Album Notes

Dan Thomasma is a graduate of the University of Wyoming, class of 1980, and has been writing music
and playing professionally for over 20 years.
Terry Yazzolino is a musician and renowned storyteller. He has previously released two music albums
and a children’s storytelling album on the creation of Yellowstone. The song, "Ballad of Sacajawea," was
performed for the dedication of the Sacajawea Golden Dollar Coin on February 4, 2000. The event was
hosted by United States Mint director Phillip Diehl and U.S. Senator Mike Enzi at the Kelly Elementary
School in Kelly, Wyoming. Dan and Terry also performed the "Ballad of Sacajawea," as well as Dan’s
composition, "Teton Waltz," with Kelly Elementary students at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Grand
Teton National Park in August of 2000. During the summer and fall of 2000, Dan and Terry,drawing
upon their fascination and interest in the Lewis and Clark Expedition, wrote and recorded their first
collaborative album, "We Proceeded On, Songs of Lewis & Clark." Their second album, "Trails Plowed
Under, Legends of the West," was released in December of 2003. Hot off the presses is their third album of original tunes called, "Good Medicine." They have also founded their own music company called Medicine Tree Music.
Dan is currently the Head Teacher at the Kelly Elementary School in Kelly Wyoming, teaching 4th and
5th grade. Dan and his wife Cathy Poindexter live in Jackson with their son Oliver. Their daughter
Melissa is a fourth year student at the University of Chicago, and is a fishing guide on the Snake River in
the summer.
Terry received his education degree from Regis College, and teaches 8th grade History, and Drama at
the Jackson Hole Middle School in Jackson Wyoming. Terry lives with his wife Lynda and their sons
Miles and Gabriel in Jackson, Wyoming. He has an older daughter, Hannah, who is a student at the
University of Montana in Missoula.
Terry and Dan continue to play live engagements and also to colaborate on more song writing. Look for
more music from this fabulous duo in the future!