Cowboy heroes and the Old West come back to life when this award-winning duo take the stage. “Highly entertaining and personable”, according to the entertainment director at Silver Dollar City in Branson, KG & The Ranger put on “one heck of a show”. They sing, and they yodel in harmony ! Their style stays true to the original singing cowboys, while their unique sound and wonderful close harmonies make you feel as if you are hearing these songs for the first time!
Western music is a unique blend of folk, country, jazz and pop styles. KG & The Ranger add their own infectious humor and entertaining stories about the music. Their colorful western costumes will bring back fond memories of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Their extensive repertoire, accompanied on guitar, banjo and harmonica, includes the western classics (Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Cool Water, Back In The Saddle, Cowboy’s Sweetheart and Happy Trails. Don’t Fence Me In, Cattle Call, I Ride an Old Paint, San Antonio Rose, and many others.) plus rarer songs they have discovered in western movies and on old 78’s.
From three or four shows a year when they started in 1989, their performance schedule has grown to over 100 per year. National performances have included Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO; Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival at Melody Ranch, CA; Ozarks Folk Center in Mountain View, AR; National Festival of the West in Phoenix; International Wild West Arts Convention in Las Vegas. They also lead workshops on yodeling, song arranging, and the history of western songs.
They have shared the stage with many western music greats like Roy Rogers, Jr. and Rex Allen, Jr., and have opened for the Sons of the San Joaquin, Riders In The Sky, Wylie and the Wild West, Johnny Western, Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell and Michael Martin Murphey.
Cowboys have always held a special place in the hearts and imagination of Americans, and the music that came from the early cowboy movies still resonates with audiences of all ages. Whether it is the image of the cowboys driving longhorns from Texas to Kansas or those wearing white hats, playing guitars and singing on the big screen, both evoke a sense of pride and respect. KG & The Ranger are on a mission to keep this wonderful music alive for future generations! Multiple Awards and Nominations from National Traditional Country Music Association, Western Music Association, Wild West Arts Club , Minnesota Bluegrass Association, Academy of Western Music.
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