“Reading the News,” by Erwin E. Smith, c. 1908 from The Library of Congress
We receive and come across all sorts of interesting information from a wide range of sources. Below, we gather some quick links to news stories, web features, and other items of interest gathered from the web, social media, and from you, the most recent posted first.
Your suggestions for consideration of inclusion are welcome (as well as your comments). Email us.
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Theodore Waddell: My Montana—Paintings and Sculpture, 1959-2016
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“Photos of a Pioneer,” by Carson Vaughan, The Paris Review, July 24, 2017
“The Day the Fires Came,” by Skip Hollandsworth and John Carrithers, Texas Monthly, July 2017
“At 200,000 acres, ‘very extreme fire behavior’ seen in Lodgepole Complex,” by Mike Kordenbrock, Billings Gazette, July 22, 2017
“National Day Of The Cowboy Honors The Ranching Icon,” by Holliday Moore, kjzz.org, July 22, 2017
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“UK’s first sign language poetry slam,” by Camera Daniel Gordon, Jamie Hamilton, Elise Wicker, and Daniel Gordon, BBC.com, July 21, 2017
“A Day with the Texas Law Man Who Catches Cattle Thieves,” by Sarah Baird, Saveur, July 19, 2017
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“Range Writers Extraordinaire,” by Rod Miller, blog, July 20, 2017
“Black ink in the Black Hills,” by Miranda, blog, July 20, 2017
“Not A Suburban Housewife,” by Jolyn Young, blog, July 19, 2017
“Photosensitization,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, July 19, 2017
“Days of ’47 Rodeo settles in to new home with prayer, poem, praise,” by Annie Knox, Deseret News, July 19, 2017
“777 ranch Cowboy poetry night,” ecprogress.com , July 17, 2017
“US Forest Service delivering supplies via mule,” by Nikki Torres, July 12, 2017
“Artist with an American Heart: Bob Coronato describes the journey that shaped his art style,” by Kaija Swisher, Black Hills Pioneer July 10, 2017
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“How Cowboys Make Deals at the Border,” by Erica Berenstein and Fernanda Santos, New York Times, July 16, 2017
“Drought in High Plains the worst some farmers have ever seen,” by Blake Nicholson, Associated Press/Rapid City Journal, July 15, 2017
“Mark Zuckerberg Visits a Cattle Ranch,” by Sara Brown, agweb.com, July 13, 2017
“The Cowboys of Calabria,” by Gianluca Mercuri, Corriere Della Sera, July 11, 2017
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“Ranchers work together to save cattle in fire zones,” by Angie Mindus, The Williams Lake Tribune, July 13, 2017
“‘Fear the worst, hope for the best’: Ranchers forced to leave 20,000 cattle behind,” by Linda Givetash, Metronews, July 12, 2017
“Ranchers allowed 5-year extension to graze cattle in Point Reyes National Seashore,” by Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, July 12, 2017
“The Next Last Packers,” by Clare Menzel, Flathead Beacon, July 9, 2017
“Hay Crew Haiku,” a Ranch Communications video by Robin Boies, YouTube/Western Folklife Center, July 7, 2017
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“Singing through the history of B.C.’s cowboys,” by Parker Crook, Vernon Morningstar, July 12, 2017
“Time to get gathered: Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering features familiar faces and activities this year,” Saratoga Sun, July 12, 2017
“Wild West poetry promises rattlers, rustlers and ranchers,” by Laureen Diephof, The Salinas Californian, July 12, 2017
“Chuck wagon meals: ‘This is a way to be a cowboy’,” by Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Julu 12, 2017
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“Payson Book festival returns,” by Teresa McQuerrey, Payson Roundup, July 11, 2017
“Pestilence,” by Baxter Black (a poem in the latest column), BaxterBlack.com, July 10, 2017
“Cowboy poet visits Luna Rossa,” Deming Highlight, July 10, 2017
“Rain or shine, this is the life we chose?,” by Jessie Veeder, blog, July 9, 2017
“My Favorite Book: Part 9,” by Rod Miller, blog, July 9, 2017
“Mules Helping U.S. Forest Service Supply Firefighters Battling California Fire,” Associated Press, northernag.net, July 7, 2017
“You Can Only Eat Steak If You Get More Than 7/10 On This Quiz,” by Gena-mour Barrett,
BuzzFeed, July 5, 2017
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“COWBOY CROSSROADS with Andy Hedges and guest Don Hedgpeth,” (podcast), July 5, 2017
“White Oaks Rodeo,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, July 3, 2017
“Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas celebrating 150 years of the Chisholm Trail,” by Todd Glasscock, Cleburne Times-Review, July 4, 2017
“Ranchers save cattle, lose rangeland in wildfires,” by Dan Wheat, Capital Press, July 3, 2017
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“Rural Media Group launches new cable network, The Cowboy Channel on July 1,”
The Fence Post, June 28, 2017
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“No summer will ever be the same…,” by Jessie Veeder, blog, June 29, 2017
“Geronimo’s Children,” by Dave Stamey, Facebook, June 29, 2017
“Western Folklife Center entertains all year long,” by Cynthia Delaney, Elko Daily, June 29, 2017
Some good cowboy photos:
Western Horseman Editor Ross Hecox’ photo blog
On Instagram:
Amy Hale Auker
Jessica Hedges
COWBOYS film
Western Horseman
Kent Rollins
Other Western photography:
Ken Rodgers
Some good radio (listen anytime):
Clear Out West (C.O.W.) from Jim and Andy Nelson
CowTrails from Western Belle Barbara Richhart
Back at the Ranch from Jarle Kvale
Cowboy Crossroads from Andy Hedges
Calling All Cowboys with Charley Engel
Flying SL Ranch Radio from Spalding Labs
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“Gathering memories and making more,” by Cynthia Delaney, Elko Daily, June 28, 2017
“Annual 777 Ranch cowboy poetry and music gathering (July 6),” ecprogress.com, June 27, 2017
“Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles,” by Eliza McGraw, smithsonian.com, June 21, 2017
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“Balin’ Wheat,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, June 26, 2017
“Ian Tyson, the cowboy folksinger,” by John Mackie, Vancouver Sun, June 25, 2017
“U.S. Ranchers Are Being Forced to Sell Cattle Due to Drought,” by Megan Durisin, Jeff Wilson, and Sydney Maki, Bloomberg.com, June 23, 2017,
“Scientists work to develop heat-resistant ‘cow of the future’,” by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Science Daily, June 23, 2017
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“Cowboy poetry champs recognized,” McPherson Sentinel, June 22, 2017
“Cattle ranchers sue to return country-of-origin labeling,” by the Associated Press, Wyoming Daily, June 21, 2017
“Cattle stolen from ranch in the middle of the night,” abc13.com (Houston), June 20, 2017
“How Bad is the Drought in NorthEast Montana? It’s BAD.,” by Taylor Brown, Northern Ag Network, June 19, 2017
“To Keep Predators Away, Montana Ranchers Compost Dead Cattle,” by Rachel Cramer, mtnpr.org, June 13, 2017
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“COWBOY CROSSROADS with Andy Hedges and guest Randy Rieman,” (podcast, Part 2), June 20, 2017
“What is the future of the Texas cowboy?,” by Bryan Mealer, The Guardian, June 19, 2017
“SD governor declares statewide emergency as drought conditions worsen,” The Fence Post, June 19, 2017
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“Handyman Jacks,” poem by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, June 19, 2017
“A herd of ‘rebel cows’ has been living wildly in the Italian mountains for years,” by Catherine Edwards, The Local, June 19, 2017
“Lies They Tell Writers, Part 39: Believe in yourself,” by Rod Miller, (blog), June 18, 2017
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“Librarian of Congress Names Tracy K. Smith Poet Laureate,” Library of Congress, June 14, 2017
“‘Cautious But Not Silent;’ Photographer Kevin Martini Fuller’s Three Decades of Cowboy Poet Portraits,” by Renata Certo-Ware, untouchableblog.com, June 12, 2017
“Great Ranches of the Great Basin,” American Cowboy, June 15, 2017
“For Sale: A $7 Million Wild West Town,” by KC McGinnis, Logan Jaffe, and Joshua Thomas, (video) The Daily 360, New York Times, June 15, 2017
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“Have a cow: A new way to buy beef…,” by Rachel Nania, wtop.com, June 14, 2017
“COWBOY CROSSROADS with Andy Hedges and guest Randy Rieman,” (podcast, Part 1), June 13, 2017
“It Happened in Langtry,” by G. R. Schiavino, American Cowboy, June 12, 2017
“Sandhills Savior,” poem by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, June 12, 2017
“‘Trial of a Lifetime’ Plays Out in Tiny South Dakota Town,” by Reuters, cattlenetwork.com, June 12, 2017
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“Women of the West – Liz Brannan, by Jennifer Denison,” Western Horseman, June 8, 2017
“Rawhide Robinson Rides the Interweb,” Rod Miller, blog, June 9, 2017
“Genoans send Cowboy Festival into sunset,” by Kurt Hildebrand, The Record-Courier, June 8, 2018
“Behind the Chutes: Rodeo secretaries keep the show running smoothly,” by Allie Bohus, American Cowboy, June 7, 2017
“Putting Cowboys—and Their Industry— in True Historical Context,” by Edward Dolnick, New York Times Books, June 2, 2017
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“In Montana, land transfer threatens the American rancher’s way of life,” by Elliott D Woods, The Guardian, June 6, 2017
“Great Ranches of the Southwest,” American Cowboy, June 6, 2017
“Cleaning Up Messes,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, June 5, 2017
“Renaissance Man of the West, Part I,” by William C. Reynolds, Western Horseman, June 5, 2017
“National Day of the Cowboy,” American Quarter Horse Association, June 5, 2017
“200 cows take over downtown San Diego streets in historic cattle drive,” Pam Kragen, San Diego Tribune, June 3, 2017
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“Trailing a Thief,” by Carol Hutchison, The Cattleman, June 2017
“Paddock to patient: How Australian beef cattle are being used to create heart valves and save lives,” by Kathleen Calderwood, ABC (Australia), June 2, 2017
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“Where palette meets palate,” by Rod Miller, (blog) May 31, 2017
“COWBOY CROSSROADS with Andy Hedges and guest Paul Zarzyski,” (podcast in two parts), May 31, 2017
“The Grapevine,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, May 31, 2017
“River Bend Ranch to host Cowboy Poetry event,” Durango Herald, May 30, 2017
NM True TV – “The Cow Country Code” with Deanna Dickinson McCall, YouTube, May 30, 2017
“Will your next load of hay arrive by Uber Freight?,” by Lynn Jaynes, Progressive Forage, May 26, 2017
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Cowboy Express train to Elko’s National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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We were on a (rare) break May 4-25.
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“Cowboy music comes to Learning Center,” by Forrest Grimes, Seguin Gazette, May 3, 2017
“The Story of a Texas Rancher Girl,” by Peyton Waldrip, gobrangus.com
Texas Rancher Girl blog
“COWBOY CROSSROADS with Andy Hedges and guest Dom Flemons,” (podcast), May 2, 2017
“Saddle up, partner, cowboy poetry contests are headed your way,” by Beccy Tanner, kansas.com, May 2, 2017
The Drover’s Camp Camooweal (Bush poets)
Nebraska Writers Guild “Fur Trade Days” Poetry Contest (deadline June 8)
“Who’s in Charge?,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, May 1, 2017
“Yee-Haw! Cowboy Festival a good time,” by Sarah Drinkwine, Record-Courier, April 30, 2017
Western Music Association Music & Poetry Gathering, May 13, Villa Rica, Georgia
Meeker Cowboy Poet Gathering, June 2, Meeker, Colorado
Equestrian Legacy Radio’s RENDEZVOUS 2017, June 1-3 Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
American Cowboy Magazine: final print edition, Facebook post, April 28, 2017
“Steiger, Auker Headline ‘Working Cowboy’ at Sharlot Hall,” Daily Courier, April 27, 2017
“Ancient Horse DNA Shows Scythian Warriors Were Adept Domesticators,” by Kenneth Chang, New York Times, April 27, 2017
Find Cowboy Poetry Week news here.
“Training wild mustangs with convict cowboys” (video), CNN via MSN, April 26, 2017
“Porter Rockwell pulls the trigger in True West,” by Rod Miller (blog), April 26, 2017
“The Cowboy and the City Girl Southern Poetry Tour Comes to Edgefield,” Edgfield Advertiser, April 26, 2017
“Landscaping,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, April 25, 2017
“Master of the Mustang Tent: Renowned Cowboy Poet Waddie Mitchell Returns to Stagecoach—to Emcee, Not Perform,” by Brian Blueskye, CV Independent, April 25,2017
“Concert for a Cause,” by Jennifer Denison, Western Horseman, April 25,2017
“Horses, cows, snakes, coyotes, ” by Kay Hively, Neosho Daily News, April 25, 2017
“The Dude Wrangler,” by Dave Stamey, Facebook, April 19, 2017
“Podcast seeks to stoke interest in cowboy poetry,” by Angie Haflich, hppr.org, April 24, 2017
“Savvy with a Slow Cooker,” (video) by Shannon and Kent Rollins, Western Horseman, April 24, 2017
“Cowboy poetry has pioneers, too,” by Sally Bates, Daily Courier, April 23, 2017
“There’s a cowboy in everyone,” by Nikolas Samuels, The Signal, April 22, 2017
“Photojournal of the Ranch, Spring 2017,” by Dawn Wink, Dewdrops (blog), April 22, 2017
“A Horseman Rides Away,” by Jennifer Denison, Western Horseman, April 20, 2017
“Celebration of the American Cowboy” and Cowboy Poetry Week (audio), Equestrian Legacy Radio, April 20, 2017
“Would You Wear a Dress Made From Cow Manure?,” by Sara Murphy, Yahoo, April 19, 2017
“20 mule team hitched to new Borax wagons,” (video), YouTube, April 17, 2017
“The Podcast Spreading the Love of Cowboy Culture,” by Carson Vaughan, The Atlantic, April 19, 2017
“There were lots of horsemen in my childhood years,” by Rodney Nelson, Farm & Ranch Guide, April 12, 2017
“Pick it Out,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, April 17, 2017
“My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, a musical documentary with Waylon Jennings” (1983), YouTube
“Roy musician captures sounds of beloved Western performers,” by Janae Francis, Standard Examiner, April 16, 2017
“Dear Lady at the Bank…,” by Ruby Uhart, blog, March 26, 2017|
“Preserving Western heritage in words and music,” by Ken Beck, Wilson Post, April 12, 2017
“Spring: From the experts,” by Jessie Veeder, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch blog, April 11, 2017
“The Night Man in the Heifer Lot,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, April 10, 2017
“The Toast,” (poem) by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, April 10, 2017
“Was Mark Twain right?,” by Rod Miller, blog, April 8, 2017
Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Roundup: community celebrates of National Poetry Month, by Michelle McConnaha, Ravalli Republic, April 7, 2017
“CATTLE COUNTRY: Museum honours B.C cowboys,” by Gaeil Farrar, Williams Lake Tribune, April 6, 2017
“Road to recovery,” by Sherry Bunting, agmoos.com, April 7, 2017
“Yevgeny Alexandrovich Yevtushenko—‘Cowboy Poet,'” by Paul Zarzyski, Western Folklife Center, April 7, 2017
“An Empty Saddle for Yevtushenko,” by Carson Vaughan, Paris Review, April 5, 2017
“Aaron Pritchett headlining a revamped Cowboy Festival,” by Marcia Love, Spruce Grove Examiner, April 6, 2017
“The Heart of Cowboy Camp,” by Jolyn Young, American Cowboy, April 5, 2017
The Cowboy Movie
“Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival will probably be cancelled,” by Tom Leyde, montereyherald.com, April 5, 2017
“Cowboy songs and music return to the library,” Cody Enterprise, April 5, 2017
“The College Rodeo Team,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, April 3, 2017
Latest “Back at the Ranch” radio from Jarle Kvale April 1, 2017
“Whether it’s a hat or a cap, don’t wear it backwards,” by Rodney Nelson, Farm and Ranch Guide, March 30, 2017
Out of the Ashes Benefit, takes place everywhere, April 29, 2017
“Grandpa’s Time,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, March 27, 2017
“Harold’s Lost Bull,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, March 27, 2017
“Nebraskans lend a helping hand to ranchers in Texas,” by Bridget Fargen, 1011now.com, March 27, 2017
“Library Hosting Poetry Contest,” by Jackie Gold-Irwin, Hanna Herald, March 23, 2017
“Cowboy Poetry Is the American Art Form You’ve Never Heard Of,” by Carson Vaughan, Vice, March 22, 2017
“Black Hills Western Arts Council looks to keep cowboy heritage in Hot Springs,” by John D. Taylor, Hot Springs Star, March 21, 2017
“Branding the American West,” by Dana Joseph, Cowboys & Indians, April 2017 issue
Latest Andy Hedges’ COWBOY CROSSROADS, with remembrances of Guy Clark, poetry, music, and more, March 21, 2017
StoryCorps interviews at the Western Folklife Center, with Paul Zarzyski and others
“Anything That Can Go Wrong,” (poem) by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, March 20, 2017
“The Disappearing Family Ranch,” by Bob Martin, krqe.com, March 19, 2017
“Ranching in the Sandhills began with a hunt for stray cattle,” by Troy Smith, Cattle Business Weekly, March 15, 2017
Deadline for Western Folklife Center National Cowboy Poetry Gathering applications: March 31
“The Haflinger Deal,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, March 20, 2017
“Burying Their Cattle, Ranchers Call Wildfires ‘Our Hurricane Katrina’,” by Jack Healy, New York Times, March 20, 2017
“Donated saddle keeps blessing as it finds its second new home in fire-ravaged Kansas,” by Kathy Parker, Tri-State Livestock News, March 17, 201
“Post-wildfire reality sinks in for High Plains ranchers,” by Sherry Bunting, Progressive Cattleman, March 17, 2017
“My Favorite Book, Part 7,” by Rod Miller (blog), March 16, 2017
“Smart cows: The future of ranching?,” by Courtney Dickson, CBC, March 15, 2017
“Brother’s riding ability was really something to behold,” by Rodney Nelson, Farm & Ranch Guide, March 15, 2017
Today’s Wild West (television; video)
“The Roots of Cowboy Music,” by Carvell Wallace, MTVNews.com, March 15, 2017
“Phone on the Range,” by Ryan T. Bell, Western Horseman, March 15, 2017
“Beast Mode,” Ross Hecox’ photo blog, Western Horseman, March 15, 2017
First annual Bryce Canyon Mule Days
Western Horseman Youth Contest
“Wish it Was You,” by Angela Meyer (tribute to PBR bull rider Ty Pozzobon), YouTube
Ty Pozzobon Foundation
British Columbia Cowboy Heritage Society newsletter, March 2017
“The Top 10 ways to use a horse as a weather gauge,” by Mark Parker, FarmTalk, March 14, 2017
“Miserable,” (poem) by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, March 13, 2017
“Margarine vs. Butter,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, March 13, 2017
“Obituary: Vold ran one of North America’s largest stock companies,” by Jon Pompia, The Pueblo Chieftain, March 13, 2017
“A Start Date for the Bison Invasion of North America,” by Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, March 13, 2017
Western Writers of America 2017 SPUR AWARD winners
“Prisoners Train Wild Animals and Rehabilitate Themselves,” by Shania Alba, Cronkite News, March 8, 2017
“A Thing or Three: Preserving history is a collaborative effort,” by Amy Macavinta, hjnews.com, March 3, 2017
“‘Feels Like’ Forecasting,” (poem) by Rodney Nelson, Farm and Ranch Guide, March 1, 2017
“Hats off to the ranchwife,” by Yvonne Hollenbeck, Tri-State Livestock News, March 9, 2017
Working Ranch Cowboys Association WRCA Foundation Wildfire Relief Fund (Facebook) March 8, 2017
“Taken in their prime: Three die trying to save ranch from Texas wildfires,” by Jon Mark Beilue, amarillo.com, March 7, 2017
“Multiple Structures Lost in Wildfires; Roberts County Wildfire Burns Hank The Cowdog Author’s Home,” by Karl Wehmhoener, myhighplains.com, March 7, 2017
“Gray County officials identify two of three killed in wildfires,” by Ronald Balaskovitz, amarillo.com, March 7, 2017
“Wildfires burning 100,000 acres in Texas panhandle, killing 3,” by Claire Ricke,
kxan.com, March 7, 2017
“To Be Honest,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, March 6, 2017
“Prolapse from the Black Lagoon,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, March 6, 2017
“When Tom met Sally,” by Laura, Black Ink, March 6, 2017
“Following the calves: Not in South Dakota anymore,” by Laura, Black Ink, March 3, 2017
“The new interior secretary just rode into work on a horse,” by Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, March 2, 2017
“Bruce Kiskaddon,” by William Reynolds, Western Horseman, March 1, 2017
“Was It Theft or a Misunderstanding?,” by Ellen H. Brisendine, tscra.org, March, 2017
“Kent Rollins: Cowboy Cook” (video) Heartlandia TV, March 2017
“School Is in Session (with Kent Rollins),” by Jennifer Denison and Ross Hecox, Western Horseman, March 1, 2017
“Thermal cameras arm drones for cattle scouting,” by Austin Black, Iowa Farmer Today,
February 24, 2017
Images from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering 2017 by Jessica Lifland
“Gimp,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, February 27, 2017
“The Factory Farming Tour,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, February 27, 2017
“Driving Me Crazy,” by Kelli Neubert, Western Horseman, February 24, 2017
“TEXT from Moocall: Cow 37 is calving,” by Debbie Furber, Canadian Cattlemen, January 13, 2017
“‘And the River Ran Red’ debut performance,” by Rod Miller (blog), February 23, 2017
“Cowboy poets coming to town,” by Gail D. Yovanovich, Alpine Avalanche, February 23, 2017
Cowboy Crossroads: Andy Hedges’ interview with Michael Martin Murphey, Part 1, February 22, 2017
“700,000-Year-Old Horse Found in Yukon Permafrost Yields Oldest DNA Ever Decoded,” by Blake de Pastino, Western Digs, February 22, 2017
“Miles City Cowboy Poetry Gathering 2017, by Sharon Moore, Fallon County Extra, February 17, 2017
“Cowboy poet, singer to perform at GPT,” (Geff Dawson) Abilene-RC.com, February 22, 2017
Cowboys (documentary film trailer)
“Things Aren’t What They Seem,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, February 20, 2017
“A County Agent’s Life,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, February 20, 2017
“Hemp for Cows? Colorado Approves Hemp-animal Feed Study,” Associated Press, agweb.com, February 14, 2017
Western Horseman Youth Art Contest Guidelines
“Lack of Direction,” by Dave Stamey (from his newsletter/Facebook), February 14, 2017
“33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering pictures by Jessica Lifland, Charlie Ekburg, and Claire Steninger,” from The Western Folklife Center Flickr.com, February 14, 2017
“Temple Grandin named to the National Women’s Hall of Fame,” by Jennifer Dimas, colostate.edu, February 10, 2017
“Swing Shift,” by Peter Campbell/Jennifer Denison, (video) Western Horseman
“My Kinda Truck,” poem by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, February 13, 2017
“Feedlot Heroes,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, February 13, 2017
“Cowboy Poetry Returns to Mesquite,” Mesquite Local News, February 13, 2017
“Annual Elko event corrals cowboy poetry, music, stories,” by F. Andrew Taylor,
reviewjournal.com, February 11, 2017
“The Grande Dame of Cowboy Poetry,” by Carson Vaughan, American Cowboy, February 2017
“The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is the Essential Western Culture Experience,”
by Bobbie Jean Sawyer, Wide Open Country, February 10, 2017
“Western Weather: A Livelihood, An Inconvenience And A Muse,” by Noah Glick, KNUR, February 9, 2017
“An Oak Tree and a Sea Change,” by Amy Hale Auker, Western Folklife Center, February 9, 2017
“10 Things to Do at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering,” by Lydia Schrandt, 10best.com, February 9, 2017
“Cowboy Poetry,” (forthcoming film) by Hannah Logan Peterson
“Coyote Cage Fighting,” by Jolyn Young, blog, February 6, 2017
“National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum illuminates Hollywood’s love affair with the ‘Old West’,” by by Michaela Marx Wheatley, newsok.com, January 26, 2017
“Small Animal Repair,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, February 6, 2017
“Instant Tenderness,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, February 6, 2017
“A National Gathering In Rural Nevada: How Does Elko Do It?,” by Noah Glick, KUNR, February 6, 2017
“Elko’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering Emphasizes Storytelling In Divisive Times,”
by Noah Glick, KUNR, February 3, 2017
33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Ranch Family Show, Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 5, 2017
33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: The Roots of Cowboy Music, Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 5, 2017
33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Pouring ‘Em Kinda Strong, Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 5, 2017
33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Hardcore Cowboy, Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 5, 2017
33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: A Day in the Life, Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 4, 2017
20th annual National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo (August 3-5, 2017)
“Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering celebrates 25 years,” by Steve Stockmar, willcoxrangenews.com, February 2, 2017
“33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Keynote Address with Andy Wilkinson,” Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 2, 2017
“Paul Zarzyski connects with poets at workshop,” by Hasani Grayson, Elko Daily Free Press, February 1, 2017
Ed Stabler, 1942-2017
“33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Luke Bell and Doug Moreland and the Flying Armadillos,” Western Folklife Center YouTube, February 2, 2017
2017 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering YouTube Channel
“Elko Cowboy Arts & Gear Museum,” KENVtv, January 31, 2017
“Mechanical Problems,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, January 31, 2017
“‘The Moth’ to wrangle authentic Old West stories at cowboy poetry event in Nevada,” by Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2017
“Cowboy poets are well versed in Old West lore,” by Alison Stanton, The Republic, January 31, 2017
“Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering celebrates 25 years,” by Steve Stockmar, svherald.com, January 26, 2017
“Cat Laws,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, January 30, 2017
“The Cowboy Poets Gather,” Russell Bowers, audioboom.com, January 30, 2017
“Black Diamond bard saddling up for National Cowboy Poetry Gathering,” by Dave Dormer, CBC News, January 29, 2017
“Dave Stamey returns to the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering,” by Hasani Grayson, Elko Daily Free Press, January 28, 2017
“Telling Tales: Keynote speaker Andy Wilkinson explains why stories are important,” by
Marianne Kobak McKown, Elko Daily Free Press, January 28, 2017
“Deep West Video presents the Tribal Film Translation Project,” by Toni R. Milano, Elko Daily Free Press, January 28, 2017
“Andy Hedges brings classic material” by Hasani Grayson, Elko Daily Free Press, January 28, 2017
“Not all Miracles work out,” by Bill Spiegel, High Plains Journal, January 23, 2017
“How Cowboy Culture, Music, and Poetry Are Being Celebrated,” by Shelby Oldham, good4utah.com, January 27, 2017
“The herd that calmed my nerves,” by Laura, Black Ink, January 27, 2017
“Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering celebrates 25 years,” by Steve Stockmar, Sierra Vista Herald, January 26, 2017
“Legendary Western combo, in its 83rd year, plays Cochise Gathering,” by Steve Stockmar, Sierra Vista Herald, January 25, 2017
“Getting cattle from the trains,” by Chris Beutler, Today’s Producer, January 25, 2017
“Old West feeling at the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering,” by Christy Steadman, Golden Transcript, January 25, 2017
“Cowboy poets tickle Stock Show crowds with wit, wisdom,” by Shirley Jinkins, Star-Telegram, January 24, 2017
“Colorado Ranching Is Still Feeling The Sting Of The Rural Recession,” by Ben Markus, cpr.org, January 25, 2017
“The Top 10 things the kid you hired does his first week on the job,” by Mark Parker, Farm Talk, January 24, 2017
“Mars investigating cattle Skittles,” by Candice Choi, agriview.com, January 23, 2017
“Storytelling is theme of National Cowboy Poetry Gathering,” by Marianne Koback McKown, Elko Daily Free Press, January 24, 2017
“High Wire Act,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, January 23, 2017
“Ranchers show how cattle grazing and wildlife can co-exist,” by John Holland, Modesto Bee, January 18, 2017
“The All Ranch Rodeo,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, January 23, 2017
“Black Cowboys, Busting one of America’s Defining Myths,” by Emily Raboteau, New York Times, January 22, 2017
“Pennsylvania mayor due in court over hoard of wild west memorabilia,” Associated Press, January 22, 2017
“Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman,” by David Rooney, hollywoodreporter.com, January 20, 2017
“Famous local cowboy yodels way into Montana hearts,” by Sarah Brown, The Prairie Star, January 19, 2017
“Sad Song” by Rod Miller, blog, January 17, 2017
“Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time,” by Nick Wingfield, NewYork Times, January 17, 2017
“Keeper of the Keys,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, January 17, 2017
“Growing Up a Farmkid,” by Whitney Turek, theodysseronline.com, January 9, 2018
Andy Hedges’ “Cowboy Crossroads” podcast with Waddie Mitchell, Part 2, January 17, 2017
“Cowboy identity theft,” by Yvonne Hollenbeck, Tri-State Livestock News, January 9, 2017
“Home on the Range,” (video), PBS, first aired 2010
“The Chain Gang,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, January 9, 2017
“Life lessons learned on the backs of old horses,” by Jessie Veeder, Inforum, January 15, 2017
“Aloha from the Parker Ranch,” by Kelli Neubert, Western Horseman, January 2017
The Cowboy Way: Alabama
“Ride like a man, Act like a lady. A cowboy poet’s story.,” Rosebud’s, January 13, 2017
“In Arizona, A Place Where Westerns Are Still King,” by Stina Sieg, wbur.org, January 11, 2017
“BHSS Pioneer Awards Breakfast: Slim McNaught,” Tri-State Livestock News, January 5, 2017
“Western Folklife Center shares traditions,” by Cortney Erndt, grouptour.com, December 27, 2016
“A Journey to the FDA,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, January 10, 2017
“The Producer Meeeting,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, January 9, 2017
“Starting the Year with a Surge of Rainfall Has Local Cattle Ranchers Hopeful for Greener Pastures,” by Jason Oliveira, abc30.com, January 6, 2017
“The Way I Remember Him,” (poem) by Trey Allen, Western Horseman, January 6, 2017
“My Favorite Book, Part 5,” by Rod Miller, blog, January 4, 2017
“The First American Cowboys,” by Tom Correa, American Cowboy Chronicles blog, January 2, 2017
Andy Hedges’ “Cowboy Crossroads” podcast with Waddie Mitchell, January 2, 2017
“John’s Scrapbook,” by Baxter Black (latest column), BaxterBlack.com, January 2, 2017
“Hints for the Hired Man,” by Baxter Black (audio), Western Horseman, January 2, 2017
“City played a role in Old West cattle drives,” by Linda Riggs Mayfield, whig.com, January 1, 2017
“Diary of a Christmas blizzard: A comparison,” by Jessie Veeder, inforum.com, January 1, 2017
“The Moth podcast to visit Elko’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering,” by Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal, December 30, 2016
