Biography

Hal Cannon has been credited as the prime mover in the revival of cowboy poetry and music in America. His songs capture the Wild West in both its landscape and free spirit. His newest CD, assembled by one of America’s greatest producers, Jim Rooney, has been hailed as “Groundbreaking” by the famous cowboy balladeer Don Edwards. For many years Cannon led the Deseret String Band, a legendary underground old-time music band in the U.S. He has performed all over in Europe, Australia, central Asia, at the Japan Winter Olympics, and as the official band of America Cup winning yacht team America 3. Cannon is a regular voice on over 800 radio station in America’s NPR with his series, What’s in a Song. As a folklorist he has been honored with the Botkin Prize of the American Folklore Society, America’s Will Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award, and has won three Wrangler Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.