Episode 96: Jay Snider

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Episode 96: Jay Snider

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Dec 12, 2023

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Oklahoma cowboy poet, rancher, and former bull rider Jay Snider talks about his ranching and rodeo family, the influence of his grandfather, memories from his rodeo career, and the camaraderie of the trail driving era that continues through rodeo and cowboy poetry. Find out more agout Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Become a patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

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Dec 12, 2023

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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, folksingers, and historians.

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Episode 15: Old-Time Cowboy Songs with Don Hedgpeth: Old-time cowboy singer and author Don Hedgpeth discusses traditional cowboy songs, minstrels, why we have cowboy poetry gatherings and more. Find out more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at by Cowboy Crossroads
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Episode 1: Waddie Mitchell (Part 1): Cowboy poet, Waddie Mitchell talks about his early days as a working cowboy, attending the very first Ray Hunt clinic, and reads a brand new poem. Find out more about Waddie Mitchell at Find out more about Cowboy Crossroads at ... by Cowboy Crossroads
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Episode 26: Cowboys, Minstrels, and Medicine Shows with Pipp Gillette (Part 2): East Texas rancher Pipp Gillette talks about the roots, influences, and origins of traditional cowboy music and reflects on minstrelsy, blackface, medicine shows, Jack Thorp, and banjos. Find out more about Pipp Gillette at Find out... by Cowboy Crossroads
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Episode 96: Jay Snider

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