R.W. HAMPTON
A former cowboy who has driven cattle and shoed horses, Hampton is involved in many artistic endeavors to keep the Western lifestyle in the spotlight. The horse enthusiast has appeared in films including The Tracker and co-wrote and starred in a play titled The Last Cowboy. As a musician, Hampton has played his cowboy songs at famed venues including Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and The Smithsonian Institute.
R.W. Hampton performs Saturday at 2:30pm and Sunday at 9am.
TOM RUSSELL
Russell is known for playing all sorts of styles of American music, from straight country to cowboy music. His 2004 album Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs includes a take of Marty Robbins’ gunfighter ballad “El Paso” and his own “Ballad of Edward Abbey.”
Tom Russell performs Sunday at 2:30pm.
JONI HARMS
Joni Harms has won the Western Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. Her latest is Let’s Put the Western Back in Country.
Joni Harms performs Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 9am, Sunday at 9am and Sunday at 1pm.
MIKE BECK
A horse enthusiast since his teenage years, local Mike Beck has cowboyed on the rolling hills of Carmel Valley and under the big skies of Montana. His “In Old California” was co-written with Ian Tyson.
Mike Beck performs Saturday at 11am, Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 11am.
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