Poets and musicians from across all three prairie provinces and Montana travelled to Maple Creek to participate in one of the largest cowboy poetry gatherings in western Canada.

Over 400 people saw 42 performers over the three-day Maple Creek Mustering - which was formerly known as the Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

The event was created in 1989 by Doris Birchman and Kim Taylor as a way for people to express their love of agriculture and the fulfilment that the agriculture life provides through poetry and music.

Musicians performed some of their own tunes, as well as covers of other popular songs.

Eleanor Bowie, the chair of the Maple Creek Mustering, talked about what the artists expressed through their songs and poems.

"They express their love of the land, the love of the working partnership with the animals they share their lives with, and the appreciation of nature."

Bowie added that the event went well, as they were at capacity on Saturday night and Friday they were a few people short of being at capacity.