WOLCOTT \u2014 There\u2019s a wistfulness that characterizes cowboy poetry and Western music.<\/p>\n
As country music has gone pop and poetry has become less mainstream, these two genres stubbornly clutch to their roots \u2014 spinning tales of Western life and landscape. By turns humorous and heartbreaking, Western music and cowboy poetry are a perfect pairing and a celebrated artist pair will present a Valentine\u2019s Day performance at a venue that couldn\u2019t be more perfect.<\/p>\n
Poet\u00a0Doris Daley and singer-songwriter Doc Mehl will present an evening of Western music and cowboy poetry at 4Eagle Ranch on Tuesday, Feb. 12.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t let the word \u2018cowboy\u2019 scare you off,\u201d said Daley. \u201cIf you love stories and enjoy a good punchline and love the universal themes of family life \u2026 it is all there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n“100 years from now, if the world’s still in the game,
Mayy the earth recall our footprints, may the wind sing out our names.
May someone turn a page and hearken back upon this time,
May someone sing a cowboy tune and someone spin a rhyme.”<\/p>\n\u2014 Doris Daley
Cowboy Poet<\/p>\n\nRecommended Stories For You<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The pair resides in Alberta, Canada but they are in the midst of a U.S. tour that will loop through Colorado, Utah, Texas and Oregon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have strong ties to Colorado,\u201d said Daley. \u201cDoc is actually a Colorado boy and he had family in Eagle County.\u201d<\/p>\n
Broad appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n
Daley said all things Western is really the theme that runs through her poems and her husband\u2019s music.<\/p>\n
\u201cCowboy poetry and cowboy music is rooted in cowboy life but it is bigger than that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Daley said the genre isn\u2019t stuck telling tales from the 1800s, but rather reflects contemporary Western living \u2014 everything from hobby ranching to seeking out a living on a present-day ranch.<\/p>\n
She noted their\u00a0performance doesn\u2019t touch on religious or political topics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hit many moods \u2014 laughter, tears and wistfulness,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have a goal of hitting all the emotions during a show.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neighborly promotion<\/strong><\/p>\n
According to Katie Nelson of 4Eagle Ranch, locals Mike and Edith Lederhause were instrumental in bringing\u00a0 Doc and Doris to the valley.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have our first Thursday cowboy dance here at 4Eagle that is pretty popular and we were looking for other things to draw that same crowd,\u201d Nelson said.<\/p>\n
Daley describes the Lederhauses\u00a0as \u201cfriends and fans\u201d who came up with the idea of the 4Eagle performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoc and Doris are both well known in the Western music and poetry circle, and the show will be a real treat for the Eagle Valley,\u201d Mike Lederhause said.<\/p>\n
Nelson concurred, noting that the pair is\u00a0popular\u00a0<\/span>at large Western music and cowboy poetry gatherings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to see if this is something the valley will enjoy,\u201d Nelson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are unabashedly old-fashioned,\u201d said Daley. \u201cOur show doesn\u2019t have any bells and whistles and it will be an uncomplicated night of entertainment. If you are alive and love life, I think this will be the show for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIf you go\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n
An evening of Western music and cowboy poetry with Doc Mehl and Dori Daley<\/p>\n