FEATURING: Wylie + the Wild West

Wylie + the Wild West perform before an excited audience of local children. Lead singer and front man Wylie Gustafson, along with Clayton Parsons on electric guitar, Tim Lashley on drums, and Max Lashley on upright bass give an auditorium full of children a taste of the Gathering and get them all fired up. Pity the poor teachers who will take them back to their classrooms.

Hosted by Jan Peterson and Deb Howard.

From the 39th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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PLAYLIST

"Whoop-Up Trail"
"You Are My Sunshine" (words + music by Jimmie Davis + Charles Mitchell)
"Horseback Cadillac"
"Hey Maria"
"Yodel Boogie"
Yodeling Lesson
"Ghost Riders in the Sky" (music by Stan Jones)
"Old Blue" (traditional)
"Buffalo Gals" (traditional).
"Yodeling Fool"

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Wylie & the Wild West
Conrad, MT
Wylie Gustafson is an American original. He was born into a fourth-generation ranching family on the empty sprawl of northern Montana. A singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman, and world-famous Yahoo! Yodeler, Wylie has led the musical outfit known as Wylie and the Wild West for over 30 years. With more than 50 guest appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and performances in 46 states and five continents, Wylie has spread his unique brand of American music worldwide. But it is raising a family, feeding horses, doctoring cattle, changing wheel lines, baling hay, and repairing broken-down equipment that keeps him grounded. His music rings with authenticity and, as one writer quipped, “He is ‘old-school-cool’ without being a tired period piece.”

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Filmed in front of a live audience with help from the E. L. Wiegand Foundation at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater in Elko, Nevada, on Jan. 31, 2024.

Made possible by The Charlotte S. Bigham Trust 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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