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Deep West Videos
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The mission of Deep West Video is to tell first-hand stories from the rural West that are rooted in the values of life on the land. Since 2000, the Western Folklife Center has been working with rural people to produce short videos and slide shows about their lives on the land. Using the tools of digital communication, these home-made productions are simple yet elegant; they are not glossy and commercial, but from the heart.
In 2007 the W.K. Kellogg Foundation supported our efforts to expand the program to include a wider array of participants from throughout the West, in an initiative we call Old West, New West: Grabbing the Future by the Horns. Deep West Videos is supported by the R. Harold Burton Foundation and the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation. |
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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is a week-long celebration of life and art in the rural West that takes place in Elko, Nevada the last week of January. The Elko Gathering is the first and largest of hundreds of cowboy poetry gatherings across the country. Produced by the Western Folklife Center, its purpose is to present and preserve the contemporary and traditional arts created by people living close to the land in the American West. Poetry, music, stories, handcrafted gear, film, food, photography - all contribute to the texture of an event that has become an annual ritual for thousands of people who value and practice the artistic traditions of the region, and are concerned about the present and future of the West. The 25th Anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering takes place in Elko January 24 to 31, 2009. For tickets and information, visit www.westernfolklife.org.
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Western Folklife Center Programs
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The Western Folklife Center presents the diverse cultures of the American West through exhibits, festivals, concerts, readings, films, workshops, tours, and other educational programs. These videos represent some of the folkways presented by the Western Folklife Center, beginning with corridos, story songs that are an important part of Mexican culture.
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Tom Russell and "American Rivers"
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Tom Russell and "American Rivers"
At the 24th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Tom Russell performs "American River...
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Rodney Nelson and "Good Clean Fun"
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Rodney Nelson and "Good Clean Fun"
At the 2008 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, North Dakota cowboy poet, brand insp...
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Waddie Mitchell recites "The Wal...
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Waddie Mitchell recites "The Walking Man"
On February 2, 2008, cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell stepped to the National Cowboy Po...
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Triggers and Tribbles
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Triggers and Tribbles
Horses seem to appear out of thin air on Whit's Oregon ranch after his wife's fond...
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This Quilt I Made For You
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This Quilt I Made For You
Filmmaker and musician Merrily Wright dedicates a quilt and a song to her son as h...
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The Edge of the Aquifer
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The Edge of the Aquifer
A cowboy realizes his dream of owning his own ranch, only to have the water run dr...
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My Journey on The Promise Road
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My Journey on The Promise Road
Tracing one family's history to the 1920s and the railroad company logging town of...
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Traffic Report
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Traffic Report
A meditation on driving across Nevada's great wide open. Filmmakers Linda and Caro...
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The Best of Two Worlds
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The Best of Two Worlds
Living in rural Nevada allows filmmaker Cheryl Turner to pursue her two passions i...
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hey cool channel i love bein in elko nvada my cus lives in spring creel nevada and durin the summer i go up the to visit the rest of my fam that lives up ther
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