Hello everyone and welcome to tammydee.com! I was born and raised in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada and have been performing since the age of five. I have been blessed with a very exciting life in the "Show Biz" industry. For as long as I can remember performing has been my one and only dream. It's been four years now since I was introduced into the "cowboy" circuit and this is where I am focusing most of my performing energy. I sang Top 40 country music for 7 years, but it wasn't until I switched to cowboy/western music or (folk/roots to some) and started playing and singing what was in my heart, that I realized how much of a connection I truly share with my audience.
Cowboy music is so much more than words put to a nice melody, it's about the cowboy spirit and western way of life. As a fifth generation Albertan, I feel it's important to keep Canada's cowboy culture as well as the cowboy's place in history alive. I'm doing my part by keeping cowboy music alive. Every time I perform I see people, young and old, laughing, clapping and singing along. I watch the young learning and listening and see older ones remembering their youth and at times I have witnessed an old cowboy wipe away a tear in remembrance.
Some opportunities I have been blessed with are:
-Selected by the Canadian National Arts to represent Alberta in Toronto for Alberta Scene April 28 to May 10, 2005
-Radio DJ at CIHS Radio 93.5FM Wetaskiwin Alberta
-Featured in American Cowboy Magazine and the Western Way Magazine
-Top 5 nominee for "Western Female Artist" and Yodeler of the Year" in 2004 at the The Academy of Western Artists, Will Rogers Awards
-Performed at and was awarded the "Rising Star of the Year" award at the The Will Rogers Awards in Fort Worth Texas in July 2003
-Featured musician and western radio DJ at Cowboy Poetry .com
-Invited to showcase in Las Vegas for the Western Music Association and awarded "Adult Female Yodeling Champion" for 2002"
-Singing and touring with the official Calgary Stampede Parade Float
-Cheerleading for the "Calgary Stampeders " football team, Go Stamps Go!!!
-Crowned "Miss Red Deer 2000", "Miss Oktoberfest Red Deer 1999", "Miss Calgary 1997" and semi-finalist in "Miss Canadian Universe 1997"....My pageant career started with a dare from my Auntie Kathy to enter the "Miss Teen Red Deer 1995" pageant. I had never worn an evening gown before, but... I won!!!
-Performed on the Global TV "Breakfast Show" in Calgary, the RDTV "Noon Express" and RDTV "Red Deer Express" in Red Deer and on CTV Winnipeg and Toronto
-Taught the hosts of CBC radio Calgary's morning "Eye Opener" show how to yodel on air
-Special guest co-hosting on the "Red Deer Express" TV show with Andrew Schultz
-Showcased as a "Young Albertan" for the Alberta Allied Arts Association
-Featured in an Australian documentary, filmed by Kate Stuart from "Bella Films" about Canadian cowboy poetry and western music
-Featured western artist on "Future Shock" for documentary on CMT
-Featured alumni artist in a documentary promoting The Calgary Stampede's "Youth Talent Showdown"
Tammy Gislason Phone: (403) 391-1131 email: gislason@shaw.ca http://www.tammydee.com
