Sam DeLeeuw, Bill Barwick, Saddle Strings and many others. His
first solo performance was in January in Tooele, Utah at the Singer
and Songwriter Series. He was
ten years old and received his first
standing ovation of around 300
people.
This past Memorial Day weekend
was spent in Utah with his family for The Legend of Antelope
Island and Cowboy Poetry Gathering. He and his family camped
for four days and he performed
nine times. He said that was…
“one of the [most fun] times” he’s
had, which included being taught
to drive a wagon team by fellow
cowboy poet, Paul Bliss. The spotlight that weekend was shared
with the celebration of his sister,
Austin’s, graduation from Evanston High School.
In June, the Elmer family helped
raise money for the Evanston Rodeo Series by organizing the First
Annual Southwest Wyoming
Cowboy Poetry and Western
Music Festival at the wonderful
Historic Evanston Railyard and
Roundhouse. Twenty-one performers participated – the second
annual event is in the works for
next year…(perhaps you’d like to
include it in your schedule!)
In 2014, Thatch released his first
CD, The First Go Round, availa