R.W.
Hampton
PO Box 150 Cimarron, NM 87714
505-483-0042 office or 505-483-0044 fax
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Lisa’s E – News February 2004
Where did my month go? I know it is supposed to be a short one
– but this time it flew by!
Hope all is well in your world and that the winter is treating
you right – for us that would be some deep snow to
melt into the dry ground and very little wind!
Just a Review
R.W. spent a good portion of January on the road in Elko, Nevada
and Enid, Oklahoma. I can’t tell you how
pleased we were with the response to our January e-news with
the schedule enclosed. R.W. did 4 nights in
Enid and performed for sold-out audiences at each event! The
Cowboy Gospel Service that was held at the
Winter Livestock Facility seated about 330 people. We were told
when all was said and done they had over
440 people in that room and they raised over $3,000 towards
R.W.’s medical costs.
The event at the Enid Symphony Hall was equally successful with
a sold-out crowd 2 weeks in advance. The
concert was moved into the formal Hall which added a lot more
seats and they proceeded to sell it out again! I
guess you folks that didn’t get in will have to find a
way to have R.W. back in your area again real soon.
From Enid R.W. went to Elko, Nevada for the 20th Anniversary
of the Western Folklife Center’s Cowboy Poetry
Festival. He was invited to perform with Ian Tyson on three
shows and also joined Michael Martin Murphy for
his Friday night show. If you weren’t able to catch R.W.
at any of those don’t worry, we had a film crew there
working on a project that we hope will bring R.W. into your
living room in the near future. And yes, for those of
you who were at the silent auction, that very large painting
artist Willie Mathews donated is of R.W. and was
done at the same time as the Troubadour album cover.
If you thought about heading to NM for the Valentine’s
Day sleigh ride and concert but didn’t – well you
missed
out! Missed out on a great steak dinner, a beautiful starry
night, and a very personable 2 hour concert of every
R.W. song you could request! For those of us there, it was a
night we all will remember. Thanks R.W..
Troubadour
If you haven’t gotten R.W.’s 8th album, Troubadour
yet, you are one of the few. We sold out our first pressing
with amazing speed in December and January didn’t slow
down at all. The reviews are starting to come out in
the magazines and so far they are glowing! We shipped a small
boatload to the radio stations that are known
to play Cowboy Music, so give your local DJ a call and request
that favorite song.
I announced last month, Troubadour received nominations for
the National Western Heritage Wrangler
Award. We are saddened to announce that Troubadour was not chosen
as one of the two awards for 2003.
But my policy has always been, if you have to be beat, get beat
by the best. This year’s cowboy music
awards will be given to projects by the late Buck Ramsey and
our friend Don Edwards. Congratulations, you
are the best!
As I said before, sales on Troubadour have been going well,
the album is available on CD only and our price
is $15.00 per CD plus shipping (and tax if you live in NM).
Shipping is $5 for the first 4 items and $1 for each
item after that. For NM residents the sales tax is 5.625% of
the total sale. And don’t forget when you order
that we also carry Brenn Hill, Joni Harms, Trudy Fair, Rich
O’Brien, and Dan Roberts so give us a call and
stock up on music for the spring.
Upcoming Dates
February 21st Visalia, CA 7:00
PM
Maverick’s Coffee House Concert Series 559-624-1400
Back again at Maverick’s and this time with the band! Limited
Tickets Left.
Don’t miss this intimate night with R.W., Dennis Mack,
and the Burson Family.
February 22nd Paso Robles,
CA 6:00 PM
Cowboy Gospel Concert - Creston Community Church
Join R.W. for a free cowboy gospel concert in the heart of California
ranch country. This Cowboy church holds
about 200 people and they are expecting it to be standing room
only, but we welcome everyone and know that
those who get in are going to have a great evening. For info
and details call Virginia Bennett at 805-226-9070.
March 11th - 14th Cedar City, UT
Canyon Country Roundup and Western Arts Festival
This will be R.W.’s first appearance at the Canyon Country
Roundup and we’ve heard so much good stuff
about this festival that we are sure you will love it too. Located
just North of Saint George this is a part of Utah
that we love to find a good excuse to visit! Since most of the
concerts R.W. has done this year have been sold
out in advance, this would be a great opportunity to see him
over the course of several days. Thursday starts
off with a dinner for the local Block and Bridle club and then
the weekend is full of activities, various stages with
music and then the big night shows. Go to www.westernartsfestival.org
for more information, I heard tickets
were selling quickly. You can also call 1- 800-354-4849 for
tickets and information
March 27th Santa Clarita, CA 7:00PM only
Santa Clarita’s Annual Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival
www.santa-clarita.com/cowboy or 1-800-305-0755
This is what we’ve all been waiting for! R.W. Hampton headlining
the Saturday night concert at Santa Clarita!
For all of you who have been crying for more stage time for
R.W., this is it. He will have the Burson Family and
Dennis Mack backing him up as a band again for this one ticketed
performance at Santa Clarita’s William S.
Hart High School Auditorium. Be sure to get your tickets for
this one early and let Santa Clarita know how
much you appreciate them having R.W. as the headliner this year!
Tickets for this concert are selling quickly
so don’t forget to call and reserve yours…..
Then Sings My Soul Tour, and What’s New
in Lisa’s World
I can’t tell you all how much we appreciate you fans, friends,
and family! Any of you who spend time around us
know that our life is a little like a three ring circus, but
it is what we choose and love. Our children are central to
everything we do and although many might think that 5 kids ages
26 to 3 should be plenty, we don’t feel like
God is done with our family yet. Keep us in your prayers in
regards to this as we search our hearts and try to
see where God is leading us.
I have so many exciting things to tell you all about but I am
out of room! In a nutshell we are finally working on
the second gospel album and hope to have it out this fall. We
have hired an additional employee, Hollie, who
will focus on helping me with album projects, some new marketing
ideas and other promotional things. We are
looking forward to seeing where this next step will take us,
and hope that we can bring Cowboy Music and
Cowboy Gospel to a whole new audience.
Lastly, as I said last month, R.W.’s health is doing great!
The support we have received has been
overwhelming, both financially and emotionally. Everyone has
done so much and now we want to give back.
One way is by setting aside the majority of April, May and June’s
schedule to do Cowboy Gospel Concerts for
groups that normally could not afford to hire R.W. We feel that
it is our turn again and we hope to work with
cowboy churches, rural areas, etc… to offer a series of
dates (especially here in NM, TX and the Southwest)
were we don’t charge a fee and admission is free to you
fans. If you know of a church or group who would be
interested please either let me know or pass along this email
to them. We will keep you posted as we put the
dates together.
The Wrap Up
Well, that about sums up what we have loaded up and ready for
the spring! Please be sure to check out the
updates on the web-site and pass along the concert dates to
your friends who don’t get our email updates!
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