Naomi Bristow

Naomi hails from a small farm near Beeton, Ontario Canada. In the past few years, she has travelled across the countryside performing for thousands while being rewarded with kindness and admiration from folks of every age. Naomi has had the opportunity to meet the most incredible and remarkable people that have embraced her with love and devotion. Among the many accolades receved this past year, Naomi cherishes the "Fans Choice Award" from the Havelock Jamboree, the "Rising Star Award" from the BC Cowboy Heritage Festival, and the Western Music Association "Youth Yodeler of the Year." Naomi has recorded 3 CDs that display her incredible singing and yodeling talents.

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Telephone: 905-729-0956
Beeton, ON Canada


Doris Daley

If cowboy poetry was fresh milk, and the cream that rises  to the top    was the best of the cowboy poets, then Doris Daley would be very rich and very, very fattening!!" - Waddie Mitchell, Elko, NV

From the West Texas plains to the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies, Doris has been making her living as a western wordsmith all over North America for the past several years. She has an impeccable pedigree for the job: her gene pool includes Irish stowaways, sorry team ropers, petticoated bushwhackers, good cooks, nimble two-steppers, assorted cowboys and intrepid prairie homesteaders. No campfire too small, no convention hall too big, Doris has been a featured entertainer on western stages throughout Canada and the US, and is also a favourite at community parties, fund raisers, private parties and corporate events. Her best award--Doris Daley: Procurer and Collector of the Best Friends and Fans in the West. She and her husband Bob live in Turner Valley, Alberta.

Awards:               Western Music Association's Female Cowboy Poet of the Year, 2009; WMA's Best Cowboy Poetry CD, 2009; Academy of Western Artists' Cowgirl Poet of the Year, 2004

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Telephone: 403-933-4434
P. O. Box 103
Turner Valley, AB T0L 2A0

 

 


Larry Krause

Over the past years, performances and concerts have found Larry across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and into BC, playing the traditional, roots style of Western, Cowboy and Country Gospel music that keeps folks coming back for more. This performer, from Paddockwood, Sask., has been a headliner for Grandstand shows, performed on the mainstage at major Country Music Festivals, played for international trade shows, been featured on television specials, entertained around the fire after a long Cowboy day, and just about everything in between. Repeat invitations to be a Feature Artist at major Cowboy Poetry Gatherings across Western Canada, Community Hall Concerts, as well as the Calgary Stampede, speak very well of the following his prairie based original music has developed. Larry has released three albums; "True Blue", a Western album, "The Gate is open", an Award winning Country Gospel album, and his most recent release, "Northern Range" that hit the ground in the summer of 2010, to very favourable reviews on both sides of the border. Country radio across Western Canada, and the USA, regularly play songs from his CD's. His down to earth, standup performance style and solid vocal delivery combined with his ability to bring the story in the music to life, make for a memorable and enjoyable entertainment experience.

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Telephone: 306-989-4696
RR #1 Site 1 Comp 76
Christopher Lake, SK S0J 0N0



Mag Mawhinney

For the past decade, Mag has been writing western/cowboy poetry and performing at major cowboy festivals, as well as other events, across Western Canada.  Her recitations have also been aired on TV and radio. Mag also enjoys freelance writing and has been published internationally in numerous magazines, anthologies, newspapers and web sites.  Western publications and web sites her articles and reviews have appeared in are: The Cowboy Times, Canadian Cowboy Country, cowboypoetry.com, I.M. Cowgirl, Cowboy Troubadour, Cariboo Calling and Western People.

Mag also enjoys songwriting. Besides the four songs on her CD Passin' It On, she has written numerous other songs for various artists in Canada and the U.S.

Her third poetry book "Dreams of Fast Horses", states--"she writes with a humor that sometimes stretches the truth, but she also shows her sensitivity to the human spirit and her love for rural life."

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Telephone: 250-743-4431
835 Chapman Rd.
Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L4 Canada


Ol' Ugly

Ever since Ol’ Ugly (John Glawson) hit the stage running, he has been sought after by those seeking the very best cowboy comedy and hilarious old-time storytelling they can find. His Barnyard Clean comedy has made him one of the busiest cowboy comics in the west. An example of the comments he gets: an old lady sidled up to him after a show and said, “You booger, you turned my *Depends into a squishy saddle.” He says of himself, “I ain’t nothin’ special, I just love to make people laugh,” and laugh they do when he is center stage.

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Telephone: 403-646-2932
P. O. Box 105
Nanton, AB T0L 1R0



Jim Reader

Best that others do the talking...so here's what Rick Huff, Western Music Critic says: "(I'm) an unabashed Jim Reader fan--this singer/songwriter's thoughtful creations represent some of the most consistently fresh material found anywhere - he's an original ...cowboy music's Bob Dylan or Neil Young except Jim hits more of the notes! Seriously, the depth of thought and guitar technique equates such artists."  Award-winning DJ Tommy Tucker says "Jim can do it all; he can write, pick, sing and entertain all in one robust little package!" Jim has opened for singers such as Kenny Rogers and B.J. Thomas; he has written countless commercials and sporting event theme songs and has had two songs recently #1 and #2 spots in Western Music Charts.

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Telephone: 306-891-6300
Weyburn, Saskatchewan





Ian Tyson

Tyson has long been one of Canada’s most respected singer-songwriters. A pioneer who began his career in the early days of the first folk boom in the 60s, he was one of the first Canadians to break into the American popular music market. In the years that followed he hosted his own TV show, recorded some of the best folk albums ever made.

 

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Telephone: 407-897-882
Mascioli Entertainment Corporation
2202 Curry Ford Road, Suite E
Orlando FL 32806


 

 

 

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