Ken Overcast, singing and writing Montana cowboy, is slated to be the entertainer at this year’s MonDak Ag Days. He will be performing the evening of January 10th, 2013.
When talking with Overcast about his upcoming performance he stated, “We try to have a variety. We try to keep things rolling. I’ll tell stories, play music, a lot of music, and read some poetry. It doesn’t matter what you do, if it’s the same the whole time people are going to start yawning and fall asleep.”
Overcast mentioned he has a few fiddle-playing granddaughters that he occasionally brings along. Sometimes just one comes with, but no matter how many, they steal the show. “One of them was a state champion when she was 8 or 9,” he said about his granddaughters. “It’s a lot of fun traveling with the kids.” Overcast said their mom used to travel with him, until he offered her up on stage and some big tall Norwegian guy took him up on it. Now they are expecting baby number 8, with the eldest being 14 now. Luckily for him, all of them are musicians.
Overcast is excited to be coming to Sidney. He stated, “I’ve been blessed to play in a lot of places in the Midwest, but small communities are the best. I can relate to the small, rural audiences.”
Overcast has released 8 CDs and 5 books to date, with his 6th book slated to print within the next month or so. It is in the final stages of production. He is hoping that it is done so he can bring it with him in January.
Overcast has had appearances in the area with performances in Lambert for their 4th of July celebration in 2007, The Roosevelt County Fair in 2007, and The MonDak Ag Days back in 2002.
He stated, “I’m really looking forward to it. It’s always better to leave them wanting more.”
For further information about Overcast and a sample of his music, visit the website at http://www.kenovercast.com.
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