A Cowboyin' Day
The New Classics • 6m 3s
Gary rolls through this rundown without a hitch, but with plenty of savvy. Gary McMahan performs "A Cowboyin' Day" during "An Evening of Cowboy Poetry, Music and Entertainment" at the 5th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts.gov.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gary McMahan
Bellvue, CO
Gary McMahan has made his living during the last 40 years on a horse, with a guitar, or both. He has ridden, wrangled and roped all over the West, all the while collecting reflections on cowboy ways. Those reflections are the backbone of all his songs, stories and poems. Gary is known for his award-winning songs, captivating stories, uproarious humor and national championship yodeling. His songs have been recorded by artists such as Garth Brooks, Ian Tyson, Chris LeDoux, Riders In The Sky and Dave Stamey. He will be joined by Ron and Julie Lynam, with Ron on the guitar, mandolin and dobro while Julie plays the upright bass. Gary has played with Jon Chandler, Patty Clayton, Dakota Blonde, Tom Paxton and Reckless Abandon, as was featured in the 2016 documentary Everything in the Song is True.
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater in Elko, NV, on Jan. 27, 1989.
Made possible 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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