THIS YEAR'S EVENT PERFORMERS
Performing Arts Center Performers
The Big Bear Valley Gathering is proud to present the rip roaring, leg slapping, hoot and hollering, of our performers who will be filling the Performing Arts Center with songs, poetry and music. This 400-seat theater has only excellent seats and our performers love entertaining in this terrific mountain center.
 R.W. Hampton


R.W. Hampton was born to be a cowboy. He has lived and worked on ranches all over the American West. In 1988 he decided to see if he could make a living playing music full time. He has worked all over the U.S. as well as Australia and Brazil earning numerous awards along the way.

www.rwhampton.com

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 Richard Elloyan

 
Richard Elloyan began singing his western music and telling his stories in 1997. He hasn’t slowed down since. Working for the BLM, U.S. Forestry Service, as a ranch hand and, as an Environmental Health Specialist, Richard has seen the most beautiful places in America. These have inspired his music and poetry.
www.richardelloyan.com

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 Belinda Gail


Belinda Gail was raised on ranches in Nevada’s Carson
Valley and in the California Sierra Nevada foothills. Her rich ranching heritage and love of the West runs deep in her music. Ms. Gail has entertained across America, Canada and Austria. She has won numerous awards from the Western Music Association.

www.belindagailsings.com

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 Dennis Gaines

 
Dennis Gaines calls himself a cowboy poet, humorist and storyteller. “I consider everyone a friend until proven otherwise; a philosophy that would go a long way toward solving the world’s ills if everyone thought likewise”. He represented Texas at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, in 1990-92, and 2007.

www.cowboypoetry.com/dg.htm

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 Nancy Lee
 
Nancy Lee, a singer/songwriter, is a native Californian performing all over the state. The Western Music Association honored her with two nominations for her first CD, “Cowboy Lullaby”. She has developed her own yodeling style—a talent not many California girls possess. Nancy says she is blessed to have God given talents.
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 Sourdough Slum

 
Hilariously entertaining. Sourdough Slim (Rick Crowder) is a hoot to say the least. From the moment this accordion squeezin’ Will Rogers swaggers on stage, it’s apparent to everyone that they’re in for a rollicking good time. His ability to connect with audiences is a true testament to his irrepressible talent.

www.sourdoughslim.com

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 Dianne Tribitt

 
Diane Tribitt is a remarkably gifted woman with roots that run deep in the soil of her Minnesota ranch. She brings that rich heritage, ... and a profound spirituality to her poetry and stories. Considered one of the premier ladies doing Cowboy Poetry today, it’s not just a story she is relating … it is the life she lives.

www.cowboypoetry.com/dianetribitt.htm

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 Michael Tcherkassky
 
The Big Bear Cowboy Gathering is a very special place for Michael and Paulette! It is where they met a few years ago. Michael is known as the “Saddle Serenader” and has entertained on horseback and stage all over the western USA.

Paulette is also an artist, as she hand paints ties. Some of the biggest names in cowboy entertainment sport her ties. Of course, Michael has one or two also!

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