May 21, 2026
Howdy friends!
We wanted to introduce you to some new faces to Texas.
Sam & Lilly Platts are recent transplants. Sam is a singer, songwriter, and band leader focused on bringing traditional country music to modern audiences. Raised in the small southern Wyoming town of Saratoga, he toured with multiple acts as a guitar player, including lead guitar with Wylie and the Wild West. Then he began leading his own band based in Montana. During this time, he met his wife, Lilly, who became the group's fiddle player. Now based out of Seguin, Texas, and backed by a five piece honky-tonk band, Sam's songwriting is inspired by his roots in the West, his family's history, rural community, Texas dance halls, Western swing, and traditional country music.
You can hear Sam, Lilly, and the Windmill Hill Dance Band at the upcoming Celebrating the West Weekend in Lockhart, Texas, along with Pipp Gillette and Lloyd Wright; Matt Robertson; John Moore; and poets Dakota Robinson and Rusty Phillips.
The Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering is having a fundraiser at the Commerce Gallery in Lockhart on Saturday, June 20 at 5 PM. There is a $100 minimum donation, paid at the door, but you can reserve your spot now while you're getting your show tickets.
Hope to see you!
Kay & Gene Nowell
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering
May 2026
Board of Directors
Robert Aguirre, Bandera County
Elizabeth Baize, Fort Davis
Marian Freeland, Alpine
Karen Lloyd, Newport, RI
Karen McGuire, Alpine
Kay Nowell, Alpine
Gene Nowell, Alpine
Vess Quinlan, Alamosa, CO
David Richmond, Lindrith, NM
Chris Ryden, Midland, TX
Connie Schroeder, Bastrop, TX
Jim Street, Alpine
Patrick Sullivan, Fairfax Station, VA
Event Producer
Bob Saul, Fort Worth
Film Production and Advisors to the Board
John and Erika Moore, Durango, CO
Advisors to the Board
Robbie Burns, Alpine
Jim Goodnight, Dallas
Andy Hedges, Lubbock
Mailing address:
Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering
P.O. Box 1076
Alpine, TX 79831
Website:
https://lonestarcowboypoetry.com