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Kent Gunnufson

It's one thing to have a deep passion for mountain life. It is another thing to be able to express that. But that's what artists do: They offer another paradise that emits feelings about their Rocky Mountain lives. Follow and enjoy the works of authors, visual artists and musicians for an emotional journey through the Rocky Mountains.


Peggy Godfrey – A Woman Ranching the Rockies

Follow the legendary cowboy poet and Moffat Wood Chopping Champion, Peggy Godfrey. A Woman Ranching the Rockies offers an insight into life on the high Rocky Mountain ranches. Also includes The Miracle of Peggy Godfrey, shown on Public Television and at Denver's Starz Film Center.

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Songwriting Creatives

Contributing to the soundtrack of Bumming Colorado's Ski Country. Put me, photography is about emotion and I want my viewers to feel my images. Doing just the right music helps in achieving that. Mountain artists have a common passion for our lifestyle and environment.

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Pat Barber – Singer/Songwriter

When I met Pat Barber, he was a very creative musician and living in a tent near mine at the Telluride camp ground. He was homeless but still put together a record deal that the town backed. He is my Jim Barber. Telluride's greatest singer/songwriter.

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Lissa Hanner-Singer/Songwriter

Lissa is from the town of Guffey, a very small town known for having a dog as its mayor. She has spent much of her life living on her ranch in western Colorado. She has spent much of her life living on her ranch. I've integrated many of her favorite images with her music.

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Jim Salestrom – Song Writer

This video is a shortened version of the Jim Salestrom Story that premiered at the Breckenridge International Film Festival. It's about a former member of the Dolly Parton Band that moved to Breckenridge, Colorado and fulfilling his dreams of living in the High Colorado Rockies.

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Otto Westerman

Otto Westerman photographed the gold camps and railroads near Breckenridge, Colorado during the 1800's. Mountain Mama's profiles Westerman and his life. Produced and copyrighted by Kent Gunnufson. Production has b...

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Cowboy Poetry

I covered the Cowboy Poetry Gathering at the Arvada Center for local CBS affiliate in the 1990s. I'm not a western music lover, but I love story-telling — these story-tellers and musicians in person. Love the talent traditional cowboys bring to the stage.

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