5 days ago · The Western Folklife Center uses story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.

Feb 3, 2024 · Join us year round for concerts, dancing, music jams, workshops, and other events celebrating the expressive arts of the West. For more details on all upcoming events, see our …

Back at the Ranch: Cowboy Poetry & Music We hope you will enjoy exploring this area, our “digital jukebox” where visitors can interact and listen to some great songs and poems ranging …

Feb 2, 2013 · Her influence on contemporary Western folk music is evident with songs that explain life's experiences through the looking glass. Her steady hands worked with the guitar …

Back in the 30s and 40s the famous folklorist, John A. Lomax and his son Alan were drawn to Angola (and other prisons) in their quest for folk music in its “purest” form. The elder Lomax …

Ranch Rhymes: Cowboy Poetry and Music. Ranch Rhymes was a podcast from the Western Folklife Center that aired on iTunes and other media players from 2006 to 2009.

Red Rock Rondo, a one-hour, high-definition musical documentary was produced by the Western Folklife Center in partnership with KUED-TV in Salt Lake City. Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards …

A 16-minute high definition adaptation of Why the Cowboy Sings is shown on-demand every day at the Western Folklife Center’s Black Box Theater, when the Wiegand Gallery is open, at our …

Dec 19, 2011 · Early cowboy entertainers were often influenced by a wide variety of popular music including blues, pop songs, novelty, jazz and ethnic music and included them in their …

We are a local and a regional nonprofit cultural center with an exhibition gallery, 300-seat theater, 20-seat black box theater, historic saloon, and gift shop. Founded in 1980, we are governed …