Cowboy Crossroads

Andy Hedges

Andy Hedges interviews a different guest on each episode and asks them to share stories from the working cowboy West and beyond. Cowboy poets, ranchers, working cowboys, musicians, songwriters, artists, historians, and western legends.

  1. 17 FEB

    Episode 116: Tom Sharpe

    Horseman and poet Tom Sharpe talks about his background in the livestock industry, the similarities between working with horses and writing poetry, and the life and work of classic cowboy poet Henry Herbert Knibbs.    Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Support the podcast and become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    50 min

  2. 16 GEN

    Episode 115: Joel Nelson

    Recorded live at the 2025 Ranch Verse, Joel Nelson returns to Cowboy Crossroads to share stories from his earliest memories of livestock and being horseback. Joel reflects on his time working at the 06 Ranch, the influence of Ray Hunt, horsemanship, and poetry.    This episode was recorded live and sponsored by the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. Learn more at www.ranchingheritage.org.   Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com.   Support the podcast and become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads.

    58 min

  3. 05/11/2025

    Episode 114: JM Cates

    Old-time cowboy and fiddler JM Cates was born in 1936. This interview was recorded on August 22nd, just 8 days before his 89th birthday and a little over a month before he passed away on October 2nd. On this episode, JM talks about learning how to work from his father, his early cowboyin' jobs, playing music on ranches and at the Western Cowpunchers Association, and shares cowboy stories and wisdom from a lifetime of experience.    This episode was sponsored by Flint Custom Hats. Check them out online at www.flinthat.com   Thank you to my friends at the Western Cowpunchers Association for arranging this interview. Check them out online at www.westerncowpunchers.com    Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    1 h 20 min

  4. 23/09/2025

    Episode 113: Bruce Greene

    Cowboy artist Bruce Greene talks about his beginnings as an artist, becoming a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, his artistic influences, his artistic process, and the working cowboy having a oneness with his environment.    Photo by Ben Christensen.    This episode was sponsored by the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. Learn more at www.ranchingheritage.org   Learn more about Bruce Greene at www.brucegreeneart.com   Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    53 min

  5. 01/09/2025

    Episode 112: Skip Gorman

    Old-time cowboy singer Skip Gorman talks about his journey into American folk music, attending the Newport Folk Festival as a kid, discovering cowboy music on 78 RPM records, the Celtic roots of cowboy music, the influence of Jimmie Rogers, the music of Jimmie Driftwood, his friendship with Yodeling Slim Clark, the difference between Bluegrass and Cowboy songs, and plays an old-time Texas fiddle tune with host Andy Hedges.    Learn more about Skip Gorman at www.skipgorman.com   Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    49 min

  6. 31/07/2025

    Episode 111: Yvonne Hollenbeck

    South Dakota poet and ranch wife Yvonne Hollenbeck talks about her fiddle playing father, making quilts, her friendship with Elizabeth Ebert and offers some parting words upon her retirement from the national cowboy poetry stage.    This episode was sponosred by Flint Custom Hats. Learn more at www.flinthat.com    Learn more about Yvonne Hollenbeck at www.yvonnehollenbeck.com    Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    50 min

  7. 13/06/2025

    Episode 110: J.B. Zielke

    Cowboy, author, and videographer J.B. Zielke, AKA the Lost Cowboy, tells stories about cowboyin' in Australia, Argentina, Sweden, South Africa, Mexico, and Mongolia.   Learn more about J.B. Zielke at www.thelostcowboy.com/   Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    1 h 7 min

  8. 23/05/2025

    Episode 109: Bill Lowman

    Cowboy poet and rancher Bill Lowman talks about growing up ranching in North Dakota, where his cowboy poetry comes from, the very first Elko gathering, being mistaken for Claude Dallas by the FBI, founding the Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and shares the poem that got him invited to Elko.    Learn more about Bill Lowman at www.lowmanslodge.com   Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

    1 h
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Descrizione

Andy Hedges interviews a different guest on each episode and asks them to share stories from the working cowboy West and beyond. Cowboy poets, ranchers, working cowboys, musicians, songwriters, artists, historians, and western legends.

Informazioni

  • Creatore
    Andy Hedges
  • Anni di attività
    2016 - 2026
  • Puntate
    117
  • Classificazione
    Contenuti espliciti
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024
  • Sito web del podcast
    Cowboy Crossroads

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