Balladeer and actor John Gogo hails from a musical family in Snuneymuxw (a.k.a. Nanaimo) on Vancouver Island. Though Gogo is from British Columbia, “Tom Three Persons (Indian Cowboy)” is a song about Alberta’s most famous cowboy. John Gogo recently toured in Southern Alberta, coinciding with Tom Three Persons’ posthumous induction into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Gogo performed this homage at the ceremony, composed with songwriter and guitarist Ed Peekeekoot as a tribute to the rodeo star.

Best known for writing and performing his folk songs about the people and places, the true and tall tales of the west coast, Gogo produced his sixth full-length album, Western Balladeer. Out on July 3rd, it features include Duke & Goldie, daughter Jeri Gogo, Tyler Lieb, David Essig, Ed Peekeekoot, brother Paul Gogo, cousin Brent Gubbels, Alan Moberg, Tobin Stokes, Rick Scott, Daniel Lapp, Dazy Weymer & Valdy.