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.

Bethany Zill is a familiar face at White Stallion Ranch and her love of ranching is obvious in this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast. Bethany grew up on a ranch in North Dakota and is part of a 5th generation ranch family.

Alan Day was raised at the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona with his sister Sandra who went on the become the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States Sandra Day O’Connor. Bethany created a film about the Lazy B with the help of first-hand stories from Alan Day.

Bethany’s film has been nominated for 2 awards in the upcoming Tombstone Film Festival because she was able to coax stories out of Alan about growing up on the ranch, cloud seeding and conversations with God.

This one was a lot of fun. Stay until the end for some new music from Bethany on this edition of the Cowboy Up podcast.

Maria Eastman is the founder of Rainhorse Equine Assisted Services right here in Southern Arizona. Rainhorse provides counseling for groups who work with horses who have fallen on hard times.

Maria started her horse journey at the age of six and it was love at first sight! Maria is a certified practitioner of the Masterson Method which is a gentle technique that helps horses release tension and improve their overall health and well-being. Maria is also a contributor at the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada

Steven Hebrock is a Certified Master Hoof Care Professional and has been actively involved in the technical education of a wide range of subjects at several universities, including the University of Colorado Denver, the University of Akron, and, most recently at The Ohio State University.

At THE Ohio State University Steven taught hoof care and farriery, equine marketing and facilities management along with a number of other engineering and technical classes for nearly 20 years. During his tenure there, Steve also completed his Master of Science in Engineering degree at the University of Wisconsin.

Michelle was a surprise guest at White Stallion Ranch during the pandemic. Hawaii refused her admittance and she told her husband Jeff to handle and make it perfect.

Michelle previously had a television show about luxury travel so jeff knew what he was up against. Michelle is the Director of the Pinal County Economic Development Department and is only 45 minutes from White Stallion Ranch.

Here what they found when after they arrived and how it changed their definition of Luxury travel when you mix in amazing experiences on this week’s Cowboy Up Podcast.

As the oldest of 10 children on a farm in Northwest Ohio, David grew up playing and singing gospel, country, and bluegrass. David has a Masters in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University in Marriage and Family Therapy.

David recently retired from his 40 year career of providing 'Whole Health' education at various Universities and for the VHA. In addition to performing music at White Stallion Ranch and other venues, he consults in the area of Whole Health.

Also, he provides guest ranch services at his Ranch in Aravaipa Canyon.