Santa Clarita City Briefs is spotlighting performers appearing at the 2012 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, presented by Lockheed Federal Credit Union, at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio. The festival is running from April 19 – 22 in Santa Clarita, California.
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Don Edwards continues to build a legacy that enriches our vision of the American West. An historian, author, and musicologist, unusually well – versed in cowboy lore and musical traditions, Don brings a rare complement of knowing and loving his craft. Mostly though, there is the soul of a poet; a man who has never succumbed to the temptations of presenting a glamorized or romanticized version of the West. Edwards deals with bad weather, petty motivations, sadness, nostalgia and longing, as parts of the landscape like any other.
Photo via DonEdwardsMusic.com
Don Edwards has two albums, Guitars & Saddle Songs and Songs of the Cowboy, included in the Folklore Archives of the Library of Congress. He has received The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s prestigious “Wrangler Award” for Outstanding Traditional Western Music and multiple awards by the Western Music Association for Male Vocalist and Performer of the Year.” In addition to performing at our Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, he is a regular at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada has now entertained throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Europe and the Far East.
The richness of Don’s voice coupled with an unforgettable stage presentation makes Don Edwards America’s number one Western singer and concert attraction.
Click here to listen to some song snippets from the famous Don Edwards or check out his website at DonEdwardsMusic.com.
