THE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER PRESENTS FEATURED POETS & MUSICIANS Adrian Buckaroogirl—Ventura, CA Wally McRae—Colstrip, MT Amy Hale Auker—Prescott, AZ Waddie Mitchell—Twin Bridges, NV Mike Beck—Monterey, CA Michael Martin Murphey­—Walden, CO Ryan Bell—Mazama, WA Terry Nash—Loma, CO Muzzie, Willy & Cody Braun—Clayton, ID Joel Nelson—Alpine, TX JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 3, 2018 • ELKO, NEVADA Caleb Klauder Country Band—Portland, OR Rodney Nelson—Almont, ND Cowboy Celtic—Victoria, British Columbia, Shadd Piehl—Mandan, ND The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is the nation’s original cowboy poetry Canada Vess Quinlan—Florence, CO and music festival. Since 1985, aficionados of the American West have traveled to John Dofflemyer—Lemon Cove, CA remote Elko, Nevada, to meet others who love the West, to be captivated by poets Henry Real Bird—Garryowen, MT Carolyn Dufurrena—Winnemucca, NV and musicians whose art is an expression of their life on the land, to participate in Brigid Reedy—Whitehall, MT creating traditional Western gear and art, to learn about current challenges and Maria Lisa Eastman—Hyattville, WY creative solutions in Western land management, and to kick up their heels and enjoy Riders In The Sky—Nashville, TN Ramblin' Jack Elliott—Marshall, CA a week filled with entertainment, learning and laughter. Randy Rieman—Cascade, MT Dom Flemons & Brian Farrow— Come early in the week to attend hands-on workshops and evening performances. The Rifters—Cimarron, NM Hillsborough, NC In the latter half of the week enjoy full days and nights with audiences and artists Matt Robertson—Okotoks, Alberta, Canada from throughout the ranching West Patricia Frolander—Sundance, WY and beyond. Meet internationally Jack Sammon—Condong, New South Pipp Gillette—Crockett, TX acclaimed performers of Basque Wales, Australia Kristyn Harris—McKinney, TX sung and improvised verse. Hear Sean Sexton—Vero Beach, FL stories of buckaroos, Basque Andy Hedges—Lubbock, TX ranchers and herders. Participate Sand Sheff—Moab, UT Yvonne Hollenbeck—Clearfield, SD in social dances and dance Andy Wilkinson—Lubbock, TX workshops, and take in talks, Rita Hosking & Sean Feder—Davis, CA exhibits, films, family shows and Wylie & the Wild West—Conrad, MT Ross Knox—Midpines, CA more. Meet up with old friends Paul Zarzyski—Great Falls, MT and new in the Western Folklife Betty Lynn McCarthy—Buffalo, MO ...and other special guests. Center’s historic Pioneer Saloon,

Photo: Courtesy of Northeastern of Northeastern Courtesy Photo: Museum Nevada and visit the Wiegand Gallery, Gift Calisto Laucirica (1891-1975) - Basque settler, Shop and G Three Bar Theater. Elko County rancher. Photo c. 1920s. For the 2018 National Cowboy Poetry Basques & Buckaroos: Gathering, we look forward to highlighting Herding Cultures of special guests and programs honoring the contemporary heritage of Basques and Basin, Range & Beyond buckaroos. Often one and the same, many Basques came to the American West to work on sheep and cattle ranches as herders and buckaroos. Today, many Basque families successfully own and operate their own ranches and carry rich stories of immigration and adaptation. Among Basque communities overseas and in the American West, traditions of music, improvised poetry, literature, dance, foodways and more are flourishing. We look forward to bringing these arts—along with our ongoing popular programs—to the 34th Gathering.

Nothing says “Elko” like Basques and buckaroos. Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo: Poster art by Theodore Waddell, Sheep #12, 42”x50”, Oil on Canvas Brochure design by Brickhouse Creative, Bozeman, Montana READ ARTIST BIOS AND LISTEN TO AUDIO SAMPLES AT NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING, VISIT WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG & DO AT THE GATHERING & SCHOTTISCHE DANCE THE LEARN ABOUT TAP YOUR TOES & SING ALONG TO POLKA BASQUE WESTERN CULTURE IN THE WEST TUNES LEARN TO MAKE A LEARN HOW COWBOY HAT TO COOK

WHAT TO SEE WHAT WATCH FILMS ABOUT THE BASQUE FARE IN A RURAL DUTCH WEST OVEN SHOP FOR MUSIC, SWING YOUR BOOKS & SOUVENIRS PIONEER SALOON MAKE FRIENDS IN THE SWEETHEART WAX POETIC WAX GIFT SHOP HEAR COWBOYS AT A COWBOY DANCE

QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS! What is there to do early in the week?...... 4-6 What workshops can I participate in?...... 4-7, 10-12 What evening performances can I buy tickets to?...... 5-7, 10-12 What do I get with a Pass?...... 3 When can I dance?...... 10-12 How do I become a Member so I can buy my tickets early?...... 14 How do I order tickets?...... 3, 8-9 How do I get to Elko and where do I stay?...... 13 HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?...... 13, 15

FIRST-TIMER? • Become a member of the Western Folklife Center and buy your tickets during members' pre-sale. Get a discount on a 3-Day Deluxe Pass and get CHECK OUT THESE a free ticket to a members' show. HELPFUL HINTS! • Buy a 3–Day Deluxe Pass to see dozens of daytime programs. • Buy tickets to a couple of evening performances of poetry and music. • Take a workshop and learn how to make a cowboy hat, cook Basque food, dance the two-step, braid rawhide or write poetry. • Sit a spell and make new friends in the Pioneer Saloon. • Visit the special exhibitions in the Wiegand Gallery. • Get your boots on for a Friday or Saturday night dance.

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What is the difference between When Can I Purchase Tickets and Passes? & PASSES ticketed and non-ticketed events? Western Folklife Center members can purchase tickets one month before the general public, Ticketed shows are the hottest performances beginning at 9:00 am Pacific time, Tuesday, at the Gathering and showcase a combination of September 5, 2017. For information about poets, Western bands and singer-songwriters that membership, see page 14. The general public can you won’t see together during the day. Some artists purchase tickets beginning at 9:00 am Pacific time, only perform on ticketed shows. In order to see Thursday, October 5, 2017. these shows, you must buy a ticket. Ticketed shows are listed in this brochure, starting on page 5. How Do I Purchase Tickets and Passes? Non-ticketed shows and events take place 1. Go to the Buy Tickets page at during the day Thursday through Saturday only. nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org and buy These require the purchase of a 3-Day Deluxe Pass tickets online. ($60 for members from September 5 to October 2. Call toll-free 888-880-5885 or 775-738-7508 4; $80 starting October 5) or a Single Day Pass between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Pacific time, ($30). When you buy a Deluxe Pass, you also get a Monday through Friday. program book and a commemorative pin. 3. Mail your order form (pages 8-9) to the Western Folklife Center, 501 Railroad Street, Elko, NV What do I get with a 3-Day Deluxe Pass 89801. or a Single Day Pass? Ticket Discounts and Special Offers Your 3-Day Deluxe Pass or Single Day Pass give The Western Folklife Center offers ticket discounts you access to non-ticketed daytime shows and to students and young folks age 35 and under, events February 1-3, including: discounts to early-week shows for early-week workshop participants, and free passes and special • Intimate poetry recitations shows for ranch families and working cowboys. We • Performances of cowboy and Western music also offer free 3-Day Deluxe Passes if you bring • The keynote address first-timers to the Gathering. Check out the details • Western films on the order form, pages 8-9! • Open mic sessions of music and poetry • Lively discussions about the rural West and its future

Most non-ticketed events are not listed in this brochure. They will be posted at nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org in December. We will announce their availability on our Facebook page and in our email newsletter. Please "like" the Western Folklife Center on Facebook and sign up at westernfolklife.org for our email newsletter. Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

MEMBERS Please remember! BUYING TICKETS • You need to join or renew your membership no later than Friday, September 1, 2017, in order to buy tickets online on September 5. EARLY• You will need to know your membership level benefits (see page 14) at the time of purchase. • We will email current members a password that will enable them to access the online ticketing system between September 5 and October 4.

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 3 schedule of ticketed shows & events

Come early in the week! Take full advantage of all the Gathering has to offer starting Monday. You’ll have more time and space to visit with friends, chat with the artists in the Pioneer Saloon, experience great evening shows of poetry and music, enjoy the exhibit gallery, or take a hands-on workshop in Western arts that is not available later in the week. If you participate in an early-week workshop, you can get a discount to an early-week show!

SUNDAY January 28 Rawhide Braiding Sunday-Wednesday 9:00am-5:00pm • $375 Great Basin buckaroo and braider Doug Groves makes rawhide reatas, quirts, reins and bosals of great beauty and function. A 2009 recipient of the Nevada Governor's Arts Award and 2017 recipient of the Nevada Heritage Award, Doug learned braiding from peers in the bunkhouse and beyond, and now passes on these techniques

WORKSHOP for turning rawhide into fine horse gear. Assisted by his son Grant and daughter Katie, Doug will guide students in creating a 12-strand, 2-rein bosal. Advanced students can make a 16-strand, 5/8" hacka- more. Students will also learn techniques for process- ing their own rawhide from hide harvest to finished string. This workshop is very interactive, with alumnae of the class sharing methods and experience. An add- ed bonus is the camaraderie and cooperative learning that takes place among braiders of different levels in this 4-day celebration of rawhide! Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

hat-making monday Monday-Wednesday January 9:00am-5:00pm • $350 29 This 3-day course will introduce students to the art RAWHIDE BRAIDING (Day 2 of 4) and craft of hat-making using methods that have changed little since the 19 th century. Participants will be given a 100% semi-finished beaver fur felt hat body of their choice. The class will discuss dry and wet blocking (and how to choose the correct block), pouncing and finishing fur felt hats. Students will properly size, trim and make their hats ready to WORKSHOP wear. Master hatters Bernice "Ben" McNeven and Roy Jackson, of Jaxonbilt Hat Co., assisted by master hatter Chaz Mitchell, will offer their expertise during the class. Jaxonbilt Hat Co. International is well-known and recog- nized worldwide for building quality fur felt custom hats. Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

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January 29 CONT Basques & Buckaroos Kickoff Bash G Three Bar Theater 7:00-8:30pm • $20 Kick off the 34th Gathering with an artful entry into the worlds of Basques and buckaroos. Enjoy the Basque art of bertsolaritza as poets bandy sung spur-of-the-moment rhymes, and tap your toes to

SHOW the strains of the trikitixa in this evening of music and poetry featuring David Romtvedt & Caitlin Belem and more. Come early and try out the Pioneer Picon Punch! Stay afterward for a glass of wine and a game of mus. Photo: Connie Wieneke Connie Photo: tuesday Dutch-Oven Cooking from Sheep Camp to Home January 30 1:00-4:00pm • $75 For this workshop, some of Elko County’s finest RAWHIDE BRAIDING (Day 3 of 4) Basque cooks come together to share stories hat-making (Day 2 of 3) and their favorite Dutch-oven meals. The use of seasoned cast iron Dutch-oven cookware to prepare bread, stews and other traditional fare is a valued ranch cooking with pam MOrrison skill whether outdoors or in the comfort of home. 9:00am-12:00pm • $75 On some of the sheep outfits of northern Nevada, Ruby Valley rancher Pam Morrison is known in

WORKSHOP camp-tenders had use of hand-crafted outdoor the valley and beyond for the meals she cooks for ovens to make bread brandings, cattle-working, family get-togethers and other staples to send and holidays. For this workshop, Pam highlights out to their herders. Our favorite beef recipes, from appetizers to main dish workshop camp-tenders to dessert. By lunchtime, participants can gather Zach Arbillaga, Choch Zaga to enjoy a complete meal together. And what’s for and Ramon Zugazaga will

WORKSHOP dessert? Grandma Sharp's recipe for mincemeat fire up the outdoor and pie! Pam is a fifth-generation Elko County native, ranch indoor ovens at the Elko wife, mother and grandmother. She and her family reside Euzkaldunak (Basque) Club, on the family cattle ranch in Ruby Valley, Nevada, which for a wonderful afternoon of has been in the Sharp family for 93 years. Charlie Ekburg Photo: cooking and eating. Veterans Writers Project Tuesday-Wednesday Pages from an Outback Life 9:00am-4:00pm G Three Bar Theater Free for Vets and their families 7:00-8:30pm • $20 (Drop in anytime and stay as long as you like) Enjoy a cowcamp-style evening of entertainment Great crisis often produces great writing. War is no featuring fine music, stories and poetry. Amy exception. And, while the historians and politicians Auker's Arizona-crafted write the history, a soldier's version is often found prose and poetry evokes SHOW in poems, songs and stories. Soldier's spouses and the earth and the food loved ones also have their own stories to share. that springs from it. Utah These stories need to be told. The Veterans Writers songwriter Sand Sheff shares Project will provide a place to tell and refine these his love of horses, grass and stories with the help of other veterans and writers. everything real. And Jack Bill Jones, Vess Quinlan, David Richmond, Ken & Sammon brings it all home Betty Rodgers and the Veterans Resource Center with his unique perspective STORY FORUM at Great Basin College come together again to from the outback of Australia. host, encourage and support veterans (and their loved There may be no campfire, ones) as they share their experiences. If you're interest- but hey, there won't be any ed in participating, just drop in or contact the Veterans dirt in your teeth or smoke in

Resource Center at 775-753-2346 for more information. your eyes either. Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 5 wednesday January 31 RAWHIDE BRAIDING (Day 4 of 4) hat-making (Day 3 of 3) veterans writing project *Denotes Next Generation Discount Basque Cooking with Jean Flesher 9:00am-12:00pm • $75 Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo: The kitchen is at the heart of the Basque culture, and this workshop gets right to it. Utah bandleader, contractor, Basque personality and cook Jean Giving the Imagination Its Musical Say Flesher will be serving up Basque cuisine in with Paul Zarzyski, Revisited traditional fashion with a northern Basque country 1:00-4:00pm • $25 flavor. This workshop will feature classic dishes with Giving the imagination its musical say across quality ingredients. Participants will leave with new the whole emotional spectrum, from tragedy to comedy: an encounter of the otherworldly Cow-

WORKSHOP tricks, mouth-watering recipes and a contented appetite. poke Cosmos poetic kind with Paul Zarzyski. Part philosophical discussion, part ars poetica palaver, Cinch-making part demonstration of the “Muse’s Cueings” from 9:00am-5:00pm • $225 Paul’s own work, and a very small part workshop,

Saddle up and learn the cowboy craft of cinch- WORKSHOP this interaction with a poet of 45 years, which making with Jennifer Whiteley, a professional at includes 32 consecutive Elko Gatherings, promises creating custom-made cinches. Whiteley, with the to incite fresh ventures into your own writing. Partici- help of several friends, improved her skill when she pants are encouraged to bring a single poem that they lived in remote cow camps in northern Nevada and deem both their most musical and most imaginative, southern Idaho. Now, while raising her children and not so much for critique, as to lend further evidence running her own business, she encourages others to the “thesis" that our most potent sensibilities and/ or visions are hitched, like horsehair—strands of actual WORKSHOP to learn how to make cinches. In this workshop, you can become versed in the basics or improve experience with strands of the imagination—into often- your current skills. Students will go home with a finished times our most absolute truths. cinch plus their own tools to continue on their own. The Basque Chef 1:00-4:00pm • $75 Visitors to the 34th Gathering will see firsthand that Basques know how to have fun. A popular social pastime in the Basque Country involves a bit of bar hopping while sampling the pintxo (small snack/tapa) specialties of the house. Our guest chef from Boise, Asier Garcia, breaks down this artful tradition to enhance your culinary

WORKSHOP repertoire and satiate your stomach. Participants in this workshop will learn some of the savory Photo: Charlie Ekburg Photo: skills critical to constructing pintxos that fuel all the fun. A Day at the Ranch Best of the West* 9:00am-4:00pm • $175 includes lunch Elko Convention Center Surviving in the ranching business inspires Auditorium creativity and diversification. On this tour to the 7:00-8:30pm • $35/$30/$25 beautiful ranching community of Lamoille at the Mixing glitz and grit, this mighty Wednesday night TOUR base of the Ruby Mountains you’ll hear the unique stories of four ranch families. You’ll visit the Mike music extravaganza will Gallagher family, which has been ranching in Nevada’s put you in the Gathering SHOW Ruby and Diamond Valleys since the early 1800s. You’ll spirit. Texas songstress stop by to hear Bruce Blackstock’s stories of life in Kristyn Harris, Montana mae- the ranching and mining business (and to admire his stros Wylie & the Wild West, Hereford herd). Over lunch you’ll meet Sue Kennedy of and Nashville legends Riders In the Kennedy Ranch and Josh Bottari of Bottari’s Family The Sky take the stage to yodel, Creamery, who have provided leadership in the area’s swing and waltz across Wednes- local food movement. On the bus ride, hosts "Cowboy day with you. John" Collett and cowboy and pharmacist Roy Elsner

will entertain and educate. Charlie Ekburg Photo:

6 WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG Bizkaia, Boise and Beyond* THURSDAY Elko Convention Center Auditorium 6:00-7:30pm • $35/$30/$25 FEBRUARY01 From Basque country to buckaroo country, comes an evening of surprises. Join champion bertsolariak from both sides of the pond as Keynote Address they engage in the Basque art of improvised, Elko Convention Center Auditorium SHOW melodic poetry-sparring. Enjoy verse and 9:30-10:30am • Free with 3-Day Deluxe or Day Pass stories that connect buckaroos to Argentine Basque Every year, the keynote address sets the tone gauchos to Basque for the Gathering, featuring speakers whose American ranchers. words and work embody the substance and And, experience the creativity of living life in the American West. irresistible force of TALK This year, the keynote will be by ordinary peo- music and dance that ple doing extraordinary things, people whose grit, in- spans all these worlds. genuity and creativity are helping us all rethink how Gure etxera datorrena, to "make it" in today's West. The keynote encour- bere etxean dago! ages every Gathering-goer to come together, listen and reflect on resonant themes in rural Western life. The Universe Think of it as a cultural grange hall—you won't want to miss it! Sponsored by Nevada Humanities and Great According to Meg Glaser Photo: Basin College Paul Zarzyski A benefit to support new initiatives at the Western Folklife Center members' show #1: G Three Bar Theater Breaking Up Winter 8:00-9:30pm • $100 Elko Convention Center Auditorium Join Rodeo Poet "Purt-Near"-extraordinaire 12:00-1:30pm • $40/Free to members with ticket Paul Zarzyski for an intimate gathering in Cowboy Celtic brings a Canadian chinook kick- support of the Western Folklife Center as he start to this show of upbeat, warm selections of choreographs a no-holds-barred, no-stone- poetry and music. Join winter veterans Yvonne SHOW left-unturned, no-punches-pulled reading of Hollenbeck, Rodney Nelson and Wylie & the his work (old and new) across the genres, lariati SHOW Wild West to chip away your snow-bound blues. to literati. Expand your imagination's vistas—your sensibilities of, and sensitivities to, the Western wilds Fresh Voices: Cowboy Coffeehouse of the mind—with the stories behind, beyond and G Three Bar Theater between the lines of his poems—not so much his 6:00-7:30pm • $75 pre-seating/$35 cowboy poems as his "human-being-on-planet-earth Swap out the beatniks for cowboys and the (and otherwise!) poems." espressos for a Buckaroo Brew, and you get this café-style evening surveying the range of ranch country entertainment. With sensibilities SHOW as sophisticated as they are country, brothers FRIDAY Cody & Willy Braun (of Reckless Kelly fame), poets Maria Lisa Eastman and Patricia Frolander, cowboy FEBRUARY02 crooner Matt Robertson and trailblazing troubadour Sand Sheff, unplug, unwind and up the game with Harmony-Singing Workshop fresh takes on Western poetry and music. 9:00-11:00am • $25 They say everyone can sing, but can you sing with everyone? Raise your voice in chorus with the expert instruction of Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms. Masters of tight vocal harmonies them- selves, Caleb and Reeb WORKSHOP lead this workshop aimed at finding harmonies above and below the melody. Sharp- en your listening skills, ex- plore the subtleties of nuance and tone, and blend, blend, blend until your voicings are as smooth as P'tit Basque cheese. Bring your songbook and a pencil. Photo: Charlie Ekburg Photo: Photo: Charlie Ekburg Photo:

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 7 ORDER FORM

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 9:00am Pacific Time to EVENING PERFORMANCES & SPECIAL EVENTS members and Thursday, October 5, 2017, at 9:00am Pacific Time to the General Public. Order Most performances are 90 minutes. G Three Bar Theater (G3Bar) at the Western Folklife Center is a general tickets online at nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org, by phone at 888-880-5885 (toll free) or seating venue with a limited pre-seat option offered at a premium price. Convention Center Auditorium 775-738-7508, or complete this form and mail to the address at the bottom of the ticket order (CCAud) is an assigned seating venue. Varied pricing for the auditorium reflects seat location with higher- form. Email questions to [email protected]. priced seats being closest to the stage. PASSES date day time title price qty subtotal date day time title price qty subtotal

2/1-2/3 Thu-Sat 9:30am- 3-Day Deluxe Pass $80 ______1/29 Mon 7pm/G3Bar Basques & Buckaroos $20 ______4:30pm September 5-October 4 $60 ______ONLY (members' pre-sale) 1/30 Tue 7pm/G3Bar Pages from an Outback Life $20 ______Children under 12 accompanied by an adult admitted free to non- 1/31 Wed 7pm/CCAud Best of the West* $35/$30/$25 ______ticketed daytime events TICKET 2/1 Thu 12pm/CCAud Members’ Show #1 $40/free to ______2/1 Thu 9:30am- Single Day Pass $30 ______members (ticket required) 4:30pm 2/1 Thu 6pm/G3Bar Fresh Voices $75**/$35 ______2/2 Fri 9:30am- Single Day Pass $30 ______4:30pm 2/1 Thu 6pm/CCAud Bizkaia, Boise and Beyond* $35/$30/$25 ______2/3 Sat 9:30am- Single Day Pass $30 ______2/1 Thu 8pm/G3Bar The Universe According to Paul $100 ______4:30pm Zarzyski 2/2 Fri 11am/CCAud Members’ Show #2 $40/free to ______WORKSHOPS members (ticket required) date day time title price qty subtotal 2/2 Fri 3pm/G3Bar Gathering Friends $50***/$25 ______2/2 Fri 6pm/G3Bar Back to the Future $75***/$35 ______1/28-31 Sun-Wed 9am Rawhide Braiding $375 ______2/2 Fri 6pm/CCAud The Old Ones* $35/$30/$25 ______1/29-31 Mon- 9am Hat-Making $350 ______Wed 2/2 Fri 8pm/G3Bar Pushing West $75***/$35 ______1/30 Tue 9am Ranch Cooking $75 ______2/2 Fri 8pm/CCAud Who You Callin' Americana?* $35/$30/$25 ______1/30 Tue 1pm Dutch-Oven Cooking $75 ______2/2 Fri 9:30pm/CCTurq Friday Night Dance $20 ______1/31 Wed 9am Basque Cooking $75 ______2/3 Sat 11am/CCAud On the Old Chisholm Trail* $25 ______1/31 Wed 9am Cinch-Making $225 ______2/3 Sat 3pm/CCAud Ranch Family Show $ 3 0 / f r e e t o _____ ––––––––––– 1/31 Wed 9am A Day at the Ranch $175 ______ranch families (ticket required) 1/31 Wed 1pm Giving the Imagination... $25 ______2/3 Sat 6pm/G3Bar Songster Line-up $75***/$35 ______1/31 Wed 1pm The Basque Chef $75 ______2/3 Sat 8pm/G3Bar Pardners of the Wind $75***/$35 ______2/2 Fri 9am Harmony-Singing $25 ______2/3 Sat 8pm/CCAud 40 Years on the Trail* $35/$30/$25 ______2/2 Fri 10am Basque Dance $25 ______2/3 Sat 9:30pm/CCTurq Saturday Night Dance $20 ______2/2 Fri 2pm Two-Step $25 ______2/3 Sat 12am/G3Bar Midnight Dance $20 ______2/3 Sat 9am Banjo $25 ______PASS & TICKET 2/3 Sat 9:30am Basque Percussion $20 ______TOTAL ______2/3 Sat 10am Polka & Schottische $25 ______

2/3 Sat 12:30pm Basque Walking Stick Carving $20 ______* NEXTGEN available tickets 2/3 Sat 2pm Rodeo Swing $25 ______** Members' Show tickets (see membership benefits grid page 14) *** Pre-seat option for limited number of tickets per show. Pre-seat ticket holders will have special early access to the G Three Bar Theater.

Early-Week Discount Attending an early-week workshop? You qualify for a $5 TICKET DISCOUNTS discount to both Monday and Tuesday night shows! Simply call the ticket office with your & SPECIAL order and request the early-week discount. This offer is available by telephone order only. Bring a Friend Bring friends who are new to the Gathering and earn a FREE 3-Day OFFERSDeluxe Pass for yourself! Here's how: • Bring two friends who are new to the Gathering. • Purchase two Deluxe Passes for your friends. • Email or telephone us with their contact information. • We confirm your friends are new to the Gathering. • We ship one FREE Deluxe Pass to you! • Bring four new friends and purchase Deluxe Passes for them and you qualify for two FREE Deluxe Passes!

Ranchers and Working Cowboys get in free to the Ranch Family Show and can request free day passes by calling the ticket office.

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Processing Fee: $10.00 (per order) 1/30 Tue 7pm/G3Bar Pages from an Outback Life $20 ______Donation: $–––––––––––––– 1/31 Wed 7pm/CCAud Best of the West* $35/$30/$25 ______GRAND TOTAL $–––––––––––––– 2/1 Thu 12pm/CCAud Members’ Show #1 $40/free to ______members (ticket required) 2/1 Thu 6pm/G3Bar Fresh Voices $75**/$35 ______PAYMENT INFORMATION 2/1 Thu 6pm/CCAud Bizkaia, Boise and Beyond* $35/$30/$25 ______Check Payment Method: Check (check #)––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/1 Thu 8pm/G3Bar The Universe According to Paul $100 ______Visa MasterCard American Express Zarzyski Card Number Security Code (CCV) 2/2 Fri 11am/CCAud Members’ Show #2 $40/free to ______–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––––– members (ticket required) Expiration Date–––––––––––––––––Cardholder Name–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/2 Fri 3pm/G3Bar Gathering Friends $50***/$25 ______Signature–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/2 Fri 6pm/G3Bar Back to the Future $75***/$35 ______Name(s)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/2 Fri 6pm/CCAud The Old Ones* $35/$30/$25 ______Mailing Address––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--–––––––––––––––--–––––––––––––––--–––––––––––––––--–––––––– 2/2 Fri 8pm/G3Bar Pushing West $75***/$35 ______City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––--–––––––––––––––--–––––––––––––––--State––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/2 Fri 8pm/CCAud Who You Callin' Americana?* $35/$30/$25 ______Zip Code –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Daytime Phone––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/2 Fri 9:30pm/CCTurq Friday Night Dance $20 ______E-Mail––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Billing Address (if different) 2/3 Sat 11am/CCAud On the Old Chisholm Trail* $25 ______–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2/3 Sat 3pm/CCAud Ranch Family Show $ 3 0 / f r e e t o _____ ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ranch families (ticket required) 2/3 Sat 6pm/G3Bar Songster Line-up $75***/$35 ______Make checks payable to: Western Folklife Center ALL SALES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-EXCHANGEABLE 2/3 Sat 8pm/G3Bar Pardners of the Wind $75***/$35 ______2/3 Sat 8pm/CCAud 40 Years on the Trail* $35/$30/$25 ______2/3 Sat 9:30pm/CCTurq Saturday Night Dance $20 ______National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Tickets Western Folklife Center 2/3 Sat 12am/G3Bar Midnight Dance $20 ______501 Railroad St. PASS & TICKET Elko, NV 89801-3752 TOTAL ______

* NEXTGEN available tickets QUESTIONS/ Email: [email protected] ** Members' Show tickets (see membership benefits grid page 14) MORE INFO call: 888-880-5885 *** Pre-seat option for limited number of tickets per show. Pre-seat ticket holders will have special early access to the G Three Bar Theater.

Gathering the Next Generation Are you between the ages of 15 and 35? A limited number of Day Passes and evening show tickets are available at the discounted price of $20! Buy up to two tickets per show as well as up to two Day Passes. Not all shows are discounted, so look for the starred items (*) in our Ticketed Shows list. Tickets are will-call only and all ticket/pass users must show valid proof of age at pickup. When purchasing tickets online, please use discount code NEXTGEN on the checkout form.

MEMBERS' pre-sale 3-day deluxe pass discount New this year for members ONLY! Deluxe Passes at a discount! 3-Day Deluxe Passes will be $60 from September 5 to October 4

only! They are $80 after October 4. Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 9 with their retro-esque originals and forward-looking FRIDAY classics, while Dom & Brian will wow you with their twist on Black cowboy songs and other tunes. The effortless

January CONT musical stylings of Dom, Brian, Caleb & Co. prove that 02 the simplest pleasures bring the deepest satisfaction. Basque Dance 10:00am-12:00pm • $25 The Old Ones: Remembering Our Roots* Connect with the Basque heritage through music Elko Convention Center Auditorium and movement. With light footwork and snapping 6:00-7:30pm • $35/$30/$25 fingers, you’ll be jumping in to join the revelry. All Remembering our roots—classic poems and songs ages are encouraged to attend this workshop to learn from the old days shed special light on the work of circle and other social dances popular in Basque beloved poets Bruce Kiskaddon and Henry Herbert communities throughout the American West. Some Knibbs. Amy Auker, Andy Hedges, Waddie Mitchell SHOW of the finest Basque American dancers, teachers and and Randy Rieman bring their favorites to the stage under the direction of DW Groethe with musical

WORKSHOP musicians will be on hand to lead this aerobic and fun workshop. No partner or experience necessary. interludes by Pipp Gillette. A primer for newcomers to cowboy poetry and a treat for those who savor timeless Members’ Show #2: stories and fine verse. The Celebration of the Horse Pushing West Elko Convention Center Auditorium G Three Bar Theater 11:00am-12:30pm 8:00-9:30pm • $75 pre-seating/$35 $40/Free to members with ticket A group anyone would want to ride with whether Drawing on decades of cowboying, apprenticing horseback or in the ranch truck, Texan Joel Nelson, with revered horsemen, and leading horsemanship Montanan Randy Rieman and Australian Jack clinics, Mike Beck’s experience with horses runs Sammon bring you stellar recitations and unbridled deep, as does his musical repertoire. Mike weaves SHOW rapport, while the “laid back high energy” tunes of SHOW together original songs and selections by the New Mexicans Rod Taylor and The Rifters drift in and likes of Ian Tyson and Michael Martin Murphey in this out tying it all together. The time will pass way too fast story-filled musical tribute to every cowboy’s trustiest with this bunch, but you’ll “find the journey’s end in companion (cowdogs excluded). every step of the road.” Two-Step Who You Callin' Americana?* 2:00-4:00pm • $25 Elko Convention Center Auditorium Are your boots already shuffling when you hear 8:00-9:30pm • $35/$30/$25 the boom-chuck of your favorite two-step? With In true buckaroo fashion, Mike Beck and family trio this Western classic, you’ll be ready to snuggle Muzzie, Willy & Cody Braun play music that has close to your sweetie while gliding around the Western roots with individual style. Beck's virtuosic room. Learn the basics and a few fancy twirls from guitar-playing and seasoned songwriting will take Amy Mills in time for the dances. No partner or SHOW you "way out West" while Idaho natives and former experience necessary. Gathering young bucks, WORKSHOP Cody and Willy Braun and their father Muzzie bring a Gathering Friends grounded sensibility and G Three Bar Theater rock-and-roll edge to their 3:00-4:15pm • $50 pre-seating/$25 country convictions. Their Montana poets and storytellers Wally McRae sounds may span genres, and Paul Zarzyski razzle-dazzle you with their but all these fellows are

repertoire and their cowboy at heart. Charlie Ekburg Photo: chemistry. They'll SHOW offer intimate Friday Night Dance glimpses into the poetic Elko Convention Center encounters that shaped 9:30pm-12:00am • $20 their lives, their work Give your boots the old spit and shine and get and their friendship. ready to careen across the floor. Wylie & the Wild Expect some special West will rev you up with their rugged yet refined guests! Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo: rhythms. A little bit Western swing, a little bit old-

DANCE school country, a little bit rootsy rock, and a little Back to the Future bit yodel-ay-ay-cool, Wylie and Co. hit all the right notes G Three Bar Theater to choreograph a stellar evening of bootie-scooting. 6:00-7:30pm • $75 pre-seating/$35 Guaranteed to make you wild on the dance floor. Sit a while under the sweet musical spell of Want to make sure your boots don’t slide out from Oregon's roots-steeped Caleb Klauder Country under you? Grab a ticket to one of our dance workshops Band and North Carolina's well-versed Dom (they’re also a great way to fill your dance card with Flemons & Brian Farrow. Multi-instrumentalists SHOW some new friends). all, the Caleb Klauder Country Band will stir you

10 WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG SATURDAY Basque Walking Stick (Makila) Carving 12:30-2:30pm • $20 FEBRUARY Make your own makila (or Basque walking stick) 03 in this introductory demonstration and workshop. A prestigious symbol and an instrument for both Banjo with Dom Flemons trekking and defense, the traditional makila can 9:00-11:00am • $25 take years to make—from the initial cut in a living Spend a couple of hours with old-time banjo tree, to a time-consuming curing process, to the player Dom Flemons as he shares knowledge final details of carved designs and silver tippings. Bob Echeverria and friends will pare it down for about the banjo, discussing the instrument’s his- WORKSHOP tory and exploring different techniques including you, providing harvested sticks pre-prepped for claw hammer and finger-picking. Dom will also carving and an educational, hands-on look at what it delve into the arts of accompanying oneself, stage means to carve a makila. You’ll also be introduced to presence and crafting a song! Best to bring your other ingenious, practical items that provide the canvas

WORKSHOP banjo. Intermediate to advanced skills suggested. for carving during downtime in the sheep camp. All ages are welcome. Please bring your kids and your Basque Percussion: Pandero favorite knife or carving tool (but you'll be responsible 9:30-10:30am • $20 for any damage caused to or by either). Learn to keep time for beautiful Basque melodies by letting your fingers dance across this Rodeo Swing deceptively simple percussion instrument. Similar 2:00-4:00pm • $25 to a tambourine, with a membrane stretched If your toes are tapping but you need some good across a circular frame lined with metal jingles, moves, this is a perfect dance for you. Rodeo the pandero can be played alone or in groups swing is the easiest form of swing dancing and and is often accompaniment for the trikitixa the style you'll see at rodeo dances around the West, as well as at Saturday's Midnight Dance. WORKSHOP (Basque button accordion). You don't need any experience for this workshop, but you do need Craig Miller will teach you the moves and keep your own pandero. You can purchase a pandero in you grinning. Geared to beginning and intermedi-

advance at the Western Folklife Center Gift Shop. WORKSHOP ate dancers, but all levels are welcome. You don't need a partner to attend. Polka & Schottische 10:00am-12:00pm • $25 Ranch Family Show Before the Macarena, the Twist, or even the Elko Convention Center Auditorium Charleston, the world fell head over heels in 3:00-4:15pm love with the Polka and the Schottische. Join $30/Free to ranch families with ticket Amy Mills to discover why these carefree and In a show created especially for ranch families, infectious dances seduced the early American this year we celebrate musical families. Caleb West. Fair warning—your smile muscles may be Klauder and Reeb Willms delight with their aching after a couple hours of polkamania! No classic duo vocals and instrumentals. Young SHOW

WORKSHOP partner or experience necessary. poet and musical powerhouse Brigid Reedy entertains with her father John and her brother Come-a tai yai yippee On the Old Johnny “Guitar.” Rita Hosking and Sean Feder sing of rural places and spirit. And, in the family spirit of the Chisholm Trail* Gathering, we honor this year's scholarship recipients Elko Convention Center Auditorium and invite a couple of them on stage to share a poem 11:00am-12:15pm • $25 or two. Oh, come along boys and listen to Murph's tale, about buckaroos and drovers on the old Photo: Charlie Ekburg Photo: Chisholm Trail. Gather 'round cowboys and cowgirls, as Michael Martin Murphey explores the SHOW musical legacy of the 150-year-old Chisholm Trail and its branches into the buckaroo West. Guaranteed to be a far-out musical journey down the trail on the proverbial ten-dollar horse and forty-dollar saddle. Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo: Photo: Bob Kisken Photo:

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 11 share stories and give insight into the secrets of keep- SATURDAY ing a band together for over 40 years and having fun doing it (Hint: separate hotel rooms!). Western swing FEBRUARY03 CONT charmer Kristyn Harris opens. Songster Line-up G Three Bar Theater 6:00-7:30pm • $75 pre-seating/$35 Songsters like Leadbelly and Robert Johnson were self-accompanied troubadours steeped in the blues tradition but peddling a broad repertoire of songs. Arguably, songster also describes the SHOW tradition of many early cowboy singers, like Jack Thorp and Carl T. Sprague, strumming their strings and warbling all manner of cowboy, pop and novelty songs. "American Songster" Dom Flemons and "Cowboy Songster" Andy

Hedges channel these early Larry Angier Photo: human jukeboxes. Joining them is Ramblin' Jack Elliott, himself Saturday Night Dance an icon embodying the spirit of Elko Convention Center the traveling, one-man show. 9:30pm-12:00am • $20 Grab your gal, your guy, your newest Gathering- PARDNERS OF THE WIND Charlie Ekburg Photo: greenhorn, and get down to the tight harmonies, G Three Bar Theater honky-tonk twang and country-shuffle rhythms of 8:00-9:30pm • $75 pre-seating/$35 the Caleb Klauder Country Band. Their old-time Western country sound is delivered with a fresh, Old trail pals outline the contours of the Western DANCE soundscape with their poetry, music and collab- genuine, dance-inducing trajectory. They'll hit oration. Performing both original and traditional their strings straight and true while you swing, jitterbug works, Texas songster and multi-instrumentalist and step-two. Brush up on your two-step and your SHOW Pipp Gillette trades off with quintessential Neva- Basque dance moves at the dance workshops, because da cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell and prolific Western you can expect a special guest band to join the dance, songman Michael Martin Murphey. bringing you sounds both Basque and buckaroo. Midnight Dance Riders in the Sky: G Three Bar Theater 40 Years on the Trail* 12:00-2:00am • $20 Elko Convention Center Auditorium Send the 34th out with a bang. Kick up some dust 8:00-9:30pm • $35/$30/$25 as Wylie & the Wild West turn it up a notch at mid- A physicist, a wildlife manager and a music histo- night. Their “rockin’ rowel,” cut-loose country vibes rian walk into a theater... It's not the start of a joke, will have you dancing toward dawn. it's the origin story of "America's favorite cow- boys," Riders In The Sky. Ranger Doug, Too Slim, DANCE SHOW Woody Paul and Joey the CowPolka King will

For over five decades, Theodore "Ted" Waddell has pursued his passion POSTER ARTIST for art. His abstract impressionistic renderings of real subject matter THEODORE reflect the American experience of living in the West and his love of the land. WADDELLBorn in Billings, Montana in 1941 and raised in nearby Laurel, Ted studied at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, at Eastern Montana College and Wayne State University. In 1968, Ted joined the University of Montana's Art Faculty where he taught until 1976. Since then he has worked full-time as a rancher and artist. Today, Ted divides his time between his ranches and studios in Sheridan, Montana, and Hailey, Idaho, where he lives with his wife, writer and photographer Lynn Campion. In these settings he continues to paint almost daily. His works are found in private and corporate collections throughout the world, and are currently exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the West.

Sheep #12, 42”x50”, Oil on Canvas

12 WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO ELKO How to get here of these locations is located on our website at Elko, Nevada, is located in the northeastern corner nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org and will be of the state along Interstate 80 (230 miles from Salt printed in the official event schedule. Lake City, 290 miles from Reno, and 255 miles from Boise). Elko is serviced by SkyWest Airlines (a Delta Accessibility Connection) from Salt Lake City, as well as Amtrak Assisted-listening devices are available in the Elko and Greyhound Bus. You can also charter a private Convention Center Auditorium and the G Three Bar airplane through El Aero Services, Inc., which serves Theater at the Western Folklife Center. Volunteers the intermountain West. For the 2018 Gathering, you will be available to assist wheelchair users and to can catch a special train from northern California! guide visitors with disabilities. If you need assis- For more information about the Cowboy Express tance, please call 775-738-7508 to prearrange these train, call 800-359-4870. services. Wheelchair seating is limited—get your tickets early. Where to stay Elko has many hotels and motels. For accommoda- Weather tions, we recommend you make your reservations Elko is in the high desert of the Great Basin at 5000- well in advance. Check our website at nationalcow- feet elevation, and weather in January and February boypoetrygathering.org for links to hotels that give is varied. Check the weather before you travel and discounted rates to Gathering attendees. For infor- the road conditions if you are driving. Be prepared mation about available lodging, call the Elko Con- for cold winter weather. vention and Visitors Authority at 800-248-3556 or 775-738-4091, or visit their website at exploreelko. Save the Date for the 35th Gathering com. You can also contact the Elko Chamber of It’s not too early to mark your calendars for the 35 th Commerce at elkonevada.com, or 775-738-7135. Anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gather- ing, January 28-February 2, 2019. You won't want to How to get around once you’re here miss this special Gathering! The major Gathering performance venues are a little more than a mile apart. The Western Folklife Cen- MORE www.nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org ter provides shuttle transportation on a fixed route Wednesday through Saturday. These shuttles are INFO888-880-5885 • 775-738-7508 restricted to the performance and workshop venues only. Shuttle vans are not equipped with lifts. Some hotels have shuttle service; be sure to ask when you make your reservation.

Show locations Most National Cowboy Poetry Gathering events take place at the Western Folklife Center (501 Railroad Street), the Elko Convention Center and Elko Con- ference Center (700 Moren Way) and the Great Basin College Theatre (1500 College Parkway). Cooking workshops take place at the First Presby- terian Church (1559 Sewell Drive) and dance work- shops take place at the Elko High School Old Gym (987 College Avenue). A map of Elko detailing all Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

Volunteer opportunities are available all week long during the VOLUNTEER National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and in the weeks leading up AT THE GATHERING to it. Volunteers can be local or from out of town, and assist with everything from taking tickets to creating stages to helping guests and artists. Plus, with over 300 volunteers keeping the event going, it’s a great way to meet your fellow Gathering-goers! If you’re interested in getting involved, please register at westernfolklife.org/ volunteer. Our Volunteer Coordinator will reach out to you starting in October to match you with a volunteer opportunity.

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 13 A MEMBER

By supporting the Western Folklife Center as Three ways to join a member, you not only help us bring you the • Go to westernfolklife.org and click Join • Donate National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and outstanding • Volunteer. programs like exhibitions, films from the rural West, • Call the Western Folklife Center at 888-880- and educational programs for youth—you also get 5885 ext 222. to buy your National Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Purchase your membership on the Ticket Order tickets one month early. Many shows sell out, so Form (pages 8-9) and mail it in with your order. this is a good reason to become a member. You also get a free ticket to special members' show and a discount on the 3-Day Deluxe Pass! How do I buy tickets early? • Pick your level of membership (see grid below). BECOME • Become a member no later than September 1. We Benefits of Membership will provide you with a password for purchasing All members receive: tickets online. • Opportunity to buy Gathering tickets early (see • At 9:00 am PST on September 5, go online to grid below for details). nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org and click on • Discounted Deluxe Passes during members-only Tickets, then Buy Tickets. sales period. • You will be prompted for the password. • Yearly membership packet that includes a • Pick your shows and purchase your tickets! Western Folklife Center CD and other gifts. • You may also purchase tickets over the phone by • Free year-round admission to the Wiegand calling 775-738-7508 or toll-free at 888-880-5885. Gallery. • Invitations to exhibit openings and special events. • Selected ticket discounts to Western Folklife Center events.

Tickets go on sale to members September 5 and to the general public October 5.

New this year: Members get a discount on the 3-Day Deluxe Pass during the members-only sale period. Deluxe passes are $60 from September 5 to October 4. The quantity you can buy is based on your membership level. October 5, Deluxe Passes return to the full price of $80. Get them early!

The greatest benefit of membership is supporting the Western Folklife Center and helping us support the stories and cultures of the American West. JOIN NOW AND BUY TICKETS EARLY membership benefits include:

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We welcome your tax-deductible donation of exhibitions, ranch arts education programs for OPPORTUNITIES any size to the Western Folklife Center. Two children, archives, and dance, music and gear special programs offer a chance for you to make workshops. For information on the Sponsorship and contributions to the National Cowboy Poetry Stakeholder programs, contact Carolyn Trainor, Gathering or to other programs of the Western 775-738-7508 ext 222 or visit westernfolklife.org. Folklife Center that you would like to support.

Sponsorship for the 34th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering provides an opportunity for corporations and foundations to make a significant impact on programming and general operations underwriting for all Gathering events.

The Stakeholder Program provides an opportunity for individuals to direct their gifts ($275 and above) to year-round programs beyond the Gathering, including media projects, gallery Photo: Charlie Ekburg Photo:

The 2017 Silent Auction was a triumph. The Nevada Task Force—a group of Elkoans who volunteer year-round for the Western Folklife Center—are coordinating the Silent Auction again this year! Wouldn’t you like to donate something wonderful to this great auction and support the Western Folklife Center and its programs?

The auction generally features a wide variety of high- quality items representing the Western lifestyle: framed artwork, Western sculptures, handcrafted horse gear, musical instruments, Western clothing, books, handmade quilts, carvings, decorative items, unique memorabilia, cases of wine, travel packages and other experiences. Let your imagination and generosity run wild and support the traditions and

culture of the American West! Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo: to the Silent Auction Support the Gathering Support the Gathering with Donation a

Call 888-880-5885, ext. 222, or email [email protected] with donation information or questions.

THANK YOU TO THE MAJOR SPONSORS AND DONORS OF THE National Endowment for the Arts Nevada Arts Council 2017 NATIONAL COWBOY Nevada Commission on Tourism Nevada Humanities POETRY GATHERING Newmont Mining Corporation NV Energy & THE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER NV Energy Foundation Red Lion Hotel & Casino Acton Family Fund Elko County Recreation Board Elizabeth Searle ArtPlace America The Ford Foundation Sally Searle Anna Ball G. Fredrick Charitable Foundation Stockmen’s Casino & Ramada Elko Barrick Gold of North America, Inc. William Randolph Hearst Hotel Blach Distributing Company Foundation Tito & Sandra Tiberti The Bretzlaff Foundation Robert & Dorothy Keyser Wells Fargo Bank Foundation R. Harold Burton Foundation Foundation Hal Cannon & Teresa Jordan Louise & Gunnar Klarr Sponsors listed gave $5,000 or more. Denise & Tim Cashman KNPB Channel 5 Public City of Elko Broadcasting Community Foundation of Utah Laura & E.W. Littlefield, Jr. John & Robbin Dofflemyer William Matthews & Laura Barton Elko Convention & Visitors Maryanne Mott Authority My Good Fund/Jennifer Speers

34TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING 15 THE MISSION OF THE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER IS TO USE STORY & CULTURAL EXPRESSION TO CONNECT THE AMERICAN WEST TO THE WORLD Photo: Jessica Brandi Lifland Brandi Jessica Photo:

501 Railroad St. Elko, NV 89801-3752 FESTIVAL POETRY & MUSIC COWBOY THE NATION’S ORIGINAL THE JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 3, 2018 • ELKO, NEVADA WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER

Poster art by Theodore Waddell, Sheep #12, 42”x50”, Oil on Canvas FEATURING Basin, Range & Beyond Herding Cultures of Basques & Buckaroos: PRESENTS