The performance
after years performing for home audiences, on trail rides, at business retreats and fundraisers across colorado, new mexico, oklahoma, california, and arizona - russell has identified a few things that enhance the audience’s experience. his performances are best experienced in smaller settings where the audience can connect with the stories being shared in poetry and song.
The performance works best with a captive audience. when people are continually moving around or talking in the background, it can distract the audience from the portraits being created.
whether you are a working cowboy or a city dweller, russell’s vocabulary and terminology are those known to everyone regardless of their familiarity with the west and the cowboy way of life.
russell calls himself the unlikely cowboy because he realized that everyone can experience the cowboy spirit - no matter their background. the american west is full of values and ideals that all can relate to and appreciate. he believes that is why so many flock to the west each year from around the world.