Career
He has recorded numerous albums for labels including Monument Records, Radio Corporation of America and Golden Egg Records. On television he appeared twice (1976 and 1978) on the early years of Public Broadcasting Service"s "Austin City Limits", and on American Broadcasting Company"s "Good Morning America", A & East and Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, as well as on National Public Radio on radio. He is the composer of "Heal In The Wisdom", the official anthem of the Kerrville Folk Festival for over 25 years.
Bridger has been an artist-in-residence at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming., the Eugene O"Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, the John G. Neihardt Center in Bancroft, North-East and Yellowstone National Park.
Bridger starred in Dale Wasserman"s groundbreaking musical, Shakespeare and The Indians and was featured with David Carradine and Will Sampson in the drama Black Elk Speaks. Full company productions of Bridger"s Seekers of the Fleece ran for eight consecutive summer seasons in Wyoming.
He is the author of the award-winning book, Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bulletin: Inventing The Wild West (), An Autobiography, Bridger (), Where theTall Grass Grows (), and A Ballad of the West and contributed essays to anthologies on western icons Frank Waters and John G. Neihardt as, ell as numerous magazine and newspaper features. He is the subject of the documentary film "Quest Of An Epic Balladeer" and a Digital Video Disc production of live performances of his trilogy of one man shows will be released in 2005.