Third Race at Honeymoon is Over Downs
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Andy takes us to the horse races. Andy Nelson performs his "cleaned up" version of "Third Race at Honeymoon is Over Downs" during "The Whole Beef" show at the 39th Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Andy Nelson
Pinedale, WY
Andy Nelson is an energetic and high-spirited cowboy poet and humorist from Pinedale, Wyoming. As a second-generation farrier raised in Idaho, he traveled the Great Basin with his father on farrier jobs. Now, he and his brother Jim co-host the Clear Out West (C.O.W.) Radio Show weekly podcast, and are in demand as announcers at regional rodeos. Andy offers a wide range of the history, heritage, and hilarity of cowboy culture through the traditional poetry of rhyme and meter and the ever-popular American cowboy art of storytelling. With his experience, talent, and comedic flair, Andy brings an authentic and entertaining touch to any audience.
"Third Race at Honeymoon is Over Downs" poem by Nick Sanabria.
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Filmed in front of a live audience with help from the E. L. Wiegand Foundation at the Western Folklife Center’s G Three Bar Theater in Elko, NV, on Feb. 2, 2024.
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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