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These are films produced by the Western Folklife Center or featured at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

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  • Gail Steiger Films
    Gail Steiger Films
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    Gail Steiger Films

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    In 1987, Gail, along with his brother Lew and friends he had worked for and with, made a film about cowboys called Ranch Album. It was released as a national PBS special. The film was awarded a CINE Golden Eagle. TV Guide called it "cinematically brilliant and wonderfully constructed" and the Wal...

  • Why the Cowboy Sings
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    Why the Cowboy Sings

    Why the Cowboy Sings

    FEATURING:
    The Larry Schutte Family
    Glenn Ohrlin
    Henry Real Bird
    Stephanie Davis

    ALSO APPEARING:
    Buckaroos at the Spanish Ranch
    Wallace McRae
    Doug Mitchell & an angry bull
    Ramblin' Jack Elliott
    Waddie Mitchell
    Chuck Baltazar
    Sam Marvel
    Jake Brown
    Students at the Little Big Horn College
    Folks fr...

  • Cowboy Poets
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    Cowboy Poets

    Cowboy Poets

    "Cowboy Poets" was produced in 1988 at the beginning of the cowboy poetry revival. Kim Shelton wanted to make a documentary that would show cowboy poets from different regions of the West, from different generations, and guys that both wrote their own poems, and those whose talent was based in th...

  • Healing The Warrior's Heart
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    Healing The Warrior's Heart

    Healing The Warrior's Heart

    Healing the Warrior’s Heart examines the emotional trauma of war through the prism of Native American tradition and ceremony. The program reveals the central role that military service plays in Native life and explores the spiritual traditions that help returning American Indian soldiers reintegr...

  • Sagebrush to Steppe
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    Sagebrush to Steppe

    Sagebrush to Steppe

    In 2004, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering hosted a group of Mongolian horsemen and artists for performances at the Gathering. In 2005, we took a group of cowboy poets and Folklife Center patrons to Mongolia on a reciprocal journey. This film shares some of the highlights of that trip.

  • Ranch Album
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    Ranch Album

    Ranch Album

    Nationally released as an hour-long PBS special, Ranch Album celebrates rough country ranching in Northern Arizona and shows real cowboy life. Season by season, the people of this film describe what they do and why they do it. In the process, they reveal a sense of something more important—a spir...

  • Red Rock Rondo - Zion Canyon Song Cycle
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    Red Rock Rondo - Zion Canyon Song Cycle

    Red Rock Rondo - Zion Canyon Song Cycle

    FEATURING: Charlotte Bell - oboe, English horn, Phillip Bimstein - vocals, guitar, composer, Hal Cannon - vocals, mandolin, mandocello, banjo, harmonica, accordion, jaw harp, Harold Carr - upright bass, spoken word, Flavia Cerviño-Wood - violin, Kate MacLeod - vocals, violin, guitar.

    This song c...

  • Poem Films
    Poem Films
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    Poem Films

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    At the core of our Moving Rural Verse series are poems that powerfully communicate contemporary rural issues, ideas and insight—and, in particular, the subject of water in the West. We believe that the artful fusion of poetry and video will nurture a deeper understanding of rural America and kind...

  • Trailing of the Sheep
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    Trailing of the Sheep

    Trailing of the Sheep

    FEATURING: Boise Highlanders, Polish Highlanders of North America, Oinkari Basque Dancers, Jimmy Jausoro, Juan Zulaica, Jesus Goni, Joxe Mallea, Latino X, Gaupasa, Tish Lewis, Rose Mallory, Ivan Swanner, Alberto Uranga, Sam Jackson, Diane Peavey.

    A joint project of the Trailing of the Sheep Fest...

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