Joyce Pallister-Bronsch - retired Cowboy Poet / Storey Teller

Joyce worked at the Calgary Stockyard where she met her husband Hank. The western way of life, took them to Edmonton and then to Stettler where she operated a health food store for many years. Joyce also managed the gift shop at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site at Longview.

After Hank’s death in 2005, Joyce compiled his stories of early ranch history into 3 books. She has also published a book on cowboy poetry, containing artistic illustrations by Don Brestler of Twin Butte. She has won various awards from the Canadian Country Gospel Music Association, Honoree of the Year from the Cowgirl Cattle Company and a bronze medal from the International Independent Publishers Book Awards. Joyce was the recipient of the Canada 150 medal for community service and in 2017 was nominated for the Calgary Stampede Western Legacy Awards in the Sustained Contribution Category, receiving a President’s Medal as runner-up.

Through her western personality, Joyce shared her poems with audiences at fall suppers, musical concerts cowboy poetry gatherings and numerous community events. She married Edwin Bronsch and resides in High River.

Joyce Pallister-Bronsch

High River, AB

Email - joyce.pallister@gmail.com

Lewis Martin Pederson

From riding bulls to singing about bulls to reciting a lot of bull, Lewis (from High River, AB) has done it all (nearly). He is a rancher/farmer whose sense of humour has helped him survive a rodeo and recording career with Rodeo Number One Spot his claim to fame. He has a book titled Cowboy Philosophy.

Lewis, who loves to make people laugh, has entertained people from Toronto to Sicamous over the past 40 years. He has performed poetry in Pincher Creek, Medicine Hat, Maple Creek and at the Calgary Stampede. He currently runs the saddle shop at the BarU Ranch, Canada’s only National Park with a western theme.

Lewis Martin Pederson

403-652-7818

E-mail lewismartinpederson@hotmail.com