The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is an annual celebration of the ranching and rural West. Through poetry, music and stories, ranch people express the beauty and challenges of a life deeply connected to the earth and its bounty. Every year, thousands travel to rural Elko, Nevada, in the heart of winter, to learn and share. The Vaqueros are coming! For the 31st Gathering, we are visiting a remote corner of Mexico and celebrating the vaquero culture of Baja California Sur, a living link between the Spanish and the American buckaroo. For nearly 300 years, ranching families have carved out an existence in the rugged, aird environment of the sierras of the Baja California peninsula. These rancheros are the direct descendants of Spanish missionary soldiers, and continue to maintain their horseback traditions, using riding equipment patterned after their Spanish ancestors. Donate to the 2015 Baja Ranchero Cultural Exchange and help us bring vaqueros to the Gathering, where they will share past-century and traditional acoustic music, muy rico cuisine of their ranching heritage, local art and craftwork, traditional lore and humor. Join us for a glimpse of this communitys history and daily life, and look at the roots of the Californio cowboy, still alive in the sierras of Northwest Mexico. westernfolklife.org/
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 17:44:51 +0000
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