Almeda Bradshaw (Terry)

Almeda is one of Montana's Western Music talents. Her love and appreciation for the cowboy life shows clearly in her heartfelt original and traditional songs of the West. Almeda's clear vocals and flat picking ability guarantee her to be an audience favorite.  Born and raised a town girl, Almeda now lives the life of her cowgirl dreams in Huntley, Montana. She loves to sing, write and share her life in song and poetry and has performed throughout Montana and beyond at gatherings where her sweet style relates the romance and reality of Western life. A multi-instrumentalist, Almeda has played stringed instruments and piano since childhood. She has co-written a number of songs with both vintage and contemporary poets. Her first CD release, Voices from The Range, is a collection of songs from the poetry of Canadian poet, Rhoda Sivell (1873-1962).

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Telephone: 406-672-2728
1650 Nahmis Ave.
Huntley, MT 59037


GT Hurley

GT, a Singer Songwriter of the West. Passionate about the music and how it tells its story, he writes from his heart. After two decades serving his country as a career Marine, GT has returned to his first love, songwriting and music about the West as he sees it. The West encompasses many different lifestyles, and GT's music covers the landscape in which he lives. Living, working and understanding the challenges of the ranching community, having worked as a Cowboy and a Miner, bring realism to his work. Come and listen to what the songs have to say to you. (Photo by Photography by Faith)

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Telephone: 406-930-1115
Big Timber, MT


Open Range

Ric Steinke & Linda Hausler perform as a duo, trio, or with their western swing band " Open Range & the Swing Stampede".  Music that captures the spirit of the West": that's how the music of Open Range has been described. Together they weave a musical blend of tight vocal harmonies & outstanding instrumentation. They perform music from the old western standards, swing tunes of the 40's, to western music being written today, including their own original compositions.

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Telephone: 406-222-3007
Ric Steinke & Linda Hausler
P. O. Box 641
Livingston MT 59047


Ken Overcast

Ken is equally at home being a working cowboy and being a singing cowboy. Between chores on his northern Montana ranch, Ken has taken time out to write much of his own material and record numerous albums. Nominated For: 1997 Male Yodeling Champion

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Telephone: 406-357-3824
Bear Valley Records
Chinook MT


Christine Schuman

Christine is a native Montanan raised on a dry-land wheat and cattle ranch in the cowboy country of Miles City. The ranch she and her husband live on has been family-owned and operated for 53 years and has four generations living and working on it. She is a self-taught musician and songwriter but did not get serious about it until their oldest son was killed in a car crash six years ago. Music was a catharsis for her broken heart. As she says, "Music kept my spirit alive." She has one CD, Montana Magic, out and working on a second to be released in 2011. Both of her CDs are original songs about her faith, her ranch life, and her home state. Christine was a Costume Designer, Production Designer, and Art Director for many years in the movie industry specializing in vintage and western clothing and decor. Her movies have won nominations and awards including Hi-Line which won the Audience Appreciation Award at Sundance, an Emmy nomination for Frontier House and a Golden Spur Award for Miracle at Sage Creek. She also had the privilege of being a showcase singer at WMA in 2010.

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Telephone: 406-932-6501
876 Lower Sweet Grass Rd.
Big Timber, MT 59011



Jane Shehan

Jane Shehan grew up in Wisconsin dreaming of living in the mountains. So the summer she turned 18 she headed west and never looked back. Now, from her home in Montana, she fondly remembers singing on her horse down the trail to pass the time and to let the Grizzlies know she was coming. She sang at ranch cookouts, wrangling the horses in the morning and dayherding, singing to the horses to pass the time. She still loves singing them around the campfire with the cracklin sound of the fire and the smoke in her eyes. This is truly where she is at home and where these songs- so important to the history of the west, come alive. Janes debut CD is titled 'Snowstorms and Mule Wrecks' Her CD can be found at www.JaneShehan.com

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Telephone: 406-451-1931
Clyde Park, MT

 

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Wylie & the Wild West

Wylie & the Wild West

Forget everything you hate about modern country music, Wylie & The Wild West are old-school cool without being a tired period piece. Singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman, and world-famous Yahoo® yodeler, Wylie Gustafson leads the outfit. Tending livestock daily is the backbone of his art. Whether playing for a crowd of 50 or 5,000, Wylie's goal is the same: "To win a crowd with good music and make 'em feel like they got their money’s worth"

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Telephone: 406-795-8168
Jeri L. Dobrowski


 

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