Western Music & Cowboy Americana
Katy Creek Band
Maricopa Butterfield Cowboy Heritage Club
The Maricopa-Butterfield Cowboy Heritage Club is well into the 4th year of monthly public gatherings presenting the music, poetry, prose and arts of our past and present American West. Everyone is welcome to attend and experience the excitement of being up close and personal with Nationally and Internationally recognized Award Winning performing artists.
Please call ahead to let us know you are coming, especially if you have never attended one of our events before. We want to make sure we have plenty of seats and the right amount of coffee brewing! You might discover there is a trail ride or BBQ associated with the concert!
Upcoming Concerts!
September 2010
Ted Ramirez
Ted began his solo career at a very young age in Tucson, Arizona. He is
the founder and creator of the celebrated musical group the Santa Cruz River
Band. For last ten years Ted has concentrated his efforts on
recording and touring nationally and internationally with the Santa Cruz
River Band and has establish the band as a top national and
international folk music concert band. Ted is now presenting a limited number of solo performances entitled "An Evening With Teodoro "Ted" Ramirez" - A Southwest Experience"
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October 2010
Gary Allegretto
Turkey Jam!
Turkey Jam is always the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. We have an all day Round Robin Jam with local performing artists presenting Music, Poetry & Storytelling. There is an admission of canned goods for this event and everything collected goes to the Maricopa Food Bank.
This year, Turkey falls in December on the first Saturday. Please stay tuned for more details and feel free to contact us if you are interested in performing at this event.
December
Merry Christmas!
Check Facebook and local riding clubs for Horseback Christmas Caroling in Maricopa!
January 2011
John Batdorf
Well, What can I say? We are stepping out the Cowboy genre for this show, but I can't think of a better performer to bring us into the new year with a new perspective and a taste for fresh music! John Batdorf has always been a favorite of mine.so when I saw he was back out there touring and we caught an incredible show at The Canal St. Tavern in Dayton, Ohio. We decided it would be wonderful to have John come out and sing for you all right here in Maricopa. I can't fit all of his bio information and accolades on my little web site, they will make me buy more space! So, you all go to John's web site and listen and see for your self what you are getting in this show. www.johnbatdorfmusic.com
Feb 2011
Chuck Pyle
Chuck Pyle has won high praise from both fans and peers alike throughout an inspired performance career of over 40 years. When reviewers first gave him the "Zen Cowboy" moniker, he decided to, as he says, "Always ride the horse in the direction it's going," and took the nickname to heart, shaving his head and blending his upbeat perspective with old-fashioned horse sense. He mixes infectiously hummable melodies with straight-from-the-saddle poetry, quoting bumper stickers, proverbs, world leaders and old cowboys.
An accomplished songwriter, Chuck's songs have been recorded by John
Denver, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Suzy Bogguss.
Country fans know him best for writing, "Cadillac Cowboy", recorded by
the late Chris LeDoux, and "Jaded Lover", recorded by Jerry
Jeff Walker.
March 2011
Kip Callahan with Call of the West
April 2011
Due West Trio
May 2011
Joe Bethancourt
Joe was raised mostly in the southern Appalachians, in North Carolina, and absorbed the music almost from the time he could walk.Joe is unusual for this day and age, perhaps because he has devoted himself to the music in which he was raised: the music of the Southern Appalachian and Ozark Mountains of America. In this, he follows the tradition established by such sterling performers as Grandpa Jones, Uncle Dave Macon, and others of the "Old Timey" Country Music era.
His blending of the music of his roots with his love of Arizona and the Old West makes for an interesting and amazing combination.
He doesn't stop at this however! He is equally at home in popular Country music, writes songs about space exploration, and plays Irish, Scots, Bluegrass and Medieval/Renaissance music with equal facility.
He began learning banjo at age 9, after he heard his maternal grandfather, C. H. Burnett, playing fiddle. His first banjo was given him by his grandfather, and was "an old S.S. Stewart." This banjo is now in the able hands of his nephew, Tom Purtill.
When his family moved home to Phoenix for the final time, in 1961, Joe began seriously learning guitar, hanging around cofeehouses, mariachi bands, bluegrass groups, and a place called "J.D.'s," where he would sneak in to listen to a local guy called Waylon Jennings. With the "folk boom" of the '60's just hitting it's stride, he found that all that music he had learned as a child stood in good stead.
His first "real pro" gig came at age 18. The Phoenix acoustic scene was active and thriving and Joe hung out with people (then unknowns) like John Denver, the Irish Rovers, and Jim Connor ("Grandma's Feather Bed") and with some of the best in Dixieland, Ragtime, and traditional Mexican musicians.
He spent a stint with a local bluegrass band, "Ma
Tucker's String
Band," playing with Jeff Gylkinson ("The Dillards") and Doug Haywood
(keyboard
player/songwriter for Jackson Browne).
He also worked with noted entertainer Dan "Igor" Glenn in several bands. Joe credits "Igor" with teaching him much about the entertainer's art.
In 1968-1969, Joe worked in L.A. as a studio musician, where he made his first record, "The Joe Bethancourt String Concert Album." It was very favourably reviewed by BILLBOARD magazine ( 28 Feb. 1970 ), and given a four star rating. He has some fascinating stories about the "name" musicians he met while he was there.
Joe came back to Phoenix, where he became influential in the original KDKB underground radio "scene," hosting his own radio show on KDKB, "Folk Music Occasional," with (the late and much lamented) Bill Compton.
He was also a regular on the Emmy award-winning "Wallace and Ladmo Show" on KPHO-TV (Ch.5) in the 1980's, and worked with children in the Arizona Commission for the Arts' "Artists in Education" program for about 6 years. He still does occasional independent Artist Residencies at local elementary schools.
For almost 17 years, he was the "house band" at a little restaurant at 19th Ave. and Bethany Home Rd, in Phoenix, called "Funny Fellows," playing instruments from his enormous collection of traditional ( and not so traditional ) instruments.
The public is welcome and invited to attend these delightfully initmate presentations.
Performers and artists with related work are encouraged to contact us by
E-mail or by phone
520.705.5901
