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The Real Deal

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

Livestreamed & In-Person
from the G Three Bar Theater

Traditional cowboy classics and contemporary cowboy originals artfully expressing what it means to live in the West. Performer and host Waddie Mitchell rounds up a real deal of invaluable Western treasure, bringing Juni Fisher, Pipp Gillette, and Yvonne Hollenbeck to the stage. 

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering co-founder and Nevada institution, Waddie Mitchell writes and recites cowboy poetry (and songs), eloquently expressing moments grand and common, humorous and tragic, with the keen insight of a life spent as a buckaroo. 

Photo by Charlie Ekburg, 2019.

Texas multi-instrumentalist Pipp Gillette plays guitar, banjo, harmonica, and bones, drawing musical soul from his lifelong interest in Western history and his life’s work on the family ranch. 

Photo by Charlie Ekburg, 2016.

With chops in both the cow horse world and the music world, singer-songwriter Juni Fisher brings heart and soul to the western world.

South Dakota poet Yvonne Hollenbeck writes of the humor and hardships of everyday life as a cattleman’s wife on a beautiful and remote ranch. 

Photo by Jessica Brandi Lifland, 2018.

Livestreaming available to members.

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.



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 28
Unveiling Jeremiah Watt's Saddle
Later Event: January 29
Stewardship Panel Discussion