Live Music in Ramsey Canyon!
Saturday, February 4, and Sunday, February 5
Eric Shaffer & Loren Dircks of The Other Troublemakers
Eric Schaffer has been recognized as one of Southern Arizona’s favorite singer/songwriters, having been
a finalist in the Great American Song Contest, the Passport To Nashville songwriting contest, a 3-time
Tucson Folk Festival songwriting competition finalist and the winner of the 2022 Tumbleweed Music
Festival songwriting contest. With a writing style heavily influenced by the great singer/songwriters of
the 60’s and 70’s and a voice that has been compared to Kris Kristofferson and Steve Earle, his songs are
sometimes sweet, sometimes melancholy, sometimes funny, and always well crafted. Eric has
performed throughout the US and has opened shows for Clint Black, Blackberry Smoke, Marc Cohn,
Lonestar and Darden Smith.
Loren Dircks is well-known as one of Arizona’s most accomplished guitar pickers. He was the front man
and lead guitarist for the band Gila Bend when they pioneered “country-punk” in the ’90s and continues
to play everything from jazz to folk to punk and country. Aside from his work with Eric and The Other
Troublemakers, Loren still performs with Gila Bend and his new project, The Classless Chaps.
Doors open at 1 p.m., performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Reservations are preferred; however, walk-ins
will be seated if space permits.
The Arizona Folklore Preserve is located at 56 E. Folklore Trail in Hereford. Make reservations at
www.arizonafolklore.com .

Live Music in Ramsey Canyon!
Saturday, February 11, and Sunday, February 12
Juni Fisher
Juni Fisher was raised in a San Joaquin Valley, California, farming family and was active in 4-H and FFA.
While studying Equine Science at the College of the Sequoias she rode horses for customers and was
captain of the college horse show team. She rode sale pens for extra money at a local livestock sale and
earned honors at Intercollegiate and Quarter Horse shows. During college she began singing big band
standards in a dance orchestra to pay for horse show entries.
Fisher continued her career with horses, training cow horses, preparing snaffle bitters, hackamore and
bridle horses, yet managed to fit in plenty of music around a demanding schedule. If there was a
campfire gathering with music, Juni was there with her guitar. In 1984 she moved to Santa Ynez,
California, to train cutting horses. A Santa Ynez area band asked her to play rhythm guitar and sing with
them, and in time she was playing L.A. area clubs with a country dance band that also played western
and cowboy music. Fisher shifted to music full-time in 2003 and is now the most awarded female
performer in western music.
Doors open at 1 p.m., performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Reservations are preferred; however, walk-ins
will be seated if space permits.?
The Arizona Folklore Preserve is located at 56 E. Folklore Trail in Hereford. Make reservations at
www.arizonafolklore.com

Live Music in Ramsey Canyon!
Saturday, February 18, and Sunday, February 19
Dan McCorison
Dan McCorison cut his teeth in the thriving folk music scene of his hometown, Denver, Colorado. During
his high school years his family moved first to Detroit and then on to North Carolina which allowed him
to experience firsthand some of the great roots of American music. Shortly after college Dan returned to
his native Colorado where he and a couple of new friends formed his first band, Dusty Drapes and the
Dusters. Known for sure fire country music and Western swing, The Dusters were soon touring,
headlining packed shows and opening for the likes of Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Flatt and Scruggs
and Linda Ronstadt. Along the way, Dan was discovered by Chris Hillman of The Byrds and Flying Burrito
Brothers. Shortly after leaving the Dusters, Chris arranged for Dan to be signed to MCA Records and
produced the resulting album featuring Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band. Dan’s trail finally led him to Nashville
where he lived for twenty years writing and recording with some of the finest writers and musicians in
country music. He has played all around the USA as well as in Japan, Australia, and Europe. He is a proud
member of the International Western Music Association and the Pro Cowboy Country Artists
Association.
Doors open at 1 p.m., performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Reservations are preferred; however, walk-ins
will be seated if space permits.
The Arizona Folklore Preserve is located at 56 E. Folklore Trail in Hereford. Make reservations at
www.arizonafolklore.com

Live Music in Ramsey Canyon!
Saturday, February 25, and Sunday, February 26
Randy Huston
Singer, songwriter, cowboy — Randy Huston writes and sings about the modern-day lifestyle of the
cowboy. He is a fourth-generation livestock producer and partners with his father on their ranch in New
Mexico. He started breaking horses for wages at the age of 14 and spent many years in rodeo arenas
through high school and college. He’s written some of the most widely recognized contemporary
cowboy music, and his songs have been recorded by some of the “stars” of this genre. Huston was voted
one of the top five male entertainers in 2007 by the Academy of Western Artists and was 2010 Academy
of Western Artists male vocalist of the year. In 2022 he was honored as Male Performer of the Year by
the International Western Music Association. He is also a multiple Wrangler Award Recipient.
Doors open at 1 p.m., performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Reservations are preferred; however, walk-ins
will be seated if space permits.
The Arizona Folklore Preserve is located at 56 E. Folklore Trail in Hereford. Make reservations at
www.arizonafolklore.com .