Episode 108: Craig Haythorn
Cowboy Crossroads
Fourth generation rancher Craig Haythorn talks about the history of Haythorn Land & Cattle Company, the influence of his father and grandfather, the Nebraska Sandhills, feeding with a team of horses, pulling out the wagon, changes in ranching, and his love for his family. This episode was sponsored by National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. Learn more at Learn more about Craig Haythorn and Haythorn Land & Cattle Co. at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a Patron at
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Episode 107: Scott Slusher
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Cowboy and fashion photographer Scott Slusher talks about photographing working cowboys, authenticity, staying out of the way, and being in the right place at the right time. Learn more about Scott Slusher at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a Patron at
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Episode 106: Ed Ashurst
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Arizona cowboy and writer Ed Ashurst tells stories of working with old-time cowboys Whistle Mills and Bill Howell and talks about his experiences on legendary Arizona outfits including the O RO Ranch, the Babbitt Ranch, and the Diamond A Ranch. Recorded onstage in front of a live audience at the 2nd Annual Ranch Verse. This episode was sponsored by the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. Learn more at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a Patron at
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Episode 105: Teal Blake
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Cowboy artist Teal Blake talks about his father Buckeye Blake, his western art influences, becoming a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, his artistic process, and his love for the West. Learn more about Teal Blake at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at
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Episode 104: Carl Lane Johnson
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Third generation New Mexico rancher and author Carl Lane Johnson talks about his family's ranching history, his cowboy idol, breaking colts, treating screwworms, changes in the ranching industry and explains the difference between a cowboy, cowman, cattleman, and rancher. This episode was sponosred by the National Ranching Hertiage Center. Learn more at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at
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Episode 103: Wylie Gustafson
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Wylie Gustafson of Wylie & The Wild West talks about the beginning of his musical career, the cowboy folk music of his father, the story of the Yahoo yodel, cutting horses, writing songs with Paul Zarzyski, and the workingman quality of cowboy poetry. Learn more about Wylie Gustafson at Learn more about Cowboy Crossrods at Become a patron at
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Episode 102: Martin Black
Cowboy Crossroads
Cowboy and horseman Martin Black talks about his family's deep ranching roots, being in cow camp with his brother at eight years old, ranching changes in the Great Basin, the disappearance of the wagon, and the horsemanship philosophy of his mentors Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance, and Tom Marvel. Learn more about Martin Black at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at
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Episode 101: Peter Rowan
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Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan talks about his lifelong fascination with the West, amateur historians, and making the album High Lonesome Cowboy with Don Edwards. Learn more about Peter Rowan at This episode was sponsored by B2 Trading Company. Learn more about them at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at
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Episode 100: Waddie Mitchell
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Waddie Mitchell returns to Cowboy Crossroads to celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast. Waddie talks about making phone calls to Kris Kristofferson and S. Omar Barker, classic cowboy poetry, his recording career, and his favorite original poems. This interview was recorded onstage in front of a live audience at the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine, Texas. Learn more about the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering at Learn more about Waddie Mitchell at Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at
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Episode 99: Barbara Van Cleve
Cowboy Crossroads
Legendary western photographer Barbara Van Cleve talks about growing up at the end of the horse age, her family's Lazy K Bar Ranch, her father Spike Van Cleve, her collaborations with rodeo poet Paul Zarzyski, and her love for horses, ranching, and photography. Learn more about Barbara Van Cleve at This episode was co-sponsored by the National Ranching Heritage Center and Art of the Cowgirl. Visit them at and Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at Become a patron at
info_outlineThis bonus episode of Cowboy Crosroads features a segment that Andy Hedges narrated for the American Songcatcher podcast about the first cowboy song collector Jack Thorp.
In March 1889, Jack Thorp, a born-to-privilege Easterner who had grown into a leather-tough, saddle-wise trail hand, decided to track down the words to songs about cowboy life from cowboys singing in cow camps, at chuck wagons and line camps, in saloons—anywhere Thorp could find them, mostly in New Mexico and Texas. His course proved crucial to the evolution of cowboy culture and the publication of his Songs of the Cowboys, the first collection of folk songs in America in 1908.
Find out more about the American Songcatcher podcast at www.americansongcatcher.com
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