In this vintage video Bruce tells the tale of a braggart cowboy. Bruce Simpson recites "The Skite" at the 5th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bruce Simpson
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Bruce Simpson is originally from western Queensland. He was a drover in the last of the long overland musters which, in Australia, died out in the 1950s, nearly a century after the long cattle drives ceased in the U.S. When road trains took over the job, Bruce retired to make stockman saddles in the little town of Winton. There he compiled poems written about his days herding cattle in the outback, He was awarded the Bronze Swagman award for his poems, which are thought to be some of the finest of the contemporary bush verse. He now lives lives near Brisbane, Queensland with his wife and children.

"The Skite" - Anonymous

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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater in Jan.1990.

Made possible 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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