Cowboy Poetry IIThe Apple Seed • Season 2013, Episode 91
Jan 6, 2014 • 57m
Stories, songs, poems and interviews included in this episode:
Sons of the
Song: Silver Spurs
Artist: The Sons of the San Joaquin
Site: www.thesons.com
Notes: A song about growing up in the shadow of a cowboy.
Steve Howard
Interview: "A Cowboy Storyteller & Poet"
Teller: Steve Howard
Notes: Steve shares some of his bull riding stories, and what being a cowboy teller in a professional storyteller's guild is like. Keeping with the theme of the episode, Steve shared a little cowboy poetry with us as well.
Waddie Mitchell
Poem 1: Evening Chat
Teller: Waddie Mitchell
Site: www.somagency.com
Notes: A nostalgic poem that captures a cowboy's reflections at the end of the day.
Sheila Starks Phillips
Story: Prairie Dog Round Up
Teller: Sheila Starks Phillips
Site: www.sheilaphillips.com
Notes: While attending the University of Manitoba, Sheila received a call from her father asking her to come home to Texas to assist in the spring round up.
Waddie Mitchell
Poem 2: That No Quit Attitude
Teller: Waddie Mitchell
Site: www.somagency.com
Notes: A poem about that "no quite attitude" that makes America great.