Jarle shares some matrimonial advice. Jarle Kvale recites "My Wife Is Gonna Kill Me" during the "Bellyaches + Heartbreaks" show at the 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jarle Kvale
Dunseith, ND
Jarle Kvale turns his experiences with horses, rodeo, and North Dakota rural living into humorous verse. He's been writing cowboy poetry for over 25 years, sharing his stories with friends and family members over trail ride campfires, at various community events, and at cowboy poetry gatherings. He is also host and producer of Back at the Ranch, an online weekly half-hour radio show featuring a mix of western music and cowboy poetry. Jarle and his wife, along with an ever-changing number of horses, live north of Dunseith, North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border.

"My Wife Is Gonna Kill Me"

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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater on Feb. 1, 2025.

Made possible by Blach Distributing Co. 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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