Campfire Concerts at

Historic Fort Concho

San Angelo, Texas

May – September, 2005

The Pards – Cowboy Balladeers

Roger Banks and Hayden Whittington will be your hosts each month and introduce you to some of greatest western entertainers you will ever hear.

The history and the music of the Old West have influenced the cowboy duo The Pards.  In helping to keep that Old West spirit alive, they sing authentic trail songs from the late 1800's to the harmony of the Western movies.  They even recite humorous poetry rustled from some best cowboy poets around today!

Music that makes you want to Saddle up and Ride!

Website: ThePards.20m.com

May 21, 2005

Palo Duro, Amarillo, Texas

Palo Duro is Spanish for "hard wood," something Coronado and his boys were mighty glad to see when they stumbled into the Canyon that now bears the name. But Palo Duro is also the name of a Western Music trio that has been spreading in popularity like the great canyon they are named after. The group is dedicated to the creation of authentic western entertainment, like you might have heard in a cow camp 100 years ago. Just like those old-time performers, they do material written by people they've heard or know personally, along with things they wrote from personal experience, and a sprinkling of great old classic cowboy songs. The group researches the material and shares the "story behind the story" with the audience when they perform.

To learn more about Palo Duro visit their website at www.paloduromusic.com/

June 18, 2005

To Be Announced

July 16, 2005

Kerry Grombacher, New Orleans, LA

Kerry Grombacher plays guitar and mandolin and writes and performs contemporary western and folk songs. In the spirit of the troubadours and balladeers of old, Kerry's songs paint vivid portraits and tell fascinating stories.  You'll find him at Cowboy Poetry Gatherings and Folk Music Festivals, singing his songs, playing mandolin as a sideman, and picking in the jam sessions and around the campfires until the last song is sung.

Kerry has lived and worked among cattlemen for over 30 years and that's taught him to admire the men and women who still work cattle and to respect the traditions of the West. His songs have found great acceptance among the poets, musicians and fans who have heard him play, and they have been recorded and performed by well-known western artists, including The Texas Trail Hands, Duke Davis, Gary Prescott, and Ken and Phee Graydon. His song, "Never Come Again," was featured at the dedication of the last memorial marker on the Chisholm Trail in Oklahoma in 1997.

Bud Strom, the cowboy poet from Hereford, Arizona, "roped" Kerry into western music when they met and performed together twice in 1995. A songwriter who was already active in the Austin, Texas music scene, Kerry was invited to the February 1996 Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering in Sierra Vista, Arizona, with which Bud is associated, and to the Arizona Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Prescott the following August.

August 20, 2005

Andy Hedges, Lubbock, Texas

Andy Hedges is a cowboy poet, singer, songwriter and guitarist who has for the last ten years entertained audiences all over the West with his classic cowboy recitations, clean guitar work, and cowboy folk music.

Andy has performed at The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV, The National Cowboy Symposium, and countless cowboy gatherings, theaters, schools, and concerts around the West. In 2004 the Academy of Western Artists named Andy the Male Poet of the Year.

He has released two cowboy poetry albums, and just this year has debuted his first music album, “City Boys.” Produced by Andy Wilkinson, “City Boys” is a collection of “eclectic cowboy folk” music. It includes new songs by Andy, Rod Taylor, and Andy Wilkinson, old obscure songs from the cowboy, Scottish, bluegrass, and folk traditions, as well as songs by Bob Dylan and Don McLean. Producer Andy Wilkinson writes: “cowboy music was always like the cowboy: unsuitable for fencing, impossible to corral, unwilling to go any way but it's own. Which pretty well describes the music of Andy Hedges."

September 17, 2005

Texas Western Music Association

All Star Concert!

We are working at having a great Season Finale’ Featuring many of your favorite

Texas Western Music Association Artists.

This will be a fundraiser for their association.

Plan on attending and help us preserve and promote this great form of family entertainment!

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