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                            Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers,
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                      Composers, Solo Performers, Sidemen,
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                      Musical Instruments, Music Teachers Ernie Martinez

Variety: Bluegrass, Country, Cowboy, Folk, Instrumental, Rock'n'Roll

Instrumentalists, Songwriters / Composers, Singers

RECORDINGS

See Photos earliest - 2014

 

An extremely versatile musician, Ernie plays just about every instrument that has strings, and more. He started out in the late 1960's playing guitar and drums. Then, when Foggy Mountain Breakdown and The Dueling Banjos came out, he was inspired to learn 5-string banjo. Soon afterwards, he took up the mandolin, resophonic guitar, and pedal steel. He started his first bluegrass band in 1971, while he was in high school. He also plays fiddle, piano, and bass. He has played in numerous bluegrass bands since high school and is one of the leading go-to sidemen in Colorado. In 2013, he performed with Camptown, winning third in the RockyGrass Band contest.

He has played on over 150 albums as a studio musician in both Colorado and Nashville, including those of Tom Paxton, John McEuen, Jimmy Ibbotsen and many more. He is in demand as an album producer, song-arranger, and co-writer.

Ernie is a brilliant musician, inspiring teacher, recording artist, songwriter, and producer. He teaches private lessons at Swallow Hill Music Association and Olde Town Pickin' Parlor, where his specialties are bluegrass and country, beginning through advanced levels. In addition, he teaches various classes at Swallow Hill, including bluegrass singing. He has taught at Pete Wernick's banjo camps.

He plays regularly with Runaway Express, Jon Chandler & the Slingers/Wichitones, Dakota Blonde, Timothy P. Irvin and the Stocking Stuffers, Reckless Abandon, Last Sheets on the Roll, Dustin Divine and the Real Deal, Junction 5-12. In November, 2017 he performed with the San Louis Valley Co-Op at the Western Music Association Annual Festival in Albuquerque, with his long-time friends Bill and Fred Lovato and Carol Mayberry.

After many years as a finalist for the International Western Music Association Instrumentalist of the Yera, he won in 2018! And was nominated again in 2019.

   
   

with Mark Cormican & Starwood
at Nissi's
Lafayette CO
Sept 9, 2024

with Tony Ortega, Ed Contreras,
Robin Jo Leady, and Karen

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Mark Cormican & Starwood at Nissi's Lafayette CO Sept 2024
with Mark Cormican & Starwood at Nissi's Lafayette CO Sept 2024 with Mark Cormican & Starwood at Nissi's Lafayette CO Sept 2024
with Mark Cormican & Starwood at Nissi's Lafayette CO Sept 2024 with Mark Cormican & Starwood at Nissi's Lafayette CO Sept 92024
   
   

Ernie on pedal steel Carlos Washington Steel Horse Band IWMA
Ernie on pedal steel

with Carlos Washington & Steel Horse Swing
Day of the Cowboy
International Western Music Associaion
New Mexico Chapter show
July 27, 2024

(photos by Diana Raven)

   
   

with Mark Cormican & Starwood
at Four Mile Park
Denver CO
June 12, 2024

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Mark Cormican Starwood Four Mile House Denver CO June 2024
   
   
Mark Cormican Starwood Four Mile House Denver CO June 2024 Mark Cormican Starwood Four Mile House Denver CO June 2024
   
   
Ernie Martinez to be at Western Slope Cowboy Gathering   

Western Slope Cowboy Gathering

This week we are spotlighting one of the premier guitarists in the country. Whetherhe's backing up or leading a number, you're going to be entrhallled with his picking skills.

Ernie Martinez has been a part of the Colorado music scene for over 40 years. His outstanding and versitile style has been used on over 150 albums as well as playing with Jon Chandler, Gary McMahan, Patty Clayton, Barry Ward, Dakota Blonde, and Reckless Abandon.

In 2023 Ernie was presented with the Curly Musgrave Silver Buckle Award from the International Western Music Association. In 2018, he was the IWMA Instrumentalist of the Year. Back in 2011, Ernie was inducted into the Colorado Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor.

He has recorded two albums. The latest, "Blue Range" combines his love of Western and bluegrass music.

Come see him and over a dozeh other performers at the Western Slope Cowboy Gathering in Grand Junction on November 1-2.

   
   

Celebrating 45 Years of Teaching at Swallow Hill: A Conversation with Ernie Martinez

Ernie has been a part of Swallow Hill Music since before its beginning in 1979. Starting at the Denver Folklore Center in 1977, Ernie took over teaching banjo lessons, and since then he's become a key part of the Swallow Hill music school, teaching guitar, mandolin, bass, dobro and pedal steel guitar!

When asked what makes Swallow Hill Music so special? Ernie says, it's the variety! "The variety of instruments and the variety of genres that are offered, all rooted in the folk music tradition, is so unique. From jazz to blues to bluegrass. From guitar to fiddle to didgeridoo. Swallow Hill offers a variety of instruction and focuses on teaching the folk approach."

Over the years, Ernie has seen his students grow. But what matters most to Ernie is seeing his students come back. Whether for workshops or jam sessions, students keep returning to play or to practice or to learn more. He knows he's done his job well when his students join a workshop or a jam or an ensemble group, and they demonstrate their joy of sharing music with others.

As Ernie reflects on his 45 years with Swallow Hill, he appreciates the organization's dedication to bringing people together, to celebrate the diverse world of folk music. It continues to inspire teachers and students alike. He states, “I just love the community. I see a lot of positive stuff happen here and it keeps me coming back.


   Ernie 45 years at Swallow Hill featured interview

 

Photo and interview used with permission
from Swallow Hill.

   
   
 

with Dakota Blonde
at the Little Bear
Evergreen CO
April 13, 2023

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde, Little Bear, Evergreen CO, Apr 13 2024 with Dakota Blonde, Little Bear, Evergreen CO, Apr 13 2024
   
   

with New West
at Black Rose
Colorado Springs CO
Apr 12, 2024

(photos by Sandy Reay)

with New West at Black Rose Colorado Springs April 2024
with New West at Black Rose Colorado Springs April 2024 with New West at Black Rose Colorado Springs April 2024
   
   
with Tom Gould at The Garage A Sports Bar BBQ Green Valley AZ

with Tom Gould and June McHugh
at the The Garage A Sports Bar-BBQ
Green Valley AZ
Feb 25, 2024

(photos by Diana Raven)

with Tom Gould and June McHugh at The Garage A Sports Bar BBQ Green Valley AZ with Tom Gould at The Garage A Sports Bar BBQ Green Valley AZ
   
   

with Dakota Blonde
at the Newall Farm Concert
Berthoud CO
August 27, 2023

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde at the Newell Farm Concert Berthoud CO
with Dakota Blonde at the Newell Farm Concert Berthoud CO with Dakota Blonde at the Newell Farm Concert Berthoud CO
   
   

with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal
at the Platte River Grill
Littleton CO
August 17, 2023

(photos by Diana Raven)

with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at the Platte River Grill Littleton CO August 2023 with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at the Platte River Grill Littleton CO August 2023
   
   

with Dan Navarro
Pyne Backyard Concert
Centennial CO
June 23, 2023

Ernie Martinez with Dan Navarroat Pyne Backyard Concert
(photo by Stacy McClure)
Ernie Martinez with Dan Navarro at Pyne Backyard Concert
(photo by Spencer Pyne)
Brian McClure and Ernie Martinez at Pyne Backyard Concert
with Brian McClure
(photo by Stacy McClure)
   
   
Jon Chandler Mary Huckins Ernie Martinez America's Soul Live! Stagedoor Theatre Conifer CO May 21 2023

America's Soul Live!
The Stagedoor Theatre
Conifer CO
May 21, 2023

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Mary Huckins Ernie Martinez America's Soul Live! Stagedoor Theatre Conifer CO May 21 2023 Ernie Martinez America's Soul Live! Stagedoor Theatre Conifer CO May 21 2023
   
   

with Last Sheets on the Roll
Nissi's
Littleton CO
May 3, 2023

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Last Sheets on the Roll at Alibi's May 3 2023
with Last Sheets on the Roll at Alibi's May 3 2023 with Last Sheets on the Roll at Alibi's May 3 2023
with Last Sheets on the Roll at Alibi's May 3 2023 with Last Sheets on the Roll at Alibi's May 3 2023
with Last Sheets on the Roll at Alibi's May 3 2023                                                                
   
   
with Mark Cormican & Starwood Nissi's Lafayette Co Apr 16 2023 with Mark Cormican & Starwood Nissi's Lafayette Co Apr 16 2023
with Mark Cormican & Starwood Nissi's Lafayette Co Apr 16 2023

with Mark Cormican & Starwood
Nissi's
Lafayette CO
Apr 16, 2023

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Mark Cormican & Starwood Nissi's Lafayette Co Apr 16 2023 with Mark Cormican & Starwood Nissi's Lafayette Co Apr 16 2023
   
   
With Dakota Blonde, Swallow Hill, Feb 2010

with Dakota Blonde
Swallow Hill Valentine's Day Show
Denver CO
Feb 10, 2023

(photos by Bill Patterson)

With Dakota Blonde, Swallow Hill, Feb 2010 With Dakota Blonde, Swallow Hill, Feb 2010
   
   

with Doug Figgs
Western Slope Cowboy Gathering
Grand Junction CO
Nov, 2022

(photos by Bill Patterson)

 
with Doug Figgs, Western Slope Cowboy Gathering, Grand Junction CO, Nov 2022 with Doug Figgs, Western Slope Cowboy Gathering, Grand Junction CO, Nov 2022
with Doug Figgs Western Slope Cowboy Gathering Grand Junction CO Nov 2022
   
   

with Last Sheets on the Roll
Alibi's Bar
Littleton CO
Oct 6, 2022

(photos by Sandy Reay)

with Mary (a fan)
The Stagecoach
Franktown CO
Sept 30, 2022

(photo by Sandy Reay)

Last Sheets on the Roll Alibi's Littleton CO Oct 2022   
   
   

with Dakota Blonde
Littleton Historical Museum
Littleton CO
Aug 3, 2022

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde, Littleton Historical Museum, Aug 2022
   
   

Colorado Sandstorm Concert
with opening act: JJ Fraser & the Pynedrops
and featured act: Dan Navarro
Monument CO
June 17 2022

with Dan Navarro, Colorado Sandstorm concert, Monument CO June 17 2022
with Dan Navarro
(photo by Cindy Davis)
Colorado Sandstorm Concert, Monument CO June 17 2022
(photo by Cindy Davis)
.
Ean Navarro Colorado Sandstorm Concert June 2022
with Dan Navarro
(photo by Cowgirl Camera)
Colorado Sandstorm Concert Monument CO June 2022 Cowgirl Camera
(photo by Cowgirl Camera)
.
Colorado Sandstorm Concert with JJ Fraser and the Pynedrops
with JJ Fraser and The Pynedrops
(L to R): Mike Edmondson, Spencer Pyne, Ernie, Brian McClure, JJ Fraser, (Ed Skibbe sound), Stacy McClure
   
   

Jon Chandler
Lakewood Cultural Center Amphetheater
Lakewood CO
June 15, 2022

Jon Chandler Lakewood CO June 2022
   
   
Nark Cormican & Friends, Broomfield CO, June 14 2022

Mark Cormican & Friends
Anthem 55
Broomfield CO
June 14, 2022

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Nark Cormican & Friends, Broomfield CO, June 14 2022 Nark Cormican & Friends, Broomfield CO, June 14 2022
Mark Cormican & Friends Anthem 55 Broomfield CO June 14, 2022  photos by Bill Patterson
   
   
with Dakota Blonde
with Dakota Blonde
Dakota Blonde

Dakota Blonde
Pink House Concert
Colorado Springs CO
June 12, 2022

(photos by Sandy Reay)

   
   

The Spurs of the Moment
Swallow Hill
Denver CO
April 26, 2022

(photos by Mary Jagel)

with Jerry Mills, Mike Jagel, Mark Stefaniw at Swallow Hill, Denver CO April 2022
   
   
Ernie at Colorado Sandstorm Music concert painting by Deb Ewing

Sandstorm Rooftop Concert
Monument CO
Sept 5 2021

painting by Deb Ewing

   
   

At Swallow Hill in Denver CO
with Dakota Blonde
Feb 12, 2022

(photos by Sandy Reay)

with Dakota Blonde at Swallow Hill with Dakota Blonde at Swallow Hill Valentines concert 02-12-2022

with Dakota Blonde at Swallow Hill

with Dakota Blonde at Swallow Hill Valentines concert 02-12-2022
   
   

With Dustin Devine and the Real Deal
At Alibi's in Littleton CO
Feb 9, 2022

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Alibi's in Littleton  CO Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Alibi's in Littleton  CO
Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Alibi's in Littleton  CO Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Alibi's in Littleton  CO
Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Alibi's in Littleton  CO
   
   

With Dustin Devine and the Real Deal
At Dougie G's in Thornton CO

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Dougie G's, Thornton CO
Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Dougie G's, Thornton CO Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Dougie G's, Thornton CO
Ernie Martinez with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Dougie G's, Thornton CO
   
   

With Dustin Devine and the Real Deal
At Lulu's Inn in Watkins CO
Jan 15 2022

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Lulu's Inn, Watkins CO, Jan 15 2022
with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Lulu's Inn, Watkins CO, Jan 15 2022 with Dustin Devine and the Real Deal at Lulu's Inn, Watkins CO, Jan 15 2022
   
   
With Jon Chandler at Swallow Hill
Denver CO
Oct. 9, 2021
with Jon Chandler Swallow Hill Oct 2021 with Jon Chandler Swallow Hill Oct 2021
with Jon Chandler Swallow Hill Oct 2021 with Jon Chandler Swallow Hill Oct 2021
   
   

With Dan Navarro,
J.J. Fraser, Spencer Pyne, Founders: Bands, Singers, Songwriters, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Places to Hear Acoustic Music, Locations, Venues, Clubs, Festivals, Business and Services Supporting Acoustic Music, Music Stores, Musical Instruments, Music Teachers Sandy Reay,
Stacy McClure, &Terry Victor
Sandstorm Rooftop Concert
Monument CO
Sept 5 2021

(photos by Deb Ewing/John Roth)

Sandstorm Rooftop Concert Sept 5 2021
with Dan Navarro, JJ Fraser, Sandy Reay, Stacy McClure, Terry Victor, Spencer Pyne, Sandstorm Rooftop Concert, Sept 5 2021 with Dan Navarro, Sandstorm Rooftop Concert, Sept 5 2021
with Ed Skibbe
with Brian McClure on drums, Spencer Pyne Spencer Pyne: Bands, Singers, Songwriters / Composers, Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Eddy Roswell / Ed Skibbe Ed Slibbe: Bands, Singers, Songwriters / Composers, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Cowboy Poets, and Dan Navarro: Bands, Songwriters / Composers, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians Dan Navarro
(photo by Terry Georgia)
   
   

with Dakota Blonde
in Georgetown CO
July 2021

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde in Georgetown CO July 2021
with Dakota Blonde in Georgetown CO July 2021
   
   
With Mark Cormican & Starwood at a house concert
Oct 2020

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020 Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020
Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020 Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020
Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020 Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020
   
   

With Mark Cormican & Starwood in Cheyenne
Aug 2020

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020 Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020
Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020 Ernie Martinez with Mark Cormican and Starwood, Cheyenne, Aug 2020
   
   

with Dakota Blonde
Swallow Hill
Demnver CO

Feb 14, 2020

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Ernie Martinez with Dakota Blonde Swallw Hill Denver CO Feb 14 2020

Ernie Martinez with Dakota Blonde Swallw Hill Denver CO Feb 14 2020

Ernie Martinez with Dakota Blonde Swallw Hill Denver CO Feb 14 2020
Ernie Martinez with Dakota Blonde Swallw Hill Denver CO Feb 14 2020
   
   

Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Golden, CO
Jan 16-19, 2020

with Carlos Washington

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Carlos Washington with Carlos Washington
with Carlos Washington and The High Country Cowboys
with Carlos Washington and The High Country Cowboys
   
   
Memories:
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger  L to R Back: Tom Gould, Ed Church, Ernie Martinez;  Middle: Suzy Lewis, June McHugh; Front: Chris Whitebread, David Rodriguez
L to R Back: Tom Gould, Ed Church, Ernie Martinez
Middle: Suzy Lewis, June McHugh
Front: Chris Whitebread, David Rodriguez
(photo courtesy of June McHugh)
   
   
Timothy P and the Stocking Stuffers
Nissi's, Lafayette CO
Dec. 2019
with the Stocking Stuffers.  L to R:  Jerry Mills, Jon Chandler, Timothy P Irvin, Mary Huckins, Ernie (as Elvis), Pat Rossiter, Dana Vernon
L to R: Jerry Mills, Jon Chandler, Timothy P Irvin, Mary Huckins,
Ernie (as Elvis), Pat Rossiter, Dana Vernon
(photo by Farmer Streisand)
   
   

Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert
Swallow Hill
with Jerry Faires, Molly Watson, Jim Ratts, Jon Chandler, Jack Williams,
Tom Munch, Jeff Troxel, Don Richmand, Gordon Burt

October 12 2019

(photos by Bill Patterson)


with Jerry Faires, Molly Watson, Jim Ratts, Jon Chandler, Jack Williams, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Oct 2019 with Jim Ratts, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Oct 2019
with Tom Munch, Jeff Troxel, Don Richmond, Gordon Burt, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Oct 2019 with Jim Ratts, Tom Munch, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Oct 2019
   
   
with Butch Hause and Trinity Seely
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering
October 2019
Ernie Martinez, Butch Hause, Trinity Seely, Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019
   
   

Georgetown Cultural Heritage Center
with Dakota Blonde

September 21, 2019

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde, Georgetown CO, Sept 2019

   
   
HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019 with Runaway Express

High Peaks Music Festival
September 14, 2019

with Dakota Blonde,
Runaway Express,
Harry Tuft and Jack Stanesco,
Butch Hause,
Gordon Burt

(photos by Bill Patterson)

HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019 with Harry Tuft, Jack Stanesco, Butch Hause HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019
HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019 with Dakota Blonde HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019 with Jim Ratts
HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019 with Dakota Blonde. Gordon Burt HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, September 2019
High Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe CO, Sept 2019 with Runaway Express, Gordon Burt
   
   

Swallow Hill
Teacher Feature
Summer, 2019

"Come Learn With Ern"

 

click on image to see larger image

Swallow Hill Teacher Feature
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, 4 Mile Park, Denver, July 2019

4 Mile Park
July 24, 2019

with Dakota Blonde

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde, 4 Mile Park, Denver, July 2019 with Dakota Blonde, 4 Mile Park, Denver, July 2019
   
                   

with Dan Navarro
Swallow Hill
June 22, 2019

watch video of Ernie Martinez with Dan Navarro

                              

(photos below by Sandy Reay

with Dan Navarro, Swallow Hill Denver CO June 2019
                     (photo by Ann Schmechel)      
with Dan Navarro, Swallow Hill Denver CO June 2019
with Dan Navarro, Swallow Hill Denver CO June 2019
   
   
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with Dakota Blonde
Clement Park
Littleton CO
June 6, 2019

(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde, Clement Park, Littlton, June 2019
with Dakota Blonde, Clement Park, Littlton, June 2019 with Dakota Blonde, Clement Park, Littlton, June 2019
with Dakota Blonde, Clement Park, Littlton, June 2019 with Dakota Blonde, Clement Park, Littlton, June 2019
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, Boogie at the Barn, Evergreen CO, May 2019

with Dakota Blonde, John Erlandson
Boogie at the Barn
May 12, 2019
Evergreen CO


(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Dakota Blonde, Boogie at the Barn, Evergreen CO, May 2019 with Dakota Blonde, Boogie at the Barn, Evergreen CO, May 2019
   
   
Check out the interview with Founders: Bands, Singers, Songwriters / Composers, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Cowboy Poets, Places to Hear Acoustic Music, Locations, Venues, Clubs, Festivals, Business and Services Supporting Acoustic Music, Music Stores, Musical Instruments, Music Teachers Ernie Martinez Ernie Martinez: Bands, Singers, Songwriters / Composers, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Cowboy Poets
in The Western Way, "In the Crosshairs," page 6.
Ernie Martinez Western Way magazine Spring 2019
   
   

with Steve Pierce
at Sheabeen Irish Pub
Aurora CO
March, 2019


(photo by Joanne DiBenedetto)

 

Ernie Martinez, Steve Pierce, Sheabeen's Pub, March 17, 2019
   
   

The 2019 Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
January 17-20, 2019
Golden Colorado
(photos by Bill Patterson)

With: Barry Ward, Jon Chandler, Kristyn Harris, New West (Raul Reynoso, Mike Fleming, Dave Jackson)

Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO
Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, Barry Ward Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, Barry Ward
Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, Jon Chandler Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, Jon Chandler
Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, Kristyn Harris Kristyn Harris
Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, New West Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, 2019, Goloden CO, New West, Raul Reynosa
   
   
Ernie Maritinez, Jon Chandler, Denver Post, January 2019
An article about the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
   
   
Ernie Martinez, WMA Instrumentalist of the Year

The 2018 Western Music Association Awards Show and Festival
Albuquerque, NM, Nov 8-11, 2018

 

< < < Winner of the Instrumentalist of the Year

 

V V V With Johnny Neill and 3 Trails West

With 3 Trails West at the WMA awards 2018 festival
   
   
Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert
Swallow Hill
Denver CO
Oct 6, 2018
(photos by Bill Patterson)
with Jim Ratts, Harry Tuft, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Denver, Oct 2018 with Richard Dean, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Denver, Oct 2018
with Dakota Blonde, Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert, Swallow Hill, Denver, Oct 2018
   
   
with Quickdraw Homegrown Music
with Quickdraw Homegrown Music
Sept 2018
   
   
High Peaks Music Festival
Westcliffe CO
Sept 7, 2018
with Dakota Blonde, Molly O'Brien, Rich Moore
(photos by Bill Patterson)
with Dakota Blonde, HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe, Sept 2018 with Dakota Blonde, HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe, Sept 2018
Dakota Blonde, Molly O'Brien, Rich Moore
   
   

Farm Concert
Berthoud CO
August 27, 2018
with Runaway Express & Acoustic Eidolon
(photos by Bill Patterson)

with Runaway Express Acoustic Eidolon, Farm Concert, Aug 2018
   
   
with Dakota Blonde
Pink House Concerts
Aug 19, 2018, Colorado Springs
(photos by Bill Patterson)
Dakota Blonde, Pink House Concerts,  Colorado Springs, August 19, 2018
with Reckless Abandon
August, 2018
(photos by Bill Patterson)
Ernie Martinez Reckless Abandon August 2018 Ernie Martinez Reckless Abandon August 2018
   
   
Stage Door Theater, Conifer, August 10, 2018
(photos by Bill Patterson)
Jerry Grannell, Robin Jo Leady, Ernie Martinez, Gunnison, July 2018

with The Incontinentals  
including Gavin Maurer (guitar)  

  with Jon Chandler and The Slingers
  including George Lourkouliotus (drums), Lindsay Brown (bass)

Jerry Grannell, Robin Jo Leady, Ernie Martinez, Gunnison, July 2018     Jerry Grannell, Robin Jo Leady, Ernie Martinez, Gunnison, July 2018
   
   
Jerry Grannell, Robin Jo Leady, Ernie Martinez, Gunnison, July 2018  
with Founders: Bands, Singers, Songwriters, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Places to Hear Acoustic Music, Locations, Venues, Clubs, Festivals, Business and Services Supporting Acoustic Music, Music Stores, Musical Instruments, Music Teachers Jerry Grannell and Robin Jo Leady              
Gunnison July 2018                                  
  Jim Jones, Ernie Martinez, Crystola, Woodland Park, Aug 2018
                         with Jim Jones at The Crystola
                              Woodland Park Aug 2018
   
   
Ernie Martinez, Dakota Blonde , Buffalo Bill Days, Golden CO, July 2018 Ernie Martinez, Dakota Blonde , Buffalo Bill Days, Golden CO, July 2018
with Dakota Blonde, Buffalo Bill Days, Golden CO, July 2018

with Dakota Blonde at Buffalo Bill Days
Golden CO July 2018
(photos by Bill Patterson)

   
   
with Dakota Blonde and the Broomfield Children's chorus
March 16, 2018
(photos by Bill Patterson)
with Dakota Blonde and the Broomfield Children's Chorus, March 16, 2018 with Dakota Blonde and the Broomfield Children's Chorus, March 16, 2018
with Dakota Blonde and the Broomfield Children's Chorus, March 16, 2018
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, Swallow Hill, annual Valentines Day show
Denver, Feb. 11, 2018
(photos by Bill Patterson)
with Dakota Blonde, Swallow Hill Denver, Feb. 2, 2018 with Dakota Blonde, Swallow Hill Denver, Feb. 2, 2018
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts
Palmer Lake, Nov. 17, 2017
(photos by Bill Patterson)
with Dakota Blonde, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts Palmer Lake, Nov. 17, 2017 with Dakota Blonde, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts Palmer Lake, Nov. 17, 2017
   
   
with a reunion of the San Louis Valley Coop
Western Music Association, Albuquerque, Nov. 2017
with a reunion of the San Louis Valley Coop Western Music Association, Albuquerque, Nov. 2017
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, cast of Chuck Pyle Tribute concert, Oct 2017, Swallow Hill, Denver
with cast of Chuck Pyle Tribute Concert
Swallow Hill, Oct, 2017
   
   
At High Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe, Sept 2017
with Harry Tuft and Dakota Blonde
(photos by Bill Patterson)
with Harry Tuft, High Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe, 2017 with Dakota Blonde, High Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe, 2017
with Harry Tuft, High Peaks Music Festival, Westcliffe, 2017 wit Harry Tuft and Don Pinnella of Dakota Blonde
   
   

with Country Road 1, August 2017
(photos by Bill Patterson)

with County Road 1 band with Pam Hawkins of Country Road 1 band
   
   

Junction 5-12 at America's Soul Live!
June 20, 2017

with Bob Cooke, Mary Gifford, and Johnny Neill

(photos by Bill Patterson)

Junction 5-12: Bob Cooke, Mary Gifford, Ernie Martinez
Junction 5-12: Bob Cooke, Mary Gifford, Ernie Martinez Bob Cooke, Mary Gifford, Ernie Martinez, Johnny Neill
   
   
Valentines Concert at Swallow Hill, Denver
with Dakota Blonde

(photos by Bill Patterson) 

Dakoday Blonde, Swallow Hill, Feb. 2017 Dakoday Blonde, Gordon Burt, Kristi Bartleson
   
   
Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016
Concert at Miners Alley, Golden
with Dakota Blonde

(photos by Bill Patterson) 

 

Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016 Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016
Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016 Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016
Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016 Dakoday Blonde, Miners Alley, Nov. 11, 2016
   
   
Concert at Swallow Hill October 29, 2016
with Jon Chandler, Mary Huckins, Dana Vernon

(photos by Bill Patterson) 

Ernie Martinez, Swallow Hill, October 2016
Ernie Martinez, Swallow Hill, October 2016 Ernie Martinez, Swallow Hill, October 2016
Dana Vernon, Jon Chandler, Mary Huckins, Ernie Martinez, Swallow Hill, October 2016 Jon Chandler, Mary Huckins, Ernie Martinez, Swallow Hill, October 2016
   
   

2016 High Peak Music Festival

(photos by Bill Patterson) 

HIgh Peaks

2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Dakota Blonde

with Dakota Blonde

2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Dakota Blonde 2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Dakota Blonde
2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Smythe & Taylor

2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Smythe & Taylor

with Smythe & Taylor

with Dakota Blonde and Smythe & Taylor, HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Septerm 2016 with Dakota Blonde and Smythe & Taylor, HIgh Peaks Music Festival, Septerm 2016
2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Smythe & Taylor 2016 HIgh Peaks Music Festival, with Smythe & Taylor
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, Littleton Historic Musieum, August 2016

 

with Dakota Blonde, Littleton Historic Musieum, August 2016

 

(photos by Bill Patterson)  

 

with Dakota Blonde, Littleton Historic Musieum, August 2016

   
   

with Dakota Blonde at Roxborough Park   
August 20, 2016                    

 

(photos by Bill Patterson)                

with Dakota Blonde at Roxborough Park August 20 2016
with Dakota Blonde at Roxborough Park August 20 2016 with Dakota Blonde at Roxborough Park August 20 2016
   
   
Mountain Melodies, Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Golden CO, Aug. 7, 2016, with Dakota Blonde Mountain Melodies, Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Golden CO, Aug. 7, 2016, with Dakota Blonde
Mountain Melodies, Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave,
Golden CO, August 7, 2016, with Dakota Blonde
(photos by Bill Patterson) 
Mountain Melodies, Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Golden CO, Aug. 7, 2016, with Dakota Blonde
   
   
   
   

Solomon Cook CD release party at Swallow Hill, Denver CO
April 15 2016

with Jim Ratts, John Magnie, Jock Bartley

(photos by Bill Patterson) 

Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016

Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016
Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016 Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016
Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016 Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016
Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016 Solomon Cook CD release party April 15 2016
   
   

Junction 5-12 with Mary Gifford "San Miguel" CD release party
March 26, 2016, Aurora CO

(photos by Bill Patterson) 

Junction 5-12
Junction 5-12     Junction 5-12
   
   
Junction 5-12 with Mary Gifford
Junction 5-12 with Mary Gifford
   
   

Buffalo Bill's Birthday Bash
Buffalo Bill's 170th Birthday Party
The Rock Rest Lodge, Golden
with Dana Vernon, Timothy P Irvin, Jon Chandler, others
(photo by Bill Patterson) 

   
   

Dakota Blonde, Feb 13, 2016, Swallow Hill, Denver CO  

Dakota Blonde at Swallow Hill 
Feb. 13, 2016
(photos by Bill Patterson) 

              

Dakota Blonde, Feb 13, 2016, Swallow Hill, Denver CO
   
   
Dana Vernon, Jon Chandler, Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Jan 2016
Dana Vernon, Jon Chandler, Ernie Martinez, Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Golden CO, Jan 24, 2017 (photo by Bill Patterson)
   
   
Dusty Devine and the Real Deal Rockmount Ranch Wear
Dusty Devine and the Real Deal January 2016
(photo by Kent Meireis)
   
   
Dusty Devine and the Real Deal
Dusty Devine and the Real Deal
   
   

America's Soul Live! November 17, 2015
with Kit Simon and Johnny Neill
(photos by Bill Patterson)

 

Kit Simon, Ernie Martinez, Johnny Neill

Ernie Martinez
   
   
   
with Dakota Blonde, October 24, 2015, Miners Alley
with Dakota Blonde, October 24, 2015, Miners Alley
with Dakota Blonde, October 24, 2015, Miners Alley with Dakota Blonde
Acoustic Alley at Miner's Alley
Oct. 24, 2015

(photos by Bill Patterson)
   
   
Dana Vernon, Jon Chandler, Ernie Martinez at Swallow Hill,

with Jon Chandler and Dana Vernon
Swallow Hill Music Association
Oct 2, 2015
(photos by Bill Patterson)                       

Dana Vernon, Jon Chandler, Ernie Martinez at Swallow Hill, Ernie Martinez at Swallow Hill,
   
   
High Pleaks Music Festival Sept 2015
High Peaks Music Festival, Sept. 2015          
with Dakota Blonde, Smythe & Taylor,         
Kit Simon & Drew Horton                    
(photos by Bill Patterson)                       
High Pleaks Music Festival Sept 2015
High Pleaks Music Festival Sept 2015
High Pleaks Music Festival Sept 2015 High Pleaks Music Festival Sept 2015
   
   
with with Dakota Blonde at The Briarwood, Golden CO   with with Dakota Blonde at The Briarwood, Golden CO   with with Dakota Blonde at The Briawood, Golden CO
with Dakota Blonde at The Briarwood, Golden CO

With Dakota Blonde
The Briarwood, Golden CO

August 19, 2015


(photos by Bill Patterson)

   
   
Olde Town Pickin' Parlor, Arvada, August 2015 Olde Town Pickin' Parlor, Arvada, August 2015
at the Olde Town Pickin' Parlor, Arvada CO, August 18, 2015
see America's Soul Live! August 2015
 (photos by Bill Patterson)
   
   

Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering
ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Colorado Springs CO

July 9, 2015

    Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering, Colorado Springs, July 9, 2015   

Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering, Colorado Springs July 9 2015
                             singing "El Paso"
      with Lee Patterson (left) and Jimmy Lee Robbins
(photos by Sandy Reay)

with Sandy Reay, Pikes Peak Cowboy Gatheirng, July 2015
with Founders: Bands, Singers, Songwriters, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Places to Hear Acoustic Music, Locations, Venues, Clubs, Festivals, Business and Services Supporting Acoustic Music, Music Stores, Musical Instruments, Music Teachers Sandy Reay
  Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering  

with Sandy Reay, Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering July 2015

(photos by Valerie Beard)

   
   
Ernie Martinez  Ernie with Founders: Bands, Singers, Songwriters, Solo Performers, Sidemen, Instrumentalists, Performers, Entertainers, Musicians, Places to Hear Acoustic Music, Locations, Venues, Clubs, Festivals, Business and Services Supporting Acoustic Music, Music Stores, Musical Instruments, Music Teachers Sandy Reay and Mary Gifford
 at the WMA Colorado Chapter Showcase in Greeley, April 18, 2015
Sandy Reay, Ernie Martinez, Mary Gifford Mary Gifford, Ernie Martinez
   
   
Ernie Martinez at the Briarwood, April 9, 2015, with Dakota Blonde
Briarwood:  Ernie Martinez with Dakota Blonde
   
   
Dakota Blonde, St. James, February, 2015

 (photos by Bill Patterson)

Dakota Blonde
   
   

America's Soul Live!, Feb. 17, 2015

 (photos by Bill Patterson)

Robin JoLeady, Ernie Martinez
Ernie McMahan Ernie Martinez
   
   
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with Dakota Blonde at Swallow Hill, Feb. 14, 2015
(photo by Bill Patterson)
   
   
with Dusty Devine and the Real Deal at the Little Bear, Jan, 2015: 
Ernie Martinez playing drums at the Little Bear with Dusty Devine and the Real Deal Jan 2015

Ernie Martinez, America's Soul Live! Jan 2015
America's Soul Live!
Jan. 20, 2015
(photo by Bill Patterson)

 

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