“The Rocky Mountain Cowboy, The Life & Music of Roy Barnes”

A historical documentary, The Rocky Mountain Cowboy, The Life & Music of Roy Barnes, presented by Northwest College captures the spirit of Roy Barnes, a cowboy musician and songwriter, whose radio career spanned over 60 years, This film features a live performance by Roy, interviews, home movies, as well as his recorded music. The Rocky Mountain Cowboy gives us a personal look at Roy’s 98 years of life. Roy left a legacy of humorous and happy memories, that have been brought out of storage and onto the screen, while preserving a piece of musical history that is important to the American West. The documentary earned a Three Year Broadcast Agreement with Wyoming PBS and won an award from the Wyoming State Historical Society. Runs 28:56. – “I have run into folks like Roy before…. Folks that got in, on the ground floor of radio, and managed to make some music. It is interesting to see the intersection of a folk culture and commercial music.” David J. Brinkman, Ph.D. Chair Department of Music/University of Wyoming