many of us re-live those cowboy days
and keep the cowboy tradition alive
thru music and poetry of today's
cowboys....at festivals.

some of the best ones i know of are:

www.montereycowboy.org/ (in Calif. in Dec.)
http://www.westernfolklife.org/ (in Elko, Nev. in Jan.)

there is a list of these events & festivals here www.cowboypoetry.com