Description: Glenn Ohrlin is a cowboy singer and former rodeo circuit rider. He lives on a ranch near Mountain View, Arkansas. Ohrlin’s music is the subject of the Campus Folksong Club’s third album Hell-bound Train. During the 1960s folk revival, he performed on college campuses across the United States and produced subsequent recordings on the Philo and Rounder labels. In 1985, Ohrlin was named a National Heritage Fellow and he continues to perform at the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada and at the Ozark Folk Center.
Date of Interview: 7/2/2007
Interviewer: Tracie Wilson
Transcript: Glenn Ohrlin Oral History Transcript
Related Resources: Campus Folksong Club Oral History Project Files