Upcoming Arizona Folklore Preserve Events

Sid Hausman

SID HAUSMAN of Tesuque, NM writes songs of folk and Western Americana, and is a strong varied instrumentalist, playing banjo, 12-string guitar, baritone ukulele, harmonica and bones. He tours throughout the US doing concerts and workshops.

Click here for a video of Sid playing the bones on the song Bill Pickett

Mary Kaye

Mary Kaye is a singer and songwriter who shares the stories of the West in music and song. She was born in Texas and raised in Mississippi. As a young woman she moved out West and “married her a cowboy.” She now resides on a 100 year old pioneer homestead in central Utah with her husband, Brad, and their ten children.

Mary Kaye was recently awarded the Academy of Western Artist's 2011 Western Female Performer of the Year. In addition, in 2010 she was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Western Music Association. Mary tours extensively and in 2011 performed in 10 western states and Canada.  It is said that the spirit of the West sings in every soul. Mary Kaye believes this and shares this spirit in every performance.  You can find her music and schedule at http://www.marykaye.bandzoogle.com

Click here to see some of Mary Kayes Videos.

Dolan Ellis - Arizona's Official State Balladeer. The Theme of Dolans show this weekend is " The Arizona Way", which will include Dolan's song of the same title, as well as many other of his original songs, depicting the essence of Arizona and its lifestyles.

"Arizona is more than a state...it's a state of mind".

RW Hampton is one of the leading Western Entertainers in America today. Blessed with a wonderfully rich baritone voice, R.W. has a quality of genuineness about him that resonates when he’s on stage, in person or just through the words of his songs. For R.W. has lived what he sings about, and the world of early mornings, hard work, rough horses, maverick cattle and new ranges fits him. After twenty years in the entertainment business, R.W. is still pure cowboy, singing about what he loves best. Working cowboys in today’s world are unique on their own, but being genuine in a day when even reality television programs are set-up and staged is even more refreshing, and R.W.’s audiences and fans appreciate that.

But R.W. is more than just a gifted cowboy singer: he has a multi-faceted career, one that has seen him perform in a dozen Western movies, co-write and star in the one-man play, The Last Cowboy, narrate several national radio and TV spots, serve as the subject of a number of national print advertising campaigns, and emcee several significant Western awards events. All this on top of being recognized fifteen times by various Western associations for his singing and songwriting skill, and including his recent induction into the Western Music Association’s Hall of Fame.

Today R.W. lives with his wife and their family on their Clearview Ranch at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains south of Cimarron, New Mexico. He has thirteen albums to his credit over the past twenty years. In between headlining at cowboy concerts and western music events across the nation, R.W. spends most of his time at the ranch doing the work he loves. His life is guided by his faith, his love for his family, and his desire to share cowboy life with his audiences.

Ted Ramirez

Teodoro "Ted" Ramirez is a premier Southwest folk musician, singer/songwriter and storyteller. Ted is a living link in the chain of troubadours of the Southwest.

Ted is the "Official Troubadour" of his hometown Tucson, Arizona, the Artists in Residence at the Tubac Historic Presidio Park,  and the recipient of the prestigious "Arizona Culture Keeper Award" the "Governor's Heritage Award" and many other culture preservation awards.

Hans Olson

HANS OLSON is a veteran performing musician with over 40 years in the music business. He began his career as a lead singer in a Rock & Roll band in Southern California in 1967. By 1970, Hans had developed a very unique and powerful solo act.

"Olson manages a delicate blend of the grim boogie blues of John Lee Hooker, the wistful introspection of Bob Seger and the raw urgency of early Bob Dylan" says Joel Selvin of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Click HERE for a link to CD Baby where you can listen to samples of Hans' music

Tony Norris

Tony is the nephew of two of Bob Will's original Texas Playboys.

Tony grew up in the ranching country of Central Texas where he was raised on the stories and music of the West.

He has performed at the Arizona Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Prescott,
Arizona since its inception and been featured at the Cochise County (AZ)
Gathering in Sierra Vista, the Durango (CO) Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The Red River Western Festival, Shreveport, LA., “Riding the Rim” Flagstaff, and at the Grand Canyon “Hole in the Ground” gathering.

Dolan Ellis - Arizona's Official State Balladeer.

"Arizona is more than a state...it's a state of mind".