Years ago, long before my family moved to Nevada, my husband and I heard cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell recite “The Old Prospector” — a tale of a man and his mule who headed to Elko “because he wanted to ...

The Lincoln Theater presents the 5th Annual Cowboy Music and Poetry Gathering on Saturday, September 7th, as musicians, poets, and storytellers regale the audience with their experiences of hard work, ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Audio By Carbonatix In mid-afternoon, I’m driving from Salt Lake City to Elko — Elko, Nev., about three and a half hours ...

It’s barely sunrise, but I’m already warming up my voice for a yodelling session with Kristyn Harris – a young buck reviving this time-honoured cowboy singing tradition. “Louder! It’s impossible to ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Editor’s Note: In the last week of January, Jay Nordlinger attended the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nev.

The Moth, a nationally renowned storytelling podcast, is going to stop in for some of the tall tales that will be shared during the 33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering this year. The gathering is ...

The 34th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be held in Elko from Jan. 29 through Feb. 3. The annual gathering was started in 1985 as a place where Western cowboys and ranchers could share poems ...