Red River Drifter a historian at heart

On a recent trip to Laramie for supplies for his North Park, Colo. ranch Michael Martin Murphy noticed "Cowboy Culture" signs around town and he thought to himself, "Man, I moved to the right place."

Murphey will be performing a benefit concert for the Battle Pass Scenic Byway Aug. 28 at the Platte Valley Community Center.

The show will be a storytelling oriented, solo acoustic performance featuring a retrospective of Murphey's songwriting over the years. Murphey said the first half of the show will focus on his pop and country songs and the second half will be centered on his cowboy songs.

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