Medicine Hat singer Morgan Klaiber to sing anthem at National Finals Rodeo Dec. 10
The Cypress County rancher and country-Western artist will also perform at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, next January.
Morgan Klaiber, a fourth-generation rancher from Cypress County and a Medicine Hat-based country-Western singer and songwriter, will perform Canada's national anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. The NFR, held at the Thomas & Mack Center from Dec. 3 to 12, is considered professional rodeo's championship event and draws top competitors from Canada and the United States.
Klaiber said she grew up around rodeo arenas in Medicine Hat and Cypress County, where she has sung the anthem at various events, and has watched the NFR on television for years while cheering on Canadian competitors.
In January, Klaiber will also travel to Elko, Nevada, to perform at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, an event bringing together musicians, poets and artisans to celebrate Western culture. She attended as a spectator last year and said only a small number of Canadians were invited to perform this year.
Klaiber said performing in the larger American market has pushed her to grow as an artist, and she encouraged aspiring Western songwriters to attend the Elko gathering to connect with other performers.
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