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katy creek band
"Authentic, real deal cowboy, compelling, engaging, mesmerizing story-telling" are terms used time and again to describe the songwriting, poetry and performance of Wes and Nancy Ruybal as Katy Creek Band. A direct aim to capture and entertain the audience drives this Arizona based duo, sometimes accompanied by fiddle and bass, to deliver songs and recitations that are based on true, half true, as well as entirely made up stories, in a manner that firmly impresses the tale on your mind like a classic movie you want to watch again and again. WMA Song of the Year nomination for "Where the Wind Blows a Different Song" by Nancy Ruybal.
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Teresa Kay
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.
KG & The Ranger
KG & The Ranger sing with charm and style, they yodel spectacularly, choose great material with unerring taste, and write fine new songs as well. Cowboy heroes come to life when KG & The Ranger perform classic cowboy songs, yodel in harmony and spin a lariat! This popular show will take you on a lighthearted and magical musical journey way out west. Their unique style and wonderful close harmonies make you the feel you are hearing these songs for the first time.
Jo Lynne Kirkwood
Jo Lynne Kirkwood grew up in Arizona and now lives in Sevier County, Utah. Her poems have received numerous awards and have been published in Western magazines and anthologies. Several of her songs have been recorded. Jo Lynne coordinates Utah's youth poets and works with both the Heber City and Moab Gatherings. She is the 2010 President of the Cowboy Poets of Utah and was named Top Female Poet 2009-2010 by the Academy of Western Artists.
Mary Kaye
Mary Kaye is honored to have received the 2010 Female Vocalist of the Year with the Western Music Association. With over 75 performances a year, she maintains an active tour schedule and growing fan base. Marvin O'Dell of Musikode Records says of her, "Mary Kaye is completely individualistic. You sense no influences. This is pure, marvelous, unadulterated vocal styling that comes as natural as a southern breeze...and her songwriting is fascinating." Mary Kaye was born and raised in the South but her music is rooted in the West where she now resides with her husband and their ten children. Her solo western CD "Clean Outta Luck" opened at #4 on the western charts and her duet CD with Richard Lee Cody, "Way Out West" opened at #1. She and Richard were awarded the 2010 Crescendo Award with the Western Music Association. Hear her music, check her schedule or contact her by going to her website.
Susie Knight
Susie Knight hangs her hat in Evergreen, Colorado, and performs her original cowboy songs and poetry for kids of all ages! Also a professional clown and storyteller, Susie brings her enthusiastic stage presence to every audience from campfires to concert halls!
Dennis Knill, aka Quickdraw
Fourth generation homesteader, that's what I am. In one of my songs, I sing about my great grandfather who came to America from across the sea, passed by the Statue of Liberty, and headed for the high country of Colorado, where I was born three generations later. On my mom's side, they came west in wagons and stopped in Wild Horse, Colorado, out on the plains, later moving to Fort Collins. As a young man, I showed and trained horses for my grandparents. With my active imagination, most of the fences along the roads just disappeared whenever I was a'horseback. I picked up the guitar after high school, but it was just a hobby for many years. Seeking better jobs, my wife and I moved to Arizona in 1998. Then a couple of years ago, I met Jeannie and Jerome (Call of the West) , Katy Creek, Joe Baer and Jon Messenger...and I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life: sing and play Cowboy music. I saw Dave Stamey and I was HOOKED! I just joined WMA, and I'm gonna sing till I drop.
Lynn Kopelke
Lynn Kopelke, AKA The comic Cowboy of Cumberland, started out singing and playing guitar around campfires on both sides of the Cascade Mountains. He took his act to guest ranches and county fairs. Retirement centers to biker bars have enjoyed his blend of traditional, classic and contemporary cowboy music, original poetry, goofy humor, and really big hats. Lynn's thriving ragwort farm and cat ranch sit just two miles south of Cumberland, WA. Stop on by.
Larry Krause
Over the past years, performances and concerts have found Larry across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and into BC, playing the traditional, roots style of Western, Cowboy and Country Gospel music that keeps folks coming back for more. This performer, from Paddockwood, Sask., has been a headliner for Grandstand shows, performed on the mainstage at major Country Music Festivals, played for international trade shows, been featured on television specials, entertained 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, Community Hall Concerts, as well as the Calgary Stampede, speak very well of the following his prairie based original music has developed. Larry has released three albums; "True Blue", a Western album, "The Gate is open", an Award winning Country Gospel album, and his most recent release, "Northern Range" that hit the ground in the summer of 2010, to very favourable reviews on both sides of the border. Country radio across Western Canada, and the USA, regularly play songs from his CD's. 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.
Tim Krebs
Tim Krebs performs Western and Gospel Music for Cowboy Church, revivals, church meetings, etc. He will travel wherever he's called in this ministry.
Bob Krouse
Bob has performed throughout the United States. He has appeared on many television programs and has been the guest on a number of radio shows. He has performed for trail rides,Childrens Hospitals, and "West Quest Cowboy Cancer Crusade." He even entertained at a Reindeer Ranch! (Alaskan Longhorns.) The STARDUST, Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. Also he is touring with The Great American Wild West Show! From Tombstone, Arizona to Green Bay, Wisconsin , this Cowboy has ridden the trails.
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