Mark your calendar and

join us in Sierra Vista for the

26th Annual Gathering

Come Experience the Best of

Western Music and Cowboy Poetry

WWW.COWBOYPOETS.COM

For more information call:

(520) 508-9359

Barn DanceBarn Dance

Once a year, for three days, the Cochise Cowboy

Poetry and Music Gathering brings the best of

Western music, Cowboy poetry and storytelling to

Sierra Vista and Southeast Arizona. Artists from

across the United States, Canada and Australia

converge in Cochise County for three headline

performances, mini-concerts on Saturday, and shows

in local schools.

The Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering was named:

The 2003 American Cowboy Culture Award winner for the best Cowboy Culture Event

One of 25 of Arizona’s Best Adventures in the January 2008 Arizona Highways magazine

Designated the first official Arizona Treasure by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano in 2008

The Best Cowboy Poetry Gathering of 2014 by True West Magazine

Our theme for the 26th annual Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering features a popular social event known as the “Barn Dance”.

A Barn Dance is a happy, fun get together where folks dance. The tradition dates back over five hundred years in many European countries. When people from these countries immigrated to the United States they brought their natives dances with them. These social gatherings were held in barns because they were the only places large enough to handle a big crowd and also have the room needed to dance. Initially folks did only the dances native to their country of origin such as Gallic Irish and Scottish dances, English Country dances and Flemish Wedding dances. As the population of the United States grew and moved west, the music to which people moved to at a Barn Dance changed. Square dances, Texas line dances and many others were done to a variety of music including Bluegrass, Country & Western, Southern Rock and even Pop music. Barn Dance has become part of the Western Tradition.

Western Swing is uniquely American dance music, often with an up-beat tempo. It arose in the 1930s, merging the influences of cowboy style, Hillbilly music, and Big Band jazz. The two pioneering Western Swing groups were Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, and Milton Brown and the Musical Brownies. Bob Wills and Milton Brown in 1930 formed the first Western Swing band called the Light Crust Doughboys, named after the sponsor of its radio show, Light Crust Flour. To the usual instruments used by country groups of a guitar or two and fiddle, they added amplification of the guitars, a steel and bass guitar and then a banjo, piano and later a saxophone and drum. Their music was energized and animated. Western Swing Bands became hugely popular in the 1930s and 1940s in the southwest, particularly California. Its influence is evident in the music of modern Country & Western legends such as Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Bob Wills’ classic “San Antonio Rose” is considered the icon of Western Swing.

CCPMG

Saturday

February 3, 2018

4:30 - 6:00 PM

Buena High School Gymnasium $5 Per Person at the Door

Admission is FREE with a ticket for our Saturday Headline performance

FeaturingFeaturing

Syd Masters & The Swing RidersSyd Masters & The Swing Riders

GARDEN PLACE SUITES

Buena Performing Arts Center is fully ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible with plenty of free parking.

Friday, February 2, 2018

Headline Stage Performance

7:00 PM — Doors Open at 6:30 PM

Barry Ward JoLynne Kirkwood

Student Poetry Contest Winners Syd Masters & The Swing Riders

Joyce Woodson Tom Swearingen

Notable Exceptions

Jam Session following the performance at Garden Place Suites

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Daytime Performance

Multiple Poetry & Music Sessions

10:00 AM — 5:00 PM

(Each Session is 50 minutes)

$10.00 Entry Fee at the Door

See complete schedule on our website

www.cowboypoets.com

CCPMG Barn Dance

Buena High School Gym

Featuring Syd Masters andSyd Masters and

The Swing RidersThe Swing Riders

4:30 — 6:00 PM

$5.00 Entry Fee at the Door

Admission is FREE with a ticket for the

Saturday Headline Stage Performance

Headline Stage Performance

7:00 PM — Doors Open at 6:30 PM

GT Hurley Doris Daley

Student Poetry Contest Winners The Cowboy Way

Doc Mehl Floyd Beard

Carolyn & Davie Martin

Jam Session following the performance at Garden Place Suites

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Headline Stage Performance

1:00 PM — Doors Open at 12:30 PM

Almeda Bradshaw Joe Herrington

Student Poetry Contest Winners Krystin Harris Patty Clayton

Peggy Godfrey 3 Trails West

Featured Artists

3 Trails West Doris Daley Doc Mehl Floyd Beard Peggy Godfrey Tom Swearingen Almeda Bradshaw Krystin Harris Barry Ward The Cowboy Way Joe Herrington Joyce Woodson Patty Clayton GT Hurley Carolyn & Dave Martin JoLynne Kirkwood Syd Masters & The Swing Riders Notable Exceptions

Participating Artists

Vic Anderson Ron Hinkle OK Chorale Janet Bailey Randy Huston Dennis Russell Valerie Beard Steve Jones Trinity Seely Dean Cook Susie Knight Gail Starr Thatch Elmer Mary Matlin Rocky Sullivan Hanson Family James Michael Miss “V” Jessica Hedges Mark Munzert Washtub Jerry Cimarron Sidekicks Ramblin’ Rangers

Dave & Kathy McCann

The 26th Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering

TICKET ORDER FORM

Make check payable to CCPMG

Mail this form and your check to:

The Gathering, ATTN: Tickets

P.O. Box 3201, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-3201

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TICKETS Qty Price Total

Friday, Feb 2 @ 7:00 PM

General Admission $20.00

Students (Grades 1-12) $ 6.00

Saturday, Feb 3 @ 7:00 PM

General Admission $20.00

Students (Grades 1-12) $ 6.00

Sunday, Feb 4 @ 1:00 PM

General Admission $20.00

Students (Grades 1-12) $ 6.00

ORDER TOTAL ENCLOSED:

The Gathering in accordance with federal law does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, religious ethnicity, or sexual preference.

CCPMG is a tax-exempt corporation under IRS Code 501(c)(3)

Avoid Sell-Outs — Order NOW!

Tickets sales begin November 1, 2017

Online: www.cowboypoets.com

By Mail: Use accompanying Ticket Order Form

By Phone: MasterCard / VISA orders, contact

Spur Western Wear (866) 458-2262 / (520) 458-2262

Mail, phone or online ticket orders will be held at the

Buena Performing Arts Center Box Office.

Claim your tickets at the Will Call desk.

Over-the-Counter: Tickets may be purchased from the following Sierra Vista locations.

Spur Western Wear

Safeway

Sierra Vista Visitor’s Center (Oscar Yrun)