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SHORT BLURB:
Nevada Slim's rich baritone voice and stylish guitar work have delighted audiences for upwards of 45 years on stages from the casino showrooms of Nevada to West Germany to New York.  When he teams with Cimarron Sue, sparkling lady bassist and vocalist extraordinaire, the result is an energetic, entertaining and informative stage show especially popular with seniors and other fans of vintage western music.

For 2011,  Slim & Sue played 105 performances at County Fairs and Cowboy Gatherings with a show of irresistible genuine cowboy songs and cowpoke history : the music folks remember.  The duo offers spirited interpretations of traditional songs of the old west, and the music of the movie cowboys and cowgals too, all spiced with narrative highlighting the historical context of the music.  For 2010, the duo was  nominated in the top five national finalists for 3 Western Music Association awards, Outstanding Entertainer - Duo, Crescendo, and Traditional Western Album for their 2010 release "Westerners".
 

GENERAL PRESS RELEASE 2012 “NEVADA SLIM & CIMARRON SUE”

Contact:  nevadaslim@nevadaslim.com

HERITAGE YOU CAN HEAR

Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue, “Minstrels of the Old West,” deliver a spirited interpretation of traditional western music, honoring working cowboys and cowgirls, as well as those who rode their ranges in the movies.  It is Slim & Sue's mission, and their first love, to bring the songs and stories of the American West to audiences across the west and beyond.  They draw from a large repertoire of songs and cowboy poetry  to provide glimpses of the people who built the American west.  Better yet,  they're the real thing.

Bruce Matley, aka “Nevada Slim,” has performed for forty-five plus years.  Born and raised in Reno, Nevada to a pioneer cattle ranching family, Slim spent his youth in the saddle on the ranges of Northern Nevada, in the hayfields, working cattle, and the various tasks associated with ranching. Until 1998, he still ranched in Nevada while performing.  Since then, it's been cowboy music full time.  Many of the traditional western songs in Slim’s repertoire were learned in childhood on the family ranch from cowboys who began their working lives in the 1890s.

Susan “Cimarron Sue” Matley is a native of Port Townsend, WA.  Her family comes from mining, ranching, and railroad folks in Republic and Starbuck, WA.  She is a seasoned performer of over 20 years, plays bass guitar, and handles half the vocals for the duo.

Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue logged 105 performances in 2011 at county fairs, cowboy gatherings, festivals, benefits, nightclubs, and other events,  blending music with storytelling to lend historic perspective to every show. The duo was among the top five finalists for Western Music Association awards in 2010 for Best  Duo, Traditional Western Album of the Year for their release "Westerners", and the Crescendo Award for progress in the cowboy music industry.

Their 2012 schedule takes them to the Silver Spur Western Gathering, the Ritzville Historic Days and Western Art Show,  the Tombstone Western Music Festival, with county fair action in Hermiston, OR,  Palouse Empire, WA, Skamania, WA, and Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days.   In addition, their tour schedule for Humanities Washington takes them throughout the state all through the winter and late summer.  For schedule updates and news visit Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue at www.nevadaslim.com.

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