Martin Gilmore is scheduled to present his program The History of the
American West Through Song on Friday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Scotts Bluff National
Monument Visitor Center Amphitheater located at 190276 Old Oregon Trail in Gering, NE.
Join Martin Gilmore for a musical journey where he will present traditional and original folk
songs connected to the history and landscape of the American West. Through acoustic
performance and brief historical background between songs, the program highlights how music
has long been used as a form of storytelling and record-keeping by people living and traveling in
the region. The songs illustrate experiences associated with westward movement, settlement,
work, and daily life, drawing from different moments and settings in the history of the West.
Together, they demonstrate how music helped preserve stories, traditions, and memories
connected to the land.
