Ollie Reed of Corrales, Melody Groves of Albuquerque, and Carol Potenza of Las Cruces will represent the Western Writers of America.Ī New Mexico journalist since 1976, Reed worked as a reporter for The Albuquerque Tribune for more than 31 years and is now a staff writer for the Albuquerque Journal. A square dancing demonstration by Live Lively in the Courtyard takes place each day at 2:30 p.m. Other demonstrations include blacksmithing, weaving, wool spinning, quilting and woodcarving.

Two new demonstrations this year are rawhide braiding and arrowhead making. A master of several musical instruments, Hausman tours throughout the west and has performed four times in Scotland.Īnother addition to Cowboy Days this year are the Muletones, an old-time string band, headquartered along the sparsely populated line between Hudspeth County, Texas, and Otero County, New Mexico. Offering a mix of antique fiddle tunes and folk songs of indeterminate origin, as well as early country and bluegrass selections rendered in old-time string band fashion, the Muletones deploy the standard combination of fiddle, claw hammer-style banjo, and acoustic guitar, while also believing firmly the old adage 'there's always room for cello.'

He is a singer songwriter of cowboy tales and western lore that reflect his experience with ranching, the influence of American Indian and Hispanic cultures, and the rural environment of the American West. Sid Hausman of Santa Fe headlines the musical performances this year.

The entertaining show features cowboy stories, trivia, poetry and a brief melodrama. The museum’s theatre troupe will perform “How the West was Done,” twice each day (12 noon to 12:45 p.m.

Carol potenza