YAMPA VALLEY STEVE, Steve Jones, a/k/a the “Cowboy Irish Tenor”. “Steve has one of the purest voices I've ever heard. Any Western song is enhanced by the clean, pure, soaring tenor voice…." —Vic Anderson, Cowboy Troubadour.

Welcome to my web page. For 25+ years, and almost 3,000 shows, my goal is to engage and entertain audiences, large and small, of all ages, with my acoustic guitar, voice and enthusiasm on stage.

My primary genre of my music is western music, often with a touch of Irish. But, I also have a broad repertoire of folk, Americana, classic country, cover songs (see below), Irish and originals songs, including some sing-alongs, and humor. A few cowboy poems add a western perspective to any evening.

I spent 17 years as part of the duo Yampa Valley Boys. We recorded 8 CD’s. I have been solo since 2017. I have 3 solo CD recordings.

I have done some John Denver tribute shows. I can also do shows featuring all Irish songs, or Christmas songs, as well as a variety of cover songs from such artists as The Eagles, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffet, Merle Haggard and many others. I have performed throughout many of the western states, and once in Ireland.  My 3 solo CD recordings are listed below in the Music/Discography section.   “The Lump of Coal” was a top 20 western CD, for most  2021, per “The Western Way”. 

Home base is still in the Yampa Valley, but I now spend about half of the year in Casa Grande, AZ.  Whether I’m in the Colorado mountains, or the Arizona desert, my songs often have an Irish connection. 

I am comfortable with a formal stage concert as well as happy hour, birthday, BBQ, anniversary or any other kind of gathering. No audience too large or too small. It’s all about engaging and entertaining an audience and having fun. To paraphrase an old western TV slogan, “have fun, will travel”.

Seal with mountains, river, bear holding a carrot in mouth, pine trees, sun, and the words 'Yampa Valley Steve"' around the border.
Head shot of Yampa Valley Steve just before concert at an Arizona State Park
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At the 2026 Colorado Cowboy Gathering in Golden, Colorado. Photo by Bill Patterson

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CONTACT INFO:

WEBSITE: www.yampasteve.com

email: ksjsbs@zirkel.us

phone: (970) 846-6513

USPS: CO address: 29590 Elk View Dr. Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 (June through September)

AZ address: 1110 N. Henness Rd., Lot 940 Casa Grande, AZ 85122 (October through May)

(c) 2025 Steve Jones, All Rights Reserved

CALENDAR

2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival, Balloon Park, Albuquerque, NM; 3Forks Guest Ranch, Savery WY; Steamboat Pro Rodeo, Steamboat Springs, CO; Strings In The Mountain Garden Tour; Saturday Afternoon concert series at Snow Bowl, Steamboat Springs, CO; Wednesday afternoons at the Airport Tavern, Casa Grande, AZ;November 2, 2025 Pool Party,Casa Verde Estates, Casa Grande, AZ; November 28, 2025 Robson Preserve at Pebble Creek, Goodyear, AZ; December 13, 2025 annual Christmas at the Empire Ranch, Sonoita, AZ; Arizona State Parks— Lost Dutchman, Lake Patagonia, Picacho Peak and Roper Lake; Arizona Folklore Preserve, Hereford, AZ.

2026-27 CALENDAR

Generally, Wednesday afternoons, from 12:30 to 2:30 at the Airport Tavern 1801 N. Pinal, Casa Grande, November 2026 through March/April 2027.

May 2, 2026, Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival, Balloon Park, Albuquerque, NM at 1:00 pm on the acoustic stage. For more info about the festival, visit www.celtfestabq.com

June 7, 2026 3Forks Guest Ranch, Savery, WY. Private event.

June 23, 2026 3Forks Guest Ranch, Savery, WY. Private event

July 11, 2026 Strings In The Mountains Garden Tour, Steamboat Springs, more detail to come later, see www.stringsmusicfestival.com for more info.

July 18, 2026 First Annual Four Corners Western Music and Poetry Showcase, Mancos, CO, 4:00 to 8:00 pm, more details later.

August 6, 2026 Memorial service for Frank Dolman, Steamboat Springs, private event, more details later

September 30-October 3, 2026 Durango Cowboy Gathering, Durango, CO visit www.durangocowboygathering.org for schedule and more details.

MORE TO COME

An older man wearing a cowboy hat and western shirt holding a rodeo champion belt buckle, smiling at the camera.

Winner of the Colorado Chapter of the International Western Music Assn talent round up contest.

A man sitting at a table with a bird on his hand, smiling at the camera. The table has documents clipped with colorful clips. Behind him are colorful paintings of hearts and flowers on a red wall.

Review of show at Lake Patagonia State Park (AZ) on Feb. 13, 2026. I’ve still got it!

(L) A young dove was my “roadie” on one Wednesday at the Airport Tavern in Casa Grande, AZ.

(R) Singing at the 2026 Colorado Cowboy Gathering in Golden, Colorado. Photo Bill Patterson.

(c) Steve Jones, 2025 All Rights Reserved

A vintage black steam locomotive with the number 472 on the front, pulling yellow and red train cars, on tracks with autumn trees in the background.

16 Tracks, almost one hour of play time

  1. Night Guard Lullaby

  2. If I Never See Ireland Again

  3. The Lump of Coal (Hope’s Diamond)

  4. It’s A Cowboy I Will Be

  5. Loving Today In the Land of Tomorrow

  6. Too Many Fences

  7. In the Middle of Nowhere

  8. El Paso

  9. Down At Joe’s

  10. Drover Road to Amulree

  11. Homegrown Tomatoes

  12. New Home On the Range

  13. Coyotes of Copper Ridge

  14. Steamboatin’

  15. Blow Up Your TV

  16. Last Campfire

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MUSIC/DISCOGRAPHY

The King of Sandwash Basin wild horse herd. Twelve tracks

  1. Picasso

  2. Old Double Diamond

  3. Broken White Line

  4. Irish Pub Song

  5. Eileen Aroon

  6. Six Gun For Hire

  7. Cowboy’s Hard Times

  8. Slavonia Mine

  9. Irish Cowboy’s Lament

  10. Stupid Dog

  11. They Call the Wind Mariah

  12. The Parting Glass/Safe Home

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All CD’s can be purchased directly from me. I can provide MP3 tracks for the full album or selected tracks. Contact me for pricing via email at ksjsbs@zirkel.us, by phone or text at (970) 846-6513, or USPS at the address listed on the home page.

(c) Steve Jones 2025 All Rights Reserved

Book cover for "That Irish Kid" by Steve Jones, featuring a historic castle, colorful flowers, and a red and blue cannon.

All Irish songs, some with cowboy flavor

  1. Carrickfergus

  2. The Galway Shawl

  3. That Irish Kid/Danny Boy

  4. The Fields of Athenry

  5. Moreton Bay

  6. No Irish Need Apply

  7. Nina

  8. The Rising of the Moon

  9. The Reason I Left Mullingar

  10. Danny Boy

  11. The Callin’ of the Pipes

  12. Carrickfergus

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Check out live performance of “That Irish Kid”

at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBMPwztcftk

An older man in a cowboy hat plays an acoustic guitar in a desert landscape with green bushes, a reddish mountain, and a blue sky at sunset.

At the base of Superstition Mountain near Apache Junction, AZ