Jake shares a "snapshot" poem of ranch life. Jake Riley recites "Any Given Spring" during "The Better Part of Living" show at the 36th National Poetry Gathering.

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Jake Riley
Riverdale, NE
Jake Riley grew up, for the most part, in the Upper Arkansas Valley of the Colorado mountai...

Jake recounts a story travelling with with two kids and playing Mr. Mom. Jake Riley recites "Natural Remedy" during the "Family, Friends + Community" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Jake Riley
Riverdale, NE
Jake Riley grew up, for the most part, in the Upper ...

Trinity shares a medley of two familiar songs. Trinity Seely sings "My Home's In Montana" and "Cattle Call" during the "Cowboy Caffeine, Extra Strong" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Trinity Seely
Ojai, CA
Trinity Seely grew up in the heart of cow country in ...

Brigid and Johnny entertain with a song first recorded in 1917. Brigid and Johnny perform "Tiger Rag" during the "Ranch Family Show" at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Brigid and Johnny Reedy
Whitehall, MT
Brigid Reedy first entertained Elko crowds by yodeling at th...

Jessie and her father, Gene, sing a song from her childhood. Jessie Veeder sings "Dancing in the Meadow" during the "Ranch Family Show" at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Jessie Veeder
Watford City, ND
Jessie Veeder writes and sings songs about the badlands of wester...

Forrest entertains with a love ballad. Forrest VanTuyl sings "Rose of Nowhere" during "The Ramblin' Boys" show during the 36th Natural Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Forrest VanTuyl
Enterprise, OR
Forrest VanTuyl paid for his songwriting and wandering addiction with all sorts of jobs...

FEATURING: Dom Flemons, Pipp Gillette, Lloyd Wright.

These three musician-historians join banjos and bones for this lively mix of tunes. Dom Flemons plays bones, while Pipp Gillette and Lloyd Wright play banjo of "Calabash Dance" and "Juba" during the Keynote Address at the 36th Gathering.

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Dom sings an ode to Bass Reeves, the first Black Deputy U.S. Marshall. Dom Flemons sings "He's a Lone Ranger" during the "Stay a Little Longer" show at the 36th Gathering.

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Dom Flemons
Silver Springs, MD
Dom Flemons is an award-winning musician, singer-songwriter, and slam poet...

Cowgirl chanteuse Trinity sings about the California vaqueros. Trinity Seely performs, "We Were the Vaqueros" during the "Cowboy Caffeine, Extra Strong" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Trinity Seely
Ojai, CA
Trinity Seely grew up in the heart of cow country in...

FEATURING: Doris Daley, Carolyn Dufurrena, Patricia Frolander, Yvonne Hollenbeck, Carol Heuchan, Randi Johnson.

Roles know no gender on the ranch when there’s work to be done. And ranch women conform to no stereotype. Join Doris Daley, Carolyn Dufurrena, Patricia Frolander, and newcomer Randi Jo...

FEATURING: Yvonne Hollenbeck, The Munsick Boys, Jonathan Odermann, Jack Sammon.

Sit back and enjoy poetry and songs by those who make their living on the land. Yvonne Hollenbeck's wit and creative thinking will have you gasping for breath with laughter, Jonathan Odermann's poetry will take you...

Geno plays "Lacassine Special" on his single-row diatonic button accordion, a Cajun tune that is about a man telling his woman that she needs to change her ugly ways if she wants to stay with him. This performance is from "Blues on the Range" at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Michael Stevens sings "The Brazos River Song," also known as "The Texas River Song," during the "Cowboy Classics" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 2020.

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Michael Stevens
Alpine, TX
Michael Stevens grew up on a farm near the little town of Newcowerstown, Ohio...

FEATURING: Daniel Bybee, Janette Ferguson, Jack George, John & Joanne Lowell, Kara Nicola, Ava Nielson, Vic Ruggiero & Lauren Napier, Giselle Ruiz, George Ray Russell, Chris Ryden, Miss "V" The Gypsy Cowbelle, Denise Withnell.

Every year poets, musicians, and storytellers overcome time, travel, ...

FEATURING: Maria Lisa Eastman, John Dofflemyer, Carolyn Dufurrena

Three poets, who live on ranches in sparsely populated areas, read their poems about life, people, critters, and living in remote areas of the West. Sit back as they introduce you to their lives.

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Marinna loves to sing cowboy songs and she does it so well. Ranch kid Marinna Mori sings "Buckaroo Man" during the "Anchoring the Tradition" show at the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Marinna Mori
Tuscarora, NV
Marinna Mori is an 10-year-old singer, guitarist, and poet...

FEATURING: Randy Rieman, Jay Snider, Michael Stevens

Fortify yourself with a healthy dose of tradition! Expert reciter, traveling horseman, and Montana legend Randy Rieman infuses vitality, inflection, and life into the cowboy poetry canon. Master poet Jay Snider shares his Oklahoma wisdom, refl...

Proud big brother Ned, sings about his little brother Beau in this catchy tune from 2020. Ned LeDoux performs "A Cowboy Is All" during "Cowboy Caffeine, Extra Strong" at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Ned LeDoux
Northeastern KS
Ned LeDoux is a musician and the son o...

FEATURING: Dom Flemons, Pipp Gillette, Andy Hedges, R.W. Hampton, Brenn Hill, Hot Club of Cowtown, Elana James, Waddie Mitchell, Joel Nelson, Lauren Padgett, Randy Rieman, Dave Stamey, Denise Withnell, Lloyd Wright.

With more than 55 years of crooning, yipping, and picking under his belt, the l...

Yvonne Hollenbeck performs "Rebel Rouser" during the "I Just Wanna Be a Comic Cowboy" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. She takes us on a humorous vacation(?) riding a Yamaha motorcycle on the way to Sturgis. She paints colorful images of a cowboy turned biker and his wife.

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FEATURING: Mike Beck, Miko Marks, Dave Stamey.

“They” may say that California isn’t country, but this trio of songwriters testifies to the country sensibilities found in those California vibes. Miko Marks’ soulful voice calls up country music’s roots and its branches. Beloved by the Oakland Bla...

Denise Withnell, in a special tribute to Don Edwards, sings the romantic Scottish ballad, "Annie Laurie," during the "Tribute to Don Edwards" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Denise Withnell
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Denise Withnell is best known at ...

Pat shares her poem about love and how we may express that love. Patricia Frolander shares "I Whispered Love" during the "What Can't A Ranch Woman Do" at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Patricia Frolander
Sundance, WY
Patricia Frolander, Wyoming's fifth Poet Laureat...

Maria Lisa reads her poem about one of the great ranching traditions–neighboring. Maria Lisa Eastman does "A Different Valley" during the "Home" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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Maria Lisa Eastman
Hyattville, WY

Maria Lisa Eastman hails from the village of ...