Both multi-instrument aficionado and COMBO member Geary Parsons and award-winning singer-songwriter J. Michael Mullins have, in one way or another, been in the music industry for the majority of their lives. After playing and singing together at the Durango’s Cowboy Church for a year, they decided to perform as a duo at the 2021 Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
They were an immediate hit and discovered they had an unmistakable chemistry, and an innate ability to connect with audiences. The Timberline Cowboys were born. Most of what they do is original music, dealing with the ranching and farming life prevalent in and around where they reside in the Four Corners area. Their music is basic, honest, and forthright. Two guitars and vocals, they are just at home around a campfire as they are in an arena or concert hall. Through lyrical ballads and up-tempo comedy songs, they give the audience a first-hand look at what life is like for the still proud, but dwindling numbers of ranchers, farmers, cowboys and cowgirls in the great Southwest.
While in high demand in and around Durango, their music has been featured on numerous streaming and radio shows in the United States, Canada, Germany, France and England. Basically homebodies, the guys still enjoy hitting the road (on occasion) to play at cowboy gatherings and select out-of-town venues. They are currently prepping for their third Durango-area fundraiser of 2025. Together, they have produced four albums in four years, the second of which spent nine months on the IWMA Western Music Charts. They are hoping for the same level of success with their latest album, Watercolor Skies, released in July 2025. The title track from that album is currently number 8 on the IWMA’s list of most-played songs by Western Music DJ’s. Mike’s original song, “Drivin’ This Herd to the Rail” took home the award for 2024 International Western Music Association Working Cowboy Song of the Year. They are very proud of the fact that, out of the 46 songs on their four albums, 45 of them are original compositions. The only exception is an original arrangement of “Wayfaring Stranger” from their second album, Corral Dust and Crosses. Geary and Mike invite you to check them and their music out on their webpage, https://www.thetimberlinecowboys.com, or on their Facebook page. They can be reached by email at thetimberlinecowboys@gmail.com. The Timberline Cowboys are proud to be doing their part in keeping the customs and traditions of true western music alive in the 21st century.
The Timberline Cowboys
Geary Parsons
gearyparsons@outlook.com
J. Michael Mullins
Photo: The Timberline Cowboys – Geary Parsons & J. Michael Mullins
COMBO Welcomes the Timberline Cowboys to Our Organization
