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May 2011

Jim Reader and TJ Casey's duo CD, RNDNMUP, has been awarded the 2011 Best Western CD of the Year through the National Traditional Country Music Association and the Rural Roots Music Commission.

This association is a group of concerned citizens, deeply interested in not only the direction of country music today but also the lack of preservation work concerning country music of the past, formed a panel of knowledgeable people in the music business, the recording business, the publishing business, and the songwriting business. Their objective is to bring attention to America's rural culture, with emphasis on rural music. Where it came from, why it was so popular in it's golden age, and why do people of all ages still respect the simplicity, honesty, and beauty of America's rural-folks music.

The award presentation will take place during the festival in LeMars, Iowa at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds from August 29 - September 4, 2011, with Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius and Jeannie Seely scheduled to perform along with several other entertainers.

APRIL 2011

Cowboy poet and musician TJ Casey endeavors to instill the Code of the West in a new generation of youngsters through his school visits and community performances. The code, he writes in his new book, "is about how you treat other folks, not about how wonderful you think you are."

Casey writes lovingly about riding the range: "If everyday yer in the saddle/ with the smell of dust and burning hair,/ You see the moon, the sun, the stars, the sky/ and a weathered grin you wear..."

And he laments the loss of a landscape, and a way of life: "It's time to stop these rich folks/ from takin' up our land./ And leave it just teh way it was;/ in our son's and daughter's hands."

He punctuates his poems with plenty of photographs and pithy sayings: "Sometimes it takes a smart man a lot longer to figure something out, than a man with common sense."

Casey, who grew up in the Pryor Mountains in eastern Montana, performs throughout the region as a "singing cowboy," and has released three CD's. For more information, visit www.tjcasey.net.


Montana State of the Arts newspaper May/June 2011
 

FEBRUARY 2011

JANUARY 2011

Billings cowboy singer TJ Casey has teamed up with popular Canadian cowpoke picker and singer Jim Reader on a corral-full of original tunes. The new album, named after a Montana license plate, pays tribute to the spirit of those who shaped the West and their modern-day counterparts who continue to do so on North America’s ranges and ranches.

Each musician has a couple albums to his credit, and together they crank out some nice campfire singing on 12 original tunes, mining an Americana vein of driving cattle many miles, getting saddle sore, fighting the elements, and celebrating the day’s honest work.

The CD starts with some out-on-the-range whistlin’ from Reader on the range-ridin’ “Get them Cattle ‘Cross.” Casey’s “The Wind” features nice dueting yodels, reminiscent of the Sons of the Pioneers, as well as in the next piece, “King Up in My Saddle,” with its “yodelay-a-a-ays.”

Reader’s soft and melodic waltz, “Gone Are the Days,” has nice mandolin and harmonica, as well as a pretty chord progression on the chorus, and Casey’s toe-tappin’ jitterbugger, “Swingin’ My Way Home to You,” has hot guitar licks from producer Bruce Rawling.

The fellows pair up on the mournful traditional nugget, “Oh Shenandoah,” with their wide vibratos matching on this cool and unusual vocal arrangement.

Casey’s “The Cowboy Hall of Fame” recounts the exploits of Montana world champion saddle-bronc rider Dan Mortensen.

Casey’s website says he was “mentored by old cowboys and old horses,” and Reader calls himself a “geetar picker, horse-nut and cow-tolerater.” Together they let that authenticity shine through.

Visit www.tjcasey.net and www.jimreader.com.

– Mariss McTucker - Lively Times
 

DECEMBER 2010

TJ's poetry book, "Man of the West" is available in print order your copy now: Paperback Version

SEPTEMBER 2010

TJ has started teaching Indian Education for ALL a requirement by the Montana Education Association. TJ combines this with the teaching of our western heritage, cowboy culture, the Code of the West and cowboy poetry in residencies.

AUGUST 2010

TJ featured in "Oh, You Cowgirl!" as the voice of Dell Blancett.

 

Shirley Morris' documentary, "Oh, You Cowgirl!" is about the early twentieth century rodeo cowgirls and women of the wild west shows. It is the culmination of a four year quest. Her passion to share these little known stories about the women she calls the "unsung heroes of the west" resulted in a documentary project that was produced, written, directed, edited and almost entirely self funded.

"Oh, You Cowgirl!" premiered at the Wyoming Film Festival in Saratoga, Wy as it's featured film in August, 2010 and is receiving critical acclaim.

A live presentation featuring Morris telling further stories about these remarkable women and a screening of the film will be touring the west as The Lone Cowgirl Presents "Oh, You Cowgirl!"

Reviews, stories and the film's trailer are posted on the film website,
http://thecowgirlmovie.com

Shirley Morris can be reached by phone or email,
541 550-7495
shirleymorris@thecowgirlmovie.com

AUGUST 2010

Release of RNDNMUP CD with Jim Reader through TMG Records

JULY 2010

TJ has gone "green" with the release of his first E-Book of poetry, ramblings and musings. No paper required just download it to  your computer and start reading.

FEBRUARY 2010

Glenrock, Wyoming's only Sunday Morning Newspaper "The Glenrock Bird Newspaper" is Converse County's weekly Sunday morning newspaper publication, launched Sunday, July 1st, 2007. The community's "local news" newspaper.
As we enter this New Year of 2009, we distribute over 1,000 newspapers to the Glenrock area as well as the County of Converse and beyond. We are proud to feature TJ Casey's poetry in our paper every week.

Editor and Publisher - Amanda Smith
 

DECEMBER 2009

TJ is featured in Open Range Magazine.

 Open Range Magazine is a unique and exciting new magazine catering to those who live in the West, and those who dream to experience the West... the real Western Way of life. It is a magazine covering the realities of living and working in the West. From Night Calving to Blacksmithing. Black rocking horse Oilfield Workers to the miners who run coal at night and herd cattle during the day. From hardcore ranching to the old style of law that keeps the West in check. Brand Inspectors to Sale Barn Auctioneers, this magazine covers it all...Touting the true spirit of the west, It isn’t all glamour.... it’s real, and more and more people are turning back to the ways of the Open Range.

Amanda Smith is the publisher of Open Range Magazine. She is a professional Photographic Artist for over 20 years. Award winning Western Photographic Artist and Official Photographer of The Bulls Only Rodeo.

SEPTEMBER 2009

TJ was in LeMars, Iowa accepting his award, what a great time and thanks to the Rural Roots Music Commission and the National Country Music Association.

JUNE 2009

Billings, Montana, resident T.J. Casey wins RRMC's "Country-Western CD of the Year" Award

LeMars, Iowa.....An authentic cowboy from Billings, Montana, will take home the prestigious RRMC "Country-Western CD of the Year" Award this year, it has just been announced by the Rural Roots Music Commission. The award goes to T.J. Casey, a long time cowboy singer, poet, songwriter, performer, and recording artist. The name of the CD is "Pure "D" Cowboy."

According to the Rural Roots Music Commission president, Sheila Everhart, "We have been nuturing upper midwest traditional and old-time music for over 35 years now, through the Commission, and through our annual fund raising festival in LeMars, Iowa. Our goal is to preserve the music of our settlers, homesteaders, and pioneers, and we were very happy to find a musical project as definitive as this project by T.J. Casey. His career has spanned an incredible amount of experience and adventure in the cowboy and country-western field of music.

The award will be made at the 34th Annual National Old Time Country, Bluegrass, and Folk Music Festival, August 31-September 6, 2009, at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds in LeMars, Iowa. The festival, a fundraiser for the National Traditional Country Music Assn., is held annually the week just before Labor Day, and has ten sound stages operating from 9am to midnight, every day for seven days to accommodate the many acoustic and old-time musicians that attend. According to Bob Everhart, Festival Director, "There are well over 600 performing artists at this event, and they come from around the world. We even have 32 musicians and dancers coming from Greece this year to share their rural music. That's not counting the international aspect of artists coming from Canada, Korea, England, Holland, New Zealand, Australia, Georgia, Slovakia, and Ireland. It's amazing that all these foreign performers are so adept at America's traditional and rural country music."

There is other activity as well, going on during the 7-day event. Workshops are available to beginners through accomplished musicians. There are six nights of old-time dances. There are 'showcases' for aspiring performers. "We had one act last year that landed a $1,000 40-minute gig. We think that's pretty good," says Everhart. There's also a large "Corps of Discovery Tipi Village" with emphasis on Native American music and life style, and there's also over 35 contests for amateur performers in as many categories. "We like the Band Scramble" says Everhart, "there are just so many really great musicians, a lot of them get involved, simply playing with strangers, because the music is simple, it is heartfelt, it is sincere, and it is honest. That's quite a bit different than the music we are force-fed on radio these days. We even have one stage dedicated and devoted to Christian Gospel music only."

Celebrities show up for induction into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame. According to Everhart, "We were so pleased to learn that Patti Page may be with us this year. She is the lady who recorded "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window" and "The Tennessee Waltz." She's 81 years old now, lives in San Diego, and has a new book out as well as a new CD, so we're anxious to meet and get to know such an accomplished country music artist. Also on tap this year, Terry Smith from Nashville, Tenn., who wrote the song "Far Side Banks of Jordan" for Johnny and June Carter Cash. Valarie Smith, from Bell Buckle, Nashville, the leader of Liberty Pike Bluegrass Band is also on tap for awards. Jim Ed Brown has been on the list for induction into the Hall of Fame for several years, and even Warren Buffet has been nominated. He plays a mean ukelele. One of the really nice things we get to do this year is proclaim Clayton McMichen "Fiddler of the Century." His daughter Jaunita McMichen will be at the festival to accept for her dad, and she will be bringing along Slim Bryant, the guitar player for McMichen. Mr. Bryant is 100 years old this year, still plays and teaches guitar. He is one of the only living musicians that performed with Jimmie Rodgers."

The CD, T.J. Casey recorded, was auditioned by Tradition Magazine to glowing reviews. He will receive the award at the annual convention of the RRMC on Saturday, September 5, at 4:30pm on the Main Stage, where he will also be performing.

There is RV camping with electric hook-ups available at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds at $12 per day with electricity, $8 per day without, and six full-menu food stands on the grounds. The main stage area is air conditioned, with nine other stages functioning at the same time. Admission is $15 per day for adults; $12 per day if over age 70; under 18 is free. There is a 7-day pass available for $55 without further discounts.

More information is available at 712-762-4363, or e-mailing bobeverhart@yahoo.com. Website is: http://www.orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic
 

MAY 2009

The May issue of the Western Horseman has an article on the Giving Back Foundation, which was created by TJ in 2006 to help farmers and ranchers from the ravages of mother nature.

APRIL 2009

The Rural Roots Music Commission, a subsidiary of the National Traditional Music Association Inc has awarded TJ's Pure "D" Cowboy CD as the "Best Country-Western CD of the Year". The commission was formed several years ago in an effort to honor and reward those that still create and perform what we now call traditional acoustic rural music. The award will be presented at the annual festival of the National Traditional Country Music Association by Bob Everhart which is held in LaMars, Iowa on August 31 - September 6, 2009.

MARCH 2009

TJ had the honor of singing the National Anthem with the Michigan’s Multi-Jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill Team and Color Guard at the Michigan International Stallion Expo and Trade Show. This Drill Team participated in the 2009 Inauguration Parade in Washington DC. 

FEBRUARY 2009

Giving Back Foundation going strong; another fundraiser in the works to help ranchers and farmers in need when Mother Nature gets 'em down

JANUARY 2009

Jim Reader and TJ Casey are in cahoots with a duo CD coming out soon

OCTOBER 2008

Roots Music Report Charts still has TJ on the list for over 100 weeks

AUGUST 2008

From Whence They Came is now available for sale.

JULY 2008

"From Whence They Came" TJ's latest CD will be ready next month - you'll get a taste of some of the good ol' songs like Strawberry Roan, Little Joe the Wrangler, Down in the Valley, Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail and many more

JUNE 2008

over 80 weeks on the Roots Music Report Charts

MAY 2008

South Dakota Arts Council presenters select TJ to for 5 different residencies in 2008-09 season.

MARCH 2008

Giving Back Foundation helps folks out in Michigan

FEBRUARY 2008

Alaska State Council on the Arts selects TJ to work with Shishmaref School students for 2 weeks.

DECEMBER 2007

University of Idaho is awarded a scholarship from the Giving Back Foundation for their Ag program

Foundation is also able to help ranchers in the Big Timber area for their fire in November TJ presented the Crazy Mountain Stockgrowers with a check.

NOVEMBER 2007

Giving Back Foundation awards Washington State University and Montana State University scholarships for their Ag programs

OCTOBER 2007

Article written in the Agri News on working with the kids in schools

MAY 2007

Filming for Due West a National TV Show on Bresnan Communications

MARCH 2007

TJ has a sold out show at the Spaghetti Western in Genessee, Idaho

JANUARY 2007

Giving Back Foundation sends its first dollars to help the ranchers and farmers in Colorado

DECEMBER 2006

Giving Back Foundation has it's first fundraiser concert in Billings, Montana

Rhonda Stearns, Ken Overcast, Rusty Feathers, Ringling 5, Kail Mantle, Dan Miller

NOVEMBER 2006

TJ starts a new non-profit foundation with the help of the Montana Stockgrowers

and Northwest Farm Credit Services

www.ranchersandfarmers.org

OCTOBER 2006

TJ performs with Waddie Mitchell to a sold out crowd

JULY 2006

Get ready for another CD with all your old favorites

TJ shares the stage with Ty Herndon

JUNE 2006

TJ and the Rough Riders perform for the Harley Owners Group (HOG) at Billings, Montana

MAY 2006

"It's In My Blood" nominated for a Native American Grammy Award

TJ is accepted as an Artist in Residence for the Nevada Arts Council - the residency page has more information

APRIL 2006

"It's In My Blood" is still climbing the Power Source Charts now at #4.

TJ Casey and Martin Guitar Support the National Day of the Cowboy

TJ Casey and Martin Guitar & Company have teamed up to support the work of the National

Day of the Cowboy nonprofit organization. Martin has donated one of its famous “Little Martin”

LXM Series Acoustic Guitars to TJ, to be raffled for the benefit of the recently formed Cowboy

and Western heritage focused organization.

TJ, who is a multi-talented Western singer, songwriter, and Cowboy poet, is an official spokesperson

for the National Day of the Cowboy Organization. Casey also teaches Western heritage and Cowboy culture

 to young cowboys and cowgirls, helping them connect to Western roots by working with them in clinics and

teaching them how to be safe around horses. Along with the clinic, he teaches ranch roping, cattle handling,

horseshoeing, and horsemanship. With the help of several arts councils and 4-H, TJ also has the opportunity

to teach Cowboy poetry in the classroom.

For well over a century and a half, the Martin Guitar Company, which was established in 1833, has been

continuously producing acoustic instruments that are acknowledged to be the finest in the world.

Many well known Country and Western artists are on the roster of Martin & Company’s illustrious

clientele, such as Gene Autry, Michael Martin Murphy, Marty Robbins, Dwight Yoakam, Dolly Parton,

 Will Rogers and Willie Nelson, to name a few.

The First National Day of the Cowboy was proclaimed by the United States Senate as July 23, 2005.

The Second Annual National Day of the Cowboy will be July 22, 2006, once the 2006 resolution passes.

The mission of the National Day of the Cowboy Organization is to contribute to the preservation of

America’s Cowboy heritage so that the history and culture which the National Day of the Cowboy honors,

can be shared and perpetuated for the public good, through education, the arts, celebrations,

gatherings, rodeos, and community activities.

Raffle tickets for the Martin will be five dollars each and the winning ticket will, of course, be drawn

on the Second Annual National Day of the Cowboy, July 22, 2006! Tickets are available for purchase

through TJ’s website or they may be purchased directly from TJ at any of his personal appearances.

Bethany Braley
Bethany@nationaldayofthecowboy.com
www.nationaldayofthecowboy.com


MARCH 2006

For Immediate Release: “It’s In My Blood” at No.7 on Power Source Chart

(Billings, MT) Pure “D” Cowboy is going strong for TJ Casey. Soon after its release last fall, the CD

climbed to No. 6 on the Sunset Network Western Charts and a song, “Cowboy Don’t Change Your Ways,”

went to the top within three months of the release. The CD hasn’t stopped there - another song,

“It’s In My Blood,” is sitting at No. 7 on the Power Source Magazine Western/Swing Music Charts.

Power Source Magazine (www.powersourcemagazine.com), which is supplied to bookstores and

newsstands nationally and internationally, is like no other with a mix of faith, family and country and a

great resource for the world of music. The publication, based out of Nashville, Tenn., contains several

 major music charts including Christian Country, Southern Gospel, Indie Country, and Western/Swing.

It also contains album reviews, and features such artists as George Strait, Stella Parton, Randy Travis and

the legendary Johnny Cash.

“It’s In My Blood,” written by Casey in 2004, features Joseph FireCrow, a Native American Flutist

(www.josephfirecrow.com). FireCrow is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana and is a

past Grammy nominee and winner of three Native American Music Association Awards (Nammys).

The song is a reflection of how TJ feels about the country he was raised in: the Pryor and Big Horn Mountains.

His family lived and worked on a ranch where he and his siblings packed water from the spring for his Mom

to cook and do laundry. Fortunate to be taught by his Dad the Code of the West, TJ now devotes a lot of his

time to working in the schools teaching western/cowboy culture and cowboy poetry. He hopes to pass on to

future generations the strong morals and values and love for the country and customs that he knows and respects.


FEBRUARY 2006

TJ Casey - Spokesman for National Day of the Cowboy

(Billings, MT) The National Day of the Cowboy nonprofit organization is proud to announce

Montana Cowboy, TJ Casey, has signed on to be one of their official spokespersons. TJ's purpose

in supporting the organization is to encourage recognition and appreciation for all the history and

heritage the National Day of the Cowboy represents. As a touring performer in Western music and

Cowboy poetry, he is in a unique position to share information about the work of the organization

with those who support the preservation of our Western heritage. National Day of the Cowboy is July 22, 2006.

A spokesperson for the National Day of the Cowboy Foundation must be someone who believes in

the "Cowboy" way to the extent that they participate deeply and actively in some aspect of the

preservation of America's Western heritage. In addition, a spokesperson for the organization should

have a clear and accurate understanding of the history of the Cowboy resolution, a day set aside by

the United States Senate to pay homage to our Cowboy and Western heritage, as well as to honor Cowboys

 and Cowgirls, rodeo athletes, Western musicians, Cowboy poets, Western artists, ranchers, and all

others who contribute to the Cowboy and Western culture in America today.

As Bethany Braley, founder of the organization notes, "TJ is eminently suited to fill this role for us.

He has dozens of national awards for Western singing, songwriting, and Cowboy poetry, while his

entertainment travels take him from his beloved Montana all over America. The breadth of his

dedication to the preservation of our Cowboy heritage is evident in his continued involvement

in numerous other organizations which are also focused on key aspects of Western and Cowboy culture."

TJ Casey is deeply committed to supporting the work of the National Day of the Cowboy organization,

because as he says, "Our culture, heritage, and roots are important to me and I feel it's critical that

we continue to preserve the Cowboy way of life. This is a subject that I speak of daily and know

on a first-hand basis, as I've lived on ranches in Montana, Wyoming, and Oregon for most of my life."

The mission of the National Day of the Cowboy Organization is to contribute to the

preservation of America's Cowboy heritage so that the history and culture which the National

Day of the Cowboy honors, can be shared and perpetuated for the public good, through

 education, the arts, celebrations, gatherings, rodeos, and community activities.

For more information please check out www.nationaldayofthecowboy.com.

JANUARY 2006

Cowboy Don't Change Your Ways song on TJ's latest CD, Pure "D" Cowboy is sitting at
#1 on the Sunset Network Information Services Charts for Western Music Song.

The CD, Pure "D" Cowboy is at #10 for Western Music Albums.

DECEMBER 2005

TJ along with several other musicians, performed for the troops and their families at

Ft Riley, Kansas on November 29, 2005. The troops are being deployed to Iraq in December

and Best of America by Horseback has put together some great entertainment.

This Christmas special will be aired on RFD-TV on December 23 and 25, 2005.

A Big Montana Thank you goes to Tom and Pat Seay
and especially our Troops for all their hard work in keeping America Free!!!
Without our troops there would be no America.

all times mountain

December 23 - 1pm
December 23 - 9pm
December 25 - 4pm

"Best of America on Horseback!" - Christmas Musical Special Press Release

NOVEMBER 2005

TJ will be featured on a RFD-TV show.
Best of America by Horseback will feature TJ on their November 7, 2005 show at 5:30pm

RFD-TV is shown on
Dish Network channel 9409
Direct TV channel 379
and several cable networks

All times are Mountain
November 7 - 5:30PM
November 8 - 1:30AM
November 8 - 9:30AM
November 13 - 11:00AM

SEPTEMBER 2005

“Montana’s Singing Cowboy,” T.J Casey, has just released the long anticipated follow-up to his

celebrated western swing debut, Blue Montana Skies. This more traditional acoustic album,

titled Pure “D” Cowboy, is a Montana-made cowboy classic.

T.J. combines his talent as a cowboy poet, and his talent for ropin’ a wild and free melody, and

presents his fans with a dozen new songs about authentic cowboy life in the west. He single-handedly

wrote all but one song (“Old Can Man” with words by Val Prophet), and there’s not a downer in the wagon.

Pure “D” Cowboy was produced and engineered by John Westbrook of Westco Music and Sound

 (Belgrade, Montana). He is a performer in his own right (www.cowboyentertainer.com) and plays lead

and rhythm guitar, and bass on the album. It also features several other Montana musicians,

including multi-award-winning fiddle player Tim Todd, and Laura Wilson on accordion. T.J. plays rhythm

guitar and sings back-up vocals, along with vocalists Laura and Andy Wilson, and Alice Hanks

of the western duo SaddleBags.

The single from the album, “It’s In My Blood,” features special guest Joseph FireCrow,

courtesy of Makoche' Records (www.josephfirecrow.com). Native American flutist FireCrow is a

 member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana and is a past Grammy nominee and winner

of two Nammys (Native American Music Association awards). It is a seamless musical collaboration

between Cowboy and Indian.

This has been a busy year for T.J., with the release of his first video, “In America,” a new book of

cowboy poetry, A Cowboy’s Thoughts in Rhyme, and over 100 appearances throughout the country.

AUGUST 2005

Pure "D" Cowboy CD is here and available for sale - the release to radio will be in September

MAY 2005

"A Cowboy's Thoughts in Rhyme" cowboy poetry book has been released check out

 the merchandise page to purchase TJ's latest poetry book.

TJ is in the top 10 nominations for AWA Western Male Performer and Western

Swing Male Performer of the Year.

APRIL 2005

Horse Sense Show with TJ's video "In America" will be airing several times:
RFD-TV is shown on
Dish Network channel 9409
Direct TV channel 379

All times are Mountain
April 5 - 7:30pm
April 6 - 1:30am
 April 6 - 7:30am
 April 6 - 1:30pm
April 10 - 9:30pm

FEBRUARY 2005

TJ's video, "In America" is being aired again on RFD-TV. Stay tuned for the times

 that this video will be aired as part of the awesome show: Horse Sense!!!

JANUARY 2005

TJ has been accepted in to the Artists in Schools Program Talent Bank of the

Alaska State Council on the Arts. Check out the residency page for more information!!!

DECEMBER 2004

TJ CASEY TO RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO
(Billings, MT) - TJ Casey will be releasing a music video of "In America," a song off the

"Blue Montana Skies" CD. The release of the video will be seen during Horse Sense, a program

aired on RFD-TV, December 14, 2004.  Horse Sense is a series that is both educational and

entertaining for all levels of horsemen and features experts in various aspects of the horse industry.

TJ's video is a dedication to all the horse owners across America.

The producer of Horse Sense, LZ, approached TJ Casey earlier this year about producing a

 video for "In America". The majority of the video was shot, on location at Rocking Tree Ranch,

Big Timber, Montana, with the help of Mary Bennett and ranch staff, check them out at www.rockingtreeranch.com.

LZ is also the executive producer of The Cattle Show. This show is aired in the time slot before

 Horse Sense and is a half hour weekly program about ranchers and their experiences along

with products or procedures pertaining to the cattle market. Check it out on the web at www.thecattleshow.com.

So tune in and watch both The Cattle Show and Horse Sense on Tuesday, December 14, 2004

at 7:00 pm Mountain Time. TJ's video will be on RFD-TV through satellite feed of both Direct TV

and Dish Network. The Horse Sense show is titled "Horses Across America."

You can meet TJ Casey on the web and purchase a video or his latest CD, "Blue Montana Skies"

at www.tjcasey.net.  Keep an eye out for TJ's new CD, "Pure D Cowboy" coming soon.  

NOVEMBER 2004 

TJ CASEY GUEST HOST ON NATIONAL RADIO SHOW!
 
(Billings, MT) - November 17, 2004.  TJ Casey will be the guest host every other month,

starting in November 2004, on Legends and Legends in the Making with Executive Producer

and Co-Host "The Chaplain of Country Music", Doug Dugger. Along with Doug will also be

Roger Fredinburg, host of "The New Roger Fredinburg Show," a nationally broadcast show that

can be heard around the world at www.talkone.com radio.
 
Doug Dugger has recorded his own hit records like, "Deck of Cards," and "Bummin' Around."  

The Chaplain of Country Music has traveled the world booking major artists and promoting country music.

 For over 50 years, Doug Dugger has played a part in the success of the country music industry.
 
TJ Casey as the guest host on Legends and Legends in the Making is honored to interview Dan Roberts.

Dan wrote Billboard #1 "Beaches of Cheyenne". Dan is currently using his music to promote his foundation

for children at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. It is called the Refuse to Lose

Campaign and you can find more information about Dan and the campaign by logging onto

www.danroberts.net and www.refusetolose.org.

So get ready for a great hour of western music by tuning in to www.talkone.com on November 17, 2004,

Wednesday night, at 10pm Mountain Standard Time. Once you have reached the website, click on

"Listen Live to Talk One Channel One" look for the "New Roger Fredinburg Show" and Legends and Legends

in the Making then sit back and enjoy. While listening, you can call 800-850-5043 to talk to TJ, Dan, Doug or Roger.

Please do, we'd love to hear from you.

OCTOBER 2004

TJ CASEY PERFORMS FOR BLUE HIGHWAYS TV
(Billings, MT) October 19, 2004. At the request of Dan Miller, TJ Casey performed at the

Depot for "An Evening of Americana." TJ and The Rough Rider Band performed with the cameras

rolling as they played some great western, western swing and cowboy music.
TJ was honored to share the stage with the likes of Dan Miller producer of "Due West", a series

about Western spirit and lifestyle.  Stan Hitchcock, host of "Heart to Heart" and legendary country

singer-songwriter. Ronnie Reno, bluegrass musician, bandleader and host of "Reno’s Old Time Music Festival."

Other performers included Michael Jonathan, host of WoodSongs, a music and interview radio program,

and other artists from the Billings area.

The show will be aired on BlueHighways TV scheduled for cable in early 2005. This is a new network

that explores the folklore, music, traditions, destinations, festivals and artistry of America. Keep your

 ears and eyes tuned to www.tjcasey.net for more information about the release date. As soon as we

 know, we will let you know.

JUNE 2004

TJ has made it one more step with the Academy of Western Artists. He is now one of the

 Top 5 nominees for Rising Star of the Year.

MAY 2004

The Academy of Western Artists is narrowing down their list to the Top 10. TJ is still in

the running for Rising Star of the Year and Western Music Male of the Year. The awards will

take place in July at Ft Worth, TX.

APRIL 2004

TJ Casey may be "Montana's Singing Cowboy," but there are folks all across the country who

are interested in hearing his newly vintage western songs and tales of ropin' and ridin' the range.

They will be tuning in when he is featured live as the on-air guest at 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 on "

The New Roger Fredinburg Show," a nationally broadcast show that can be heard round the world

at www.talkone.com radio.

Roger Fredinburg co-hosts the show with country legend Stonewall Jackson and

"The Chaplin of Country Music," Doug Dugger. Jackson's 40-plus years in country music include

recording the first live album at the Grand Ole Opry. He's had two No. 1 country hits as well as a

crossover Top 5 single on the pop charts. Dugger's hits include "Deck of Cards" and "Bummin' Around." For
over 50 years, he has played a part in the success of the country music industry.

MARCH 2004

Nominations for 2004 Academy of Western Artists are out.
TJ would like to thank everyone for their support in everything Western.

Entertainer of the Year
Rising Star
Western Swing Male
Western Music Duo/Group
Western Music Yodeler
Western Swing Duo/Group
Western Music Male

JANUARY 2004

TJ hits the charts again, this time on the Sunset Network Information Services,

Western Music Ratings. Sunset Network is a compilation of Contemporary Western Music

played on the radio, record store sales, private sales, and other informational sources to monitor

the Western Music Movement in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

TJ's song "Trickling Water" is sitting at #5 on the Western Swing Songs top 10 as of December 20, 2003.

DECEMBER 2003

 TJ Casey will be a guest on Legends and Legends in the Making with Executive Producer

and Co-Host "The Chaplin of Country Music", Doug Dugger.  Along with Doug will also be Roger

Fredinburg, host of Radio America Show.

 Doug has recorded his own hit records like, "Deck of Cards", and "Bummin' Around",

"The Chaplin of Country Music" has traveled the world booking major artists and promoting

country music. For over 50 years, Doug Dugger has played a part in the success of the country music industry.

The music of T.J. Casey, Montana's Singing Cowboy, will hit the airwaves of International Public

Radio on Friday, December 5, 2003 at 10pm Mountain Standard Time,

with a full 1 hour interview by Doug and Roger.

OCTOBER 2003

TJ nominated for 3 categories in the Tuney Awards
Best Local CD
Best Song - Sleepin' Out Under the Stars
Best Country Act

JULY 2003

Academy of Western Artists Tips Its Hat to Cowboy Musician T.J. Casey

(BILLINGS, MONTANA) - T.J. Casey's CD "Blue Montana Skies" must have struck a chord or two

 within the Academy of Western Artists. After just eight months of national and international radio play,

Casey has received ten Will Rogers Awards nominations from the AWA.

The AWA is a group of cowboy artisans who came together to preserve, and perpetuate the traditions,

values, and heritage of the American Cowboy.  The group sponsors the annual Will Rogers Awards Show,

which gives recognition and encouragement to those individuals who are bringing the cowboy movement

in to the 21st Century. The Awards will be held in Ft. Worth, Texas at the Scott Theater on July 8, 2003.

Of his ten award nominations, which included Western Music Male Vocalist of the Year, Entertainer

of the Year and Rising Star of the Year, Casey made the top ten cut in the category, Western Music Song

of the Year for the title track on his latest CD, "Blue Montana Skies", and is one of the Top 5

Finalists for the category, Western Swing Album of the Year with "Blue Montana Skies".
It is more than appropriate that a musician like T.J. Casey is recognized by the AWA because

he truly is one of the last "singing cowboys". His broke-in boots and dusty hat are telltale signs of days

spent in the saddle, ridin' the range and ropin' the wind. Casey's simple, cowboy way of life makes for

 genuine cowboy music that touches the hearts of his fans and gives them a taste of life under the "Blue Montana Skies".

Casey makes his home near Billings, Montana and spends much of his time entertaining crowds

with his music and cowboy poetry. He provides entertainment at a number of different venues

across the United States and Canada, including rodeos, fairs, conventions, family reunions,

corporate functions, school assemblies, workshops and western events.

JUNE 2003

TJ is nominated for AWA Awards

Western Music Male, Entertainer of the Year, Western Swing Male, Western Music Album,

Rising Star, Western Music Song - Blue Montana Skies, Poetry-Male, Storyteller/humorist,

Western Swing-Album, and 3Western Swing Song - Blue Montana Skies, Turtle Dove

and Sleepin' Out Under the Stars

FEBRUARY 2003

Still on the Roots Music Report charts and holding steady

JANUARY 2003

TJ his the Roots Music Report Charts in the Roots Country Category with Blue Montana Skies in the top 25.

OCTOBER 2002

T.J. Casey's "Blue Montana Skies" hits national radio this week, October 1, 2002.

(MANHATTAN, MT) - Radio stations around the country are about to get a fresh

taste of real cowboy music.The music of T.J. Casey, Montana's Singing Cowboy,

will hit the airwaves with the debut of his latest CD, "Blue Montana Skies". This collection

of 12 songs features Casey's unique talent of capturing the laid back life of the West

through his own words and music.

Having honed his songwriting skills over the years through music and cowboy poetry, Casey

mixes his own brand of Western Swing with stories of ridin' the range and ropin' the wind. Best

known for his personal rendition of "Cowboy's Paradise", which he performed for thousands

while on the Louisiana Hayride, Casey captures that same feeling on his new CD with songs like

"Trickling Water", and the title track, "Blue Montana Skies".

As an entertainer, T.J. Casey lives the life he sings about in his songs. He's a real,

honest-to-goodness American cowboy, spending his days in the saddle and on the ranch.

 One thing's for sure... Casey is no gimmick. His boots are broke-in' his spurs are well worn

and his cowboy hat could tell a story or two.

T.J. Casey is indeed a breed of his own, and the simple cowboy life he leads makes for genuine

cowboy music that touches the hearts of his fans and gives them a taste of life under the "Blue Montana Skies".
 

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