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The Western Folklife Center's 2022 Wild Ride Kickoff


  • Western Folklife Center 501 Railroad Street Elko, NV, 89801 United States (map)

Livestreamed & In-Person
from the G Three Bar Theater

Brigid & Johnny Reedy. Photo by Jessica Brandi Lifland, 2020.

We’re kicking off the Wild Ride with a weekend experience bringing you a little of everything you know and love from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.



Schedule for Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, 2022:

(See individual events for full details)

Fri 9 am Tales from Cottonwood Ranch, with Agee Smith
Fri 1 pm Unveiling Jeremiah Watt’s Saddle, with special film screening
Fri 6:30 pm The Real Deal, featuring Waddie Mitchell, Juni Fisher, Pipp Gillette, and Yvonne Hollenbeck

Sat 1 pm Stewardship Panel Discussion, with Agee Smith and Northeast Nevada Stewardship Group
Sat 6:30 pm The New Wave, featuring Brenn Hill, Brigid & Johnny Reedy, Matt Robertson, and Trinity Seely





Livestreaming available to members.

Livestreaming for Agee Smith’s “Tales from Cottonwood Ranch” and the Stewardship Panel Discussion available free to everyone, thanks to support from Nevada Humanities. If you like what you see, consider becoming a WFC member for more Wild Ride livestreams in 2022.

In-person weekend passes for the Wild Ride kickoff weekend, Jan.28-Jan.29, 2022, available by calling 775-738-7508 x239. Limited availability, $300/pass, priority to members. In-person passes also include access to special daytime artist spotlight sessions. More information available here.




We will be following health and safety guidelines as set by the State of Nevada.

Thank you to our 2022 Wild Ride Sponsors

 

Banner photo by Jessica Brandi Lifland, 2016.

Earlier Event: January 23
Sam Platts & the Plainsmen
Later Event: January 28
Tales from Cottonwood Ranch