Performers in South Dakota

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.

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.

I grew up on a cow outfit in the badlands of South Dakota. My mother sang old cowboy songs and read me her poetry since I was small. I started writing poetry in high school. For the past 30 plus years have operated Slim’s Custom Leather, a saddle, boot, and hand tooled leather shop. Recently downsized to hand tooled leather items, cowboy poetry gatherings. Since 1981 published five books, one CD. Have ten great grandchildren.