This & That

This "tack room" was added to my home page to provide more space to keep some of my favorite stuff handy and out of the weather.

In 2017 a 30 minute video featuring Rawah Guest Ranch was produced by Horseflicks TV. This video is a keeper that I will always want to keep handy so I stowed it here in my tack room. Jon May, the producer did a fine job. He and I really enjoyed our week at the ranch, the ride to the waterfall, and the beautiful autumn weather. The music video of Love Song Of The Waterfall was done as a special favor to me. I am grateful to the owners and managers of Rawah Ranch and especially to Jon May Producer of Horseflicks TV for showing me that special consideration. The entire video does an excellent job of accurately portraying the ranch. It is part of the Great Western Guest Ranches TV series.

RAWAH GUEST RANCH - As Featured on "Great Western Guest Ranches."
HorseFlicks TV



 You can see and hear theYou Tube music video version song I wrote about Sheriff Joe here:



or download the audio recording in MP3 format here:
https://sites.google.com/site/onlineranchmusic/home/mp3-files.

The Sheriff's letter of thanks is posted below.









7/14/13 A recent guest at the Laramie River Ranch shared this photo with me. It fits very well with the theme of the CDs "Pickin' On The Porch" I have been working on lately.
Ben picking on the porch with Siera Bruggeman "The Singing Wrangler"


Michael "Bad Hand" Terry as depicted in the movie "Dances With Wolves"

Believe it or not, while driving north toward Pindedaly, WY on Hwy 191 in the summer of 2009 a tire blew out on our RV and this is the guy who stopped to help us.  His beautiful paint horse was in his horse trailer and fortunately so was his 4-way lug wrench!  Thanks again Michael!

Skip Alexander driving a team of Belgian horses pulling a sweep that is used to gather fresh cut hay and deposit it in front of the stacker. Photo taken on Three Rivers Ranch near Walden, CO in 1961. 

Use this link to watch ranchers from North Park, Colorado putting up hay the old way;  with horse drawn equipment.
  

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I am a professional musician that currently entertains at guest ranches and performs concerts for private engagements and at RV resorts. I enjoy playing solo instrumental guitar as well as playing and singing traditional western music. I usually throw in quite a bit of stuff from old 20s - 50s big band standards too. For the most part I perform solo but I also enjoy playing with jazz bands, country bands and polka bands. I started my career playing solo instrumental guitar (listening music) at Ladd's Covered Wagon in Fort Collins, CO when I was 18. I especially love performing at guest ranches because the venues are small enough that I get a chance to make friends with a lot of the guests and I look forward to seeing them again on their return visits to the ranches. The ranches also feed me well and they always treat me like royalty, just as they do their guests! I would love to hear from you and I hope to see you in person in the near future. I would be happy to become Face Book; friends with you. This link will take you to my page, https://www.facebook.com/ben.alexander.98096. Thanks!

2024 Performance Schedule As Of 4/20/2024


Last week of May 2024 Special Performance for MARSOC Raiders (Marine Recon Sniper Foundation) Retreat at Rawah Ranch.

June - September 2024 Monday Evenings at Rawah Guest Ranch

Schedule of Past Performances

June - September 2023 Monday Evenings at Rawah Guest Ranch

Last week of May 2023 Special Performance for MARSOC Raiders (Marine Recon Sniper Foundation) Retreat at Rawah Ranch.

Last week of May, 2022 - Special Performance for Marine Special Operations Forces (MARSOC) at Rawah Ranch.

June - September 2021 Friday Evenings at Rawah Guest Ranch

Week Prior To Memorial Day 2021 - Special Performance for Marines Special Operations Forces (MARSOC) Raiders, Marine Recon and Sniper Foundation at Rawah Guest Ranch

Februrary 8, 2020 - US Warriors post-snowmobile tour benefit performance at River Rock Café, Walden, CO

March 14, 2020 - American Legion - LaPorte, CO
Members Only Buffet Dinner Performance.

Week Prior To Memorial Day 2020 - Special Performance for Marines Special Operations Forces (MARSOC) Raiders, Marine Recon and Sniper Foundation at Rawah Guest Ranch.

Friday evenings each week at Rawah Ranch starting on June 12, 2020 and running through September 2020.

Private party engagement on June 25, 2020.

Summer of 2019 -June through September - Weekly performances at Rawah Guest Ranch and Laramie River Ranch

01/17, 2018 - Dude Ranch Association Convention at DoubleTree/Hilton, Denver Tech Center.

02/0 3. 2018 - North Park Veterans and Wounded Warriors Path honor performance at River Rock Cafe, Walden, CO

Thursday evenings at Rawah Ranch beginning in early June and running through September 2018.

Friday evenings at Laramie River Ranch beginning June 23rd and running to mid-September 2018. />Weekly Performances at Laramie River Ranch - June - September 2017.
Weekly Performances at Rawah Guest Ranch - June - September 2017.


May 20, 2017
Wounded Warrior Path benefit at Sundance Trail Guest Ranch (Cancelled due to snow storm.)

5/21/2016
Early evening performance for some wounded warriors from Fort Carson at Sundance Trail Guest Ranch

5/28/16
Early afternoon performance for rancher friends of mine in one of my favorite mountain valleys.

6/10/16 - 9/23/16
Evening Performances every Friday Night at Laramie River Ranch during the 2016 guest season.

6/15/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

6/23/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

7/21/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

7/27/16
Evening Performance at Badger Creek Ranch

8/4/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

8/11/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

8/25/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

9/15/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

9/21/16
Video Shoot followed by
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch

9/29/16
Evening Performance at Rawah Guest Ranch for Marine Special Ops Forces, Raiders Team

10/15/16
Evening Performance with some other musicians at Sundance Trail Guest Ranch for a group of wounded warriors and their sweethearts.

10/30/15
Private Engagement for a 50th Wedding Anniversary

10/03/2015
Campfire Performance for Wounded Warriors - Sundance Trail Guest Ranch

10/02/2015
Rawah Ranch Performance for MARSOC Raiders

8/4/2015
Tuesday evening performance at Rawah Guest Ranch.

7/20/15
Rawah Ranch - Grand Re-opening.

6/12/2015
Laramie River Ranch Summer of 2015 - Every Friday evening throughout the 2015 guest season.
5/23/2015

Campfire Performance for Wounded Warriors - Sundance Trail Guest Ranch

3/15/2015
Freedom Concert at American Legion, George Beach Post #4

6/1/2014
Laramie River Ranch Summer of 2014 - Every Friday evening throughout the 2014 guest season.

10/4/2013
Private Corporate Party in Loveland area

2/15/2013
Laramie River Ranch Summer of 2013 - Every Friday evening throughout the guest season.

7/23/2013
Private Birthday Party camp out near the Rio Chama

7/27/2013
Flying Moose Music Festival - 4:30 to 5:15 time slot

Laramie River Ranch - Summer of 2012 - Every Friday Evening, June 8th through September 21st. (Scheduling conflicts may occasionally result in the performance occurring on a different night of the week.

Casa Del Valle in Alamo, TX - Benefit Performance on Mar 6, 2012 for First Responders

Laramie River Ranch - Summer of 2011 - Every Friday Evening June 10th through September 23rd (scheduling conflicts may occasionally result in the performce occurring on a different night of the week)

Brush Creek Ranch near Saratoga, WY - Evening Campfire Performance on June 17, 2011 and on August 10, 2011

Private Family Reunion at Old Glendevey Ranch- July 11, 2011

Rawah Ranch Tuesday Evenings Beginning July 12, 2011

Pioneer Picnic at Ft Collins City Park - Aug 1, 2011

Bellvue Grange Hall August 27, 2011 Performance at the . Benefit for the historic Bellvue Grange building. Entertainment from 1 - 7 PM. My time slot is from 2 to 3 PM.

Brush Creek Ranch & Spa - Sundown performance at campfire at Creekside. August 30, 2011

Private Performance Near Moab Utah October 1, 2011

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