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John plays
a 5-String banjo in the old time frailing style. In addition to
mandolin and octave mandolin, he plays resonator guitar in our shows.
He does lead and harmony vocals, and spins tall tales in story and
poem. |
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| Steve
is a singer-songwriter. He has written many of the songs recorded
by the Yampa Valley Boys, including 5 new songs
on the “Playin'
Cowboy Music” CD. One of Steve’s songs
has charted in the “Top Ten” on the Academy
of Western Artists ratings chart for western song in the
spring of 2007. Steve plays guitar and bass. His "strong, melodious
tenor voice" is featured in many songs. He also does harmony
vocals, poems and stories. |
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| The YAMPA VALLEY BOYS are in
their eleventh year of delighting audiences together. They have logged
over 1,300 shows together. Their friendly, infectious stage presence reaches
out to any audience-—no matter the size-—to make their show
seem as intimate as a campfire sing-along. |
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| The YAMPA VALLEY BOYS now have
six CD's, "Save The Cowboy"
(2001), "Tales Of The Trail"
(2003), "Back In The Saddle
Again" (2005), "Close To
Home" (2006), “Playin'
Cowboy Music” (2008) and The
Christmas Trail (2009). Two of these CD's-"Back
In The Saddle Again", #8, and "Close
To Home", #6-have charted in the top ten of the Academy
of Western Artists’ music ratings charts. Each album also
contained a "top ten" song-"The River That Never Runs Dry",
#8, and "Word Weaver", #7. |
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| THE BOYS have appeared at many cowboy poetry and
music festivals, including the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
(2006, ’07, ’08, and ‘10), Cochise Cowboy Poetry
and Music Gathering (2010), Songs of the Cowboys
(2009, ’10), Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering (2005),
Cowboy Songs & Range Ballads, Buffalo Bill Historical Center,
Cody, WY (2004, ’05, ’07 and ’08), Grand Encampment
Gathering (2006), Estes Park Cowboy Poetry Gathering
(2004, ’05, ’06 and ’07), Cheyenne Cowboy Symposium
& Celebration (2004, ’05 and ’06), Wet
Mountain Western Days, Westcliffe, CO (2008) and the Fruita
(CO) Fall Festival (2008). They have appeared annually at the
Canon Rose Acoustic Society (Canon City, CO) since 2004,
the Grande Olde West Days (Craig, CO) since 2001, and
Art In The Park (Steamboat Springs, CO) since 2001. |
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| THE BOYS have appeared at county fairs
in Colorado (Arapahoe, El Paso, Gilpin, Moffat, Routt, Delta, Prowers,
and Park); in Wyoming (Sheridan); and in Montana (Gallatin). They have
also appeared at the Colorado State Fair. |
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| THE BOYS have performed for many guest ranches including the Double
D Ranch (Ashland NE), Vista Verde Guest Ranch (Clark, CO) and High Meadows
Guest Ranch (Steamboat CO). |
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| THE BOYS have also perform for many, public and
corporate organizations, family reunions, wedding rehearsal dinners, and
other public and private events. For the last two years, they have been
regular performers at the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series.
They average approximately 150 shows per year. |
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| So, for an afternoon or evening of genuine cowboy
music and stories, and a lot of fun, schedule
a visit by The YAMPA VALLEY BOYS.
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| You can also see John's
Bio and Steve's
Bio. |
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