Lauren dedicates her performance of this classic to the man most known for it, her grandfather Don Edwards. Lauren Padgett performs "Coyotes" with Elana James on fiddle and Matthew Purpora on guitar during the "Tribute to Don Edwards" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Lauren Padgett
Manchester, MD
Lauren makes her home in northern Maryland, performing alternative indie and folk music with a four-piece band, Ebb & Nova. She is joined onstage by fellow Ebb & Nova band member Matthew Purpora.

Elana James
Austin, TX
Vocalist and classically trained violinist Elana James is a sometime-Montana and Colorado horse wrangler. She is also well-known with her band Hot Club of Cowtown. Hot Club of Cowtown has been stunning audiences worldwide for over 20 years. Their trademark blend of hot jazz, western swing, Gypsy music, American songbook standards, and music from 1930s Paris and the American West, is unmistakable.

"Coyotes" words + music by Bob McDill.

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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Western Folklife Center’s G Three Bar Theater in Elko, NV, on Jan. 31, 2020.

Made possible by Santa Cruz Guitars and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.

Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org

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