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"Second Guard" was #41 on the list of the 100 Most Played Cowboy / Western Albums of 2011! The Yampa Valley Boys were #52 on the list of 100 Most Played Cowboy / Western Artists of 2011! |
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| Sharon and Oleh, two great Yampa Valley Boys fans, visit the Steamboat Rodeo from Philadelphia. We're grateful that it was Oleh taking the picture! | |||||
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| THE BOYS on stage at the Western Music Association Friday Night Opry, Albuquerque NM Nov. 18, 2011 (photos by Sandy Reay) | |||||
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THE BOYS having fun
at the 2011 Colorado Cowboy Gathering,
with Pop Wagner and Carol Heuchan helping out. (photo by Bill Patterson) |
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Colorado Cowboy Gathering 2011.
The Boys are performing with Sandy Reay (bass), and Doc Mehl (Cello). Sandy wrote two of the songs on our Second Guard CD. (photo by Reggie Barrett ) |
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In our last update of this page, we announced the release of our new CD, “Second Guard” and some upcoming events for 2011. We are pleased to say that “Second Guard” has been and continues to be a success. We have appeared at the Colorado Cowboy Gathering (see photos above), the Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering, the Wyoming State Fair and the Steamboat Pro Rodeo series thus far in 2011. We are looking forward to the Durango Cowboy Gathering, September 28-Oct. 2. Below is a photo of THE BOYS with one of their youngest fans, Heath, from North Carolina, with his Mother (Dad took the picture). They were attending the rodeo in Steamboat. We will be doing the Bar Lazy L sleigh ride dinners again this winter, as well as other events. Check out our Calendar for our upcoming schedule. Click Here to order “Second Guard”. We are pleasantly pleased with the continued sales of, “Playin’ Cowboy Music” and “The Christmas Trail”, which blends western and traditional Christmas songs. Click Here to order “Playin’ Cowboy Music”. Click Here to order “The Christmas Trail”, or just drop us an email. |
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 A new fan, Heath, with his Mom is shown here with THE BOYS on stage at the Steamboat Rodeo. |
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We are often asked about the difference between country music and western music. Western Music is “the artistic science of creating vocal and instrumental sounds to produce harmony and expression of emotion through beauty of form relating to living in, origination from, or descriptively representing the historical, imagined or present American West, its landscape, lifestyle or its inhabitants”. |
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| THE BOYS are a big hit at wedding rehearsal dinners and family reunions, regardless of whether there is a western theme. Their music provides a great "ice-breaker" when the families and friends of the bride and groom first meet. They can also provide music for the ceremony and reception, especially if there is a western theme." | |||||
| Need a theme song for your business or organization, or a personal tribute song? Check out the theme song for Six Gun For Hire at www.sixgunforhire.com. We met these fellows at one of our shows in Ashland, NE. Great bunch of fellows! We have also done two separate radio spots for FM Light & Sons, a tribute song for an associate of FM Light’s, and a song describing every ski run at the Steamboat ski area. For more information, contact Steve. | |||||
| Other Highlights of 2010 | |||||
| We did three “Cowboys and Indian” shows with Leon Joseph Littlebird (check out www.littlbirdmusic.com). Leon gave us one of his songs, “House of Light” to put on our CD. We played the Wyoming State Fair; and the Tombstone Cowboy Gathering in Tombstone, AZ. We continue to do shows at cowboy music and poetry festivals, county fairs, rodeos, and public and private functions. | |||||
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Reviews of our other CD’s are contained on “our music” page. |
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 Steve and John playing around the campfire at the Sombrero Ranch Annual Horse Drive. Do you get the impression this was a cold one? Photo courtesy of Susan Southerland. |
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 Steve & John with Liz Masterson and Frank Wolking of Sons and Brothers at the Wet Mountain Western Days festival on Labor Day Weekend 2008. Frank lost his long and courageous battle with cancer on October 15, 2008. Photo courtesy of Susan Sutherland. |
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| Through the years we have had the pleasure of performing at festivals with: | |||||
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(l-r) John, Juni Fisher, Andy Nelson, Steve, Ann Sochat, DW Grothe, and Yvonne Hollenbeck. (Thanks to Yvonne for the photo) |
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(L-R) Brad & Kathy Fitch, Baxter Black, John and Steve |
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Waddie Mitchell |
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(l-r) Vic Anderson, Evelyn Roper, Peggy Malone, and Greg Scott. Our good friend Greg Scott passed away on July 20, 2009. |
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The Yampa Valley Boys backstage with Prickly Pair and the Cactus Chorale at the Grand Olde West Days, Craig, CO. (L-R John, Norman, Les, Locke, and Steve). Jeep, the wonder dog, had to get in the shot also. |
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Steve and John again played at the summer picnic for the Doak Walker Extended Care Center in Steamboat Spring, CO. Here Cammy Ravenscroft gets her 80+ year old Grandmother up for a little dancing. |
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We were really excited about the art work for our combined show at the Historic Tabor Opera House, Leadville CO |
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Be
sure to check out the Calendar
page, so you can be a part of the Yampa Valley
Boys next event.
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