We have MOOVED!!
In order to accommodate the larger crowd we have been experiencing, we hope you’ll join us this year at the Grand Valley Event Center inside the Masonic Lodge just off of 1st Street find a map below!
Presented by the Museums of Western Colorado
Local & National Cowboy Poets & Musicians
November 1st & 2nd, 2019 / Grand Junction, CO
The Western Slope Cowboy Gathering was initiated in 2015 by Terry Nash, Peggy Malone, Nona Kelley Carver, and the Museums of Western Colorado for the celebration and sharing of modern and classic Cowboy Poetry and Music.
In its 4th year, the gathering hosts a wide range of top local and national Cowboy Poets and Western Singers and presents two days and nights of good family fun, featuring great cowboy entertainment.
We take pride in gathering some of the BEST local and national cowboy poets and musicians for your listening pleasure right here in beautiful Grand Junction, Colorado.
Up Coming Events!
Friday, November 1st
Afternoon
Performers
FREE
- 12:00 to 12:50p Open Mic Host Rocky Sullivan
- 1p to 1:50p Rod Taylor, Dennis Russell, Dale Page, Bill Clark
- 2p to 2:50p Gary Prescott, Nona Kelley Carver, Valerie Beard, Peggy Malone
- 3p to 3:50p Dale Burson, Terry Nash, Rocky Sullivan, Floyd Beard
- 4p to 5:00p Jean Prescott, Gary Prescott, Dale Burson, Rod Taylor
Friday, November 1st
Evening
Performers
$10 per evening
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7p to 9p Host: Terry Nash (15-18 min. per performer, 15 min. intermission, 20-25 min. per closer)
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Peggy Malone
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Rocky Sullivan
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Dennis Russell
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Intermission & Live Auction
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Nona Kelley Carver
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Dale Page
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Rod Taylor
Saturday, November 2nd
Day
Performers
FREE
- 10a to 10:50a Dennis Russell, Terry Nash, Valerie Beard
- 11a to 11:50 Peggy Malone, Dale Page, Dale Burson
- 12p to 12:50p Open Mic Host Dennis Russell
- 1p to 1:50p Nona Kelley Carver, Jean Prescott, Dale Page
- 2p to 2:50p Gary Prescott, Dale Burson, Rod Taylor
- 3p to 3:50p Rocky Sullivan, Bill Clark, Dennis Russell
- 4p to 5p Floyd & Valerie Beard, Nona Kelley Carver, Jean Prescott, Terry Nash
Saturday, November 3rd
Evening
Performers
$10 per evening
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7p to 9p Host: Floyd Beard (15-18 min. per performer, 15 min. intermission, 20-25 min. per closer)
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Bill Clark
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Terry Nash
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Dale Burson
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Intermission & Live Auction
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Valerie Beard
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Floyd Beard
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Jean and Gary Prescott
Contact Info
1-970-242-0971 mperry@westcomuseum.org
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Meet a few of our 2019 Performers
While our 2019 Schedule has not been released yet, we are proud to tell you we have confirmed the following artists:
- Jean Prescott
- Gary Prescott
- Valerie Beard
- Floyd Beard
- Dale Burson
- ‘Pickin’ Peggy Malone
- Nona Kelly Carver
- Al Albrethsen
- Dale Page
- Rod Taylor
- Rocky Sullivan
- Dennis Russell
- Terry Nash
- Jerry “Brooksie” Brooks
Buy Tickets
Better hurry! Last years tickets sold out. Daytime performances are FREE but donations are encouraged.
Adults
What A Deal!- + Friday and Saturday Evening Performances
Children
Under 12 FREE- All Performances
Would you like to perform during one of our open mic sessions or volunteer?
About The Event
Local & National Cowboy Poets & Musicians
Cowboy poetry grew from a time when, after a day of work, cowboys would gather around the campfire to occupy and entertain one another with tall tales and folk songs. This form of poetry grew out of a tradition of extemporaneous composition carried on by workers on cattle drives and ranches.
Cowboy poetry continues to be written and celebrated today through events like the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering held every year in Elko, Nevada. Including “roundups” dedicated to cowboy poetry, as well as Cowboy Poetry week which is celebrated each April throughout the United States and Canada.
The Western Slope Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering is being made possible in part thanks to the support of the Museums of Western Colorado.
Venue
Grand Valley Event Center