Rich Flanders

A graduate of San Francisco State University and The American Musical & Dramatic Academy, Rich appeared on Broadway in ''Shenandoah'' and in the first national company of ''Annie.'' His albums, ''Yondering'' and ''Ride Away,'' were each nominated Album of the Year by The Academy of Western Artists and The Western Music Association. He received a Stephen Vincent Benet Narrative Poetry Award from ''Poet Lore'' magazine, and he is a recipient of The Will Rogers Cowboy Award from The Academy of Western Artists. ''UNDER THE GREAT ELM,'' his first book, was a Finalist in the 2021 American Writing Awards, received Five Stars from ''Readers' Favorites,'' and is among the Top 100 ''Inspiring Books For All Ages'' on Goodreads. He and his wife, Anne, live on the Connecticut shoreline, where they perform music together from the Great American Songbook. www.richflandersmusic.com