40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song.
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9:00am PST

Celebrating Landscapes of the West Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterAmy Hale • Matt Robertson • Dick Warwick • Wylie & the Wild West The Little Things Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomDW Groethe • Betty Lynne McCarthy • Henry Real Bird • Sandy Seaton Sallee Diehards Ride Hard for the Gathering Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDoris Daley • Hot Club of Cowtown • Waddie Mitchell • Brigid & Johnny Reedy

10:30am PST

Test Our Mettle Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterMaria Lisa Eastman • Lara Manzanares • M.L. Smoker • Jessie Veeder

11:45am PST

A Horse Tougher Than Me Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomDoug Figgs • Henry Real Bird • Tom Sharpe

12:00pm PST

Just a Little Misunderstood Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomDakota Holdaway • Melanie LaRue • Katie McCall-Owen

12:15pm PST

Pretty Good Help Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumAdrian Brannan • Doris Daley • Darrell Holden • Dave Stamey

1:00pm PST

Tip of the Hat Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomMarleen Bussma • Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright • Zach Martinez

1:45pm PST

Don't Squat With Your Spurs On Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumJarle Kvale • Andy Nelson • Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong

2:15pm PST

Cow Sense Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomVenessa Carpenter • Amy Hale • Trinity Seely

3:30pm PST

Shootin' the Sh*t Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomDW Groethe • Olivia Romo • R.P. Smith

6:00pm PST

Cohorts & Collaborators Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumJuni Fisher • Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright • Andy Hedges • Brenn Hill • Waddie Mitchell • Trinity Seely • Dave Stamey • Gail Steiger Everything Old Is New Again Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterKristyn Harris • Lone Piñon • Annie Mackenzie • Brigid & Johnny Reedy

8:00pm PST

Play It Right Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterAdrian Brannan • Sterling Drake • Sam Platts & the Plainsmen • Dick Warwick