Michael Hurwitz with Gary McMahan

A Cowboy Roundup ~ The Real Deal
  Witty and Gritty Tunes and Tales

Friday, February 20, 2009 ~ 7:30 pm
350 Main Street, Lyons Community Church, Lyons, CO
$12 in advance, $15 at the door

Michael Hurwitz is a Wyoming singer and songwriter with a style that falls somewhere between the delta blues and western cowboy swing; a musical gumbo he calls "Prairie Blues". Mike has rambled the country playing his music for over three decades, in the spotlight and in the moonlight, written a saddlebag full of great songs, and released several critically acclaimed albums of country blues and cowboy music. Sing Out Magazine praises Mike's "seemingly effortless delivery that goes down like a smooth, perfectly aged shot of fine scotch whiskey ". John Conquest of 3rd Coast Music says "Hurwitz's Prairie Blues comes across as natural as breathing". Mike's performances are a compelling mix of stories and humor from a life well spent, combined with outstanding musicianship and song-writing, and a big warm husky baritone. He'll be accompanied by his long-time touring and recording band, the Aimless Drifters ~ Tom Broderick on pedal steel guitar and Jerry Linn on bass ~ who are anything but aimless or drifting!

 

Gary McMahan is a nationally-recognized cowboy poet, singer, songwriter, national-champion yodeler, and humorist. He scatters funny songs, poems, barn-burning yodels, and hilarious stories throughout his performances. Offering tons of variety, his shows are down-home, clean, fast-paced, "awesomely entertaining," and "gut-bustingly funny!" The key to Gary's success is his cowboy heart coupled with his award-winning musical talents and on-stage charisma; he leaves the entire audience uplifted and laughing. And, his show is guaranteed to be clean and wholesome -- Gary is as careful as a naked man crossing a barbed-wire fence!