 Wylie and the Wild West'Ladies and gentlemen--The Lash LaRue of the leather bass, The Rastamon* of Rock-'n'-Rowel, the Yo-Yo Ma of the Yodel--our one-'n'-only Cowpoke Gumby!--Wylie Gustafson!" *(means Rastafarian man) A toast to Wylie Gustafson at the 2008 National Wylie Gustafson's wild blend of western swing, classic country, cowboy, and folk music - served up with a healthy helping of his infectious energy - gets the crowd moving every time. Billboard Magazine declared, "When Wylie & the Wild West play, folks get up and dance!" From festivals to state fairs, bars to barn dances, performing art centers to symphony halls the sentiment rings true. Wylie defines his music as, "A hybrid that tends to defy a simple classification. I know that the young urban crowds in Seattle appreciate us as much as the working cowboys do. Our music is not limited to one type of listener." Wylie equates to boundless energy! Between training world-class quarter horses with his wife Kimberly at the Cross Three Ranch; writing music; touring with Wylie and the Wild West; or collaborating with Paul Zarzyski on their newest project, the Spur Wild! Tour (promoted exclusively through Code of the West Entertainment), Wylie is the consummate real-deal cowboy who has claimed the hearts of fans.
Wylie has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry more than 45 times, and performed at prestigious venues and events such as Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA; The Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada; Houston Rodeo & Livestock Show, Houston, Texas; the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; the Lincoln Center, New York, NY; Merlefest, Wilkesboro, NC; Saddle Up!, Pigeon Forge, TN; The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, NV; the National Folk Festival, Richmond, VA.; and the Pendleton Round-Up, OR. He has also commanded the stage at state fairs in Alaska, California, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington. Wylie has earned an international reputation not only through his recordings, but also from his appearances at Japan's Country Gold Festival, three Australian tours, and a seven-week residency at Euro Disney.
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With his latest book including an instructional CD,
How to Yodel: Lessons To
Tickle Your Tonsils (2007); his newest CDs Christmas for Cowboys (Dec 2007) and
Bucking Horse Moon (Feb 2007) and his ever-increasing media profile – including
feature spreads in everything from The Seattle Times to Western Horseman
and
broadcast gigs on National Public Radio – Wylie & the Wild West is bringing its
rollicking sound to new audiences worldwide. In fact, his voice has already
echoed in millions of homes as the prominent yodel in the Yahoo.com advertising
campaign.
All of Wylie's music is dashed off with a hardy dose of trail dust from his home
base near Dusty, Wash. (population 11). To him, the ranch and the recording
studio are inseparable. "The connection between my ranch life and my music is
extremely close," he says. "Most of my songs reflect the great wide open where I
live and punch cattle. I believe in creating a song that inspires the
listener... either lyrically or rhythmically. It is also important that I offer
something that takes traditional ideas and bends them into a new direction."
