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LORDSBURG, NM-The Land of Enchantment has given us another delightful experience as Allen “Hook” Hill and his wife, June, continue to host the 19th Annual Bootheel Cowboy Poetry Fiesta in Lordsburg, New Mexico.  This is a fund-raising event to help support the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum, which is where the Gathering is held. 1-Diane Kennedy 2-Harold Keith … Read entire article »

  SIERRA VISTA,AZ-From February 3rd to the 5th of this year, The Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering, held annually in Sierra Vista, AZ, celebrated its 20th Anniversary, along withArizona’s Centennial.  It was a phenomenal event and provided the community with 1-Mary Kaye & Larry Maurice 2-Larry Maurice 3-Mike & Emily Moutoux 3-Ken & Lyn Mikel some of … Read entire article »

Photos 1-Riding the Rim Crew  2-Phil Ellsworth 3-Jim Dunham & Duane Steinbrink  4-Gail Steiger PRESCOTT,AZ-The 10th Annual Riding the Rim Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Sunday, January 22, 2012, was held at the Phippen Museum of Western Art in Prescott, Arizona. Riding the Rim featured some of Yavapai County’s local poets reciting cowboy poetry and singing cowboy music. … Read entire article »

PRESCOTT,AZ-It was a fantastic weekend at the 24th Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering in Prescott, Arizona, on September 15-17, 2011. The weekend weather was absolutely perfect, and the town was brimming with activities as our Gathering coincided with the Prescott Best Fest Film Festival and the Prescott Best Fest which began the celebrations leading up to … Read entire article »

MIDWEST CITY,OK-Oklahoma Cowboy Poet Charlie Cahill passed away Dec. 4, 2011 in Midwest City, OK. Charlie left behind his bride of 50 years.  He owned Cahill Land Surveying company. His experience traveling the hillls of Oklahoma found their way onto paper when he discovered his passion and became a cowboy poet. He performed throughout the … Read entire article »

  PICAYUNE, MS-Charlie Douglas, who was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1994, began his radio career in 1953 at KLIC out of Monroe, LA. He moved on to Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Buffalo, Hartford, San Diego, and Miami, but only became a huge force in the country radio wars in … Read entire article »

  (Cowboy Poet Duane Nelson,;Cowgirl singer, Susie Knight; G.T. Hurley; Slim McNaught; Photos by Bob Kisken)  BILLINGS, MT- For a first time event, the Western Expo Entertainment Stage, Oct. 19-22, 2011, “Cowboy Code”, for the Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE), put together by Almeda Bradshaw, was an over-the-top success. From the first mike check Wednesday, to the final … Read entire article »

  DALLAS, TX-One of our Buckaroo’s Micaela Howeth/Mustang  Mikki/won the internet promotion contest for the HAYLOFT GANG WLS  DOCUMENTARY that will be on PBS beginning soon.  They had  60 video entries of people young and old performing songs of the old WLS  Hayloft Artists like Patsy Montana, Gene Autry, Rex Allen, Lulu Belle &  Scotty and … Read entire article »

VALENTINE,NE-It rained off and on during the Twentieth Old West Days and Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering, October 6-9, 2011,  which, I think, helped with audience attendance. There was a good crowd for the dual day sessions, The two evening and Saturday afternoon Reunion Performances. Friday evening performers: Host Teresa Kay Orr, Barry Ward, Gale Patzlaff, Chuck Larsen, … Read entire article »

    OKLAHOMA CITY,OK-A good crowd was on hand for the annual American Chuckwagon Association meeting at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City. Nov. 5, 2011.   Madison Allen from Amarillo gave a nice presentation and also did a terrific job of a miniature chuckwagon and a scene which she had done for school.  It was a very … Read entire article »