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Show Advertising Pays - " Ill ,l M .11, I II ,., H.,1 1 . - Hi III CrvA In Kanab, Utah "Utile llolljmKliWesltraFlk Festival" 1 August 21 - 24, 2002 i sr : : i v . .1 r f .-. ; ;, . 4 ...".- I ' - ' , , . . r '" . '' , , : . 1 J ' : f ; - ii : V r ,' i . i ' ' ; .i I -5 .. 1 " ! f ' 1 A I This year's events will offer four days of authentic western legends culture, entertainment and fun. The celebration will again offer an impressive roster of cowboy poets, musicians and storytellers to share their talents and interpretations of the "Old West". There will be a variety of activities, exhibitions, Demonstrations, and entertainment for all ages. These activities activi-ties will include western art and craft vendors, Native American square dancers, mountain man camps, wagon making, 'quilt show, Navajo weavers, antique equipment, western parade, good food and much, much, more! Cowboy poetry Square dancing Western arts and crafts Daily stage shows Cowboy music Western Clogging Street vendors Competition Wild horse western parade Covered wagons Western Legends Western dress-up Wagon Train contest Wagon building display Sidewalk sale Mountain man display Folklore displays Indian dancing Fiddle Contest f T Michael Martin Murphey j s Dallas native Michael Martin Murphey has enjoyed a ', long string of successes in a variety of modes and i y eras. He first caught the public's ear as a pioneer of the i 1 early 70s Austin progressive country scene with his I 1972 hit "Geronimo's Cadillac." In 1975, after moving to Colorado, he rode the country-rock wave to the I 1 upper reaches of the charts with "Wildfire." By the .3 1980's he joined the Nashville recording scene and I z nabbed a 1 song with "What's Forever For," along r -i - with a string of other country Top 10s. Now, here in the 1990's he's become a prime force in the cowboy music revival: co-found the WarnerWestern label, putting on his WestFest Western Art & Music Festival for the last decade, and playing frequent symphony shows where he marries the Western music style with classical sounds. But even though he now lives in New Mexico, Murphey traces musical roots right back to Texas, and the state's influence on early country music and the preservation of Western music. R.W. Hampton R.W. Hampton hails from Sedan, New Mexico, and pos- sesses a clear, resonant, full-bodied voice that is as nice "' to listen to as it is unique. Those who know him would V ; ; say that R.W.'s voice is an extension of the deep sense ' )' ? of honor and morality with which he tries to lead his life. ' v R.W. Hampton sings original cowboy songs and addsfr--"'" his own twist to some of the classics. He divides his timel 1 between cowboying, performing, and building a life withf his wife and three children at their home, the Flying M t j Ranch in Stead, New Mexico. ' R.W. is recognized as one of the finest singers and writers of contemporary cowboy songs in the current renaissance of ranch music. He has played an important part in bringing the authentic experience of the cowboy to the public pub-lic in a strong and clear voice, through his singing and theatrical performance. perform-ance. The response from the audience has made it perfectly clear that R.W. and other cowboy singers are filling a need not met by Nashville I LOCALHONOREE: . I Wallace Ott, Tropic for liis Cowboy Heritage f Escalante's Own LONE HAWK IJAJVD Featuring Lynn Grifliii |