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Ever since the first year of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, the Gathering has featured a keynote address discussing a topic relevant to cowboy poetry, ranch culture, and the contemporary rural West. “Big Jim” Griffith, one of the event’s founders, delivered the very first keynote, a wonderful primer and introduction to cowboy poetry that set the tone for the first Gathering in 1985, and all the ones that followed. Jim Griffith was a folklorist based in southern Arizona, established the So
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👢 Boots on the ground, 📖 Stories in the air, 📝 Elko calls the poets— 🪑 Come pull up a chair. The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering event is in full swing in Elko. Have you been? Western Folklife Center, Elko Convention & Visitors Authority #CowboyPoetryGathering #ncpg2026 | Travel Nevada
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So many workshops at the 41st Gathering 🤩 #westernfolklifecenter #cowboypoetrygathering #westernart #westerntradition #elko | Western Folklife Center
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One of the best parts of attending the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine, Texas, is listening to musicians sing together at late-night jam sessions around town. Last night, Kevin Davis and Trinity Seely performed a song together for the audience at Come and Take It barbecue restaurant. | Western Horseman
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Good morning from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering on the Road at Ahern 😂 #westernfolklifecenter #cowboypoetrygathering #ahernhotel #vegashappenings #auctioneer | Western Folklife Center
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Two weekends. One Western tradition. 🤠 The Colorado Cowboy G…
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🤠 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 🎶 𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 ~~~ 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟲 - 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ~~~ 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 shares a short but sweet poem. Henry recit…
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🤠 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 🎶 𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 ~~~ 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟲 - 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ~~~ 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 mulls over mediations and musings brought …
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🤠 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 🎶 𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 ~~~ 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟲 - 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ~~~ 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗻 celebrates the beauty of the desert. Richard sing…
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🤠 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 🎶 𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 ~~~ 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟮𝟲 - 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ~~~ 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 describes an incident with a wad of chew. Jake …
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