The Roaming Hillbilly started down the path of hillbilly music a decade ago with high energy, San Francisco Peninsula-based Americana Bluegrass. After teaming up with the Edgewood Mountain Boys,

Hillbilly (as his friends call him) quickly discovered his new passion that included roaming through the crowd playing music while the band performed on stage.

The rest is history! His current mission in life is as a solo musical entertainer to energize folks while sharing his boot stompin hillbilly music. Whether he's greeting folks with music as they first arrive at an event or keeping folks entertained as they stand in concession lines, there is always an opportunity to create smiles, do a little hillbilly dance or take a selfie.

Kick back for a minute and enjoy The Roaming Hillbilly passing through our podcast.

On this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast, we introduce TJ Jones, a real-life rodeo announcer with the Tejas rodeo near San Antonio, taxes. TJ’s mom was showing horses while he was growing up and his father was on the Sul Ross State Rodeo in Alpine, Texas so his rodeo roots run deep.

TJ NEVER starts a rodeo without speaking to our Creator who blessed us with the ability to do what we do. With Christ, all things are possible. According to TJ, whoever said a dog is a man’s best friend, never owned a horse. Good ol Buster has really turned into a great announcer’s horse and he’s the best coworker he’s ever had.

He hopes the Lord blesses him with many more years getting to announce rodeos from the back of ol Buster. TJ says there’s no better place to be on a Saturday night than a Tejas rodeo. Give TJ a healthy listen on the Cowboy Up podcast

BaseCamp for Veterans, Inc. ("BCI") was founded by life-long friends Deborah Plum & Theo Windish, who each have experience in both the private and public sectors.

Theo has a degree from Penn State University and is a behavioral analyst and he uses that education and experience to serve some of America’s returned veterans at Basecamp. Theo has spent a significant portion of his professional life connecting people, being a part of charitable groups, and has invested his time in projects that served a variety of communities.