Singing cowboy poet Michael Martin Murphey is one of today’s most respected singer-songwriters in the pop and country-western music genres. Murphey, whose popular songs include “Wildfire,” "Geronimo's Cadillac" and "Carolina in the Pines," plus New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment,” has long been considered a pioneer of American cowboy music, and is a perennial favorite of Durango audiences. Passionate about the outdoors, Murphey maintains a strong commitment to issues regarding farmers and ranchers, open space, and management of natural resources.