Almeda Bradshaw
ALMEDA - THE TEACHER
A multi-instrumentalist, Almeda studied violin, cello and piano through college, has a BA in Elementary Education and is self-taught on the guitar, mandolin and banjo She has taught dozens of students of all ages to play stringed instruments through her former studio, A ROOM FOR MUSIC, in Big Sandy, MT A former school teacher and member of Humanities Montana, Almeda presents a variety of programs featuring the history of cowboy songs and women in country music. With images, narration and music, Almeda's "edu-tainment" is truly fun and informative giving audiences of all ages new insight into the stories behind the songs and lives of those who wrote and sang them along with the historical context from which they came to be. Each stand-alone show is approximately ONE HOUR long. Two programs can be combined, including an intermission. The series work best in chronological order, but can be combined however desired. |
AboutAlmeda is an engaging entertainer sharing the west from the heart of a western woman. Her clear alto voice lends nuance to the stories in her songs. Whether spoken or sustained, with gusto or gentle grit, Almeda's singing and narration captures folks of all ages, as does her flat pick guitar playing. With a compelling stage presence of wit and charm, history and trivia, humor and a humble spirit, Almeda knows she's but a vessel for the songs she delivers and her repeated invitations to perform is testimony to the quality she brings to her shows. ALMEDA - THE PERFORMER
One of Montana’s talented Western entertainers, Almeda’s love and appreciation for the cowboy way comes through in heartfelt expressions of the west. Her clear vocals, compelling stage presence and accomplished musicianship guaranteed this artist to be an audience favorite. Almeda raised her family in north central Montana along with showing performance horses, finishing hogs, running 150 mother cows and operating a seed and feed business. She and her husband, former Marlboro Man, Merritt Bradshaw, now live on the Yellowstone River in Huntley, Montana where he trains rope horses and she manages everything else! ALMEDA - THE WRITER
Almeda has written poetry, journals and songs since her teen years and has been performing at cowboy gatherings throughout the west for over two decades. She has produced the following original works: VOICES FROM THE RANGE: Almeda Sings the Poetry of Rhoda Sivell (2010) A WAY OF HEART: The Big Sandy Years (2010) LOVERS, WIVES & MOTHERS: A Western Woman's Voice (2015) TRIBUTE (2017) BRISKLY VENTURE, BRISKLY ROAM: The Ballad of Yellowstone Kelly (2018) BETWEEN A HORSE AND ME (2021) A WESTERN TESTIMONY (Scheduled for future release) |
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Women in Country Music series:
THE IMPORTANCE OF HER VOICE: Song in the Lives of Mountain Women INTO THE SUNSET: The Forgotten Cowgirl Singers HOMES & HONKY TONKS: Post-WWII Women in Country Music YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH: The Feminist Backlash of the 60s |
Other topics:
SONGS OF THE COWBOY: Romance and Reality EARLY COUNTRY ICONS: The Carters, Jimmy and Chet |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2017 ACADEMY OF WESTERN ARTISTS - WESTERN FEMALE PERFORMER NOMINATION 2017 INTERNATIONAL WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION - SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINATION: Larry Dever Did 2017 IWMA - #2 & #4 TOP TEN SONG Cowboy, Larry Dever Did 2017 AWA - ALBUM OF THE YEAR NOMINATION: Lovers, Wives & Mothers: A Western Woman’s Voice 2016 IWMA - SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINATION: Heavenly Here with You 2016 COLUMBIA RIVER COWBOY GATHERING - COWBOY IDOL WINNER 2016 IWMA - #2 ALBUM – Lovers, Wives & Mothers 2016 IWMA - #2 & #6 TOP TEN SONG - Heavenly Here with You, Colors in the Rain 2016 WWA - SPUR AWARD FINALIST - Parker Eyes of Blues 2015 IWMA - PROFESSIONAL DIVISION CHAMPION - Western Wordsmith Poetry Jackpot 2012 AWA NOMINATION - POETRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR - A Way of Heart 2011 IWMA - TOP 20 ALBUM - Voices From The Range 2011 RISING STAR FINALIST - Kamloops Cowboy Festival, Kamloops, BC 2011 2ND PLACE SERIOUS POET- National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo, Kanab, UT 2010 LEE EARL MEMORIAL COWBOY GATHERING - PEOPLE'S CHOICE MUSICIAN 2010 JOW BAKER'S BACK FORTY RADIO - TOP 20 ALBUM - Voices from the Range 2010 MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO - BEST SONG OF 2010 - The Range Call 2009 NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY RODEO - TOP ROOKIE |
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