41st Gathering
Enjoy this collection of performances from the 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, January 26 - 31, 2026.
Artwork - Headin' Out (2025), acrylic by Clara Smith.
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Bad Dream
Dakota shares the tale of the night he nearly covered an outlaw roan. Dakota Holdaway recites "Bad Dream" during the "Get in the Pickup, We're Going to Town" show during the 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Dakota Holdaway
Nephi, UT
Storyteller and poet Dakota Holdaway be... -
William Matthews: The Cowboys of Elko County
FEATURING: William Matthews
Western artist William Matthews has spent many years exploring the buckaroo community of Elko County. He has driven, ridden, and camped with many of the cowboys in this area, and his watercolors have documented their world. Join Willy, well known for his lucid and acc...
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Get in the Pickup, We're Going to Town
FEATURING: Brigid + Johnny, Jimmy Cantwell, Dakota Holdaway.
Slide across that bench seat because the 41st Gathering is cleaned up and headed to town. The solitude of the sticks can produce some beautiful poems and songs, but when the loneliness creeps in, it’s the company of other humans we cra...
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Coyotes Love My Cats
Richard sings about the relationship between coyotes and cats. Richard Elloyand sings "Coyotes Love My Cats" during the "Beyond the Fenceline" show at the 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Richard Elloyan
Virginia City, NV
Singer, songwriter, and poet Richard Elloyan grew ... -
Susan Avila-Dixey and Kaycee Dixey
Susan and Kaycee share a horse song taught to them by their grandfather. Susan Avila-Dixey + Kaycee Dixey perform during the "Chief Philllip Whiteman Jr." show at the 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Kaycee Dixey &
Susan Avila-Dixey
Fort Hall, ID
Kaycee Dixey and Susan A... -
High Desert Darling
Take a desert ride with Brigid and Johnny. Brigid and Johnny Reedy sing "High Desert Darling" during the "Get in the Pickup, We're Going to Town" show at the 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Brigid & Johnny
Dillon, MT
Brigid and
Johnny Reedy are a nationally acclaimed Mo... -
Cicada Song
Jimmy pleads for rain. Jimmy Cantwell sings "Cicada Song" during the "Get in the Pickup, We're Going to Town" show at the 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jimmy Cantwell
Cañon City, CO
Jimmy Cantwell is a second-generation horseman who’s turned
a life full of experience i...
