Nevada Slim &
Cimarron Sue

Nominated for 6 different awards in 2008 by the Western Music Association, Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue, "Minstrels of the Old West," deliver a spirited interpretation of traditional western music, honoring working cowboys and cowgirls, as well as those who rode their ranges in the movies. It is Slim & Sue's mission, and their first love, to bring the songs and stories of the American West to audiences across the west and beyond. They draw from a large repertoire of songs and cowboy poetry to provide glimpses of the people who built the American west. Better yet, they're the real thing.

Bruce Matley, aka "Nevada Slim," has performed for forty-plus years. Born and raised in Reno, Nevada to a pioneer cattle ranching family, Slim spent his youth in the saddle on the ranges of Northern Nevada, in the hayfields, working cattle, and the various tasks associated with ranching. Until 1998, he still ranched part time in Nevada while performing. Since then, it's been cowboy music full time. Many of the traditional western songs in Slim’s repertoire were learned in childhood on the family ranch from cowboys who began their working lives in the 1890s.

Susan "Cimarron Sue" Matley is a native of Port Townsend, WA. Her family comes from mining, ranching, and railroad folks in Republic and Starbuck, WA. She is a seasoned performer of over 20 years, plays bass guitar, and handles half the vocals for the duo.

Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue logged 218 performances in 2009 at county fairs, cowboy gatherings, festivals, benefits, nightclubs, and other events, blending music with storytelling to lend historic perspective to every show. The diverse duo also offers the music of early country legends, such as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Johnny and June Carter Cash, and Jimmy Rogers.

Their 2010 stops will include the Ritzville Historic Days and Western Art Show, Saloon Days in Madras, OR, several Cowboy Poetry Week events, and touring for Humanities Washington's Inquiring Minds program. A four month stint at county and state fairs will include Asotin, Castle Rock, Skamania, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield counties in Washington, Oregon's Klamath, Jefferson and Columbia county fairs, and Idaho's Nez Perce county fair. Slim and Sue appear before an average of 175 audiences per year. For schedule updates and news about their new CD “Westerners” visit Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue at www.nevadaslim.com.