The Western Folklife Center wishes you and yours very happy holidays, and for our special holiday Ranch Rhymes podcast, we feature Yvonne Hollenbeck reciting her poignant, original poem, "The Christmas Quilt," recorded at the 2004 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Length: 6:53 ~ Listen or podcast from iTunes.
The accompanying photo is of Yvonne, working on her Brand Quilt - a commemorative quilt she designed, hand-pieced and hand-quilted for the 25th anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: each small block was given to a poet or musician who has performed at the Gathering during the previous years, and contains that person's brand. Be sure to stop by and see this beautiful quilt which will be on display in the Western Folklife Center's Wiegand Gallery in January 2009, premiering at the 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
This podcast was drawn from the Western Folklife Center's archival audio material. If you have questions or comments concerning the podcast, please drop us a line at ma.
The accompanying photo is of Yvonne, working on her Brand Quilt - a commemorative quilt she designed, hand-pieced and hand-quilted for the 25th anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering: each small block was given to a poet or musician who has performed at the Gathering during the previous years, and contains that person's brand. Be sure to stop by and see this beautiful quilt which will be on display in the Western Folklife Center's Wiegand Gallery in January 2009, premiering at the 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
This podcast was drawn from the Western Folklife Center's archival audio material. If you have questions or comments concerning the podcast, please drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
