Hal Cannon is the founding Director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, and its famous child, the Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Cannon has published scores of books and recordings on the folk arts of the West including his bestselling anthology, Cowboy Poetry, A Gathering.
Read more about his long and varied career here.
He was recorded last year at the time of the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine, but finally broadcast this year, in 2012.
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Marfa Public Radio seeks two new members of the KRTS team. KOCV 91. 3 FM, the non-commercial affiliate of NPR for the Permian Basin, is being re-launched under new management by Marfa Public Radio. With plans underway for a new transmitter, greatly improved regional coverage, and a higher profile community image.
We are now accepting applications for the positions of Development Manager (based in Odessa/Midland) and part-time Operations Manager (based in Marfa).
Click here for detailed job descriptions and application instructions.
LISTEN NOW: Joseph Menn
Joseph Menn, investigative reporter on the internet for the Financial Times, will be joining us from San Francisco to discuss “hacktism”, recent developments in the extra-ordinary and extra-legal uses of the internet around the world
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Michael Ismerio stops by the KRTS studios on Friday at 10:30 AM for an interview. He is fiddler, banjo-maker, and square-dance caller. He performs in Marfa on Friday night, with guitarist Brian Bagdonas.
Michael Ismerio is from Portland, Oregon.
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LISTEN NOW: Lonn Taylor
Today Lonn Taylor discusses his new book “Texas, My Texas: Musings of a Rambling Boy” out this month from Texas Christian University Press. Listeners of KRTS will recognize Taylor as the host of The Rambling Boy, heard Mondays at 9:30 AM and 7:06 PM.
According to TCU Press, “Lonn Taylor traverses the very best of Texas geography, Texas history, and Texas personalities. In a state so famous for its pride, Taylor manages to write a very honest, witty, and wise book about Texas past and Texas present.”
Taylor will be reading from the book and signing copies at the Marfa Book Company this Friday, February 17, at 6 PM.
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LISTEN NOW: Don Dowdey and Stephanie Cole
The EPA has proposed a rule that could allow Texas coal plants to buy offsets from as far away as Minnesota or South Carolina. Don Dowdey, chair of the Big Bend Regional Sierra Club, and Stephanie Cole, of the Lone Star Chapter’s Beyond Coal Campaign, join us on Talk at Ten today to talk about the possible effects on Texas air quality and the haze in Big Bend and Guadalupe National Parks.
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LISTEN NOW: St. Valentine’s Day Special
Happy Valentine’s day! On Talk at Ten, hear a collection of stories celebrating love, selected by the KRTS staff from PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Because, all things considered, we like our listeners a lot.
And if you’re looking for something special to send your sweetie today, check out these printable Valentine’s cards from NPR.
As promised, here’s a look back at the film of last year’s Marfa Public Radio Diva Gram, long songs sung by a trained opera singer in Marfa on Valentine’s Day.
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