40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song.
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7:00pm PST

Words With Heart Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterDarrell Holden • Terry Nash • Ed Peekeekoot • M.L. Smoker

7:00pm PST

Nevada On My Mind Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterRichard Elloyan • Ross Knox • Katie McCall-Owen

7:00pm PST

Kicking Up a Ruckus Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumYvonne Hollenbeck • Dave Stamey • Wylie & the Wild West

11:00am PST

Andy Hedges Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain Music StageAndy Hedges Finding Your Place Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterPatricia Frolander • Lone Piñon • Sam Platts & the Plainsmen • M.L. Smoker Have I Told You About My Horse Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumMaria Lisa Eastman • Doug Figgs • Dakota Holdaway • Jarle Kvale

1:00pm PST

Crittering Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDW Groethe • Darrell Holden • Betty Lynne McCarthy • Jonathan Odermann • Dick Warwick

1:30pm PST

Let Me Show You How It's Done Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterDave & Tris Munsick • Ed Peekeekoot • R.P. Smith Don't Touch My Hat Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomVenessa Carpenter • Melanie LaRue • Annie Mackenzie • Olivia Romo

4:00pm PST

Wild Women Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumJuni Fisher • Patricia Frolander • Amy Hale • Kristyn Harris

4:15pm PST

Collaborative Cowpokes Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomBrenn Hill • Darrell Holden • Zach Martinez

6:00pm PST

Class of '85 & That Other Guy Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterDick Gibford • Ross Knox • Waddie Mitchell • Gail Steiger Cowboy Schoolin' Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDoris Daley • Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright • Hot Club of Cowtown • Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong

8:00pm PST

California Gold Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumMargo Cilker • Ismay • Trinity Seely • Dave Stamey

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

9:00am PST

Growing Up at the Gathering Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomRiata Brown • Brenn Hill • Terri McCall Knight • Katie McCall-Owen • Chaz Mitchell Huevos Rancheros Christmas Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumMargo Cilker • Lone Piñon • Lara Manzanares • Olivia Romo

10:15am PST

Chronicling the Cowboy Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumBuffalo Kin • Hal Cannon • Andy Hedges • Forrest VanTuyl

1:00pm PST

DW Groethe Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomDW Groethe Ranch Family Show Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumJuni Fisher • Brenn Hill • Andy Nelson • Kye Rieff • Sandy Seaton Sallee

2:00pm PST

Ranch Parenting 101 Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumJake Riley • Jessie Veeder • Wylie & the Wild West

2:30pm PST

Tall Grasses & Big Skies Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomMarleen Bussma • DW Groethe • Jarle Kvale • Jonathan Odermann

2:45pm PST

Who Says Cowboys Don't Rock 'n' Roll? Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain Music StageDoris Daley • Ed Peekeekoot • Sam Platts & the Plainsmen • Kye Rieff Cowboy Songs Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumMichael Martin Murphey

3:30pm PST

Well-Weathered Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomVenessa Carpenter • Maria Lisa Eastman • Gary & Kurin Haleamau Highlights of the Open Mic Elko High School Performing Arts Building - Auditorium

6:00pm PST

Bellyaches & Heartbreaks-A Humor Show? Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDoug Figgs • Yvonne Hollenbeck • Jarle Kvale • Jake Riley • R.P. Smith I Held You as a Pup Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterAdrian Brannan • Dick Gibford • Dave & Tris Munsick • Jessie Veeder

8:00pm PST

Cow Trails & Cowboy Tales Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDom Flemons • Ross Knox • Matt Robertson • Trinity Seely • Gail Steiger