| Ticketed Shows for the 28th Gathering |
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These performances represent only a fraction of what you can see and do during the Gathering. We will schedule many more daytime performances, discussions and workshops that you can attend with the purchase of a Deluxe Pass or Day Pass.
Click on each artist's name for their bio. For more information about purchasing tickets, click here. To see the scheduled workshops for 2012, click here. Monday, January 30 Ronstadt Generations - $20 Roots and Branches - $20 G Three Bar Theater 7:00 pm Dick Warwick, Dave Bourne and Skip Gorman, Connie Dover and the Waddie Pals explore the deep connections and myriad roots and branches of cowboy poetry and music. Wednesday, February 1 Michael Martin Murphey and the Rio Grande Band featuring Pat Flynn - $30/$35* Elko Convention Center Auditorium 7:00 pm Michael Martin Murphey and the Rio Grande Band featuring Pat Flynn sing about the West and Westward Expansion. Thursday, February 2 Keynote Address ~ Free with a Day or Deluxe Pass Elko Convention Center Auditorium 10:00 am (9:45 am, opening remarks) Actor and author Barry Corbin, star of TV's Northern Exposure and Lonesome Dove will speak about the mythology of the cowboy, the misrepresentation in the media of the cowboy and ranching life, and what we can do about it. The Western Folklife Center Members’ Show Number 1 Free to Members / $40 non-members Elko Convention Center Auditorium 3:30 pm Cowboy poets Jay Snider and Randy Rieman join the Gillette Brothers on stage. Horses, Boats and Trucks - $35 Wordsmiths - $30/$35* G Three Bar Theater 8:30 pm Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-award winner, Ian Tyson, is celebrating five decades of performance and an unparalleled career writing and singing legendary songs. Big Sky Cadences - $30/$35* Elko Convention Center Auditorium 8:30 pm DW Groethe, Stephanie Davis and Wylie & The Wild West sing of life in Montana from the Hi-Line to Yellowstone. Friday, February 3 Western Folklife Center Members' Show #2: National Treasures Free to Members / $40 non-members Elko Convention Center Auditorium 1:00 pm National Heritage Fellowship recipients Joel Nelson, Glenn Ohrlin and Wallace McRae, and National Medal of Arts recipient Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. AZ - $35 G Three Bar Theater 6:30 pm Cowboy poet Ross Knox and musicians Gail Steiger and Ronstadt Generations celebrate Arizona’s Centennial. Charlie Goodnight: His Life in Poetry and Song - $30/$35* Elko Convention Center Auditorium 6:30 pm Jerry Brooks, R.W. Hampton, Rod Taylor, Don Richmond, Andy Wilkinson, Andy Hedges, Emily Arellano, Alissa Hedges, Scot Wilburn, Rick Bryceson, Waddie Mitchell, Michael Martin Murphey and Barry Corbin (also our Keynote Speaker) perform songs and poetry written by Andy Wilkinson. Read more about Charlie Goodnight. Ian Tyson - SORRY, THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT Michael Martin Murphey and the Friday Night Dance with Hot Club of Cowtown - $25 Saturday, February 4 Kids of All Ages: Family Show with Sourdough Slim Saturday Special with Baxter Black - Free - Ticket required Ranch Family Show Beauty and the Beasts - $35 Classic Poetry - $30/$35 Rhythm and Rhyme - $35 Flying Strings and Western Swing - $30/$35* Saturday Night Dance with Wylie & The Wild West - $25 Midnight Dance View the Brochure in PDF format (second page is re-directioned): the full schedule of performances and other events will be available online in November. If you are signed up for our email news, we will notify you when the schedule is complete. Sign up for our email news here. *Please Note: The Elko Convention Center Auditorium has tiered pricing for some performances, with the first 11 rows of seating priced at $35.00 each. There's not a bad seat in the house at this intimate venue! |
