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The Moonshine Steer

The Classics • 2m 49s

Gail schools us with a moral lesson about moonshine and bovines. Gail Steiger recites "The Moonshine Steer" by his grandfather Gail I. Gardner during the "After a Night on a Cowboy Town" show at the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Gail Steiger
Prescott, AZ
Gail Steiger is a songwriter, filmmaker, and cowboy, and since 1995, foreman of the remote Spider Ranch in Yavapai County, Arizona. He has been playing guitar and writing songs for over 30 years and often recites works by his grandparents, Delia Gist Gardner and Gail I. Gardner. Gail also collaborates with his brother, Lew, on various film and multimedia projects, including the acclaimed documentary Ranch Album. He’s released two CDs, The Romance of Western Life in 1999, and A Matter of Believin’ in 2015. Gail is a member of the Western Folklife Center’s Board of Trustees.

“The Moonshine Steer” poem by Gail I. Gardner.

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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Western Folklife Center’s G Three Bar Theater in Elko, NV, on Feb. 1, 2019.

Made possible by TownePlace Suites Elko 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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Tags
2019, Gail Steiger, Arizona, After a Night on a Cowboy Town, NCPG, Gail I. Gardner
Cast
Gail Steiger Musician
Crew
Kristin Windbigler executive producer
Meg Glaser artistic director
Brad McMullen national cowboy poetry gathering manager
Marla Mitchnick producer
Tim Halle director + technical director
Chris Simon camera operator
Elton de León camera operator
Chris Smith lighting designer
Amber Parker associate lighting designer + lighting director
David Hancock Taylor gaffer
Brendan Gottfredson key grip
Micky Hohl driver + key production assistant
Dan Gudgel stage manager
Jennie Flinspach assistant stage manager
Jessica Brandi Lifland still photographer

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