Brenn sings an iconic tune penned by Ian Tyson and Tom Russell. Brenn Hill sings "Navajo Rug" during "The Whole Beef" show at the 39th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Brenn Hill
Hooper, UT
For more than three decades, Brenn Hill has stood under a cowboy hat and behind a microphone on countless stages blending his voice with bending guitar strings in a performance style all his own. He uses lyrical language to peel back the layers of life in the West to reveal a more meaningful, more affective, more effective, understanding of modern agriculture. Brenn’s 17-album catalog is a journey into the hearts of the agrarians of the great American West. And it took many a wet saddle blanket to build the carefully crafted insight. Brenn is far from the dispassionate, steely-eyed cowboy of legend. He lays bare in his music a willingness to set aside the fiction of cowboy stoicism and wear his heart out on his chest.

"Navajo Rug" (words + music by Ian Tyson + Tom Russell)

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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater on Feb. 2, 2024.

Made possible by Home2 Suites by Hilton and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.

Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org

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