Western Folklife Center

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About Western Folklife Center

A regional nonprofit organization based in Elko, Nevada, the Western Folklife Center works to expand our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors by celebrating the everyday traditions of people who live and work in the West. The Folklife Center strives to create deep and lasting experiences, to challenge the intellect and engage the emotions, to encourage a sense of belonging for those at home in the West, in fact or in spirit, and to ensure that rural communities throughout the region realize and appreciate their own cultural bounty.

The Western Folklife Center produces programs based on original fieldwork or research among diverse groups of people around the West, with an emphasis on rural culture. The Folklife Center uses this information to create exhibits, films, radio programs, recordings and other public presentations grounded in authenticity. These materials also become a documentary record that is preserved in the Folklife Center's Archives.

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29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering : Western Stories and Western Swing

Cowboy Celtic, Gary McMahan, The Saddle Cats Host: Debbie Fant Sponsored by NV Energy Thanks to WESTAF for supporting the participation of Cowboy Celtic at the 29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Feb 2, 2013
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering : Back-Trailing to the Home Range: The Poems of Badger Clark

Jerry Brooks, Elizabeth Ebert, Don Edwards, Dick Gibford, DW Groethe, Wylie Gustafson, Gary McMahan, Waddie Mitchell, Joel Nelson, Kay Kelley Nowell, Randy Rieman, Dave Stamey, Gail Steiger Host: DW Groethe Sponsored by Newmont Mining Corporation

Feb 2, 2013
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering : Ranch Family Show

Kristyn Harris, Wylie & The Wild West Hosts: John and Mackie Griggs Sponsored by the Elko Convention & Visitors Authority

Feb 2, 2013
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering : The Bard and the Balladeer

Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell Host: Sally Haueter-Rampe

Feb 2, 2013
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering : Mountain Cowboy

Dick Gibford, Brenn Hill, Ross Knox, Dave Stamey Host: Brenn Hill

Feb 2, 2013
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering : Music North and South

Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans, Los Texmaniacs Host: Andy Hedges Sponsored by Barrick Gold of North America

Feb 1, 2013

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29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

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Deep West Videos

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. The playlist also includes a special 2008 video group, "Old West, New West." 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.

Deep West Videos is supported by the R. Harold Burton Foundation and the Golden Rule Foundation.

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Western Folklife Center Programs

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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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

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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