Elko! A Cowboy's Gathering
Various Artists

The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (originally known as the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering) was founded in 1985 by a group of Western poets and folklorists in the small northeastern Nevada town of Elko. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the gathering serves as a hub for the celebration of cowboy folklore and folkways, growing to include not only proponents of the American tradition, but also international cowboys from South America to the Eurasian steppe. Recorded in 2004 in the gathering’s nineteenth year, this two-volume set serves as a cross-section of the festival, featuring poems, yarns, and music from the likes of Waddie Mitchell, Baxter Black, Paul Zarzyski, Don Edwards, and many more.
Track Listing
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Baxter on Elko | Baxter Black | 3:05 | |
102
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Ay Ay Ay | Rich O'Brien, Valerie O'Brien | 3:10 | |
103
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The Elevator Scale | Rodney Nelson | 2:09 | |
104
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Powder River, Let 'Er Buck | Skip Gorman, The Waddie Pals | 3:12 | |
105
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International Glenn (Whatever That Is?) | Glenn Ohrlin | 3:02 | |
106
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The Drover Road to Amurlee | David Wilkie, Denise Whithnell | 3:37 | |
107
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The Hooves of the Horses | Randy Rieman | 1:08 | |
108
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Ragtime Annie | Hot Club of Cowtown | 3:20 | |
109
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Not Gone | Janine Haig | 3:46 | |
110
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Angels Can Do No More | Andy Wilkinson | 3:35 | |
111
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Doctor, Doctor | Jesse Smith | 2:56 | |
112
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Geronimo's Men (45 Horses) | Jon Chandler, Butch Hause, Ernie Martinez | 4:20 | |
113
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One Moment, Please! | John C. Dofflemyer | 1:55 | |
114
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Plains of St. Augustine | Jill Jones & the Lone Star Chorale, Doug Floyd, Patty Clayton | 3:00 | |
115
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Bizarzyski Feeds the Finicky Birds | Paul Zarzyski | 2:27 | |
116
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Silver Spurs | Sons of the San Joaquin | 4:44 | |
117
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Dream of Spotted Buffalo / Night Song of the Crow | Henry Real Bird | 1:36 | |
118
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The Time It Never Rained | Lyn Messersmith | 2:45 | |
119
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Roll on Owyhee | Brenn Hill, Gord Matthews, Gord Maxwell | 3:59 | |
120
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Things of Intrinsic Worth | Willy McRae | 1:44 | |
121
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Spanish is the Loving Tongue | Michael Martin Murphey, The American Buckaroo Orchestra, Kory Katseanes | 5:57 | |
201
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We Are the Poets | Virginia Bennett | 2:30 | |
202
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Jerry Ambler | Ian Tyson, Gord Matthews, Gord Maxwell | 3:48 | |
203
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Square-Head | Walt LaRue | 6:16 | |
204
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Cattle in the Cane | Ruthie Dornfield, Patrick Sauber | 2:20 | |
205
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Equus Caballus | Joel Nelson | 2:38 | |
206
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Wild Places | Michael Fleming | 3:42 | |
207
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Saying Grace Is Saying Thank You | Long John Best | 3:19 | |
208
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Hooves of the Horses | Wylie & the Wild West | 3:34 | |
209
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Real Wealth | Peggy Godfrey | 1:49 | |
210
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Born to Be a Cowboy | R. W. Hampton | 5:47 | |
211
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Slant of Light | J. V. Brummels | 2:18 | |
212
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Big Bad Bill | Sourdough Slim | 2:31 | |
213
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Full Value | Oscar Auker | 1:03 | |
214
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Red River Rose | Red Steagall | 2:58 | |
215
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Habitat | J. B. Allen | 2:06 | |
216
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All This Way for the Short Ride | Tom Russell, Paul Zarzyski, Andrew Hardin | 3:39 | |
217
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Rooster Poem | Georgie Sickling | 0:45 | |
218
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Evening Chat | Waddie Mitchell | 2:31 | |
219
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The Campfire Has Gone Out | Don Edwards | 3:23 |