by Phil Houseal | Nov 14, 2012 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, Venue
So what do you ask a legend? If you could interview country music superstar Ray Price, what would you say? This gave me considerable pause when Gene Wolf of Sharity Productions arranged a phone interview in anticipation of Price’s Christmas concert at Cailloux Theater...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 25, 2012 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 25, 2012–Is it an itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny coverup or a double-D big deal? Or maybe it’s just B.S. The national news media have picked up the story about a town in Texas that is causing quite a stir around here. According to the versions I have been reading,...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 4, 2012 | All Articles, Music, People of the Hill Country
April 4, 2012–For someone whose handmade guitars have been called “the perfect instrument,” “the Rolls Royce of guitars,” and “the guitar I want to take to heaven with me,” Mark Piper is surprisingly humble. “I don’t have a huge ego,” said Piper, who after a 30-year...
by Phil Houseal | May 26, 2011 | All Articles, Events, Food, History, Music, Venue
May 26, 2011–It’s been 10 years and a million memories: Will Owen-Gage rockin’ in the rain, a spritely Sarah Jarosz plucked from a jam session, Blaggards blasting Irish drinking songs, and a seasoned Johnny Gimble playing mandolin with an Austin jazz band. But that...
by Phil Houseal | Dec 22, 2010 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, Philosophy
Dec 22, 2010–Just as “fruitcake” is an affront to both fruit and cake, “Christmas music” often insults both the season and the sound. Not to strangle the spirits of Christmas, but even as the pageant at the Baptist church brought tears to my eyes, some of the drivel...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 24, 2010 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country
Nov 24, 2010 105.7 The Deuce… Your number one choice for country music with a Texas attitude… it is 10 o’clock… thanks for tuning in to 105.7 KNAF-FM, Fredericksburg… JD Rose signed off and grinned at his co-host, Calamity Jane – better...
