What should you expect from a Cowboy Choir Show?

A Cowboy Choir show is a sensational experience that brings together an uncommon combination of musical elements. Their acoustic instruments lay a warm and intimate foundation, familiar to fans of folk and Americana. But contrary to many acoustic groups, Cowboy Choir perform well-known songs from their eclectic and extensive repertoire of early rock & roll, contemporary gems, jazz standards, and country-western favorites. Audiences never have trouble singing along and clapping their hands to so many of familiar tunes. 

The group is blessed with gifted lead singers, who have completed many years of vocal training. But at the apex of any Cowboy Choir show are the well-crafted harmonies that only a few can present. They take great care to make every chord ring, whether presenting their own original vocal arrangements or when paying homage to the great harmony singers of the past, including the Andrew Sisters; Crosby, Still, and Nash; the Beatles; and Peter, Paul, and Mary.

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From the 1920s to modern times, Country music has told the stories of better-days gone by; Appalachian spirituality; the cowboy life on the range; good-times at the honky-tonks; and heartbroken troubadours. Cowboy Choir will present well-known Country songs that cover a century of music, made popular by artists such as Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Dolly Parton. Even the most hard-edged city slickers will be two-steppin’ in their seats.

...and many more!
 

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For more than sixty years, rock n’ roll has dominated the American music charts. Focusing mostly on the early years of the genre, Cowboy Choir will perform acoustic versions of many of your favorite hits. As with all of their shows, Cowboy Choir will feature their well crafted-harmonies, and will pay homage to many great rock n’ roll singing groups such as The Beatles,
The Everly Brothers, The Shirelles, and The Beach Boys.

...and the list continues to grow!
 

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A mixture of well-known songs from our extensive repertoire of early rock & roll, jazz standards, classic country, and western favorites. Audiences always love singing along and clapping their hands to so many familiar tunes. We will feature our well-crafted harmonies and make every chord ring. We will present many original vocal arrangements and pay homage to the great harmony singers of the past, including the Andrew Sisters; the Everly Brothers; the Beatles; Crosby, Stills, and Nash; and Peter, Paul, and Mary.

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Cowboy Choir can perform an entire Cowboy Theme Show, featuring songs from the days of the western cattle drives to the era of the Hollywood singing cowboy. This includes many of the best remembered, traditional tunes that have been passed down through the generations or were saved by the arduous efforts of John and Alan Lomax. Also featured are Twentieth Century cowboy songs that were made famous by movie and radio legends such as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Patsy Montana. 

The show can be all music, featuring dozens of cowboy songs for your entertainment.  Also available, the show can take a fact-based, educational approach, providing background on the cowboy era, revealing the origins and importance of the songs, and comparing the musical styles of the traditional and Hollywood songs. Either way, Cowboy Choir always features their well-crafted harmonies that lead you down the trail to a great time.

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Nothing awakens the feeling of Christmas like holiday music. To bring the joy of music to your holiday event, Cowboy Choir has prepared a special concert, exclusively of holiday songs that will bring back all of your dearest memories.

Cowboy Choir’s repertoire includes seasonal favorites, such as “Silver Bells” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” and traditional Christmas carols like “Silent Night” and “The First Noel." Their performance can also include Hanukkah songs as well.

As always, Cowboy Choir will feature their perfectly arranged harmonies, accompanied by acoustic guitars and violin. They love to share the stories behind the songs and encourage the audience to sing along.

Christmas Show Testimonial:
"... the residents have not stopped talking about the performance last night. A few even emailed our executive director to tell her how much they enjoyed the show (12-18-2015)."

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MEET THE BAND

Carolyn Broquet:
Her day job is an Emmy award winning television editor, but Carolyn Broquet has entertained Open mic audiences at Davenports with Broadway numbers and selections from the American songbook. A vocal student at Old Town School for fifteen years, she has sung with the bands, "Higher Choir" and "Dukes of Yore", dipping into Motown and R&B, but now turns her talents to the guitar and the crowd-pleasing harmonies of "Cowboy Choir", with tunes ranging from Patsy Cline to James Taylor to Fleet Foxes.

Sandra Pillar:
Sandra grew up in a musical family and learned to sing harmony from the Methodist hymnal. Vocal lessons at the Old Town School of Folk Music encouraged her to pursue solo singing. In addition to her stellar voice, Sandra also plays the violin which she rediscovered as an adult when the Chicago Temple formed a string group. You might even catch her playing guitar on a couple of Cowboy Choir tunes. She is formerly a member of The Spanktones.

Andy Burnett:
While growing up in Ohio, Andy started off playing saxophone. After moving to Champaign, Illinois, he began playing electric bass with the group Projectronics. Andy’s fretted, acoustic bass provides a rich, full tone that perfectly complements Cowboy Choir's acoustic guitars.

David Rowley:
While growing up in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, holidays for David had an uncommonly old-fashioned feel; his mother and aunt would entertain the family by singing jazz standards from the 1930’s and 1940’s in close harmony. His interest in folk music was sparked through his father’s record albums, and he began playing the songs on piano and guitar. David studied the structure of barbershop harmonies while a member of the Shoreliners Chorus. As a student at the Old Town School of Folk Music, he contributed several vocal arrangements to the Doo Wop Ensemble. David is Cowboy Choir's music director and contributes tight vocal arrangements to the group's repertoire.