Utah's Richard Lee Cody is one of the finest Western crooners on the scene today. With a vocal style all his own, Smooth and Powerful, and with passion and conviction, Richard is able to lead you down a musical trail that'll leave you wanting more. His Chart topping songs and CD's have earned him a place among the best that Western Music has to offer. His warm personality and love of people and the music are evident the first time you meet him. His performances on stage or around the camp fire are simply... "UNFORGETTABLE".    You'll also find him performing around the Country with his singing partner, Mary Kaye. Together they are a formidable force in Western Music, with melodies and harmonies that will captivate you from the first strum of their guitars. As a team they are 2010's most nominated act in the WMA.    NOMINATED FOR: 

2010 OUTSTANDING  VOCALIST - MALE 

WMA 2010 DUO/GROUP of the year

WMA 2010 CRESCENDO AWARD

WMA 2010 TRADITIONAL WESTERN ALBUM BY DUO/GROUP            FOR "WAY OUT WEST" 

WMA 2010 OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINERS -  DUO/GROUP WMA 2010 BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "Homeward Bound"              from the "Way Out West" CD

...is a very talented lady! Make no mistake, Sam knows what she's talking about.  Twenty plus years as a ranchers's wife, she's herded horses, cows, sheep, and daughters. In college, she was the only girl in the LIVESTOCK SELECTION and FEEDS AND FEEDING curriculum and was everybody's "favorite date" because she'd help with the spring branding. She can construct a perfect stack of hay, keep a calf warm on the floor of her truck or the floor of her kitchen, and keep the scour medicine in her fridge separate from the salad dressing she made for last night's supper. Her "honors" and "awards" are too numerous to mention but include multiple-year nominations for "Female Cowboy Poet of the Year" from the Western Music Association. Sam's also the recipient of the 2008 Will Rogers Award for "Humorist of the Year" from the Academy of Western Artists. Besides all the gatherings she attends, the shows, fairs and festivals, trips to schools to talk with kids about Cowboy Poetry, Sam has been chosen, for many years, as one of the judges for the annual National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo competitions. Sam's background gives her all the ideas for her often humorous but sometimes tear-evoking stories. Much of her original poetry is taken from her own family's geneology, happenings from day to day life, from people she's met and the places she's been. Raised in eastern (Black Foot) Idaho, Sam now makes her home just outside of Ogden (Roy), Utah.

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.

Chris Mortensen is a poet/singer/songwriter living in Avon, Utah. He has written over 50 songs and is currently working on his 4th CD. Chris writes, sings, and plays songs that will make you laugh, cry, and better understand the simple things in life. You can find his work on cowboypoetry.com and broadjam.com where he is a mainstay on the Utah Top Ten list.

Troy started writing his own songs at age 15 and has spent most of his time focusing on songwriting.  After 5 years living in Nashville pursuing songwriting, he moved his family back to Utah in 2006 to discover Western music and started to write and perform songs for the local cowboy gatherings.  Growing up in Utah and loving the mountain west is reflected in his songs and his love for the western way of life.  He is a member of Cowboy Poets of Utah and Nashville Songwriters Association.

From West of the freeway in Northern Utah come Western Music Association performers, STAMPEDE!, a multiple award winning Western music duo that brings good music, classic and original, harmony, humor and just downright good fun to the stage. From state fairs to county fairs, large gatherings to small neighborhood BBQs, STAMPEDE! delivers the absolute best every time and will leave you laughing or crying - but you'll go away knowing you have been entertained by one of the best groups in Western Music today. The group is made up of the husband/wife team of Steve Taylor, "The Best Driver in the West" and pretty darn good on the upright bass and Terri Taylor, dubbed "The Epiglottis Goddess" and "a Triple Threat" by Ranger Doug of Riders In The Sky. STAMPEDE! has been performing throughout the West since 2000.

Dubbed the Epiglottis Goddess and labeled a "triple threat" by Ranger Doug of Riders In The Sky, Terri is an award-winning vocalist/songwriter. She was awarded Western Music Association, Utah Chapter's "Female Vocalist of the Year" in 2001 and 2002, "Yodeler of the Year" in 2001 and 2002 and "Entertainer of the Year" in 2001. Terri has written many songs that have been recorded by other artists. Her song, “Colors” won the WMA Award for Song of the Year in 2005 .

Retired firefighter and truck mechanic. Lover of Cowboy and Western Music. I enjoy performing cowboy poetry. I write most of what I recite and I have one CD titled "Riding the Range." I am also a member of the Cowboy Poets of Utah. I have performed in several venues (Heber City, Elk0, Valentine, NE) and several smaller shows. Some of my poems are from memories, some from hopes and dreams. One of my favorites is a historically correct story of Lane Frost, the young bull rider who inspired the movie "Eight Seconds."