by Phil Houseal | Aug 23, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Events, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
Aug 23, 2023–No matter how many times you snake along Farm to Market Road 1376, a small tingle rises when you turn off on Luckenbach’s Town Loop. I vividly recall my first trip here in 1978. It was like a pilgrimage to Lourdes. The song Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 5, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Events, History, Music, Venue
Exclusive story for ArtsAliveSA June 2, 2023–When music fans attend “Lomax on Lomax” at the Kerrville Folk Festival on June 7, they will learn the secrets of a 500-year-old musical mystery–the real story of Froggy Went A Courtin’. That is more propitious than it might...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 1, 2023 | All Articles, Events, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
June 1, 2023–Deb Rouse has been named Executive Director of the Kerrville Folk Festival Foundation by the Board of Directors, assuming full duties in July, 2023. Rouse feels ready, both professionally and personally, to step into the role of Executive Director of the...
by Phil Houseal | May 8, 2023 | All Articles, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Exclusive story for ArtsAliveSA May 8, 2023–When Chad Matthews, then a Los Angeles-based actor, writer, and producer, decided to start an independent film festival back in 2010, why did he choose Fredericksburg, a tiny Texas town far from the hills of Hollywood?...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 3, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Events, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
April 3, 2023–After eight years at its helm, and more than three decades as one of its biggest fans, Mary Muse is stepping down as Executive Director of the Kerrville Folk Festival (KFF) following this year’s event, effective June 30, 2023. “For Bill and me both, we...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 22, 2023 | All Articles, Education, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
Mar 22, 2023–One Wednesday every month I have a date with a special lady. Since last fall, “Pearl” and I have programmed robots, designed circuits, studied bugs, and built structures. You see, Pearl is my 7-year-old granddaughter, and our dates are to the Science Mill...
