Tom Hiatt shared his experiences of the West with his performance at the East Repertory Playhouse as part of the OutWest concert series on Thursday, June 23.

Tom Hiatt can truly be called a “Son of the West” because Arizona, Texas, California, Alaska and Kansas have all been called “home.” The magnificent landscapes and the people who live in them fill the stories in the ballads Tom writes and sings: working cowboys, historic legendary characters, changes in the modern West and more.

Tom’s warm, emotion filled voice has enthralled people from Montana to Arizona, from the Pacific to the Atlantic and all areas in between. He has appeared with other popular cowboy singers and poets such as Ian Tyson, Chris LeDoux, Waddie Mitchell, The Sons of the San Joaquin, Sourdough Slim and Don Edwards at many cowboy poetry and music festivals throughout the country. More noteworthy appearances include, the Autry National Center, the Kamloops Cowboy Festival, the Carson City Rendezvous, the Tombstone Western Music Festival, the Lone Pine Museum of Western Film History and the Western Music Association’s Showcase and Awards Show.

Voted one of the “Top 5” acts in western music, Tom was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Performer of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year by the WMA. His original song “Bronc to Breakfast” won the Academy of Western Artists “Will Rogers Cowboy Award” for Best Western Song of 2011 and he was nominated for Best Western Male Artist for 2015 by the AWA.

SCVTV Presents The OutWest Concert Series is part of Thursdays@Newhall and is made possible by SCVTV, OutWest, Repertory East Playhouse, and the Western Music Association California Chapter. Special “thank you” to the Magazine of Santa Clarita.