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 "Music that captures the spirit of the West"
 
Open Range is the duo of Ric Steinke & Linda Hausler, from the wide open spaces of the Shields Valley in Montana. 

“Whatever it was that brought Ric & Linda together as a duo,no one can deny that it was absolutely meant to be.”  American Western Magazine - Taylor Fogarty


Awards and nominations:


2014 Top Nominee, Best Western Duo/Group, WMA
2013 Top Nominee, Best Western Duo/Group, WMA
2011 Top Nominee, Outstanding Instrumentalist, WMA
2010 Best of the Best Harmony Award, Western Music Association
2010 Top 5 Nominee, Best Western Duo, WMA
2009 Top 5 Nominee, Best Western Swing Group, WMA
2008 Marilyn Tuttle Harmony Award, WMA
2005 Best New Original Dance Tune, United Country Western Dance Council

Previous events

Oct20

N.I.L.E

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RIMROCK AUTO ARENA, BILLINGS, MT

OPEN RANGE DUO, ALONG WITH OTHER PERFORMERS ALL DAY LONG AT THE WESTERN EXPO STAGE LOCATED IN THE TRADING POST ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE RIMROCK AUTO ARENA. NO COVER

Harvest Dinner

Wilsall Dance Hall, Wilsall, MT

Shields Valley Farmers Market Harvest Dinner, with catering by Crazy Mountain Catering, and dancing to follow by Open Range Band. $30 tickets in advance, call Cathy at 406-686-4084 or 262-758-2494. Or come for dancing only at 7:30, no cover, but donations accepted for the Farmer's Market.

Boulder Music & Art Festival

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Veterans Park, Main Street, Boulder, MT

Two days of music, Open Range (with Ric, Linda, Dean Anderson, Ron Schimpf, and Josh Poole) will be featured on Saturday, 4:30-5:45, and Ric will also be sitting in on pedal steel with the Band of Drifters on Sunday at 3. For the full schedule see: https://www.bouldermtchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MUSIC-SCHEDULE-2018.pdf

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