Sun and Saddle Leather


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Cowboy Poetry began as a 19th Century Performance Art staged around a crackling campfire, referencing tall tales and personal stories, lost girlfriends, and love of the vast unboundaried West. It was best accompanied by a hot tin cup of boiled coffee, dunked biscuits, and beef jerky. The rhymed couplets were easy to remember, and once the day's drive was done, everybody had a few hours to listen to friends and wonder at the stars. Badger Clark gave voice and record to this unique American folk art, and built on it to express his own creative genius. He was declared the first Poet Laureate of South Dakota, or as he liked to say, “Poet Lariat.” Summary by Ed Humpal (1 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Preface 9:18 Read by Eileen Tipping
Ridin' 2:37 Read by Ed Humpal
The Song of the Leather 2:14 Read by Ed Humpal
A Bad Half Hour 2:08 Read by Ed Humpal
From Town 2:35 Read by Ed Humpal
A Cowboy's Prayer 2:20 Read by Ed Humpal
The Christmas Trail 2:43 Read by Ed Humpal
A Border Affair 2:10 Read by Ed Humpal
The Bunk-House Orchestra 2:12 Read by Ed Humpal
The Outlaw 2:03 Read by Ed Humpal
The Legend of Boastful Bill 3:03 Read by Ed Humpal
The Tied Maverick 2:18 Read by Ed Humpal
The Roundup Lullaby 3:04 Read by Ed Humpal
The Trail o' Love 2:15 Read by Ed Humpal
Bachin' 2:16 Read by Ed Humpal
The Glory Trail 3:01 Read by Ed Humpal
Bacon 1:44 Read by Ed Humpal
The Lost Pardner 2:43 Read by Ed Humpal
God's Reserves 2:59 Read by Ed Humpal
The Married Man 3:20 Read by Ed Humpal
The Old Cow Man 2:47 Read by Ed Humpal
The Plainsmen 3:09 Read by Ed Humpal
The Westerner 2:32 Read by Ed Humpal
The Wind is Blowin' 1:45 Read by Ed Humpal
On Boot Hill 1:51 Read by Ed Humpal