Western Music Association

Ken Cook

Ken ranches in southeast Bennett County, SD. His wife Nancy has all four of their kids pert near raised -- Ken on the other hand will probably never grow up! Ken's cowboy poetry cuts a wide path, from the humorous "who'd a thunk it" mishaps involving kids, cattle and horses, right down an emotional trail reliving the years he spent horseback with his grandpa, Frank Buckles.

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Ken Cook
23154 Teal Lane
Martin SD 57551

Yvonne Hollenbeck

Yvonne Hollenbeck’s poetry is a reflection of everyday experiences gained from being a South Dakota rancher's wife. Her poetry is mostly humorous although she often writes about the not-so-humorous situations her mother and grandmothers experienced in their rural settings. She has been a professional rodeo organist, is an award-winning quilter and is fast becoming one of the most published cowgirl poets in the West.

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Telephone: 605-557-3559
30549 291st Street
Clearfield SD 57580

Brenda Libby

The 1,000 acre ranch/farmland that I remember so well, always referred to as Spencer Creek Ranch, lies close to the Ha Ha Tonka area, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. As a young girl, I ran barefoot and rode that palomino pony with my brother all over those same kind of lush, green acres that my Dad was raised upon on the ol' Libby Farm. (The Libby Farm was mostly flooded for the formation of the Lake in the early 30s.) I can still smell the smokehouse, can still see that creek running fiercely after a rain and can still taste the sweetness of those ripe muberries and plums that grew close to my Spencer Creek home, where I would sit on a limb and eat until I was sick. Preserving family history for future generations has just happened for this Ozark gal who also gew up to travel and fall in love with the adventurous West and the mountains. As the visions dance out from behind those gauzy curtains to music, I scratch them down on paper. Being a songwriter as joined hands with the history lover in me...."Just call me CRAZY, more or less"

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Keystone, South Dakota