Van Criddle


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  Van is a born cowboy. He's had a love for the cowboy way and all things western all of his life. "When other kids were wearin' tennis shoes and Beta Boots I wore cowboy boots." His years on a working ranch, rodeoing and horse training have influenced him in a way that few other things in his life have.
One year he decided to write his wife, Kathy, a poem a day for the Twelve Days of Christmas. They came out as cowboy poetry. His wife shared them with others who told Van he ought to perform them. He was invited to participate in a Cowboy Gathering in Baker City, Oregon and an entertainer was born. He has been very well received by audiences throughout the Northwest. His words paint pictures that make you feel that you are right there living them. He can touch your heart and your funny bone. His country boy-city girl relationship with his wife Kathy have inspired some of his most humorous poems, such as The Elk Hunt and Step in Quick and his poem Sixteen Horses will go right to your heart.

Performance Schedule

Highlighted poems are now in Realplayer format.

CD Only Sixteen Horses Moved to Town Merry Christmas? Elk Hunt The Pond Night Chill Step In Quick As Much As I Hurt Home On The Ranch New York Cowhand Billy O and Betty Dean Daddy's Cowboy Boots My Heart's in the West The Words We Spoke Were Few

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