# Episode 109: Bill Lowman

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Podcast: [Cowboy Crossroads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cowboy-crossroads-769389)
Published: 2025-05-23T02:31:00+00:00
Episode link: https://andyhedges.com/cowboy-crossroads/blog/7579727/episode-109-bill-lowman
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Duration seconds: 3611

## Resource

Cowboy poet and rancher Bill Lowman talks about growing up ranching in North Dakota, where his cowboy poetry comes from, the very first Elko gathering, being mistaken for Claude Dallas by the FBI, founding the Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and shares the poem that got him invited to Elko. Learn more about Bill Lowman at www.lowmanslodge.com Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

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