We are Allan Chapman and Rodeo Kate
The Dinosaur Cowboys
Allan Chapman |
Rodeo Kate and Allan Chapman have performed Western Music for over 20 years.
Rodeo Kate was raised in the foothills of the mountains of Utah and Idaho, where she grew up immersed in the cowboy culture. She has played fiddle for over 46 years and loves to play all types of music. She has worked with KG & The Ranger, The Daughters of the Purple Sage, and The Texas Trailhands. Kate has been nominated Instrumentalist of the Year for the Western Music Association many times and won in 2005 (the first female to be awarded that honor). Allan first joined the WMA in 1992. He was the bass player, principal male vocalist, and record producer for The Texas Trailhands for over 15 years. He has been nominated three times for WMA Song Writer of the Year and four times for Song of the Year. Allan was born and raised on a Ranch in West Texas. He worked in Nashville for Tree publishing for a while, writing songs for the likes of Diana Ross and the Oak Ridge Boys. Together Kate and Allan play Western roots music at most of the major Western Poetry and Music Gatherings across the United States. They live in rural Wise County, Texas, where they continue a ranching tradition that goes back over 180 years. |
Rodeo Kate |