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This schedule includes the performances for which tickets can be purchased for the 27th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, January 24-29, 2011. PLEASE NOTE: The Elko Convention Center Auditorium has tiered pricing for some performances, with the first 11 row seating priced at $35.00 each. There's not a bad seat in the house at this intimate venue! Click on each artist's name for audio and bio. For more information about purchasing tickets, click here. To see the scheduled workshops for 2011, click here. Monday, January 24, 2011 Hungarian Soul - $20
G Three Bar Theater - 7:00 pm
Hungarian musical group Gyanta and other Hungarian guests perform songs and poetry from the puszta, the great plains of Hungary. Tuesday, January 25, 2011 No Hard Times - $20
G Three Bar Theater - 7:00 pm
Poets Linda Hasselstrom and John Dofflemyer, and musicians Chuck Milner, Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong describe the good life. Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Cowboy Filibuster - $25
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 3:30 pm
Dick Warwick, Milton Taylor, Doris Daley, and Glenn Ohrlin wax poetic about the cowboy life. Cowboy Kick-Off - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 6:30 pm
Adrian, Gary McMahan, and Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans kick off the Gathering with a night of great music. Chrome on the Range - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 8:30 pm
Hal Cannon, Mike Hurwitz, and Ed Littlefield and Marley's Ghost bring a fine contemporary sheen to a western music scene. Thursday, January 27, 2011 Old Bulls - $25
G Three Bar Theater - 1:00 pm
The dirt flies when Glenn Ohrlin, Pat Richardson and Wally McRae take the stage. Western Folklife Center Member's Show #1 - $40
FREE to Members (ticket required)
Elko Convention Center Auditorium- 1:00 pm
Jess Howard, The Quebe Sisters Band and Rusty Richards will perform for our first members' show. No Strangers Here: In the Studio with Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Friends
Dinner Theater at Great Basin College - $60
4:30 pm cocktails; 5:00 pm dinner; 6:30 pm show
Ramblin' Jack Elliott brings a sampling of the traditional blues music from his Grammy-award winning album, A Stranger Here - all pre-World War II tunes from some of the amazing American musical artists that Jack knew and loved. He will be joined by a few of the revered musicians featured on his award-winning album, including pianist Van Dyke Parks. Riding Out - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 6:30 pm
Singer-songwriter Muzzie Braun, reciter Randy Rieman and musician Dave Stamey ride out the night with poetry and music. Rock 'n' Rowel - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 6:30 pm
Paul Zarzyski rocks 'n' rowels with Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie. Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 8:30 pm
Celebrate the Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering's 25th year with Yvonne Hollenbeck, Jess Howard, Linda Hasselstrom, Rodney Nelson and DW Groethe. Hosted by Bill Lowman, founder and organizer of the Dakota Gathering. Down South and Down Under - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 8:30 pm
The Marshall Ford Swing Band, Milton Taylor, and The Quebe Sisters Band share their sense of life in the southern states (and hemisphere) with poetry and song. Don't forget the FREE Thursday late night jam session in the Pioneer Saloon, starting at 10:00 pm! Friday, January 28, 2011 Blue Shadows on the Trail - $25
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 11:30 am
Michael Martin Murphey and his band explore the connection between western and bluegrass music. East Meets West - $25
G Three Bar Theater - 1:00 pm
Let the poetry of Bill Lowman and the music of Marley's Ghost and Gyanta take you on a journey from here to Hungary. The Tonight Show with Baxter and Waddie - $25
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 1:30 pm
Baxter Black and Waddie Mitchell discuss their appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and show clips from the new film, Baxter Black Live on the Johnny Carson Show. Western Folklife Center Members' Show #2 - $40
FREE to members (Ticket Required)
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 3:30 pm
Joel Nelson, Gary McMahan and The Marshall Ford Swing Band perform for our second members' show. No Strangers Here: In the Studio with Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Friends
Dinner Theater at Great Basin College - $60
4:30 pm cocktails; 5:00 pm dinner; 60 pm show
Ramblin' Jack Elliott brings a sampling of the traditional blues music from his Grammy-award winning album, A Stranger Here - all pre-World War II tunes from some of the amazing American musical artists that Jack knew and loved. He will be joined by a few of the revered musicians featured on his award-winning album, including pianist Van Dyke Parks. Acoustic Poetry - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 6:30 pm
Paul Zarzyski and Wylie Gustafson perform unplugged poetry and music. This is My Home - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 6:30 pm
Poet Waddie Mitchell, musicians Andy Wilkinson & Andy Hedges, and Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans bring it on home. Great Basin Nights - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 8:30 pm
Enjoy songs and poems from the Great Basin with Adrian, Leon Flick, and Dave Stamey. Blue Cowboy - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 8:30 pm
Cowboy balladeer and historian Don Edwards explores the roots of cowboy blues alongside Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie. Friday Night Dance with The Marshall Ford Swing Band - $25
Elko Convention Center
Doors open at 9:00 pm; music begins at 9:30 pm Don't forget the FREE Friday late night jam session in the Pioneer Saloon, starting at 10:00 pm! Saturday, January 29, 2011
For Kids of All Ages - $13 and $4
($4 for students, age 17 and under)
Great Basin College Theater - 1:00 pm
Rooster Morris revives the art of storytelling in his one-hour program that includes fiddle music, songs, poetry and a reading from his popular Axle Galench series. Children and adults alike will delight in Rooster's entertaining voice characeterizations and storytelling abilities. The intriguing and compelling story of Axle's adventures becomes a personal experience as the audience enters into the saga of a little boy's journey into the land of Bedlam. Saturday Special with Baxter Black and Special Guest
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 1:00 pm
(Ticket required)
To give everyone a chance to see Baxter Black, tickets are distributed by lottery. If you purchase a Deluxe Pass between September 7 and November 30, 2010, you will automatically be entered into the lottery. The number of seats awarded per order corresponds to the number of Deluxe Passes purchased with a maximum of four seats per order. Winners will be notified by mail in early January, 2011. Lonesome Cowboy Blues - $25
G Three Bar Theater - 1:30 pm
Singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey performs an intimate solo concert. Ranch Family Show - $30
FREE to ranch families (Ticket Required)
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 3:00 pm
Sandy Seaton Sallee, Bill Lowman, and Chuck Milner perform in our show especially for ranch families. No Strangers Here: In the Studio with Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Friends
Dinner Theater at Great Basin College - $60
4:30 pm cocktails; 5:00 pm dinner; 60 pm show
Ramblin' Jack Elliott brings a sampling of the traditional blues music from his Grammy-award winning album, A Stranger Here - all pre-World War II tunes from some of the amazing American musical artists that Jack knew and loved. He will be joined by a few of the revered musicians featured on his award-winning album, including pianist Van Dyke Parks. Heard it on The Radio - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 6:30 pm
Dave Bourne, Rusty Richards, and Don Edwards sing classics from the silver screen and more. Wild Montana - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 6:30 pm
Randy Rieman, DW Groethe, and Wylie & The Wild West take a journey through Montana in poetry and song. Blues and Not So Blue - $35
G Three Bar Theater - 8:30 pm
Poets Rodney Nelson and Pat Richardson, and multi-instrumentalists Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong recite and sing the dark and the light blues. Kickin' It Up in Elko Town - $30 and $35
Elko Convention Center Auditorium - 8:30 pm
Doris Daley, Waddie Mitchell, and The Quebe Sisters Band kick up their heels. Saturday Night Dance with Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie - $25
Elko Convention Center
Doors open at 9:00 pm; music begins at 9:30 pm Midnight Show - $25
FREE with a Deluxe Pass or Day Pass
G Three Theater - 12:00 pm
Dance along to the rollicking tunes of Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans. |
