Cowboy Poets and Western Music February 24, 2013 at Dahmen Barn

Cowboy poets to bring cowboy poetry and Western music to the Dahmen Barn on Sunday, February 24

 The Palouse Cowboy Poets and Musicians will be performing at the Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Parkway, in Uniontown, Washington, on Sunday, February 24, 2013. It will be an afternoon show beginning at 2:00 pm.  Admission is $7.00.

One of the featured performers will be young fiddle playing phenomenon, Elliott Marks, from Clarkston, Washington. He started violin lessons at age 5 and now, at age 12, can fiddle with the best of them.  Other performers include poets: J.B. Barber, Darleane Norskog, Marlene Ryan, Dave Wahl and silver buckle winner Dick Warwick. Musicians, in addition to young Marks, include “Awesome” Aasen, Lee Hadwiger and Maxine Larson.  The Palouse group was founded in 1995 a few years after acclaimed cowboy poet Baxter Black visited the area.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center on highway 195 in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The fully handicap facility is open Thursday through Sunday 10 am to 4 pm and has no daily admission fee.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.