Willson & McKee
Arts Resume

20 Years Professional Touring
9 Professional Recordings
20 Years Artists in the Schools and educational programs (10 states)

Duo Arts Honors:
Teachers/Presenters: Chalmers/Mackay Music School, Aberdeenshire Scotland 2009
Teachers/Presenters/Performance: Alcester Singers Festival, Warwickshire England 2009
CSU: Colorado Women’s Poetry Event: judge/performance/workshops 2008
CSU: Pueblo Campus: music major’s symposium/presenters 2008
Composition Award: Walnut Valley Festival, National Championships, 2008
Awarded Non-Profit Status: for excellence in educational programming, through the ‘Huerfano
County Corporation’, 2008
Nevada Touring/Artists in Schools Roster: newly established roster, awarded 2008 to present
Presenters/teachers: Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival: Southern Colorado, 2005-9
National Folk Alliance: FARWest Conference/juried showcase artists/committee chairs 2005-9
Recording: “Passed by Here” chosen by El Morro National Park as theme recording for the site 2008
Recording: “One Lone Rowan Tree”: Chosen as a top 20 album by the National Championships,
Walnut Valley Festival: 2005
South Dakota Touring Arts/Artists in Schools roster: 2000-present
South Dakota AISC Roster: most requested artists, 2006-8
North Dakota Touring Arts/Artists in Schools Roster: 1995-present
Montana Touring Arts Roster/Artists in Schools Roster: 1995-present
Four-time Winners: Walton’s of Dublin/Milwaukee Irish Fest, “New Irish Song’ International
Songwriting Competition 2003-6
National Dulcimer Champion: 2002
Juried Showcase Artists: North Dakota Conference: 1998, 99, 00
Juried Showcase Artists: Arts Northwest (tri state): 1993,2004,2006
Juried Showcase Artists: Arts Beyond Boundaries (five state conference): 1997,98
Juried Showcase Artists: Montana Performing Arts Consortium: 1995,96,97,98,00
Presenters for Arts Educators continuing ed. credits: Nevada: 1998,99
Presenters for Arts Educators continuing ed. credits: North Dakota: 1997,98,99
Kennedy Center, Artists as Educators Completion: 1998
“ Genesis” Arts Conference: presenters, University of Montana: 1997

Duo Educational Highlights:
Record year! 2006-7: 10,000 student contacts!
Nevada Reading Week Guest Artists: multiple Las Vegas Schools, 2007-09
Corrales Cultural Arts, NM: Pueblo Villages and Hispanic School outreach, 2007-09
Underserved Community/School Outreach: SD, ND, MT, ID, CO, NM, WY, OK
Indian Reservation and Indian Residential Schools: MT, SD, ND, NM
Parks and Recreation: summer programs, multiple states
Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO: summer “Kids at the Theater” programs
After-school Programming: multiple states
Cultural Programming: libraries, and cultural organizations, all states (for example, teaching Irish
dancing to a group of Jalisco Dancers in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and many others)
San Francisco School for the Performing Arts, and Lowell High School, San Francisco: specifically requested programs for music, orchestra, choir classes
Largest number of students attending a program: 1,000, Casper Wyoming, ARTCORE project
Smallest umber of students attending a program: 1, Creede, Colorado, Arts Council project
Largest school worked with: 1250 students, Las Vegas, Nevada
Smallest school worked with: 12 students, Ft. Ransom, North Dakota
Glacier Orchestra/Chorale, pilot residency program
Private schools: Home Schools, Hutterite Schools, Special Needs Schools (Anne Carlson, Children’s
Care Hospital 2003, 2004, 2006, Children’s Home Schools and others) Waldorf Schools, Religious Schools

Other Music Achievements:

Education panelists: National Folk Alliance, Far West Regional Conference: 2006
Panelists: National Folk Alliance, Far West Reg: Artist Rep/career building, 2008
Elected Artist Representative for Wyoming Arts Alliance: 2006-08
Chosen top five Traditional Song Award, Song Writers Universe: 2006
Folk Artist Grant Recipient: Montana Arts Council, 1995
Second Place, National Dulcimer Championship: 1988
Overall Folk Musicians Award, top point winners: Estes Park Scottish Irish Festival: 1983
Three Time Colorado State Dulcimer Champion: 1982, 1983, 1984

Arts Education References:
Carolyn Duell: ARTCORE, Casper, Wyoming 307-265-1564
Carla Berg: Dickinson Schools, Dickinson, ND 701-456-0014
Lesa Dahl: Watertown School District, SD 605-882-6385
Jack Reynolds: Corrales Cultural Arts, Corrales, NM:: (505) 897-3351

Touring/Performance References:
CalTech Folk Music Society, Pasadena, CA: Nick Smith: nsmith@cityofpasadena.net (email only)
City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV: Brian Kendall, bkendall@LasVegasNevada.GOV (email only)
Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, South Dakota: Darla Drew Lerdal: 605-394-4101
Arrow Education Foundation, Watertown, South Dakota: Waneen Polly: 605-882-6399
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM: Bruce Vandevender: 505-646-3200
ARTCORE, Casper, Wyoming: Carolyn Deuel (307) 265-1564