40th Gathering Featured Artists
Enjoy this collection of performances by the invited performers for the 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, January 27 - February 1, 2025.
Poster artwork "Blowing Cold" (2024) watercolor by Don Weller
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Let It Be
Doris Daley performs "Let It Be" during the "I Just Wanna Be a Comic Cowboy" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. This rhyme asks whether poetry or songwriting is more difficult. She references songs and ends with a nod to the Beatles.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Black Diamond, AB, Canada
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Road to Las Cruces
Margo sings a familiar tune to the delight of the audience. Margo Cilker performs "Road to Las Cruces" by Ian Tyson during the "Free Life and Fresh Air" show at the 39th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Margo Cilker
Goldendale, WA
Originally from California, singer-songwriter ... -
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Sourdough and Robert bring their special touch to this old "saw" of a tune. Sourdough Slim and Robert Armstrong perform "Ghost Riders in the Sky" during the "How the West Swung" show at the 33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 2015.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong
Paradi...
