Entertainment : Pop & Bob to bring folklore, jokelore to Farmers Mercantile Hall, Oct. 30

Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee will perform at Farmers Mercantile Hall Sunday, October 30th from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Pop Wagner (guitar, fiddle) and Bob Bovee (guitar, banjo, harmonica) have been friends and musical companions for over 40 years, sharing old-time music with audiences across the country since then. A Wagner-Bovee performance offers a generous dose of authentic cowboy songs, plenty of square dance & fiddle tunes, country blues and perhaps an original or two. And, they're likely to throw in a cowboy poem, a tall tale & some of Pop's lariat spinning. Bob is a Nebraska native whose family sang and played the old-time songs. Many of the western and railroad songs he does were learned from his grandmother. He plays banjo and autoharp, sings and yodels, and can drive a dance band with his guitar and harmonica. Bob is well known and loved for his dry and witty stage humor. "No one handles old-time cowboy and humorous songs better than Bob. His vocals are hauntingly rough. His guitar and harmonica are as good as you will ever hear." Bill Hinckley, Buzz Magazine Pop has quite the reputation as a singer, picker, fiddler, lasso twirler, poet and downright funny guy. He appeared quite frequently on Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion during the show's formative years and for the last four decades he has worked his cowboy magic throughout 44 states and ten countries. His cowboy anthems crackle with the warmth of a prairie campfire and his old time fiddle tunes set toes a-tappin' while he serves up spellbinding rope tricks and tall stories -- all with a good dose of friendly humor. "Pop Wagner is a mesmerizing, authentic cowboy who possesses the unique ability to transform an audience to the simpler times of days gone by. His captivating wit, combined with his musical talents are a treat for an audience of any age. Pop Wagner is a rich historian of our culture and, as such, is truly an American treasure." - Jo McLachlan, Wheatland Music Organization, Remus, MI. Please join us for an afternoon of great old-time & cowboy music spiced with some history, folklore & jokelore. Refreshments will be provided by the Garrison Library Board.