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The 1st Annual
Wild West Days
at
Rough Cut
A Gathering in East Tennessee
25% of Entry & Sponsor Fee go to
Save the Eastern Hemlocks
Our Gathering Honors and Supports
Cowboy Poetry Week
http://www.cowboypoetry.com/week.htm
The sad news for December 13th, is that the Western world lost Curly Musgrave today to a sudden illness.
It is fitting he was able to go at his home with his family, and we should all pray for them and their recovery.
Unfortunately for our event, we wont get to enjoy his great voice and musicianship although Belinda Gail will
still be here to represent them both as it should be.
We are going to dedicate our new stage we are building for Wild West Days in the name of Curly,
and we will do that officially on Friday night April 2nd, 2010 right before Belinda Gail's performance.
Please join us if you can to honor this great Cowboy and inspiration to all of us that love the old west.
Kicking off the Gathering is Michael Martin Murphey on April 1st for two concerts. On April 2nd we have
Belinda Gail in concert at 6pm, and also Waddie Mitchell the Great Cowboy Poet
for April 2nd and 3rd.
Asleep at the Wheel, winner of 9 Grammies will perform at 6 pm Saturday, so expect a great show and
get your dancing shoes on!
We are going to have a true Wild West experience in East Tennessee, at the French Broad Outpost Ranch in Del Rio.
You can expect to enjoy not only these great musicians and poets but most of the following with your daily ticket:
• Entertainment
Live bands
Roping exhibitions
Tomahawk and knife throwing
Bullwhip demonstrations
Medicine shows
Daily Reenactments of the Gunfight at the OK Corral and Wild Bill Hickok's last poker game,
with the dead man's hand
Storytelling of the grand old west from different Cowboy Poet tellers
• Best Authentic Dressed award prizes-Come dressed in your best western clothes adults and kids
• Vendors with all types of authentic Western merchandise to see and buy
$$=Extra cost to participate-
Inside event tickets will be sold at $5.00 a piece for the activities below:
• $$ 1 Event ticket for 4 shots-Skeet Shooting for fun or enter the contest to win prizes
• $$ 2 Event tickets adult, 1 Event ticket for kids-Horseback rides - 1/2 hour rides along the river
• $$ 1 Event ticket for 4 shots-Winchester 73 rifle shoot every day - enter contest below
Rifle Contest is 3:00 pm Friday-Grand Prize-3 night vacation at the French Broad Outpost Ranch
• $$ 1 Event ticket for 1 shot, 2 people-Quick Draw contests, out draw your friends
Workshops-Beginning Class for Photography Thursday at 3pm for one hour
Beginning Classes for Quilting Friday & Saturday at 3pm for one hour
Beginning Music (Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle) Sunday at 3 pm for one hour
2 Event Tickets for each class or $10 dollars
April 1st & 2nd & 3rd & 4th
Itinerary up
Click Itinerary below
Tickets--ON SALE NOW
All tickets on sale are for the all of the days
activities including the concerts at 6 pm
Gate opens at 9:00 am
and closes 8:30 pm
800-995-7678
(Plus Tennessee State tax): Cash, Visa, MC, Amex, Discover
If you want to stay at the ranch as a guest during this event please click here
*As of 2/1/2010 the ranch is full. Please check local motels and cabins listing further down on this page for accommodations in the area.
4 Day VIP Event Pass Ticket
$90.00 adults 30.00 kids 5-15 years old-This VIP pass gets you in all four days and you get a chair in the VIP section Thursday, Friday & Saturday at the 6 PM Concerts.
April 1st Tickets-Michael Martin Murphey
April 2nd Tickets-Belinda Gail
VIP Tickets-These limited tickets-250- are for exclusive seating provided around the stage area at the 6pm show
$30.00 adults $10.00 kids 5-15 years old-VIP can be purchased at the gate
$20.00 adults $7.00 kids 5-15 years old-General Admission purchased at the gate
$17.00 adults $5.00 kids 5-15 years old-Advance General Admission
School Day is Thursday April 1st-kids and teachers are $2.00 each
*Must arrive as part of a School Group between
the hours of 9:00 am to 11:30 am*
Michael Martin Murphey concert at 1pm is for the kids
April 3rd Tickets-Asleep at the Wheel
Visit Asleep at the Wheel website
VIP Tickets-These limited tickets-250- are for exclusive seating provided around the stage area at the 6pm show
$35.00 adults $15.00 kids 5-15 years old- VIP can be purchased at the gate
$25.00 adults $10.00 kids 5-15 years old-General Admission purchased at the gate
$22.00 adults $8.00 kids 5-15 years old-Advance General Admission
April 4th ticket price
Cowboy Church at 10 am
led by Gene Blankenship
http://www.cowboyministry.com/
Family Day
Easter Egg and Horseshoe Hunts at 1 PM -Prizes for the kids
$15.00 adults $5.00 kids 5-15 years old-General Admission purchased at the gate
$12.00 adults $3.00 kids 5-15 years old-Advance General Admission
Event closes at 6 pm Sunday
- Parking is FREE 1/2 mile from event, we provide transport to event for free.
- NO COOLERS!
- Bring your lawn chair and blanket for the concerts.
- Food and Beverages available all day, including beer available (3:30pm - 7:30pm) at event except Sunday.
- Kids less than 5 years old are free
Potential Sponsors please click here
Gunslinger
East Tennessee's Best Country!
Moore Brothers Grading
& Construction
423-625-8000
DMI Grading
423-487-5038
Newport Sand & Gravel
Your one stop shop
for all your River and
Landscape Rock!
(423)-623-7231
Ridin' Shotgun
Buck's Heating & Air
865-674-6348
Stage Coach
Choose Holiday Inn Express
in Newport when you visit our
Western Gathering Event!
(423)-623-2121
Posse
Cocke County Farmers CO-OP
All your feeding needs!
(423)-623-2331
Bush Beans
Jackson's Western Store
Asheville, NC
The Sign Shop
Newport Tennessee
423-623-7868
Potential Vendors click here for application
Karla Van Horne
Purdy Gear
(www.purdygear.com)
Custom leather goods, gun leather, chaps, etc.Val Wunder
Beading demonstrations
Cactus Rose Saloon
Proprietors Tom Roper & Johnny Watts
Western towns often took shape as a tent city first, with saloons leading the way. As a town got established the early saloons were used for whiskey and beer, card games and even sometimes saloons were used as bathhouses and barbershops; post offices and drug stores; cigar stores and even courthouses, making this the hot spot of social activity in newly formed western towns. Many of the famous gunfights originated from a saloon environment out into the streets. See the reenactment of Aces-n-Eights at the Cactus Rose, where Wild Bill Hickok meets his demise.Gunpowder Creek Trading Post
Cowboy Clothing-Hats-Acessories
Dutch Henry & Brenda Brown Proprietors
Kimacy Frame Shop
Ross & Gail Bridges
http://westerncraftsbyross.com/
Hamilton Dry Goods
Western Wear
Jackson's Western Store
Asheville, NC
http://www.jacksonswesternstore.com/
Silver Lace
Handmade Sterling, Jewelry with all real stones
Grayce & Richard Wolcott
Ashley's Jewels
Circle M Saddlery & Gun Leather
859-781-4301
Mike Allee
Pocket Watches & Chains, Walking Sticks,
Gun Racks, Boot Jacks
423-470-2759
Richard Suffridge
Blacksmithing
865-281-9868
USOLUCKY Crafts
Birdhouses, Solar Piers, Bear items
Lighted Wine Bottles, Wooden Crafts
423-487-3267
Dixie Homecrafters
Free Child ID Kits
865-617-4028
Happy Trails Boutique
Handcrafted Jewelry, Breast Collars & Headstalls, Hats and Shirts
931-607-1775
Food Vendors
Rollin' Chopstix-Full concession
Joy and Randys-Full concession
The Circle Burger
Barbours Concession-Deep fried sweets, Funnel Cakes, Kettle Korn and Lemonade
Crockett Creek Jerky and Muscadine Juice & Fried Pies
Local Lodging List-click for information
Description of events and entertainment:
Cowboy Action Shooting
This nationwide society has many clubs throughout the country in every state. They primarily are people that love shooting, but enjoy the aspect of shooting in the traditional cowboy way of the late 1800's. As mandated by their society, the participants must wear clothing that dates to the period, as well use guns that were available before the turn of the century. They divide themselves into posses consisting of several members and each posse goes to a separate stage to shoot. Each stage is set up with targets and a record of time and accuracy is kept. Safety rules the day though, and everyone attends a safety meeting before each match so they know the rules before they start. This Society has grown by leaps and bounds in the last 20 years and they now have over 80,000 members.
Our exhibition will be put on by the ORSA Cowboys from Oak Ridge Tennessee, led by it's President Tennessee Tombstone. They will be demonstrating with shoots at our stages, how this popular sport is done, and how you the public can get involved in not only their club but any club of your choice. There's no better way to learn than from the best, and this club has some of the best shooters around.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association
This Association grew out of the founding member, who's desire to have mounted cowboy shooting came from riding as a young child and shooting glass bottles off fences. The problem was using real bullets and glass bottles, which just wasn't as safe as shooting from the ground, on top of horses. So the idea of shooting balloons with blanks acquired from an aerial demonstration gave birth to this Association and the Cowboy Mounted Shooters were on their way. They are now the #1 fastest growing equine sport of any kind. Cowboy Mounted Shooters are also required to be in period dress, which adds to the realness of what they do.
Stages are set up with an intricate pattern of 5 balloon targets, followed by a rundown of 5 more balloon targets that make up a run. Because they are only using blanks and shooting balloons, it is a safe spectator sport that is drawing an increasing amount of people each year.
Our exhibitions everyday and our Pro Match on Saturday will be hosted by our ranch and handled by the CMSA Tennessee club which is in middle Tennessee. This is Tennessee's largest club and has some of the best Cowboy Mounted Shooters in the country. This is going to be an exciting thing to watch.
Quick Draw Exhibition
THE HOTSHOT GUNSLINGER SHOW
ARMED & HILARIOUS
World Champion performer Hotshot Johnny Tuscadero presents a one man Wild West extravaganza with over 50 gun tricks, bull whip stunts and fancy target shooting. Hotshot is one of the fastest guns you will ever see and has a wit to match. A truly amazing, fun and funny display, keeping the Western Arts wild, www.hotshotperformer.com.
We are pretty proud to say we have Hot Shot Johnny Tuscadero, one of the greatest fast draws in the country and Johnny is the 2009 SASS~WWPAS World Champion Gun Spinner. Not only can you watch the best go at it, you can also participate for a small fee, and quick draw with your friend's or family. One of our co-hosts Johnny Watts has built a plexiglass system by which you can shoot safely in a Quick Draw contest where a timer light will announce the winner instead of a trip to Boot Hill!
Cowboy Poetry
Probably the oldest form of entertainment in the Old West, was a bunch of cowboys sitting around the campfire listening to stories from other cowboys, sometimes in rhyme and prose. There might have been an old guitar or harmonica around, but even that was pretty rare, so the art of Cowboy Storyteller was born. Now in today's time, because of a few dedicated tellers, this art form has reached a new modern plateau that no one probably could have ever predicted. The imagination of the old west, captured by these modern poets and storytellers, could not have been left in better hands than if the originators had been reborn for our education and enjoyment. We owe it to ourselves to hear one of these great Cowboy Poets of our time, like Waddie Mitchell not only to cherish our heritage, but to rekindle what made our country into the great country it is, and ought to stay as long as we make it that way!
Chuck Wagon Cook Off
This is an intensely contested event whereby several wagon owners compete not only with their cooking ability, but also the worth of their wagon. Just like today when folks go and invest thousands in their cars and motor homes, these wagon owners take the same interest and care of their historical wagons. There is hardly a more beautiful sight than to see several old Chuck Wagons gathered together in one place. It's like stepping back in time as though you were in a John Wayne movie. If that wasn't good enough, you get can buy a plate of some of the best trail cooking this or any side of the Mississippi.
We will be supplying the food to every wagon so that the competition is fair from the start, but then the cooks take over and may the best cook win is how it works. There's something special about a trail cooked meal around a wagon train of wagons.
Native American Village
"East Meets West"
Starring Jim Saw Grass & Little Big Mountain
Our Native American friends will have not only their handmade items for you to see, but they will be performing some pow wow dancing and other fun activities for your enjoyment. The time period that we are celebrating was often an unhappy situation for our Native Americans, but they survived and have brought forth their eco friendly ways, and their collective family traditions for us to see and experience. There aren't many people in history that are closer to the earth and the animals than our Native Americans.
"East Meets West" will capture your attention with their long running Native American Show. They will teach you about the past and present of the tribes and dispel many myths and misconceptions about our two cultures. Their flute and drum playing is simply moving to say the least. Relive the historical and present day Native American Indians.
Miscellaneous Events
Rounding out the fun that families can enjoy are the following:
Medicine Man Shows-
The Famous Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie
These shows have been around for centuriesand were a part of the Old West as much as Whiskey and Song. Probably about the only entertainment in most of the small frontier towns was these Medicine Shows. Peddling their elixirs and almost anything else they could get away with selling, they traveled about trying their best to make a living, even if they might cut a corner or two along the way. Today's Medicine Man shows consist of the same things of yesteryear, although most folks don't fall for the old saying, “this elixir can cure you of anything” anymore. We hope!
Square Dancing-
Traditionally the dance of the old west, square dancing will be available whenever a band or record is playing in the main stage area. We will have instructions available and then we will call it for everyone's fun and enjoyment. Bringing to life the fun families used to have before all of the electronics of our day, square dancing ranks right up “thar” with family fun at its best!Reenactments-
We have some great reenactments available during each day to watch and enjoy. Watch how the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is done in slow motion and then in real time. Almost the whole world has heard of that great fight, which lasted about 30 seconds in real life. Also watch Wild Bill Hickok get called out by an acquaintance who not only got his women, but also his watch. It is really an enjoyment to watch. Also see Wild Bill get shot from behind holding the Aces N Eights, forever known as the dead man hand.Pioneer Games-
Families used to meet at places, probably the local church yard, and play games that involved the whole family. Everyone family would bring a plate of food, and the games were on. Tug of War, 3 legged race, the spoon race and many more were played in friendly competition. These days most families are separated by electronic games which keep us apart even in our own homes. Isn't it time to get back to the basics, and have some real family fun?Games for the kids-
Horseshoe and Easter Egg hunts are great fun for kids. Searching around for these items, and winning a prize for finding the most, or the Golden Horseshoe.Miscellaneous-
Learn how to rope or throw a tomahawk, and many more fun things to watch and do will be right at your fingertips.
You can also pay a small fee to take a horseback ride, quick draw against your friends, rifle shoot or shoot skeet for prizes. We have loads of fun awaiting you and your family, and it's all at Easter so you should have a few days off to enjoy.
Western Music Entertainers
(Due to unexpected health problems Marshal Andy will be unable to attend)
Our official Master of Ceremonies will be the famed Marshal Andy from Knoxville, Tennessee. Marshal Andy has a great public television show every Saturday that brings the west back to life. We can think of no greater EMCEE than Marshal Andy to charge up our first annual event. Don't be surprised if you see the Marshal performing with his western swing band too so get ready to dance!
We have a great line up of Western Entertainers to keep anyone happy.
Our first day we have Michael Martin Murphey who has become our greatest Cowboy Songwriter since Marty Robbins!
Concerts:
1pm for 1 hour
6pm for 75 minutes
Belinda Gail performs in concert April 2nd at 6pm.
Concert:
6pm for 90 minutes
Also Waddie Mitchell the great Cowboy Poet Friday and Saturday!
We have the #1 Western Swing band playing at 6 pm Saturday night.
Come with your dancing shoes ready to go!
Concert:
6pm for 90 minutes
Our other bands are from the surrounding areas and include:
Sisters of the Silver Sage
The sisters have been entertaining East Tennessee and beyond for many years. The Three sisters, Donna, Rhonda and Janet love to sing the songs of the Old West. A few years ago they started a musical journey that has resulted in a unique Western sound that is reminiscent of the Sons of the Pioneers. From their 2-steppin' western swing to the mournful minor key ballads you will enjoy the ultimate easy-listening experience!
At this early date in September, we still haven't finalized everyone that will be joining us. As you can see already, we have several great personalities and stars we are lining up, so come join us for a special time and a great benefit!
“Saving the Hemlocks is an important task before us. By attending our event, you will be helping to buy the predators which will be released in as many places in Cocke County as the money will allow, that will hopefully start to kill the Woolly Adelgids in our area”To read about this tree and the predator killing it click below:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/trees/note119a/note119a.htm
Schedule of events are subject to change at the sole discretion of the operators
