Sierra Madre's The Tumbling Tumbleweeds honored by Academy of Western Artists

THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS from Sierra Madre, California won the top honor from the 2008 Academy of Western Artists on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at the Granville Theater in Garland, Texas.

The Tumbling Tumbleweeds are the 2008 “Western Music Group of the Year,” named by AWA at their annual Will Rogers Awards gala in Garland, Texas. The Tumbling Tumbleweeds join the ranks of previous winners such as Riders in the Sky, Wylie and the Wild West and The Texas Trailhands.

On hand to receive the award were, Founder and Director of The Tumbling Tumbleweeds, “Tumbleweed Rob” Wolfskill and group member “Big Daddy Cade” Parenti. TUMBLEWEED ROB tells us, “We were not expecting to win. We went to show our thanks and extreme appreciation for having been nominated along with the likes of the SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN and THE TEXAS TRAILHANDS, both of whom we respect and admire beyond measure, so when they called our names, [we] just sat there with our mouths open for what felt like an hour before we finally looked at each other and got up to make our way to the stage. We stumbled up in a state of shock and said what we could but we definitely want to thank the Academy of Western Artists and Mr. Bobby Newton for recognizing our efforts and making this incredible honor possible!”

They are also nominated for the 2008 Western Music Association Crescendo (Most Promising Talent) Award! Radio Host of “Tied to the Tracks,” Larry Wines says, “There is no Grammy for any aspect of original or traditional western, cowboy, or western swing music, so the AWA and WMA awards are indeed prestigious!” Complete details on all the awards at www.cowboypoetry.com/sincenews.htm#News .

Based in Sierra Madre, CA and formed in 2005, The Tumbling Tumbleweeds began as a tribute to the legendary SONS OF THE PIONEERS. They are part of an ever increasing number of Western Music artists from around the United States and the World, dedicated to bringing the music and heritage of the American West to people everywhere.


For more on the group and Tumbleweed Rob, Big Daddy Cade, Chris & Babyface R.J., go to www.thetumblingtumbleweeds.com and www.myspace.com/tumbleweeds4 and to get the new CD that brought them the honor go to www.cdbaby.com/tumblingtumbleweeds or www.thetumblingtumbleweeds.com .