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January 25-31, 1998
Cover by William MatthewsProgram Contents
"Welcome" by Charlie Seemann, Executive Director
"The Last Drover," by Teresa Jordan
"Notes in Search of A Celtic Theme in For a Talk in Elko or How I found Out I Might Be Hungarian" by Buck Ramsey
"Notes to Acknowledge the Absence of the Keynote Speaker or Buck Quits Our Bunch to Ride with Will and Charlie" by Rod McQueary (with excerpts from Buck Ramsey's "Anthem")
[Buck Ramsey had been scheduled to give the keynote address. He died in early January 1998. ]
"The Welsh Drovers" by Teri Brewer, University of Glamorgan
Exhibits
Schedule
Biographies of Featured Participants
Educational Opportunities
Workshops
Western Folklife Center News
Voices of Youth
Western Folklife Center Renovation
Silent Auction
National Governors Association Award
Teaming Up with the Working Cowboys Ranch Association
Acknowledgements
Visitor Services
Gathering Places
Empty Saddles: Barbara Blackstock, Wilf Carter (Montana Slim), Arthur Glaser, James H. "Timk" Hatch, Shorty Prunty, Tony Salvatierra
Cowboy Poetry Gathering Sponsors
Poetry:
"Kindred Spirits, A Poem" by Virginia Bennett (back cover)
"Advice to Drovers" by Vicar Pritchard (1549-1644),
translated from Welsh
"The Importance of Being" by Buck Ramsey
"Anthem" by Buck Ramsey (excerpts in Rod McQueary's
article)
Keynote Speaker: Hal Cannon
Featured Participants:
J. B. Allen, Whiteface, Texas
Helen Avery, Queensland, Australia
Mike Beck, Carmel Valley, California
Virginia Bennett, Twisp, Washington
Baxter Black, Benson, Arizona
Bob Bird, Lindrith, New Mexico
Ed Brown, Merced, California
Laurie Wagner Buyer, Fairplay, Colorado
The Bunkhouse Orchestra (Hal Cannon, Ron Kane,
Meghan Merker) Utah and Nevada
John Campbell, Newry, N. Ireland
Cowboy Celtic, (David Wilkie, Amelia Kaminski, Denise
Withnell, with Nathan McCavna, Scott Ring, Christine
Hanson, ShruDeLi Ownby) Alberta
Raphael Cristy, Albuqueque, New Mexico
John Dofflemyer, Lemon Cove, California
Elizabeth Ebert, Thunder Hawk, South Dakota
Don Edwards, Weatherford, Texas
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Marshall, California
John Erickson, Perrytown, Texas
Fall River Boys (Mark Seeley and Jeff Muench), Idaho
Linda Hussa, Cedarville, California
Chris Isaacs, Eagar, Arizona
Clay Jenkinson, Reno, Nevada
Mark Kleinschimdt, Queensland, Australia
Patty Knox, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Ross Knox, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Walt LaRue, Burbank, California
Guy Logsdon, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Patrick Lynch, Mullagh, Ireland
Mary McCaslin, Santa Cruz, Calfornia
Michael McDermot, Letterkenny, Ireland
Buster and Sheryl McLaury, Texas
Gary McMahan, Bellevue, Colorado
Wallace McRae, Forsyth, Montana
Larry McWhorter, Weatherford, Texas
Terri Mason, Alberta, Canada
Ed Miller, Austin, Texas
Chuck Milner, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Waddie Mitchell, Elko, Nevada
Daniel Morden, Wales
Colin Morris, Wales
Rooster Morris, Dalhart, Texas
Michael Martin Murphey, Taos, New Mexico
Joel Nelson, Alpine, Texas
Rich O'Brien, Fort Worth, Texas
Glenn Ohrlin, Mt. View, Arkansas
Ken Overcast, Chinook, Montana
Diane Josephy Peavey, Carey, Idaho
Tom Perlman, Butte, Montana
The Plainsmen (Lindsey Manning, Larry Manning,
Emerson Baker, Steve Pursley), Nevada
Vess Quinlan, San Acacio, Colorado
Lorraine Rawls, Talent, Oregon
Henry Real Bird, Garryowen, Montana
Ray Reed, Ruidoso, New Mexico
Libby Richards, Talgarth, Wales
Pat Richardson, Merced, California
Riders in the Sky (Too Slim, Ranger Doug, Woody Paul),
Nashville, Tennessee
Randy Rieman, Parker Ranch, Hawaii
The Ringling 5 (Chuck Dallas, Don Oberquell, Ron Arthum,
Les Arthum, Larry Lovely, Don Seifert, and Ken Arthum),
Wilsall, Montana
Tom Russell, Canutillo, Texas
Bob Schild, Blackfoot, Idaho
Greg Scott, Nogales, Arizona
Georgie Sicking, Lookout, California
Jesse Smith, Porterville, California
Sons of the San Joaquin (Jack Hannah, Joe Hannah,
Lon Hannah), California
Red Steagall, Fort Worth, Texas
Colen Sweeten, Malad, Idaho
Jerry Warren, Marietta, Georgia
Andy Wilkinson, Lubbock, Texas
Bill Wood, Newell, South Dakota
Merrily Wright, Deeth, Nevada
Paul Zarzyski, Great Falls, MontanaOther Contributing Poets and Musicians:
Layle Bagley, Idaho
Tex Bix Bender, Tennessee
Bimbo Cheney, Nevada
Jay Dalton, Nevada
Bill Jones, Tennessee
Teresa Jordan, Deeth, Nevada
The McCall Family, Nevada
Sean and Betty McCarthey, New Mexico
Rod McQueary, Nevada
Janalee Martin, Nevada
Annie Proulx, Centennial, Wyoming
Senator Harry Reid, Nevda
Connie Satterthwaite, Tuscarora, Nevada
Jack Walther, NevadaRanch Bands:
Ranch Dance Fiddle Band, Texas
Jim Benjamin
Tommy Allsup
Tommy Morrell
Lanny Fiel
Scott Brown
John Ford
Kurt Melle
and student fiddlersMonte Mills and the Lucky Horseshoe Band, California
Chris Scarbrough
Randy Allen
Roland Laughlin
Dave Duchane
Whit Smith
Elana Fremerman
Bobbie Baker
January 23-30, 1999
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Cover: Wild Horses of Nevada, by Maynard Dicon
Collection of the William A. Karges Family TrustProgram Contents
"Welcome to the Fifteenth Cowboy Poetry Gathering " by Charlie Seemann, Executive Director
"A Tradition Worth Keeping," by William McDonald
"Cattle Thieves & Shepherd Ladies" by Katrina Porteous
"The Scottish Impact on the American West" by Ferenc Morton Szasz
"Metis Fiddle and Dance" by Nicholas Peterson Vrooman
"From Soldier to Cowboy" by Charlie Seeman
Event Information
Biographies of Featured Participants
School Programs
Workshops
2000 Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Gathering Week Activities
Silent Auction
Empty Saddles: Ray Reed, Blanton Owen
Exhibits
WFC Year Round
Guide to Local Sponsors
Map
Acknowledgements
Keynote Speaker: William McDonald, Arizona Rancher with the Malpai Borderlands Group
Featured Participants:
J. B. Allen, Whiteface, Texas
Jesse Ballantyne, Parkman, Wyoming
Joey Beaton, Mabou, Nova Scotia
Virginia Bennett, Twisp, Washington
Ed Brown, Merced, California
The Bunkhouse Orchestra (Hal Cannon, Ron Kane, Leonard Coulson,
Meghan Merker) Utah and Nevada
Cowboy Celtic, (David Wilkie, Fiona Coll, Denise
Withnell, Scott Ring, Keri Zwicker) Alberta
Doris Daley, Alberta
Stephanie Davis, Columbus, Montana
Jay Dalton, Clover Valley, Nevada
Junior Daugherty, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Graham Dick, Northumberland, England
Duane Dickinson, Sanders, Montana
John Dofflemyer, Lemon Cove, California
John Duran, Twisp, Washington
Jay Dusard, Cochise, Arizona
Cain Eaton, Nye, Montana
Don Edwards, Weatherford, Texas
The Gillette Brothers (Guy and Pipp), Crockett, Texas
Sharon Glenn, Yakima, Washington
Drum Hadley, Animas, New Mexico
R. W. Hampton, Stead, New Mexico
Sunny Hancock, Lakeview, Oregon
Brenn Hill, Ogden, Utah
John Hollis, Medford, Oregon
Zita Horton, Australia
Jess Howard, Marmoth, North Dakota
Jimmy LaRocque, Belcourt, North Dakota
Buddy MacMaster, Judique, Nova Scotia
Deanna McCall, Butte Valley, Nevada
Rusty McCall, Butte Valley, Nevada
Gerry McIvor, Dinorwic, Ontario
Buster McLaury, Benjamin, Texas
Rod McQueary, Recluse, Wyoming
Wallace McRae, Forsyth, Montana
Larry McWhorter, Weatherford, Texas
Ed Miller, Austin, Texas
Waddie Mitchell, Elko, Nevada
Michael Martin Murphey, Taos, New Mexico
Joel Nelson, Alpine, Texas
Glenn Ohrlin, Mt. View, Arkansas
Shaun Perisho, Placerville, California
The Plainsmen (Lindsey Manning, Larry Manning,
Emerson Baker, and others), Nevada
Brent Potskin-Donald, Edmonton, Alberta
Carmel Randle, Australia
Henry Real Bird, Garryowen, Montana
Tam Reid, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Randy Rieman, Parker Ranch, Hawaii
Sourdough Slim, Paradise, California
Jesse Smith, Porterville, California
Gail Steiger, Prescott, Arizona
Ian Tyson, Alberta
Don Walser, Austin, Texas
Sue Wallis, Recluse, Wyoming
Jack Walther, Lamoille, Nevada
Andy Wilkinson, Lubbock, Texas
Allan Wood, Northumberland, England
Gina Yosten, Muenster, Texas
Paul Zarzyski, Great Falls, Montana
January 22-29, 2000
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Cover: High Country Get-Together by Larry PirnieProgram Contents
"Welcome to the Millennial Cowboy Poetry Gathering " by Charlie Seemann, Executive Director
"Tallying Up: Ranching at the Millennium" by B. Byron Price
Event Information
Guide to Local Sponsors
Map
Schedule
Biographies of Featured Participants
Educational Programs at the Gathering
2001 Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Gathering Week Activities
Silent Auction
Empty Saddles: Art Cavanaugh, Bill Dorrance
Exhibits
Goings on at The Western Folklife Center
Acknowledgements
Poetry:
"The Legend of Boastful Bill, by Badger Clark
"One Sweet Evening Just This Year" by Paul Zarzyski
Keynote Speaker: B. Byron Price, Executive Director, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming
Featured Participants:
J. B. Allen
Mike Beck
Baxter Black
Ed Brown, Merced, California
The Bunkhouse Orchestra (Hal Cannon, Ron Kane, Leonard Coulson,
Meghan Merker)
Dale Burson, Channing, Texas
Walter "Bimbo" Cheney
Chuck Cusimano, Trinidad, Colorado
Doris Daley, Alberta
Louise K. Dean, Australia
Lyn Denaeyer, Nebraska Sandhills
Duane Dickinson, Ryegate, Montana
John Dofflemyer, Central California
Cain Eaton, Nye, Montana
Elizabeth Ebert, Thunder Hawk, South Dakota
Don Edwards
Jack Elliott ("Ramblin' Jack")
Dennis Flynn, Azle, Texas
Wylie Gustafson
Sunny Hancock, Lakeview, Oregon
Audrey Hankins, central Arizona
Joni Harms, Canby, Oregon
Linda Hasselstrom, South Dakota
Andy Hedges, Wyoming
Don Hedgpeth, Texas
Brenn Hill, Utah
Jess Howard, Marmoth, North Dakota
Linda Hussa, Surprise Valley, California
Jayson Jones, near Whiteface, Texas
Jill Jones and the Lone Star Chorale (Doug Flloyd, Lynn Daniel) central
Texas
Ross & Patty Knox, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Walt LaRue
Ray Lashley, Syracuse, Utah
Kenn Lee, Guffey, Colorado
Earl McKee, Three Rivers, California
Guy McLean, Australia
Buster McLaury, Texas
Gary McMahan
Wallace McRae, Forsyth, Montana
Larry McWhorter, Weatherford, Texas
Jake Miller, Lee, Nevada
Chuck Milner, Cheyenne, Oklahoma
Waddie Mitchell, Elko, Nevada
Michael Martin Murphey
Ken Moore, Palominas, Arizona
Joel Nelson
New West (Mike Fleming, Raul Reynoso, David Jackson)
Rich O'Brien
Glenn Ohrlin, Ozark hills
Howard Parker, Gordon, Nebraska
Diane Josephy Peavey, south central Idaho
Rick & Casey Peden, Alberta
Shaun Perisho, Placerville, California
Lorraine Rawls
Henry Real Bird, Garryowen, Montana
Tom Sharpe, Grand Junction, Colorado
Georgie Sicking
Jesse Smith, California
Marie P. Smith, Montana
R. P. Smith, Nebraska
Red Steagall, Texas
Gail Steiger, Prescott, Arizona
Colen Sweeten
Ian Tyson
Jack Walther, Lamoille, Nevada
Andy Wilkinson
Bill Wood, Newell, South Dakota
Paul Zarzyski
January 27-February 3, 2001
Cover: Five Men on Hroseback by Edward Borein, 1933
From the collection of George Gund IIIProgram Contents
"Welcome to the Seventeenth National Cowboy Poetry Gathering " by Charlie Seemann, Executive Director
"Proclamation for National Cowboy Poetry Gathering"
"Pride of the Buckaroo" by Waddie Mitchell
"A Small Town Called the Great Basin" photo essay by Jens Lund
"A Call for Westerners to End Empty Disputes and Savor the Rich Land Legacy that is their Birthright" by Stewart Udall
"Wild Horses of the Great Basin" by Paula Morin
Gathering Information
Guide to Sponsors
Gathering Places/Map
Schedule
Biographies of Featured Participants
Educational Programs at the Gathering
Gathering Week Activities
Empty Saddles: Mason Coggin
2002 Cowboy Poetry Gathering
JA Sponsorship
Year 'Round at the Western Folklife Center
Silent Auction
Acknowledgements
Keynote Speaker: Waddie Mitchell
Featured Participants:
J. B. Allen
Jesse Ballantyne, eastern foothills, Big Horn Mountains
Virginia Bennett
Baxter Black
Dale Burson, Channing, Texas
Brittany and Ross Burson, Channing, Texas
Deb Carpenter, northwestern Nebraska
Walter "Bimbo" Cheney
E. T. Collingsworth,southwest New Mexico
Junior Daugherty
Stephanie Davis, south central Montana
Lyn Denaeyer, Nebraska Sandhills
John Doran, Twisp, Washington
Elizabeth Ebert, Thunder Hawk, South Dakota
Don Edwards
Richard Elloyan, Nevada
Leon Flick, near Plush, Oregon
Peggy Godfrey, south central Colorado
Wylie and the Wild West
Janine Haig, Far South West Queensland, Australia
R. W. Hampton, Stead, New Mexico
Sunny Hancock, Lakeview, Oregon
Joni Harms, Canby, Oregon
Linda Hasselstrom, South Dakota
Don Hedgpeth, Texas
Yvonne Hollenbeck, South Dakota
The Hot Club of Cowtown, Austin, Texas
Jess Howard, Marmath, North Dakota
Linda Hussa, western edge of the Great Basin
Mick Kaser, Wyoming
Ross Knox, edge of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Sunny Martin, Ely, Nevada
Deanna McCall, Elko County, Nevada
Rusty McCall, Elko County, Nevada
Larry McWhorter
Chuck Milner, Cheyenne, Oklahoma
Waddie Mitchell, Elko County, NEvada
Michael Martin Murphey
Joel Nelson
Rod Nelson, Almont, North Dakota
Rich O'Brien
Glenn Ohrlin, Ozark hills
Tom Perlman
Randy Rieman, Parker Ranch, Hawaii
Sarah Rische, Dele, Wisconsin
Jim Ross
Echo Roy, Wyoming
Ernie Sites, Wendell, Idaho
Sons of the San Joaquin (Joe, Jack, and Lon Hannah with
Richard Chon)
Red Steagall, Texas
Gail Steiger, Prescott, Arizona
Paul Steuermann, Malott, Washington
Milton Taylor, Central Western Queensland, Australia
Rod Taylor, near Cimarron, New Mexico
Charlotte Thompson
Johnny Whelan
Jack Walther, Lamoille, Nevada
Andy Wilkinson, Texas
Merrily Wright, near Elko, Nevada
Paul Zarzyski
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