Sunday, August 10, 2025

Howdy everyone!

Our performers are lined up for next February, and we can't wait to tell you who they are. While we will profile them in more detail over the coming months, this will give you some idea of the great music and poetry you can hear in Alpine, Texas or Bastrop, Texas next February.

Also, as you're planning your travel, note that Barry Corbin will be performing "An Evening with Barry Corbin" in Bastrop on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 18, and our other events in Bastrop begin Thursday morning. So if you can make to town by Wednesday evening, that would be ideal.

In Alpine, ticketed shows begin Thursday evening, Feb. 19.

Alpine, 2026
Craig Carter with Zack Casey and Mike Nelson (music)
Andy Hedges and Maggie Rose Hedges (music & poetry)
Brenn Hill (music)
Darrell Holden (poetry)
Ross Knox (poetry)
Daron Little (music)
Andy Nelson (poetry)
Joel Nelson (poetry)
Jenna Paulette (music)
Randy Rieman (poetry)
Matt Robertson (music)
Chris Ryden (music)
Sandy Seaton Sallee (poetry)
Trinity Seely (music)
Andy Wilkinson and Emily Wilkinson (music)

Bastrop, 2026
Mike Blakely (music)
Dale Burson (music)
Barry Corbin (poetry & stories)
Doug Figgs (music)
Juni Fisher (music)
Pipp Gillette and Lloyd Wright (music)
Jeff Gore (music)
Amy Hale (poetry)
The Kristyn Harris Trio (music)
Carson Houser (poetry)
Randy Huston (music)
Jim Jones (music)
John Lowell and Joanne Gardner Lowell (music)
Annie Mackenzie (poetry)
Deanna Dickinson McCall (poetry)
Chuck Milner (music)
John Moore (music)
Terry Nash (poetry)
Sarah Pierce (music)
Kye Rieff (poetry)
Jake Riley (poetry)
Dakota Robinson (poetry)
R.P. Smith (poetry)
Jay Snider (poetry)
Dave Stamey (music)
Gail Steiger (poetry & music)
The Rifters -- Rod Taylor, Don Richmond, and Jim Bradley (music)
Dick Warwick (poetry)

The schedules for both locations will be released in the next week or so. Expect another newsletter with all the details.

Ticket sales to members begin later this month. We're aiming for August 22. Members are our heroes! And you get some great benefits, including early access to reserved seats; credit toward tickets, films, and Gathering merchandise; a 5% discount on merchandise purchased in the Mercantile at the Gathering; a complementary event pin; and more. For as little as $6 per month, you also get the satisfaction of knowing you're helping the Gathering grow and thrive. Joining online is simple and speedy.

More soon and all the best,
Kay and Gene Nowell
Co-Chairs
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering

P.S. This year, our event program will be a special issue of Celebrating the WestSM magazine, with 10,000 copies distributed in each area (Permian Basin/Big Bend region and Bastrop/Austin region). If you know of potential sponsors we should contact who might want to advertise to fans of Western music and poetry, please let us know via our contact form.

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