Buckaroogirl

Buckaroogirl. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Line On Agriculture.

In 1964 I saw the Beatles performing on the Ed Sullivan show and knew that at some point in my life I wanted to do that. Over the years I have played guitar and keyboards in many bands but always as a side job. Adrian Brannan, affectionately known as Buckaroogirl, at the tender age of 14 heard fame knocking on the door.

BRANNAN: I’ve always been a super loud, happy person. (laughs) And I’ve basically just always made a lot of noise. (laughs) And I had written a couple of songs just for fun and taught myself how to play the guitar just kind of for fun and my family was like; “Hey, there’s an open mic here. You should go sing your songs.”

That got the attention of nationally acclaimed cowboy singer, Dave Stamey and a husband & wife venture capitalist team who all thought there was something in this young singer.

BRANNAN: I had great help along the way from the start. From that day I was really good friends with Dave Stamey, Belinda Gail and Curly, Waddie Mitchell, those kinds of folks have been just always like right there with me through the whole way and it kind of snowballed from there honestly.

That was 6 years ago and now this talented young lady has made a huge inroad in the world of cowboy singing and poetry that for many years has been the playground of a crusty, yet lovable older generation.

BRANNAN: Growing up in the cowboy poetry world I’ve always had an appreciation for history, for the past and what the last generation has to teach us but the thing about the cowboy poetry music world is that there has to be somebody to pass it on to. My goal has been to bring young people to the cowboy poetry world because when this last generation of folk singers and storytellers are gone, who’s going to carry on this art.

Adrian will be appearing at this year’s Spirit of the West Festival in Ellensburg, February 16th - 19th.

BRANNAN: I want to make cowboy music cool again. I really do. I’ve talked to kind of the last generation of people, even here in Chico, people know who Ramblin’ Jack Elliot is and they know who Ian and Sylvia were. People loved cowboy music not too long ago as a very popular music genre and I really believe that there is a place in the music world for it.

(Adrian music)

That’s today’s Line On Agriculture. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network. 

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