Cowpokes and Clowns proudly presents:
Susie Knight
Western Wordsmith
Cowboy Poet, Singer, Songwriter
LOOK FOR Susie Knight's poem, "The May's S Bar S", to be published in the May/June issue of Colorado Life Magazine! visit: www.coloradolifemagazine.com
ANNOUNCING!!! WESTERN WORDSMITH
Susie Knight's debut album in the Western Music Assn.
Currently, Western Wordsmith is listed as #4 on the Western Music Assn's charts for Top 10 Cowboy Poetry CD's per the Spring 2012 issue of the Western Way magazine...and has remained on this Top 10 list since January 2011!!!
The WMA's 2011 annual tally placed Western Wordsmith #2 in the Top 30 List for Cowboy Poetry CD's. Also, Susie Knight placed #4 on the Top 30 List for Cowboy Poets most played on Western Music radio stations in 2011.
(For more info on this album. scroll down to the middle of this page.)
Susie's upcoming cowboy music and poetry performances include:
July 28, 2012 -- Florissant Heritage Days, Florissant, Colorado
August 9-11, 2012 -- Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering, Prescott, Arizona
August 17, 2012 -- Mountain Area Music Assn. Concert, Woodland Park, Colorado
October 4-6, 2012 -- Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Durango, Colorado
visit: www.durangocowboypoetrygathering.org
October 10, 2012 -- Young At Heart Seniors' Club, Broomfield, Colorado
October 17-20,2012 -- 2nd NILE Cowboy Code Gathering, Billings, MT
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Susie Knight has been writing cowboy songs and poetry since age 15. True-life experiences are her source for story-like cowboy poetry and western songs. Inspired by rodeo legend, Chris LeDoux, Susie's style captures a woman's perspective on rodeo, ranch life, and horses.
Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Susie Knight was a "cowgirl" from age three when she rode a pony for the first time at a Wisconsin dude ranch. Her birthday wishes to own a horse finally came true when she turned 15. For the next 30 years, she owned AQHA horses, was privately trained in Western riding and Dressage for over 15 years, competed in horse shows & rodeos, and enjoyed trail riding. She's worked on ranches as a wrangler, horse trainer, ranch hand, and trail guide in Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Colorado. Currently, she schools horses for private owners near Denver, Colorado, lends a hand with a neighbor's cattle in the summers, and is the Kids' Camp Instructor for the Bear Creek Stables in Morrison, Colorado.
Audiences have enjoyed Susie Knight's original western music and poetry at the following venues:
April, '12 -- Florissant Public Library, Florissant, Colorado
March, '12 -- Silver Spur Western Gathering, Airway Heights, Washington
November, '11 -- Western Music Assn's Showcase (Open Mic Sessions), Albuquerque, New Mexico
October, '11 -- NILE Cowboy Cowboy Code Western Expo, Billings, Montana
October, '11 --Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Open Mic Sessions), Valentine, Nebraska
October, '11 -- Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Open Mic Sessions), Durango, CO
September, '11 -- Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering, Prescott, AZ
August, '11 -- National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo, Kanab, UT
February, '11 -- Ft. Lupton Public & School Library, Ft. Lupton, CO
January, '11 -- Colorado Cowboy Gathering, Denver, CO
November, '10 & '11-- Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Grand Junction, CO
September '10 -- National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo, Montrose, CO
August '10 -- Routt County Fair, Hayden, CO
April '09 & '10 -- 2nd Bunkhouse Bull Session, Hayden, CO
April '10 & '11-- Columbia River Cowboy Gathering, Kennewick, WA
March '10 -- 6th Lee Earl Memorial Scholarship Cowboy Gathering, Lewiston, ID
Jan '10 -- National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Open Mic Sessions), Elko, NV
Dec '09 -- Ft. Lupton Seniors' Club, Ft. Lupton, CO
Sept '09 -- Happy Trails Chuckwagon Dinner Show, Breckenridge, CO
July '09 & '10 -- Florissant Heritage Days, Florissant, CO
July '09 -- Mountain Accoustic Music Assn. Concert, Woodland Park, CO
April '09 -- Routt County Cattle Womens' Assn., Steamboat Springs, CO
April '09 -- Florissant Library's Poetry Month, Florissant, CO
Nov. '08 -- Ridin' For The Brand Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Moorcroft, WY
Summers '07 & '08 -- High Meadows Ranch, Oak Creek, CO
May '06 -- Annual Sombrero Ranch Horse Drive, Craig, CO
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LISTEN TO WHAT THEY'RE SAYIN'...
Yer the real thing, Darlin'!
~Baxter Black, acclaimed Cowboy Poet (July 2011)
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Dear Susie,
Thank you for coming to the Ft. Lupton Public & School Library and sharing your cowboy poetry and music.
Your enthusiasm for performing and attention to the audience is a rare quality. You are a "professional" in
every sense of the word.
~Linda Chandler (Adult Outreach Librarian) & Janice Fisher-Giles (Library Director ) (March 2011)
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Susie:
What a joy to work with you in Colorado! You dazzled them at the 2011 Colorado Cowboy Gathering
...and you shine when you work with classrooms! The energy level goes up and the kids just love you!
~Doris Daley, Multiple award-winning cowboy poetess from Alberta, Canada (January 2011)
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Susie Knight is a fantastic performer. GREAT audience connection and a ball of fire! She's a terrific poet
and a darn good singer and player too.
~Liz Masterson, 30-year western music & mulitple award-winning entertainer, Co-coordinator for the
2011 Colorado Cowboy Gathering, Denver, CO
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Susie:
You took Kennewick by storm! Good job! It makes me feel good that someone I recommended
does such an outstanding job as both performing artist and top hand!
~Smoke Wade, Co-coordinator for the 7th Columbia River Cowboy Gathering (April 2010)
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Dear Susie:
Thank you for your participation in the Florissant Heritage Day. Your poems and songs were a
big hit and made our event very successful. Many people commented on how much they enjoyed
your entertainment. We hope you will be interested in coming again next year!
~Master and Secretary of the Florissant Grange #420, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Caldwell (Aug. 3, 2009)
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Dear Susie:
Those of us at the Routt County Fair and 4H want to thank you for joining us for the 1st Annual
Bunkhouse Bull Session in Hayden, Colorado. Your Cowgirl Poetry performance and children's
entertainment helped make our event a huge success! You're first on my list for "Cowboy Poets"!
~Don Hayes, Coordinator/Bunkhouse Bull Session (April 2009)
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Here it is, Folks!
The release of Susie Knight's new album,
Western Wordsmith!!!
An all-original collection of
Susie Knight's BEST and MOST REQUESTED
Cowboy Poetry and Music!
Currently ranked #2 and remaining in the Top 10 Cowboy Poetry CD Charts
for Western Music Assn. (since January/2011)
Ranked #3 on the Top 10 Western Albums Charts
for the Academy of Western Artists (In March/April/2011)
To order your personalized autograph copy:
Send $15.00 (postage paid) to:
Susie Knight, 7377 S. Brook Forest Rd., Evergreen, CO 80439
Featuring the following songs. . .
Gotta Rodeo (Written to rev up the crowd at a rodeo!)
I Like Them Cowboys ('Nuff said!)
Clown of Tonight's Rodeo (Dedicated to those cowboys who risk their lives each rodeo)
Calf-Ropin' Son-of-a-Gun (Susie's favorite event at the rodeo!)
Dakota at Night (Written to remember her life on the Circle M Ranch in South Dakota)
Down This Road Again (A love song to the cowboy of her dreams)
and these exceptional cowboy poems . . .
Grandma (Written for all grandmas, mothers, and wives devoted to their ranching lifestyles.)
A Real Cowgirl (A tribute to all cowgirls...even those who may not always wear a hat!)
My Western Man (True story of how Susie met her husband in the grocery store!)
B Western Trivia (Audience participation!)
The Need to Dance (Uh, oh! The dance floor is no place for fisticuffs!)
Ode to Frosty (The best therapist is her saddle horse.)
Rodeo Ridin' Days (Written from a mother's perspective to her aging, bronc ridin' son.)
Ol' Rose (A memory of a ranch woman from Mud Butte, SD.)
Pep Talk (Good advice to all heart-broken gals wounded by Mr. Wrong!)
Mustang Man (A glimpse into a Colorado mustanger's memory.)
The Visit (Farewell to the cowboy she loved.)
To read Rick Huff's review of Susie Knight's Western Wordsmith at www.cowboypoetry.com
click on this link:
http://cowboypoetry.com/rickhuffreviews5.htm#sk
To read one of Susie Knight's newest original cowboy poems entitled "Memories of Doris",
click here:
http://cowboypoetry.com/susieknight.htm
To hear soundbytes and/or to order, click here:
http://cdbaby.com/susieknight
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| September, 2011 --Pausing along a Colorado trail (Photo by Kevin Stevenson) |
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A Real Cowgirl
By Susie Knight
4-12-08
We were celebratin’ cowboys; it was like a Western fest.
The whole town came to gather to meet-n-greet each guest.
Now, most men in attendance were ‘neath a cowboy hat.
And no one thought much of it cuz ‘twas the fest for that.
But in the crowd among us a hat crowned one in curls.
There was no denying ‘twas worn by a cowgirl!
I greeted her a-smilin’ and said, “I like yer hat!”
But ‘stead of being cordial, she hissed just like a cat!
Then her posture changed a-sudden; she grew an inch or two!
She stuck her finger at me sayin’, “I’ve got news for you!”
“I’m a real cowgirl! Not a wanna-be! No how!”
My eyes grew wider as she barked, “I own a herd of cows!”
She spent the next ten minutes ascertaining that it’s true.
Yep! She’s a real cowgirl! And her cows vouch for her too!
I kept a smile on my face just nodding right along,
hopin’ she’d come up for air, then the band broke into song.
My toes, they got to tappin’, so I smiled at her and said,
“It’s been a thrill to meet ya! Keep that Stetson on yer head!”
Then, I grabbed the nearest cowboy, and he twirled me ‘round the floor.
I forgot about “Miss Cowgirl” as we two-stepped out the door.
The next day, I remembered the comments that she said,
and her bitter disposition. I just had to shake my head.
Cuz I know a lot of ladies, and they’re cowgirls sure enough.
And none of them own cattle, but they’re talented and tough.
Some barrel race in rodeos. Some take out trail rides.
Some help fix fence and put up hay. Some act as hunting guides.
Some are Roman riders. Some can spin the “Wedding Ring”.
Some can strum a fine guit-fiddle and can yodel when they sing!
Some drive a team of Belgians harnessed to a sleigh.
Some hammer shoes to fit and wrestle horses’ feet all day.
Some run the gate, some vaccinate. They all can bake and sew.
Though most of them don’t wear a hat, they’re true as cowgirls go.
So, I chuckle when remembrin’ the hat that covered curls.
Bet she’s still convincin’ all her cows that she’s a real cowgirl!
(Copyright 2010)
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| July, 2011 --Photo by Stephanie Owen/Crazy Dog Photography |
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