Dalis Allen Dalis’ current feature Spring 2014 Visit the Kerrville Folk Festival web site
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Phil Houseal
Phil Houseal Phil’s latest feature. Spring 2014 Visit Phil’s web site or Facebook page.
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Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs by Kathleen Hudson She is getting married! A world of people connected by Facebook know this about Lisa Beck who is soon to marry Art Crawford. I first met Lisa at Pampell’s when she played in Steal Hearts with Kathy Bauer. I heard her voice, their harmony, and […]
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Road musicians and their vehicles–is there any relationship more dear? Lord knows most musicians can’t maintain a relationship with any member of the opposite sex. But let no man put asunder the bonds we forge with our road machines. This is because while a musician is only involved with his girlfriend, he is committed to […]
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“Fred Eaglesmith in Concert” Schreiner University Bear’s Den Texas Heritage Music Foundation Review by Jack Armstrong When Kathleen Hudson called and asked me to a recent Fred Eaglesmith concert at Schreiner University, I decided to go to see an artist that I had heard about for years but had never experienced directly. I regret […]
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“Travlin’ Man” Will Owen Gage Produced by Will Owen Gage Wailin’ Wolf Creations Review by Greg Forest It wasn’t many years ago a young teenager approached the stage at the Waring General Store and asked if he could sit in for a song or two. “Sure, sonny, come on up.” […]
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“Ghosts of the American Road” Ghosts of the American Road Produced by Mark Addison & Kevin Higgins Little Train Records Review by Greg Forest You hear the term “Americana” bandied about to cover a wide range of musical forms – mostly country songs about lovin’ and drinkin’. What is rare as hen’s teeth in the […]
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There once was a day when the only way to promote your music was by going downtown, printing off 500 postcards, licking 500 stamps and peeling 500 labels. Now, in less than five minutes, artists can compose an email list of the 500 people and send it off with one click. Websites give people all […]
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This is a series about the competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival and its rich history of songwriters that has become a part of the festival during the past four decades. The list includes names like Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Lucinda Williams, Lynn Langham — whose song ‘Old Yellow Moon’ just won a Grammy for […]
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