KELSEYVILLE >> Dave Stamey, nationally acclaimed cowboy singer, returns by popular demand to entertain at the Kelseyville Pear Festival Kickoff evening, Friday, Sept. 23. Stamey has been a cowboy, a mule packer, a dude wrangler, and is now one of the most popular Western entertainers working today.
He will be inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame at the Western Music Association Award Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico in November.
Stamey has been bucked off and stomped by many horses. He has been stepped on by mules and dragged around branding pens by cattle of many sizes. He’s ridden in the rain, in the snow, in the rain some more, in pretty nasty heat, and in feedlot pens where the air was thick and decidedly fragrant. He’s even wrangled dudes.
He is an entertainer now, and makes his living inflicting himself upon innocent people at music festivals, agricultural banquets and backyard barbecues. He’s delighted audiences in twenty three states and finds that he prefers this to being stomped by angry horses.
Stamey enjoys small venues and this one is a one-of-a-kind experience that the Pear Festival team delights in providing.
A reception in the Wildhurst Tasting Room Courtyard opens at 5 p.m. with a complimentary glass of wine, appetizers, and music by local performer David Neft. A barbecue dinner is served under the stars, followed by a short recognition program of the Festival sponsors and an auction of the original oil painting created by Carolyn Morris. Her artwork is the basis of this year’s rack card and publicity. Stamey’s concert tops the evening.
The all-inclusive ticket cost is $50 per person. Tickets are still available at the Wildhurst Tasting Room or call 707-279-4302 to provide a credit card and number to have your tickets placed in will-call.
