Performers in Nebraska

Marci recites with a farm-girl point of view. The agrarian-life style Marci was once so eager to escape beckons her return through memories and verse. Marci and her siblings herded cattle and sheep, pitched hay and manure, pulled calves and the "honey wagon," bottle-fed calves and lambs, gathered the eggs and butchered chickens, watered down the hogs and the garden, put up hay and fence. Her topics stroke the heartstrings, generating memories and laughter.

The Carr Family Cowboy Band", Anna (15), Abby (11), Walter (9) and their dad Ronn Carr. Each play the violin along with guitar, mandolin and harmonica. They perform authentic and original songs that reflect the romance of the cowboy life intertwined with long hours of ranch life. They also play a wide variety of western, gospel and bluegrass music. Ronn and his wife Judy raise Angus cattle in the Sandhills south of Whitman, Nebraska.

Growing up in the beautiful rolling hills of northeast Nebraska as daddy's boy gave Teresa first hand knowledge of the phrase "the hardest job you will ever love." Teresa shares her time and music with people of all ages and venues. She currently performs with groups or solo for private and community functions. Not only is she proud of her songs but she is also proud of the people and heritage they represent.

Tim Nolting, western and cowboy poet, currently resides in Bushnell, Nebraska.  Tim’s roots go deep in the family homestead in northeastern Kansas where he was the fourth generation to farm and ranch the home place.  Tim has been a regular performer in the cowboy poetry circles for over 20 years and has become well known for his traditional cowboy poetry.  His  ‘almost classic’ poem “The Old Brass Rivet” has become a favorite of many and is often requested. Tim’s poetry ranges from the wildly humorous to the quiet contemplations of a cowboy and his life. He has been a featured poet at gatherings throughout the west in Nevada, Wyoming, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Arizona and Colorado.  Tim has been honored as the 2004 Colorado State Fair Champion Cowboy Poet and as the 2005 All-Around Cowboy Entertainer in Estes Park, Colorado.