Beck is a 17 year old singer, yodeler and songwriter from rural western Oklahoma. She begain her singing career at the age of 11 when she had her first yodeling lesson with Janet McBride. In 2005 she was the International Patsy Montana Yodeling Champion. In 2006 she was a yodeling champion with the WMA and in 2007 she won the Will Rogers Grammy Award for Yodeler of the Year with the AWA. She was the winner of the John Rex Reeves Talent Contest in East Texas and winner of the Country Showdown in Liberal, Kansas. She was chosen to perform for the National 4-H Educators Conference in North Carolina and Oklahoma, the Worldcup Bullriding in Terryville, CT, the Oklahoma State School Board Convention, Oklahoma State Farm Bureau Convention; Oklahoma State FFA Convention and numerous, fairs, festivals,oprys and RV rallies. She has been a regular performer at the Gene Autry Oklahoma Film and Music Festival and Cedar, Kansas, Cedar Depot Festival. She is also a performer at the National Old-Time Country and Bluegrass Festival in LeMars, IA and the Wahoo Country Music Show in Wahoo, NE. She has been featured in American Cowboy magazine and on an episode of Coyntry Texas Reporter. She has just released her third CD and is looking forward to coming to Albuquerque.

Original and classic music of the American West.
Jim is a talented performer, teacher, recording artist, and songwriter. Accompanied by his remarkable guitar skills, Jim performs cowboy-era music and music of the cowboy movie stars as well as music of more contemporary artists who echo the cowboy life. As evidenced in his most recent CD, "Here Comes a Change", his style slides easily into western swing. Recently elected president of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Western Music Association, Jim is striving to perpetuate the music and values of the western heroes.
Leigh Ann and Scott Matthews provide a variety of western music from the classics to contemporary and original compositions featuring superb vocals & harmony accompanied by acoustic guitar. The Matthews performed at the National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, TX in 2008 & 2009, and provide entertainment for numerous private events and festivals. They also own and operate the 4M Chuckwagon and strive to preserve the heritage of the cowboy and the American West.

Donnie has lived in Oklahoma his whole life and has never been far away from the cowboy influence. Accompanied by his two older brothers as well as his son and grandson, the group "Steeldust" was formed. A combination of traditional cowboy tunes mixed with more current and original songs gives Steeldust a blend that has been well accepted in the area. Whether they're singing around the campfire or on stage, they are always entertaining.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Western Heritage "Wrangler" Award Winner 2008.
Francine Roark Robison writes from personal experience or from family stories passed down from her parents, with most of the settings in southern Oklahoma and the Arbuckle Mountains. She believes that the West is an important part of our history and that people should be reminded of the hopes and dreams, as well as the sacrifices and courage, of our ancestors as they settled new lands and raised families.
Jay Snider was born and raised in southwest Oklahoma and calls Cyril, Oklahoma home. Jay appeared on Country Music Television’s Christ in Cowboy Country hosted by Clint Black. He was a Silver Buckle winner at Kanab, Utah’s Cowboy Poetry Rodeo in 2004 and was a feature cowboy poet at the Ozarks Fall Roundup Cowboy Gathering hosted by Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Theater in Branson, Missouri. Most recently, Jay was awarded the “Best of the Best” trophy at Kanab’s Cowboy poetry rodeo.

Sons of the Sage is made up of native Oklahomans Jim Garling, Greg Burgess, and Richard Sharp, who offer the hottest combination of old-time fiddling, good old down-to-earth cowboy western music, and western swing. These guys excel in their musical ability, so much so that you'd believe they were born with instruments in hand. Put this combination of first-quality musicians together and you have music that will make you smile, tap your toes, and swing your partner.
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