
Bill Bunting was born and raised in the canyon
lands of southeastern Colorado on the ranch his grandfather filed claim
on in the early 1900's. Always a cowboy, Bill has always had a strong
interest in the history of Native Americans and the west. Much of his
art work and many of his knives portray his own interpretation of past
eras.
A self taught bladesmith, Bill uses many of the techniques of the
old time blacksmith. It was not until the summer of 1996, after going
through some devastating trials, that Bill totally gave his life to the
Lord. It was after hitting rock bottom-and crying out to the Lord that
the poetry started flowing.
For the past several years, Bill has
traveled the western United States entertaining and preaching at cowboy
poetry gatherings, bluegrass festivals, western music festivals, cowboy
camp meetings, church revivals, etc. Bill is truely a unique individual,
a cowboy, an artist, a knifemaker, an entertainer, a poet, a preacher,
and a man truly gifted by God.
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