The Long Eared Bull
41st Gathering Featured Artists
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Ross regales us with a classic cowboy poem. Ross Knox recites "The Long Eared Bull" by Bruce Kiskaddon during "An Evening of Celebration" show at the 30th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Ross Knox
Skull Valley, AZ
Ross Knox first aspired to be a cowboy as a little boy, when he watched his father work their ranch in central Oregon. At 16, he quit school and moved to Nevada to buckaroo, where he also began writing poetry to occupy his time alone. He has worked at both the Grand Canyon and Saguaro National Parks in Arizona, packing in supplies and tools for trail and fire crews. Ross has also led pack trips in Yosemite. He is currently living a cowboy’s “retirement,” training horses and working lots of cows. Known for reciting the classics, Ross also writes original poetry from his life experiences and has more than 100 poems committed to memory. He also collaborated on an album with musician Trinity Seely, The Horse in the Middle.
"The Long Eared Bull" poem by Bruce Kiskaddon.
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater on Feb. 1, 2014.
Made possible by NV Energy, and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.
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