deardorff
Jon Messenger Jon’s original Folk and Western tunes have been well received by audiences at festivals and gatherings throughout the West, and these songs reflect Jon’s love of the West and the American Cowboy.
Jon has been playing at gatherings, festivals, churches, parties, dinners, etc., etc., for a long time…almost exclusively performing Western music around the Southwest and points east, west and north of Sierra Vista, Arizona for nearly fifteen years with a smattering of Bluegrass and Western swing in the between spots.
Janice Deardorff
Janice Deardorff is an Arizona native. “I’ve always loved the old cowboy songs we sing around the campfire.” Being true to her roots, she sings songs she was raised on and songs inspired by her western adventures. On Janice’s new CD "Just a Horse", she shares her love for horses, rescue horses and the west. Janice has been doing music most of her life, as an entertainer, educator and worship leader. Janice got immersed in western music when she started singing at cowboy cook-outs to barter for horseback riding. Now, from ranches to restaurants, from schools to equine therapy, horse training, rescue horse events and a variety of other venues, Janice’s warm and captivating presence draws her audience into a memorable musical experience, as Janice and her husband travel the southwest.
Click here for a link to Dance with the Horses, an original song written and Performed by Janice Deardorff at the Arizona Chapter meeting of the Western Music Association at Old Tucson Studios in Tucson, Arizona March 2012.
The video is by Evs Photos - WMA - AZ Chapter. |
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Sat. & Sun
May 11 & 12 |
Dolan Ellis Arizona's Official State Balladeer.
"Arizona is more than a state...it's a state of mind". |
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Sat. & Sun
May 18 & 19 |
Arvel Bird a violinist and Native American flutist, is known around the world for his dramatic connection between Celtic and Native American traditions, stirring up scenes that echo from North American memory. Dubbed “Lord of the Strings” by fans and music critics, his music evokes the soul of North American history and is thoroughly entertaining, but also enlightening and humanizing. In a language and experience that captures the hearts of all audiences, he’s emotional without being condescending, intellectual without being pretentious. One measure of any art form is when the medium is so mastered that it becomes transparent, allowing its message to be seen, heard and felt. Arvel Bird has achieved that mastery.
Click here to see some videos of Arvel. |
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Sat. & Sun
May 25 & 26 |
Jean Prescott
A multiple award winning singer/songwriter, Jean Prescott hangs her hat
just a little bit south of Abilene, Texas, with her husband,
singer/songwriter Gary Prescott. Jean’s music has been referred to as
“the spiritual essence of the west” and she shares her love of western
life through her songs about the real west of yesterday and today. |
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Sat. & Sun
June 1 & 2 |
Rondstat Generations
Ronstadt Generations represents the multi-cultural roots America was founded upon. Dating back five generations in North America, Michael J. Ronstadt, younger brother of Linda Ronstadt, continues the family tradition with his two sons, Michael G. and Petie.
These three voices -- all multi-instrumentalists and solo artists in their own right -- bring to life a repertoire that reaches back to the end of the 19th century while continually looking ahead into the 21st, with a rich innovation of original material alongside traditional Southwestern and Mexican songs.
Each comes with the highest credentials, having appeared around the world in performance and on recordings with such diverse artists as Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Muriel Anderson, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and countless others. |
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Sat. & Sun
June 8 & 9 |
Dolan Ellis Arizona's Official State Balladeer.
"Arizona is more than a state...it's a state of mind". |
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Sat. & Sun
June 15 & 16 |
Award-winning Western Artist Juni Fisher, Western Music
Association 2009 Female Performer of the Year. Also, Juni's
album "Gone for Colorado" has been awarded a Western Heritage
Wrangler Award by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum in Oklahoma City AND is the Western Music
Association 2009 Album of the Year
Click here for a YouTube video of Juni singing'Yakima' about the
legendary Yakima Canutt, early rodeo champion and Hollywood
stunt man/horse wrangler. It comes from her stellar CD project,
"Let 'Er Buck, Let 'Er Go, Let 'Er Fly'", produced for the
centennial of the Pendleton Roundup.
Click Here to go to CDBaby.com to listen so samples of Juni's music
including her latest cd "Secret Chord".
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Sat. & Sun
June 22 & 23 |
Tom Hiatt and the Sundown Riders
Tom's warm, emotion filled voice has enthralled people from Montana to Arizona, from the Rockies to the Smokies, and all areas in between.
Click here to view Tom performing Appaloosa Moon, the title track from his latest disc on You Tube
Click here to view Tom performing Rustlers Moon on You Tube.
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Sat. & Sun
June 29 & 30 |
Michael
Grandé
Guitar virtuoso known for his
5-finger picking technique, guitar flourishes, soft, gentle voice, and
rapport with his audiences. His repertoire includes Western ballads,
flamenco instrumentals and folk, pop and devotional songs. Much of
what he plays are his own compositions.
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Sat. & Sun
July 6 & 7 |
Dolan Ellis Arizona's Official State Balladeer.
"Arizona is more than a state...it's a state of mind". |
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All show times are 2:00 p.m. unless indicated otherwise, doors open at 1:00 p.m.. All other future weekend performances to be announced.
NOTE: As always, this schedule is subject to change. Performance schedule as of 3.13.2013.
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