A Cowboy Song for Elko

Folk and cowboy singer, songwriter Mary McCaslin
Photo courtesy of the artist
In 1998, Mary McCaslin treated Elko audiences to a new original song inspired by her time in 1997 at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Fellow singer and songwriter, Gary McMahan introduces her to the stage with a brief tribute in this recorded 1998 Gathering session.

Length: 6:13 ~ Listen or podcast from iTunes.

In 1987, folk singer, songwriter and newspaper columnist Mary McCaslin released an LP called "Prairie in the Sky" on Rounder Records: the LP soared in the charts, introducing a generation of listeners to the world of traditional American cowboy music and inspiring many others to record their songs about the West and its traditions.

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