National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 4, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Nearby Halleck, Nevada offers views of ranch land and cows sitting at the foot of the picturesque Ruby Mountains. Elko, Nevada home of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering also sits at the foot of the same mountains just a few miles West of Halleck.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 4, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Wylie and the Wild West perform at the Midnight Dance at the G Three Bar Theater at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 4, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Elko, Nevada home of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering sits at the foot of the picturesque Ruby Mountains.
34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Cowboy poet and musician Brigid Reedy enters the room at the Saturday night dance featuring music by Caleb Klauder Country Band at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Dancers have fun at the Saturday night dance featuring music by Caleb Klauder Country Band at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Musician Bryan Farrow, left, backstage after his musical partner Dom Flemons performed at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Western musician Michael Martin Murphy backstage before performing at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell fixes Western musician Pip Gillette's bowtie backstage before they both head onstage to perform at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell backstage before performing at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Western Painter William Matthews takes a picture of Waddie Mitchell and Michael Martin Murphy backstage at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Dom Flemons and Pip Gillette compare banjo stories backstage between their respective shows at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell backstage before performing at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Ramblin' Jack Elliott backstage after performing in the show called the "Songster Line-Up" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
The audience includes a dog at the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Dom Flemons onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. He says that his boots used to be his fathers and were a gift from him.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Ramblin' Jack Elliott onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Dom Flemons onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Andy Hedges onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Rambling' Jack Elliott onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, left watches Andy Hedges onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Andy Hedges onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Andy Hedges warms up backstage before hitting the stage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Dom Flemons onstage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Andy Hedges, right, and Legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott warm up before hitting the stage for the "Songster Line-Up" show at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Willie Wines shines boots as part of a fundraiser by the Elko 4H club.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Willie Wines, left, shines his little brother Waylan Wines's boots in between paying customers as a shoe shining booth set up by the Elko 4H club.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Marion Stacey, 9 swings in step during a Basque dance workshop titled, "Polka & Schottische at the Basque Center of Elko 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Andre Stacey, 7, center during a circle dance at a Basque dance workshop titled, "Polka & Schottische at the Basque Center of Elko 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. At right is his sister Allana Stacey, 15.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Basque dancer Alicia Westmoreland, front left in green leads the group in a dance that requires jumping at a Basque dance workshop titled, "Polka & Schottische at the Basque Center of Elko 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Allana Stacey, 15, right, and her brother Vincent Stacey, 12, dance together, right, while Sophie Deutschman, 5, and Coco Glassberg, 5, dance together at a Basque dance workshop titled, "Polka & Schottische at the Basque Center of Elko 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Allana Stacey, 15, right, and her brother Vincent Stacey, 12, left, dance together at a Basque dance workshop titled, "Polka & Schottische at the Basque Center of Elko 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Western Painter William Matthews, left, talks backstage with cowboy singer and poet Andy Hedges after the show titled, "Come-a Tai Yai Yippee On the old Chisolm Trail" behind them is Waddie Mitchell at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Western musician Michael Martin Murphy smiles to the backstage during a show called "Come-a Tai Yai Yippee On the old Chisolm Trail" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Caleb Klauder warms up backstage before a show titled, "The Art of Harmony" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
William Matthews, left, Western Painter and host of the show titled, "Come-a Tai Yai Yippee On the old Chisolm Trail" talks backstage with Western musician Michael Martin Murphy, right, at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Annie Mackenzie speaks with audience members after a session called, "Rhymers" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Audience member Paulette Tcherkassky is at right.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Caleb Klauder warms up backstage before a show titled, "The Art of Harmony" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Cowboy poet Patricia Frolander hosts a session called "Rhymers" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Cowboy poet Rodney Nelson takes the mic onstage during a session called, "Rhymers" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Behind him from left to right are poets Terry Nash, Annie Mackenzie and Cal Lewis.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
A workshop participant, left and a workshop instructor Alicia Westmoreland, of Elko play the txalaparta, which is a basque instrument played by two people at a Basque percussion workshop in the Basque Center of Elko during the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. A young participant watches.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Annie Mackenzie onstage during a session called, "Rhymers" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
A workshop participant enthusiastically holds up a pandero, which is a Basque tambourine at a Basque percussion workshop in the Basque Center of Elko during the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Basque musicians assist in teaching a Basque percussion workshop in the Basque Center of Elko during the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
A man sits at the bar and watches a Basque percussion workshop in the Basque Center of Elko during the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 3, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
A pandero which is a Basque tambourine at a Basque percussion workshop in the Basque Center of Elko during the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 2, 2018 - Elko, Nevada,
Mike Beck performs on stage during a show titled, "Who you Callin' Americana?" at the 34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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