Traditional cowboy musician, Art Hagen, a classic western singer and songwriter.

Art Hagen is a traditional working cowboy who also sings and write songs that reflect his lifestyle.

A Biography of Art Hagan
Cowboy Rancher --- Country Music Singer and Songwriter

I was born and raised among the lakes, rivers and snow capped mountains at the historical old town of Hazelton in the northwest central part of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. My Dad had a small ranch and logging camp there. I moved to Alberta when I was in my 20's, where I ran the rodeo circuit and worked on ranches for a living. I married and had two children. My kids are both very interested and involved with horses and cattle. After I managed a community pasture for 19 years, I left the cattle ranges for a year in the summer season of '98 to drive a horse drawn carriage for Warner Guiding and Outfitting in the heart of the Canadian Rockies at Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was a very rewarding and interesting experience, driving along the beautiful Bow River in Banff National Park.

Art Hagan I love to sing. I sing on horse back, on the range, in the truck, in the valleys and mountains. When the sage brush was in bloom, I used to ride out alone on moonlit evenings to practice singing, where the coyotes were teaching me to yodel. With a lot of practice, I've managed to improve on their melodies somewhat. I've even taken a crack at entertaining real people along the way and was very pleased when the audiences enjoyed my performance and encouraged me to do more. This prompted me to produce two albums, "The Hills of Home" in 1994 and "Cowboy Country" in 1998.

Currently, I continue to work on my music and ride the range in addition to working on a couple new projects. I enjoy cowboy poetry and attend a couple gatherings each year, reciting my stories and catching up with old friends. I am also writing an autobiographical book depicting the stories and experiences of my life working and tending cattle on horseback, much of it in remote wide-open spaces - the traditional way. I'm finding out that authoring is not as easy as I thought it would be, but I do like the challenge.

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