Lonesome Ron presents western music in story and song.
He has performed in such dance and country/folk bands as The East Side Pharaohs, Oak Grove String Band and the Flathead Cats. He is a native of Mankato, Minnesota where he grew up along the Minnesota River and is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. Lonesome Ron plays guitar, banjo, mandolin and jaw harp and does some fine country yodeling as well. He is also an accomplished bass player (both acoustic and electric).

For several years Lonesome Ron has been associated with western/outlaw author John Koblas ("Jesse James", "Cole Younger", etc) and has written a number of songs for some of his books. Recently he and Koblas collaborated with cowboy re-enactors to produce a DVD documentary about Jesse James. The DVD includes music written and recorded by Lonesome Ron and is available on the CD entitled "Riverboat Cowboys (Outlaw Ballads and Fiddle Music)."

Lonesome Ron started playing guitar in high school and spent his years learning country western songs along with rock & roll and folk tunes. Eventually he began playing the bass guitar and learned to pick banjo. He has performed with some of the top names in music such as Jean Shepard the Queen of Country Music, Donna Douglas of the Beverly Hillbillies and Les Gilliam. He has also shared the same venue with acts like Jan & Dean, Marie Osmond, Boxcar Willie, the Kingsmen and Gary Lewis.

The Lonesome Ron show features mainly cowboy songs both old and new. He does everything from traditional western music to Gene Autry songs and then some. At a Lonesome Ron performance you might learn why cowboys sing to their cattle and other important nuggets of western lore.

Some of his recent noteworthy performances include Northfield, Minnesota's annual Defeat of Jesse James Days; the Chippewa Forest Music Festival; Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Walnut Grove, Minnesota; Capture of the Younger Brothers Re-enactment in Madelia, Minnesota; Morgan Creek Wine Celebration, Spirit of the West in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Rock Bend Folk Festival. Besides his musical endeavors, Lonesome Ron is also a computer programmer and amateur historian.