Eli Barsi
Eli Barsi is a full time musical cowgirl, growing up on a ranch and once living the western life, she now travels internationally singing and writing about this lifestyle. She is an award winning recording artist originally from the prairies of Saskatchewan Canada now based out of the Ozarks of Missouri. She has recorded 10 CDs, released numerous charting radio hits, and had 3 videos on CMT. Her show is lively family fun, a true western experience, with smooth vocals, great yodeling, strong musicianship, compelling originals and tasteful standards all paying tribute to our Western Heritage.
mike blair
Mike Blair is a singer/songwriter immersed in cowboy culture. He likes to rope, ride out in the back country, and sing songs about the cowboy way. His lonesome, tear-jerking and light hearted songs always stir your emotions and connect with people, even if they don't wear a cowboy hat. His song writing can vary from traditional style ballads, to modern cowboy music. He is a talented writer who has left an impression with audiences across the Canadian West.
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.
Chelsea Cunningham
She's been named "rising star" and "the fresh voice of ranch music" but to 3 young boys she answers to mom. Chelsea Cunningham has a lot on the go and doesn't slow down for much. Raising a commercial beef herd in the foothills of Alberta and training ranch geldings along with her husband Aaron is how this lady spends her time along with her commitment to family. She's taken the songs she writes a few miles down the road, and they've always been good company, be it at a festival, a gala dinner or in somebody's living room. You can't miss it that she's a cowboy when you see her, but she says it's not intentional. "I never set out to sing cowboy music, I set out to sing and write about the things I'm passionate about, but I guess those things have always been colored in cowboy."
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
bud edgar
"Everyone Enjoyed Bud's Shows" The Calgary Stampede
Bud's Mission is to Re-New the Old West. His one of a kind act, consists of: Trick Roping, A Funny Fiddle, Spur Juggling and Western Humor. From a Theme Park in Dubai, to the Calgary Stampede, the Canadian Finals Rodeo, Conventions and Cowboy Festivals, Bud makes FUN Happen. For a Good, Clean, Western Act at a Reasonable Price, This Bud is for Everyone.
Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson, the new guy from Newcastle, England, has just released his second single "Average Clown." His first release is being played across Canada and is now being played in the UK. Steve, who grew up with a guitar in his hand, got his inspiration very early in life from Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and as time went on, developed his own unique style of guitar playing. He moved to the West and set his roots firmly in prairie soil. Steve is working hard writing songs and trying to get new sounds out of a guitar.
Larry Krause
Over the past years, performances and concerts have found Larry across Western Canada , playing the traditional, roots style of Western, Cowboy and Country Gospel music that keeps folks coming back for more. This performer, from Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, has been a headliner for Grandstand shows, played for international trade shows, been featured on television specials, performed 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, as well as the Calgary Stampede, speak well of the following his prairie based original music has developed. Larry was nominated in 2004 as Saskatchewan Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year, with his debut Western CD, “True Blue“, receiving the nomination as Album of the Year. His second CD, “The Gate is Open” a Country Gospel album, received the award from the SCMA for Gospel Album of the Year in 2007. Country radio across Western Canada, and the USA, regularly play songs from this CD. 2007 also saw Larry selected by the Canadian Country Music Association, to perform at the Country Gospel Show during the Awards week in Regina. In 2008, and 2009, he was again nominated by the SCMA as Male Vocalist of the Year. 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.
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.
In 2007 she was awarded Honorable Mention for her poem, "Those Who Have Gone Before", sponsored by BC Cowboy Heritage Society and Pacific Horse Journal. In March 2008, she received an "8 Seconds" Award for her poem, "Winter Range", in the global Lariat Laureate Competition at cowboypoetry.com.
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."
Ol' Ugly
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.
Nielsen SoundScan
Western Music Association is a proud member of Nielsen SoundScan
Premium Listings
A great way to promote yourself as a musician. More >>
The Western Way
The Western Way is the nation's leading publication for western music artists. Read the current issue online. More >>
Join the WMA
Become a WMA Member. More >>
WMA Sponsors
