Michael Martin Murphey
He's back in the saddle again. Not only is he the star of the Mountain Music Show, but Michael Martin Murphey is back as the host of this year's show. An inductee in the Western Music Hall of Fame, Murphey has been called America’s “singing cowboy poet.” Michael Martin Murphey is not only the number one, best-selling singer/songwriter of American Cowboy Music, he's one of the world's most respected singer/songwriters in the Pop and Country-Western field. Michael has six gold records and many BMI awards for airplay, including 4 million radio and television plays of WILDFIRE (making it one of the most played songs in history on radio and TV). His music reflects his life and many wide-ranging interests including his passion to preserve the American Cowboy Western History.

Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen

July 10, 11, 12 and July 17, 18, 19

“still just about the classiest duo around, with more of their sublime traditional and contemporary folk.”--Folk Roots Magazine

Since their marriage in 1989, Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen have been traveling, performing and recording together.
In a musical age created by the singer-songwriter, Steve Gillette has long been considered to be one of the finest. His music has inspired glowing reviews from the critics and the deep loyalty of his fans.
Cindy has made guest appearances on many radio programs, public television series and at many festivals accompanying herself on guitar, banjo, concertina, or mountain dulcimer.

Larry Penn

July 24, 25, 26, 31 and August 1, 2

Larry Penn sings and tells stories of hard work, working people, trains, trucks, life on the road, love nonsense, and pink flamingos. Noted for their elegance in simplicity, his songs are not only popular with audiences, but are acclaimed by other artists, many of whom have recorded their own renditions of Larry's songs.

Larry Penn has been entertaining folks by making music poetry and art for over three decades. He is a skillful songwriter with an acute sense of imagery that comes through in both his music and poetry. He sings and tells stories of people and hard work, trains, trucks, love, and life on the road.

    A working man all his life he is able to relate to and develop a kinship with people he has met over the years and put their stories into song. He has also spent many hours in railroad yards photographing the graffiti on the cars. There he met railroad people and was able to bring them to life in his songs.

    He has toured with Utah Phillips and The Rose Tattoo, a group of old hobos, anarchists and musicians, singing and telling stories which celebrate the ongoing influence of the railroads in American folk culture.

    Larry will draw you in with his songs and keep you entertained with his warmth and style.

Fred Hargrove

Fred is a Native Kansan, and now lives near Monte Vista, Co. Through countless hours in the saddle, raising cattle and horses, and managing the land, Fred has gained the knowledge needed, to write, and sing, his original Cowboy Songs. He has been performing on stage, since 1992. Has been a member of the Western Music Assoc., since 1996. Fred has performed throughout the Western U.S., Canada, and even Switzerland. He has traveled with Michael Martin Murphey, on what they call their "Lone Cowboy Campfire Tour", which started in the summer of 2005, and continues up to the present. Fred hopes to continue singing about Agriculture, Ranching, and the Western Life He Lives, as long as the Good Lord allows!