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Friends of the Museum Heritage Week Program
Music from the Ranch and Open Range by Singer/Songwriter, Steve Cormier
Sponsored by Friends of the Museum, City Museum and New Mexico Humanities Council
Steve Cormier earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of New Mexico, with a dissertation on twentieth century New Mexico ranching. He has published chapters on ranching in two books, “Essays in Twentieth Century New Mexico History”(UNM Press) and “The Multicultural Southwest” (University of Ari- zona Press). From 1979 to 1988, he worked on ranches and farms in the Flint Hills of Kansas and around Santa Rosa and Fort Sumner, NM. His music derives from that experience. He also has played supporting roles in nu- merous television shows and films, including “Breaking Bad”, “Gunsmoke” and “Wyatt Earp.” He has recorded several albums.
Cowboy music has
evolved from the open
range and ranch em-
ployees who worked and
rode after cattle during Admission: $5 per person the late 19th and early to
mid 20th century. These
include songs written by
ranch hands about hors-
es, cattle and lost love.
Others add death and
the devil to the story. But
all have in common the
expression of what ranch
and farm work was like during this time. Steve Cormier performs these and also songs he has written, reflecting his years as a ranch and farm hand.
hERITAGE wEEK AUGUST 2 - 11
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2019 Time: 5 – 6:30 pm Location: Historic La Castañeda Hotel
Refreshments Served
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