Premiering at the 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, this CD is a unique double set there is one CD of cowboy poetry and one CD of western music. This collection includes 50 performances 25 poems and 25 songs that were recorded during a Gathering, one selection from every year.

In year order (1985-2008), the music CD contains the following songs as performed by the listed artist: Old Double Diamond by Gary McMahan; Old Paint by John Nielson; Boomer Johnson by Glenn Ohrlin; Owl's Lullaby by Clyde Halemumau "Kindy" Sproat; Bound for the Rio Grande by Sons of the San Joaquin; Spanish is the Loving Tongue by Michael Martin Murphey; Silver Lake Blues by Texas Playboys; The Campfire Has Gone Out by Don Edwards; Trail to Mexico by Buck Ramsey; Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie by R.W. Hampton; Cold & Lonely Night by Mike Beck; Rose of San Joaquin by Tom Russell; Plains Born by Lorraine Rawls; That's How the Yodel Was Born by Riders in the Sky; Wolves by Stephanie Davis; Yodeling Cowhand by Wylie & the Wild West; Romance of Western Life by Gail Steiger; Little High Plains Town by Ian Tyson; Diamond Joe by Ramblin' Jack Elliott; The Wagon Tongue by Red Steagall; Speed the Plow Medley by Quebe Sisters Band; Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas by Sourdough Slim, Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan, and Dave Bourne; Big Balls in Cowtown by Johnny Gimble; Catalogue Dreams by Joni Harms.

In year order (1985-2008), the poetry CD contains the following poems as performed by the listed poet: The Old Timers by Ken Trobridge; Winter in Rock Creek by Slim Kite; Lasca by Tom Eaton; The Flying Outlaw by Waddie Mitchell; The Little Blue Roan by Ross Knox; ThePearl of Them All by Bill Gunn; True Grit by Elizabeth Ebert; Utah Carl by Ray Lashley; The Bad Half Hour by Matt Urrey; The Bronco Twister's Prayer by Yula Sue Hunting; Anthem
(Grass) by Joel Nelson; To Be a Top Hand by Georgie Sicking; Purt Near by Randy Rieman; Buckinghorse Moon by Paul Zarzyski; Ballad of Yukon Jake by Sunny Hancock; Where the Ponies Come to Drink by Vess Quinlan; Purty Ain't Pardners by J.B. Allen; On a Cold Clear Calving Night by Linda Hussa; The Windmill Song by Colen Sweeten; We Are the Poets by Virginia Bennett; Death of the Last Cowhand by Linda Hasselstrom; Things of Intrinsic Worth by Wallace McRae; Hay for Horses by John Dofflemyer; Legend of Boastful Bill by Jerry Brooks. The artists represented here support the Western Folklife Center.

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