Performers by Name

Cowboy Joe, his beautiful wife Carol and gorgeous daughter Lorrie have been signing together as a family group for many years. This family is at home singing the songs of not only the Old West but the songs of the modern day working cowboy.

Joe sings authentic cowboy and western music while accompanying himself on guitar, although he has also performed as a member of many western music groups. He has performed at cowboy poets’ gatherings, western music festivals, cowboy dinner theaters, cookouts, concert halls, museums, churches, private parties and anywhere else people want to hear a cowboy sing.

Since the 70's, Janet has focused her songwriting and performing skills on cowboy and western music. Her music reflects her farming heritage and love for the American West. Performing since the age of 12, Janet is known for her dynamic and versatile style. She gives voice to the western way of life from a woman's perspective. In 1998, Janet completed a tour of Europe where she took her "Songs of the American West" to seven countries in three months.

After a scrumptious Texas dinner, sit back and enjoy the music at the Ball Ranch. The family has sung together with their children for over 20 years! You could say it was destiny for the family as Gary and Sue both came from a heritage of authentic western music! Gary's dad was a renowned guitar and fiddle player, playing the old western classics for over 50 years, passing his love of the harmonies and lyrics of these well-loved melodies to his son.

Bar D Wranglers have performed Western Music for well over 2,000,000 guest at the chuckwagon and perform concerts from coast to coast and recently returned from a tour in Japan. Contact Gary Cook at 970-749-2572 to book the Bar D Wranglers for your concert event.

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 tastefull standards all paying tribute to our Western Heritage.

You might recognize Bill Barwick from the Starz/Encore "Westerns" Channel, and the "six gun salute". Hailed as a cowboy's cowboy- song singer, and accompanied by superb guitar work, his singing, songwriting and storytelling are a performance not to be missed. He's the Academy of Western Artists’ 2005 Cowboy Music "Male Vocalist of the Year". An internationally recognized entertainer, Bill appears regularly at Denver's historic Buckhorn Exchange, and is a frequent guest at cowboy gatherings and music festivals across the country.

Troy Bateson is a Christian entertainer, songwriter and poet based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His songs and stories reflect the colorful heritage of the Old West and his own experiences. Troy cowboys a little on a nearby ranch, and he hunts, fishes, and wanders in the Rocky Mountains. In addition to building walking sticks and shooting a camera, he serves as "band pastor" to the Flying W Wranglers, a popular Colorado Springs cowboy band.

Chelsea decided one day that she wanted to sing as a performer, she wanted some of that state time! She developed a love for classic western music when entering a talent competition in 2004 with “Cowboy’s Sweetheart” by Patsy Montana. Chelsea began her pursuit of Western Music thanks to her dear friend and idol Janet McBride. She believes it is not only important to entertain but also to keep our Western Heritage ALIVE because ….THAT’S THE COWBOY WAY!!!!

I'm a child of the West...the far West...Los Angeles. I'm a city kid who has always loved the open spaces. I was raised on cowboy movies and western displays at museums wherever I could find them. I've been involved with music all of my life and have touched Western Music at various times. It's been these last four years, however, in which I focused on this form of traditional music to the exclusion of others.

He's been playing the banjo since he was old enough to know better, and is a compulsive picker, collector and learner of weird instruments. He plays (at last count) 65 different instruments, and sings in several languages. What makes this even more remarkable is that he has never had any formal music training, doesn't read music, and is on leave from the Phoenix Home for the Musically Bewildered. Joe's clawhammer banjo technique is unique.

The Blackbury Band got its start at the 2005 Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. Featuring tight vocal harmonies, backed by innovative acoustic arrangements, the band creates a nostalgic atmosphere with their interpretation of western, vintage country, folk, gospel and swing tunes. Their first album, “Thirty Years Too Late,” was released in February 2007 and is a tribute to their love of acoustic music.

In 1986, Donnie Blanz was offered a staff writing position with Ed Bruce's publishing companies on music row in Nashville. Over the next 15 years, Donnie was schooled in the craft of songwriting by hit songwriters Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson, Glen Ray and others. The Donnie Blanz/Ed Bruce song, "You Just Can't See Him From The Road," was recorded by Chris LeDoux and was included on Chris's platinum selling album, "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy."

The Blue Sage Trio is a high energy acoustic folk trio specializing in cowboy music, bluegrass, and the folk songs of the west. The heart and soul of the Blue Sage Trio lies within the repertoire of well know folk singer Mike Iverson. Regarded as one of the finest clawhammer style banjo players, Mike also plays guitar, mandolin, and harmonica with the trio.

The Booher Brothers grew up with their five older siblings on a small farm in beautiful Scotts Valley near Yoncalla in Western Oregon. For six years, the boys performed regularly with the sister Meriwyn at their family owned and operated "Diamond B Chuckwagon", a cowboy supper and western show in Central Oregon. Blending traditional tunes with gospel, swing and cowboy, the Boohers have played before audiences as distinguished as the President of the US and on critically acclaimed radio programs.

Dave has been performing classic and original cowboy songs for awhile.  Since the "New Horizons" CD came out, Sharon has joined Dave on stage reciting poetry and performing speaking parts in several songs.  Fulltime jobs limited their touring schedules in the past but June 12th, 2008 Dave retired from a 30+ year career.  Check out our website for a detailed bio, information on our number 1 song and touring schedule.

Roz lives in Lakewood, Colorado. He has been singing cowboy and folk songs at the Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant since 1980. The Buckhorn has been around since 1893 and has liquor license #1 for Colorado. Roz uses the Autoharp (invented in 1883) to accompany his songs. He has been a regular performer at the Walnut Valley Festival in Kansas for over 15 years. He also performs regularly at Cowboys Songs and Range Ballads in Cody, Wyoming.

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.

Buckshot Dot is a very talented western singer, songwriter and writer. She can be found at most of the major western music and cowboy poetry events across the country.

WMA Awards:
1997 Songwriter of the Year
1997 Song of the Year ( "Kinney Rim" co- written with Michael Fleming)

Scott is a rancher, real estate broker, retired cop, grandpa, and professional storyteller. Scott has stories and will travel. Over the years he has performed thousands of times at events like the National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, in schools and libraries performing for students, and has had a one-man show at the Galveston 1897 Grand Opera House. Scott has been a member of the Houston Rodeoýs Speakers Committee since 1990.

Max Bunyan plays guitar and piano and writes western and gospel songs. He¹s a native of Dodge City, Kansas and his songs draw from experiences as varied as growing up in Dodge City, traveling in Europe as a member of the United States Seventh Army Soldiers Chorus (1964 to 1967), working in prisons, and his 37-year marriage to Claudia Bunyan. Bunyan returned to performing music in 2004, inspired by his experience at the Kansas Cowboy Symposium in Dodge City.

Teresa is a poet and native Texan that descends from an ancestry of farmers and ranchers of Oklahoma and Texas. This upbringing has given her empathy for the agricultural industry and the people who make their lives in it. Her material reflects a desire to preserve her heritage and to share a female’s perspective on living the western lifestyle. Most of Teresa’s poems are inspired by her personal experiences; therefore people are able to relate to them, and they reflect her personality and witty sense of humor.