May 29, 2026
Howdy friends!
Are you listening to Matt Robertson today?
Matt Robertson is a cowboy, songwriter, singer, poet, and thinker now based in Prescott, Arizona. He's been writing and playing music for over 20 years, inspired by his life as a cowboy and horseman. Better known further west, his profile in Texas is steadily rising as people get to hear the music he's creating.
His 2024 album, Arizona, took home three awards from the Academy of Western Artists at their Dec. 2025 awards show, and his new album (Too Pretty for the Wagon) should be on your list of new work to check out. We presented him with the Buck Ramsey Award at Alpine in February.
Softspoken and wry, Matt writes great story songs that stick with you: about places "too windy for most" ("Yavapai County"); a barrel racer rushing to the rodeo ("Photo Finish"); a Western woman who "never listens when people try to tell her what she's doing can't be done" ("Race That Train"); horses; an Arizona cowboy in love with a ranch woman in Alberta ("Arizona"); advice to a young cowboy ("Finer Kind"); and many more.
see Matt on YouTube (Dusty Vaquero):
"Arizona"
"Shipping Silence"
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