Barbara and her husband Nels live on a ranch in Pendleton. They have raised cattle, sheep, and horses but now have only horses.

Since joining the Western Music Association, she has sung at the Pendleton Round-Up, Ellensburg, Lewiston,Ritzville and various other events. Barbara enjoys getting together with other musicians or just singing and playing for people.

Barbara's latest release is "When I Was A Cowgirl" and has had great reviews. This album is also Western Swing style.

Barry Ward, a fourth generation farmer/rancher, is an accomplished singer and original songwriter about the West and the Heartland of America. In 2003, he had the honor of being part of The Great American Cowboy in Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City and was one of the top three finalists for The Western Music Association's Male Performer of the Year that same year. In May 2008, Barry won the Male Vocalist of the Year in the Western Division of the Country Gospel Music Association.

Belinda Gail, through her breathtaking performances, has earned the Western Music Association's award for "Female Performer Of The Year"Will Rogers award for "Female Performer Of The Year" in 1999 and 2004. Other nominations and awards confirm her energy and appeal as a performer. She is a giving and inspirational entertainer whose show is captivating, compelling and unforgettable in every sense of the word. She truly is "America's Western Sweetheart".

You will immediately recognize David Jackson and Raul Reynoso, of the great cowboy band, New West. Carolyn Baker and Audrey McLaughlin from legendary Daughters of the Purple Sage complete this quartet of highly accomplished professionals. BLUE SAGE SWING offers up a tasty blend of Bluegrass, Cowboy, and Swing, along with sharp wit and hearty laughter. Consider Bill Monroe meets up with Bob Wills on the way to see Django Reinhart for an evening of music and tall tales. brings barn burnin' talent on guitar, mandolin, accordion, and upright bass - as well as blazing four-part harmonies and laugh out loud humor. Blue Sage Swing can be reached at CowgirlMusic.com

"This Bud is for Everyone"
Not a Singer or a Poet but a Western Variety Act.
Trick Roping, Funny Fiddle, Spur Juggling and more.
"Everyone enjoyed Bud's Shows" - The Calgary Stampede

The California Cowboy Band writes original songs, and steals the best sounds of Danny Timms and Kris Kristofferson. Rusty Richards, Bob Wills, Roy Rogers, Willy Nelson, and Merle Haggard are also big influences.

CAROLYN BAKER is founder of legendary harmony trio, Daughters of the Purple Sage, and is a Performing Artist with the Education Division of The Music Center: Performing Arts Center for Los Angeles County.

She sings, yodels, plays mandolin, bass, guitar, and “prairie percussion” on the washboard, and spoons. Baker has a new solo CD project, Lasso the Moon that can be found at Cowgirlmusic.com.

Baker is also part of a new quartet, BLUE SAGE SWING, along with David Jackson, Audrey McLaughlin, and Raul Reynoso.

For Carolyn's schedule please see Daughters of the Purple Sage and Blue Sage Swing

Original western music and theme songs. Musical Director for Golden Boot Awards. "John Wayne: He's America" featured on American Cowboy Magazine website and Official John Wayne site. I enjoyed performing in the WMA "Christmas on the Range" show at the Autry Museum 2008. Clyde has been partners with Harry Carey Jr (John Wayne "The Searchers") for 20 years. Their latest western projects: "Tales From The Set" and "John Wayne meets Lucy" hosted by Harry are now on Amazon

Specializing in arrangements of songs that millions of listeners have loved from the golden era of the American West and the Silver Screen cowboys, Daughters of the Purple Sage are internationally acclaimed for their rich blend and stunning harmony. The trio's nostalgic, signature performances of such classics as Tumblin' Tumbleweeds and Shenandoah are legendary. The Daughters have four recordings; Songs of the Golden West, Out Wickenburg Way, Back in the Saddle, and the newly released, highly acclaimed, “Best of the Golden West”, a Special Collector's Edition of their renditions of 24 beloved western tunes. Today, although Daughters of the Purple Sage live in three different states and perform on only rare occasions, the exciting new life they bring to the western genre lives on and is readily available through www.cowgirlmusic.com and Bear Family Records.

Dave Stamey has been a cowboy, a mule packer, a dude wrangler, and is now one of the most popular Western entertainers working today.

On September 6th, 2009 Eddy was inducted into The National Traditional Country Music Hall Of Fame in Anita Iowa

I grew up on Country music, Western Music, Gospel Music, and Folk music. I knew by the age of 5 I would be a singer. I began singing in a little country church and at age 14 I got my first guitar. My first performances were for my school classmates and parties. At 21 I was fronting for a dance band that played all over New Mexico, West Texas and Southern Arizona. At about age 23 I wrote my first song.

Fred is a Native Kansan, and now lives near Monte Vista,Colorado. He has participated in Rodeo, for many years, as a Team Roper. Over those years he also managed several Cattle Ranching Operations. One being a partnership in the Rocking 3M Cattle Company, with Michael Martin Murphey, where they raised registered Longhorn Cattle. He also was Ranch Manager of the Double D Ranch, outside of Taos, New Mexico, managing a registered Corriente Roping Cattle program, as a member of the North American Corriente Association.

J.C. is a Cowboy Musician and Entertainer that lives in the West Desert of Utah. He has a unique musical sound that is pure Western.

He is deeply rooted in the Western lifestyle and lives it every day. He is a member of the Western Music Association and has been called "one of the bright, new, "up and comers" in Western music" by Lefty Wright of The Golden Spike Cowboy Poetry Festival.

Jim Jones writes and sings contemporary songs about the great American West ... past, present and future. He travels all over the country performing his unique brand of Americana at house concerts, coffeehouses, music festivals and cowboy gatherings ... in short, anywhere people want to listen to a good story and tap their feet to fine acoustic pickin'.

John Bergstrom is a performer of both traditional and original music from and about the West. John is in large part a story teller about the places and people who have faced the challenges of western life. He has produced two CDs, “Western State O’ Mind,” and his latest, “Throw Down the Box.” John has performed at a variety of events including; festivals, coffee houses, restaurants, community fundraising events, and local radio shows. Western music is fun for the whole family. Invite some friends over and host a concert in your home. You can get a taste of his music at his web site, www.johnbergstrom.net. John is currently serving as Vice President of the Western Music Association, California Chapter.

Juni Fisher's name is synonymous with the kind of songwriting that, according to one promoter "Plumbs the depth of your soul" Her writing, paired with heart wrenching vocals and outstanding guitar picking have made her a favorite at festivals and concerts across the nation.

Ken Cook of Martin, South Dakota, is currently ranching and writing in southeast Bennett County. His wife, Nancy, has a real job in town at the bank! It's a marriage made in heaven...Ken gets to kiss his banker every evening.

Photo By Jeri L. Dobrowski.

The Tumbling Tumbleweeds are the Academy of Western Artists 2008 Western Music Group of the Year and the Western Music Association’s 2008 Crescendo Award Winners for Most Promising Talent. Their debut CD “The Tumbling Tumbleweeds” also reached #1 on the Top 10 Cowboy/Western Music CD Chart in the Western Way Magazine!
It is the mission of The Tumbling Tumbleweeds to reach as many young people as possible so the legacy of Western Music isn't lost but can live on. With a blend of western heritage and movie nostalgia they are definitely “Family Entertainment”!