Western Heritage Celebration 6/23/12

Janice and Carol Markstrom, after The Western Heritage Celebration in Casa Grande, AZ

Jon Messenger gave a great concert at The Western Heritage Celebration. Carol, Will and I had fun sharing a few songs beforehand, with Carol getting the honor to actually open for Jon. Way  to go Carol! Good times, good friends, good music

 8/5-8/11...Stonehouse Trails: LIVE MUSIC all week long ~ Reserve, New Mexico
7/12..........Out West Wellness:  Equine & Music Therapy  ~  Western Colorado
 7/3-7/31...Circle K Ranch: LIVE MUSIC all month long ~Delores, Colorado
 6/23/12...Western Heritage Celebration 6pm ~ Casa Grande, AZ
 5/20/12.. The Adobe Cafe  Dinner Time Music 6:30 - 8:30pm ~ Reserve, New Mexico
5/2/12.....Empire Ranch Event ~ Legacy Day: LIVE MUSIC  @ lunchtime bbq ~`Sonoita, AZ
 4/7/12.....Empire Ranch  Event ~ TRAIL RIDE and LIVE MUSIC @ the Cowboy Cook-Out ~*Open to   the Public ~ Sonoita, AZ (*Contact www.empireranchfoundation.org for details)
 3/31/12......Sharing my music@ Equine Voices 8th annual"A Very Special Horse Event" at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park 11:30am -3:30pm ~ Open to the Public
 3/25/12.....W.M.A. "Round Robin" Music & Meeting @ Old Tucson, AZ ~2 to 5pm ~ Open to the Public 
3/13/12.....Bandit Outfitters' Cowboy Cook-Out LIVE MUSIC for T.E.P.'s Safety Dept. ~ Vail,AZ
3/2/12.......Singing @ White Stallion Ranch for the SpiritDance Retreat Celebration ~ Tucson,AZ
 2/26/12.....W.M.A. "Round Robin" Music & Meeting @ Old Tucson, AZ2/25/12.....
2/25/12...Singing @ Equine Voices Horse Rescue Sanctuary for the Foal's Graduation ~Amado,AZ
 2/24/12..... Cowboy Music @ The Forum's Happy Hour  ~ Tucson, AZ
 2/18/12.....Bandit Outfitters' Cowboy Cook-Out  LIVE MUSIC~ Vail, AZ
 2/11/12.....Bandit Outfitters' Sweetheart Dinner LIVE MUSIC & Sing a Long ~ Vail, 2/4/12........Cochise Poetry & Music Gathering - Singing at  "Open Sessions" in Sierra Vista, AZ

Music to Motivate Children... To Help the Rescue Horses 5/12

Janice sings for Anna Coleman's 3rd grade class at Elgin School

Anna Coleman's class is going to adopt  Horse n' Around Rescue Ranch next fall when they do a Horse Rescue Unit Study that Janice is developing (Janice with Anna Coleman)

Singing at The Adobe Cafe 5/20/12

Saying goodbye to Karin the manager the next morning 

5/21/12

Kevin & I after the show

My  "horsey friends" from Reserve, NM

New friends from my brother's parish came to enjoy the food and music

"Tonight Cowboy You're Mine" by Joey and Rory

A cowboy shared this song with me and told me "I want this sung at my wedding---but I gotta get a girlfriend first!" Well cowboy, that's usually how it works---bless your heart! Cowboy's gotta have a dream... 
Beautiful song. I love singing it

"From The Heart" by Janice Deardorff

                            I love horses, so I suppose it was natural for me to be drawn to want to help rescue horses. I saw  a video of an abused horse and the transformation a little love and care can make. That video inspired this song: "From the heart I come and I'm only one, but it takes only one to make a difference..."