Singer-songwriter performs western folk

The Whitefish Theatre Company is delighted to present Mary Kaye, a solo singer-songwriter known for her genuine and vibrant western folk songs.

A family-friendly concert not to miss, Kaye will perform her rich and rootsy music on Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. As a special addition to this evening, Kirk Gentry, a local cowboy and poet from Whitefish, will be reading original western-themed poems at the start of the show.

With a voice that ranges from expressively wistful to all-out powerful, Kaye mixes upbeat two-stepping songs, swing tunes, and ballads of love and loss that partner splendidly with her colorful tales of the West.

Kaye is “gifted with one of the most dynamic and original voices in western music” according to American Cowboy. Nominated for Entertainer of the Year by the Western Music Association from 2013 to 2015 and winner of the 2016 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Original Western Composition, Mary Kaye’s songs about cowboys, horses, women and family breathe new life into western music.

Kaye recently released her fourth solo studio western album, “Ride A Wide Circle,” to glowing reviews and a number one debut on the Western Music Charts.

Kaye’s music is as rooted deeply in the Western landscape as her own life is. She is a native born Texan and as a young woman ventured off to Utah where she “married her a cowboy.” She now resides on a century old pioneer homestead in central Utah where her large family is involved in cowboying, horse training, and all things Western.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students with reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish, or by calling 862-5371. Box office hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before a performance. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org. Sponsors for this show are NXGEN and Brian Murphy of Rocky Mountain Real Estate/REMAX.