UPCOMING EVENTS

 11/9/13 - The Hacienda ~ Tucson, AZ
11/16/13 - House Concert ~ Green Valley, AZ
11/22/13 - The Forum Active Living Community ~ Tucson,AZ
11/30/13 - Cochise Terrace Concert ~  Benson, AZ
12/15/13 - WMA Jam & Meeting ~ Green Valley, AZ
12/29/13 - Old Tucson Cowboy Church ~ Tucson, AZ
2/7- 2/9/14 - Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering @ Buena Performing Arts Center ~ Sierra, Vista, AZ
2/14 - Hermosa Montessori School ~ Tucson, AZ (Date TBA)
3/7/14-White Stallion RanchWisdom Horse Coaching Retreat ~ Tucson, AZ
6/12- 6/15/14 Dewy-Humboldt Western Heritage Festival ~ Dewy, AZ

 SHOWS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

11/2/13 - Empire Ranch Round- Up Open House ~ Sonoita, AZ
10/26/13 - Wild Western Festival ~ Glendale, AZ
10/17/13 - Tucson Saddle Club Tierra Bella Event @ Bingham-Sacaton Ranch ~ San Manuel, AZ
10/5/13 - Rex Allen Days: Opening Act for The Don Edwards Concert ~ Wilcox, AZ
9/28/13 - Standin' on the Corner Music Festival ~ Winslow, AZ
922/13  - AZ WMA Jam & meeting @ Bob Fee's Ranch ~ Tucson,AZ
8/30/13 - The Forum Senior Active Living ~ Tucson, AZ
8/3/13  - Villa Hermosa  Senior Luxury Living ~ Tucson, AZ

6/21-23/13 – Dewy-Humboldt Western Heritage Festival ~ Dewy, AZ

6/8/13 –  Empire Ranch Family Fun Day ~ Sonoita, AZ

5/8/13 – Legacy Day @ Empire Ranch ~ Sonoita, AZ

5/4 & 5/5/13 - Arizona Folklore Preserve Concert ~ Sierra Vista, AZ

4/6/13 – Empire Ranch Spring Steak Dinner ~ Sonoita,AZ

3/29/13 – Crossroads Festival ~ Benson,AZ

3/17/13 -   Private Reception  ~ Winslow, AZ

3/13/13 – Bandit Outfitters at Colossal Cave Park  ~ Vail, AZ

3/10/13 – Saguaro Saddle Club ~ Tucson, AZ

3/9/13 – Empire Ranch ~ Sonoita, AZ

 3/8/13 - White Stallion Ranch  for  Spirit Dance Retreat Celebration ~ Tucson, AZ

2/24/13- Cowboy Sing a long around the Campfire @ New Life Church of the Nazarene ~ Tucson, AZ

2/22/13- Cowboy Music Concert at The Forum Adult Living Center ~ Tucson, AZ

2/16-17/13 - Tucson Rodeo at The Vaquero VIP Club ~ Tucson, AZ

2/15/13 - Trail Dust Town  ~ Tucson, AZ

2/1/13 – Dakota Café ~ Tucson, AZ

1/18/13 Sing & Speak at Passport to Peace @ Tucson Hebrew Academy ~ Tucson, AZ

1/19/13 - Dinner Music for Equine Voices Volunteer Appreciation Dinner  ~ Green Valley, AZ

2/1/13 - Sing @ Dakota Cafe 6 to 9:30 pm ~ Tucson, AZ

2/8-2/10 - Cochise Poetry and Music Gathering ~ Sierra Vista, AZ

2/16-17,21-24/13 - Sing at The Tucson Rodeo at The Vaquero VIP Club ~ Tucson, AZ

2/22/13- Cowboy Music Concert at The Forum Adult Living
 Center ~ Tucson, AZ

2/24/13- Cowboy Sing a long at the Campfire @ New Life Church of the Nazarene ~ Tucson, AZ

3/8/13 - Sing at White Stallion Ranch  for  Spirit Dance Retreat Celebration ~ Tucson, AZ

3/9/13 -  Sing @ Empire Ranch ~ Docent tours 11 am & 1 pm ~ Sonoita, AZ

UPCOMING EVENTS

11/9/12  - Trail Dust Town ~ Music in the Courtyard 5 to 7 pm ~ Tucson, AZ
 
11/14, 11/18/12 - Sing at the Western Music Association Showcase and Cowboy Church ~ Albuquerque, NM

11/28/12 - Sing & speak @ Tucson Hebrew Academy about helping rescue horses ~ Tucson, AZ

12/1/12 - House concert in Heber, AZ

12/8/12 - Concert and sing a long for "Christmas at Empire Ranch" ~ Sonoita, AZ

12/9/12- Concert for The Horsemans' Club ~ Benson,AZ

12/14 & 12/27 - Trail Dust Town ~ Music in the Courtyard: 5 to 7 pm ~ Tucson, AZ

1/19/13 - Dinner Music for Equine Voices Volunteer Appreciation Dinner  ~ Green Valley, AZ

2/16-17,21-24/13 - Sing at The Tucson Rodeo at The Vaquero VIP Club ~ Tucson, AZ

2/22/13- Cowboy Music Concert at The Forum Adult Living
 Center ~ Tucson, AZ

2/24/13- Cowboy Sing a long at the Campfire @ New Life Church of the Nazarene ~ Tucson, AZ

3/8/13 - Sing at White Stallion Ranch  for  Spirit Dance Retreat Celebration ~ Tucson, AZ

 

Upcoming Events

8/25/12- Western Heritage Celebration ~ Open Session Music by Janice and Friends & Chris Isaac's Cowboy Poetry: 6pm - 9:00pm @ The Historic Women's Club ~ Casa Grande, AZ

9/2/12- The Adobe Cafe~LIVE MUSIC: 5 to 8pm ~ Reserve, NM

9/15/12- Western Concert  & Sing a Long @  Park West Mobile  Home Estates; 6:30 - 8:00pm ~ Tucson, AZ

9/22/12-10/1/12 "East Meets West Music" on Crystal Lake in New Hampshire

10/5/12- Western & Gospel Music Concert @ Reserve Community Center: 7 to 8:30pm ~ Reserve, NM

11/3/12- Empire Ranch Fall Round-Up & Open House ~ Live Music through-out the day by The Bill Gantz Western Band, Mariachi Apaches of Nogales High School & Janice Deardorff ~ Sonoita, AZ

11/9/12-Trail Dust Town ~Music in the Courtyard: 5pm to 7pm

11/10/12- DLES Open House: Darcie Litwicki Equine Services ~Lunchtime Concert

 

Western Heritage Celebration 6/23/12

Janice and Carol Markstrom, after The Western Heritage Celebration in Casa Grande, AZ

Jon Messenger gave a great concert at The Western Heritage Celebration. Carol, Will and I had fun sharing a few songs beforehand, with Carol getting the honor to actually open for Jon. Way  to go Carol! Good times, good friends, good music

 8/5-8/11...Stonehouse Trails: LIVE MUSIC all week long ~ Reserve, New Mexico
7/12..........Out West Wellness:  Equine & Music Therapy  ~  Western Colorado
 7/3-7/31...Circle K Ranch: LIVE MUSIC all month long ~Delores, Colorado
 6/23/12...Western Heritage Celebration 6pm ~ Casa Grande, AZ
 5/20/12.. The Adobe Cafe  Dinner Time Music 6:30 - 8:30pm ~ Reserve, New Mexico
5/2/12.....Empire Ranch Event ~ Legacy Day: LIVE MUSIC  @ lunchtime bbq ~`Sonoita, AZ
 4/7/12.....Empire Ranch  Event ~ TRAIL RIDE and LIVE MUSIC @ the Cowboy Cook-Out ~*Open to   the Public ~ Sonoita, AZ (*Contact www.empireranchfoundation.org for details)
 3/31/12......Sharing my music@ Equine Voices 8th annual"A Very Special Horse Event" at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park 11:30am -3:30pm ~ Open to the Public
 3/25/12.....W.M.A. "Round Robin" Music & Meeting @ Old Tucson, AZ ~2 to 5pm ~ Open to the Public 
3/13/12.....Bandit Outfitters' Cowboy Cook-Out LIVE MUSIC for T.E.P.'s Safety Dept. ~ Vail,AZ
3/2/12.......Singing @ White Stallion Ranch for the SpiritDance Retreat Celebration ~ Tucson,AZ
 2/26/12.....W.M.A. "Round Robin" Music & Meeting @ Old Tucson, AZ2/25/12.....
2/25/12...Singing @ Equine Voices Horse Rescue Sanctuary for the Foal's Graduation ~Amado,AZ
 2/24/12..... Cowboy Music @ The Forum's Happy Hour  ~ Tucson, AZ
 2/18/12.....Bandit Outfitters' Cowboy Cook-Out  LIVE MUSIC~ Vail, AZ
 2/11/12.....Bandit Outfitters' Sweetheart Dinner LIVE MUSIC & Sing a Long ~ Vail, 2/4/12........Cochise Poetry & Music Gathering - Singing at  "Open Sessions" in Sierra Vista, AZ

Music to Motivate Children... To Help the Rescue Horses 5/12

Janice sings for Anna Coleman's 3rd grade class at Elgin School

Anna Coleman's class is going to adopt  Horse n' Around Rescue Ranch next fall when they do a Horse Rescue Unit Study that Janice is developing (Janice with Anna Coleman)

Singing at The Adobe Cafe 5/20/12

Saying goodbye to Karin the manager the next morning 

5/21/12

Kevin & I after the show

My  "horsey friends" from Reserve, NM

New friends from my brother's parish came to enjoy the food and music

"Tonight Cowboy You're Mine" by Joey and Rory

A cowboy shared this song with me and told me "I want this sung at my wedding---but I gotta get a girlfriend first!" Well cowboy, that's usually how it works---bless your heart! Cowboy's gotta have a dream... 
Beautiful song. I love singing it

"From The Heart" by Janice Deardorff

                            I love horses, so I suppose it was natural for me to be drawn to want to help rescue horses. I saw  a video of an abused horse and the transformation a little love and care can make. That video inspired this song: "From the heart I come and I'm only one, but it takes only one to make a difference..."