Hank Cramer

Hank Cramer is a national-touring cowboy singer from Winthrop, Washington. His wide repertoire includes songs of the people who opened the American and Canadian frontiers: cowboys, soldiers, miners, sailors, and just plain drifters. Those songs match Hank's life experience: at one time or another, he has been an underground miner, a professional soldier, wrangler for a high-country outfitter, and shanty-man on a square-rigged sailing ship. When not on the road performing, Hank lives on a ranch in Washington's Methow Valley.

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Telephone: 509-996-3527
PO Box 22
Winthrop, WA 98862

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Clark Crouch

Clark Crouch, Cowboy Poet, delivers the reality of the West through his western and cowboy poetry. His performances are drawn from more than 400 original poems which capture the humor and the pathos of the west of yesterday and today. A member of the Washington Poets Association and the Columbia River Cowboy Heritage Society, and author of several prize-winning poems, he has performed throughout the Northwest and has five books of poetry in print, three of which contain western poetry.

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Telephone: 425-408-1665
23708 Locust Way Unit 19A
Bothell, WA 98021



Robin Dale

When she’s not hittin’ the high mountain trails on her fast travelin’ Tennessee Walkers, Robin especially enjoys singing around the campfire. Whether it’s ballads of the old west or upbeat yodeling tunes, she appreciates connecting with her audience, sharing her love of the western life.  So watch the horizon…with or without an audience, Robin nearly always has another trail song bubbling up out of a heart filled with an irrepressible zest for life.

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Telephone: 509-240-0550
435 Pearmain Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362





Jessica hedges

Cowboy poet, Jessica Hedges, grew up ranching. She spent most of her childhood on a 450 thousand acre cattle and hay operation in north eastern Nevada, learning about cows, land and people. She writes about her experiences, and of those close to her, all wrapped up with a windy or two. Her story lines emulate honor, integrity, history, humor and sorrow. She talks about times that few know, but we all wish we did.

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Telephone: 775-397-4420
21071 Rd. A NE
Soap Lake, WA 98851


Horse Crazy

Somewhere in the great West about 10 years ago three women – all musicians, poets and songwriters – sat around a cracklin’ fire in a snowstorm where they shared their Western tunes and they haven’t stopped singing since! And because they all loved horses they decided they would be “HORSE CRAZY”. Toe Tappin’ Tommy Tucker DJ of the year with KRLC Radio, Lewiston, Idaho says, “ When Horse Crazy performs “live” they absolutely light up the stage!”

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Telephone: 509-997-4753
PO Box 276
Winthrop, WA 98862


Mark Iler

Mark Iler is a talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from the Pacific Northwest.  He is also a professional sound engineer whose projects range from concert recording to live TV sports programs.  Mark performs as a solo, with several bands, and as recording studio “sideman” on vocals, lead guitar, tenor guitar, and harmonica.  He is also a popular festival M.C. and host of many jam sessions and open mics.

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Telephone: 206-595-8408
126 SW 148th St., C100-300
Burien, WA 98166


The Jangles

The Jangles, located in Seattle Washington, play both kinds of music, Western and Western Swing! Fielding a Group of top NW musicians, The Jangles are known for hot pickin' and three part harmony. They're perfectly at home performing a Western Concert or a Western Swing Dance. With a repertoire that includes, western classics, western show tunes and a wide array of swing tunes, they are winning fans in bluegrass, western and western swing circles alike. The Jangles are, Paul Anastasio/fiddle, Mike Faast/lead vocals/guitar, RogerFerguson/guitar/fiddle, Lance and Laurie Haslund/vocals/bass/ukulele.

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Telephone: 206-818-8272
Mike Faast
20230 Mountain View Rd. NE
Duvall, WA 98019



Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue

The "real McCoy," Slim and Sue hail from pioneer ranch and mining families in Nevada and Washington and are the busiest touring dup around, averaging 175 performances a year. These "Minstrels of the Old West" deliver a spirited interpretation of traditional Western Music honoring working cowboys and cowgirls as well as those who rode their ranges in the movies. With five albums in release, getting airplay in two dozen states as well as British Columbia and Great Britain, Slim and Sue are spreading the work on Western heritage to all they meet. They draw from a large repertoire of cowboy songs and poetry. For details, album clips, booking, and schedule information, please look at their website.

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Bruce Matley &
Susan A. Matley
8780 Hart Rd
Prescott, WA 99348

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Rockin HW

"Rockin HW combines the talents of Michael Whitaker, Alan Halvorson & Morry Walter in their performance of traditional and original Cowboy Poetry and Western Song. Striving to preserve the Cowboy tradition and Western life, these Cowboys amble down the trail of the Old West and gallop across the open range of the Modern Day Cowboy. Rockin HW performs extensively across the West from Washington to Arizona.

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Telephone: 253-691-2374
4702 105th St. E.
Tacoma, WA 98446



Rob Thran

Rob Thran lives the life of a vanishing symbol: a working cowboy in the American West. Son of a rodeo bronc-rider, Rob grew up with horses and guitars, and has wrangled throughout Colorado, California, and Washington. He sings traditional ballads from the frontier days, as well as original songs that tell his own stories of life in the saddle. Rob builds acoustic guitars, and also plays an 80-string hammered dulcimer.

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Telephone: 509-996-3298
Box 1333
Winthrop, WA 98862


Dick Warwick

Dick Warwick lives on the home place amid the rolling Palouse Country hills of eastern Washington, occasionally sallying forth to recite poetry and sing a song or two in such diverse  places as Nevada, Arkansas, Ireland, Australia and even his home town, Oakesdale. He receives poetic inspiration from nature, pastoral and agrarian issues, changing times, animals (including the human variety), and from modern culture’s ever-expanding trove of folly, flummery and foolery. He describes himself as a “barnyard yarnbard” but does not want that to be his epitaph. He would rather be known for having planted a few trees. (photo by Jens Lund)

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Telephone: 509-285-4084
P. O. Box 111
Oakesdale, WA 99158




Sherry Walker

Sherry’s fondest childhood memory is of her dad singing Little Joe the Wrangler, the Strawberry Roan, The Baggage Coach Ahead and other cowboy songs.  It’s no surprise those wonderful old tunes would later beckon her to preserve “the cowboy way” through song. She’s a proud member of the newly formed Columbia Chapter of the WMA and looks forward to enjoying many years of shared music with the group. Casa Grande, Arizona is her home 6 months of the year and she hangs her hat in Ryderwood, Washington the other 6 months.  This arrangement provides a vast audience where Sherry loves to re-acquaint people with western music or introduce them if they’ve never met!  Whether singing at music festivals or playing with her friends in a cowboy band, she always offers “Music and A Smile”

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Telephone: 360-295-3660
P. O. Box 204
Ryderwood, WA 98581



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