Bragging
36th Gathering
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2m 3s
We either know or are someone like Jarle describes in this poem. Jarle Kvale recites "Bragging" during the "I Just Wanna Be a Comic Cowboy" at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT T HE ARTIST
Jarle Kvale
Dunseith, ND
Jarle turns his experiences with horses, rodeo, and North Dakota rural living into humorous verse. He's been writing cowboy poetry for over 25 years, sharing his stories with friends and family members over trail ride campfires, at various community events, and at cowboy poetry gatherings throughout the country. He is also host and producer of "Back at the Ranch," a weekly half-hour radio show and podcast featuring a mix of western music and cowboy poetry. Jarle and his wife, along with an ever-changing number of horses, live north of Dunseith, North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border.
"Bragging" by Jarle Kvale.
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center's Laurena Moren Theater on Feb. 1, 2020.
Made possible by McMullen, McPhee, & Company, LLC, 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.
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