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Texas Folklife Gala at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Texas Folklife was yet another Austin group that benefited from beatific weather this week. Their gala site, the plaza of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, is always blissful at night. Especially so this time of year, when one feels ushered into the middle of the Hill Country.
Mary Ermel and Moira Foreman Porter
The backers of Texas Folklife — now 25 years in the preservation and celebration biz — comprise a distinct subset of Austin social life. They value authenticity. They hunt for culture some Texans might find exotic, yet they embrace as essential as it is indigenous.
Amy Mitchell and Mitch Baranowski
Case in point: The musical act that played while I patrolled the margins of the gala. African American musicians. Louisiana sound. Houston roots. Austin favorites. (I’d tell you their name if the Texas Folklife’s website was available for visits.) May Texas Folklife always elevate such unbridled cultural exuberance.
Alexa Wesner, Terri Bailey and Erlin Ibrecht
Winners of Texas Folklife Awards: Santiago Jimenez, Jr. (Tejano accordionist from San Antonio), Johnny Gimble (Western swing fiddle player from East Texas), and Barbara Lynn (R&B guitarist, “The Empress of Gulf Coast Soul”).
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By Nancy Bless
October 11, 2010 11:48 AM | Link to this
Michael,
Thank you for icluding us on the night's tour! And thank you for the great birthday wish!
Keyun Dickson was playing when you stopped in...he was our 2010 "Big Squeeze" contest winner--18 year old high school senior from Houston. He's one of the featured artists playing this week for the National Assocaiation of State Arts Agencies, meeting in Austin.
All the best,
Nancy
By David Wyatt
October 4, 2010 1:07 PM | Link to this
The band was Keyun Dickson & The Zydeco Masters