Stamey to appear in concert

FALLBROOK — In Dave Stamey’s own words, he’s got a much easier job now that he’s writing songs and performing. As a working cowboy, he was bucked off and stomped by horses and dragged around branding pens by angry cattle as only part of the job. Perhaps the most challenging was wrangling dudes, people from the city who want to play cowboy for a day. Most of that is past him now that his performing schedule takes him to gigs across the country, as he is rapidly becoming one of the most popular western entertainers working today.

He was named Male Performer of the Year by the Westen Music Association and is a three-time nominee for Songwriter of the Year. Meanwhile, he has produced five CDs, the latest being “If I Had a Horse,” which contains 12 original songs including “Somewhere West of Laramie,” which was co-written with Fallbrook’s own cowboy singer and poet Ken Graydon. The album’s first pressing sold out in six months. Stamey was recently featured in magazines Cowboys and Indians and Persimmon Hill. Taylor Guitars used photos of him in their 2004 catalog, so his image has been well placed for many to see.

Stamey appears in Fallbrook at Hilltop Center, 331 East Elder, Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold at Major Market and at the door. Call (760) 723-7255 for information.