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CONTACT HEART BEAT texasheartbeat.com | PO Box 1204 |Bandera,TX 78003 Karyn (210) 316-2986 [email protected] Greg (830) 792-5737, [email protected] Kathleen Hudson Betty Soo Dr. Hudson visited with Austin singer-songwriter Betty Soo at the 290 Texas music series in Johnson City. Betty has been a fixture on the Austin music scene for decades and is one of the most admired players by other artists and writers. She is touring to support her new CD, "When We're Gone." Page 36 Jil Utterback Healthy Eating from the Dinner Belle “Healthy Eating - Progress NOT Perfection.” Dinner Belle Jil Utterback has some yummy and healthy recipes for the Summer. The bountiful spring rains have brought a burst of growth in the garden and Jil has cooked up some great recipes to utilize some of the bounty. Page 28 The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country is published quarterly by Heart Beat Publishing PO Box 1204, Bandera, Texas 78003. Opinions expressed in articles may not be those of the publisher and editor of the The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country, its advertisers, writers or contributors. All content is copyrighted by The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country and may not be reprinted without the express written consent of the publisher. The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country is not liable for editorial content, typographical errors and any statements or claims by advertisers or columnists. Subscriptions are $20 per year payable to The Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country at the above address. Editorial and advertising submissions must be received by the 10th of the month before publication. All ad dimensions, prices and specifications may be found at our website, texasheartbeat.com.

4 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 Phil Houseal Place in Pontotoc Pototoc has come to Fredericksburg. "What is a Pontotoc?" you may ask. A small town between Llano and Brady,settled in the 1870s by German immigrants who saw the area as perfect for growing grapes - and it is. Now you can sample the fruit of the vine in Fredericksburg without having to make the drive to Brady/Llano. A promising new venue. Page 66 Dalis Allen Kerrville Folk Festival Is 45!! Forty-five years of presenting great original music is no small feat. Dalis lines out some of the highlights at the Festival in June and gives us a preview of what to look for at the upcoming Fall Festival in September which will be here before you know it. Happy Anniversary! Page 16 Joe Herring The Festival 1972-2016 It was 45 years ago that Rod Kennedy produced the first Kerrville Folk Festival and Joe was there (along with Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson). Joe recounts this launch of what has come to be one of the most respected songwriter-based festivals in the world. Page 12

Gary Lochte Messing with Mosquitoes I remember the song, "If It Don't Bite, Itch or Sting, It Ain't From Texas." At the top of the reviled itchin' stingin' list is the mosquito. These blood sucking little devils can drain you dry and have you reaching for the Calimine lotion and scratchin' yourself like an old dog. Gary has some great news . . . Page 26 Mary Allyce Of Horses and Dads Mary Allyce is running with our “horsey” theme this month recalling her life-long love affair with all things equine. To the high falootin', thoroughbred horse racing was said to be the "sport of kings" but in reality it is the horses that are the royalty here.

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The Kerrville Folk Festival begins Ranch becomes the hub of the hippie universe May 26, and runs through June 12 this year -- 18 for three weeks. Local folks tend to judge the full days of great music at Quiet Valley Ranch. festival without having visited the festival. Founded in 1972 as a part of the Those who have actually gone to the festivities surrounding the Texas State Arts Kerrville Folk Festival have learned something and Crafts Fair, the folk festival has seen many that might surprise those who haven’t been. changes in its history. The late Rod Kennedy While there are plenty of ‘colorful’ attendees at produced the festival for many years, and it is the Kerrville Folk Festival, there are more than now produced by the very capable Dalis Allen. a few other folk there, too. Doctors, teachers, The festival is overseen by a diverse board of preachers, booksellers, cooks, executives, directors from several states. working folk and students all go to the Kerrville Folk Festival. The crowds I’ve seen don’t look that much different than crowds you’d see in Antler Stadium for a Friday night football game. While most go for the music, I think many go for the warm sense of community the festival warmly creates. The big stage generates most of the attention, of course, but most of the stories and memories I’ve heard center around guitars and campfires, the shared hardships of camping during our brief rainy season, and good meals eaten on rustic boards among friends and conversation. I hope you’ll get to go to the folk festival during its long run the next few weeks Ladybird and Lyndon Johnson at the very first and see it for yourself; remember, it’s usually a Kerrville Folk Festival, back in 1972. good idea to take lawn chairs and a light jacket. While the people-watching is always fun, it’s If your experience is like mine, the music that makes the evening. whenever I tell people where I’m from, Joe Herring Jr. is a Kerrville native who was especially people from Texas, the first thing in the audience of the very first Kerrville Folk they mention is the Kerrville Folk Festival. Festival in 1972. The festival is widely known, and it makes a giant economic impact on our community. During its eighteen day run, tens HEART BEAT OF THE WEB of thousands of visitors stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, buy gasoline and groceries, and spend money. The tax revenues from their visits help fund needed projects in our city and county, and we all benefit from the event. Strangely, though, our community tends to turn its back on the festival. I have noticed, Keep up with Heart Beat on the Internet when reminding audiences or meetings of the by visiting our web site for updates and upcoming festival, locals tend to smirk. They after-press offerings. If you want to be really conjure up images of some of the more eccentric plugged in to current and upcoming events, members of the Kerrville Folk Festival visitors subscribe to our newsletter. and assume (quite wrongly) that Quiet Valley joeherringjr.blogspot.com

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The KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL is 45!!!!! inception. On Thursday June 9 we have a mix AND we still have almost two weeks left of of different years New Folk Award Winners the 2016 Festival through June 12. featured in the round; C. Daniel Boling 2014 from Albuquerque NM, Nathan Hamilton 2000 from Austin TX, Nels Andrews 2002 As we embrace the changes that from Santa Cruz CA and Anna Tivel 2015 come with that age we also recognize how from Portland OR. much is still the same, and are thankful for it. We are still here to celebrate, acknowledge and support songwriters and their original songs. And of course we need all of you to join us to do that, and everyone can bring their own songs and spend time at the campfires sharing and listening. There is so much community here to be shared and enjoyed!

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June 3 - 5 - Peter Yarrow, Michael Jerome Browne, Rev. Robert B Jones, Sultans of String, Dana Louise & the Glorious Birds, B Sterling, Berkley Hart, , Trout Fishing in America, Lance Canales, Andrew Delaney, Chubby Knuckle Choir, Dan Navarro, Dala, Peter Rowan, Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan, Wheatfield, Peter Rowan.

June 10 - 12 Drew Kennedy, Bob Livingston, Sultans of String Bill Hearne Trio, Walt Wilkins, Larry Joe Taylor, Ryanhood, Matt Nakoa, Bobby The Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Bridger, David Amram, Bill Kirchen, Competition is one of the premier events Harpeth Rising, Ari Hest, Judy Collins, that we have presented every year since our Kerrville Symphony of the Hills Orchestra.

16 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 Tickets are available at the gate at Quiet Valley Ranch, 3876 Medina Hwy. Just go out Hwy 16 South towards Media about 9 miles past the river and come out for all of the music still to come at the 2016 Kerrville Folk Festival!!!

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Judy Collins In July 2016 our MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS celebrates 10+ years. We gather 60 - 80 teens from 13 - 18 years of age and mix them up with a faculty of songwriters and poets to help them find their authentic voice. It is a life changing experience for everyone in attendance. You can support a teen coming to the Camp with a donation of $50 or more. Just call the Festival office at 830/257-3600.

Anna Tivel And then our next big event is on ON THE DEVILS BACKBONE Labor Day weekend, September 2 - 4, the IN FISCHER, TEXAS KERRVILLE FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL. 6341 FARM TO MARKET 32 The line-up includes Tish Hinojosa, Ronny Cox, Joe Jencks, David Berkeley, Justin Farren, Raina Rose and Freddy & Francine. You can sign up for our mailing list for updates and specials by going to http:// www.kerrville-music.com/mailing_list.htm Please go to our website at www. kerrvillefolkfestival.org for more information about all of these events and more. Thanks for reading about the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas Heartbeat Magazine.

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Mac and Earnie’s Roadside Eatery, Tarpley Tx Lunch on Fridays and Saturdays includes cheeseburgers and their famous Cabrito Burger. Dinners on Friday and Saturday night feature steaks, catfish, ancho chile honey basted quail and specials such as grilled pork tenderloin with a sweet-tart Vietnamese dipping sauce or grilled Tuna with roasted Jalapeno Mayonnaise. 830-562-3727 11804 FM 470 (junction of FM 470 and FM 462) Bandera Meat Market, Bandera, Tx Whether you just want some deli meats and cheese for lunch, a jerky snack, breakfast sausage, or a tender choice steak for grilling, Bandera Meat Market is the place to go. Owner Kirby Jones prides himself on keeping a wide variety of quality products on hand that he knows his customers want. In addition to his over-the-counter sales, they also supply local restaurants and guest ranches. If you want to stock your freezer, go to the website BanderaMeatMarket.com and check out their Butcher Packs. 702B Main Street in Bandera 78003

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Cafe on e Ridge, Kerrville, Tx The Café at The Ridge Marketplace offers a place to share stories over a glass of sweet tea and a chicken fried steak. All of their delicious heirloom recipes are created using only fresh ingredients. Their award winning Wild Flour Bakery offers an abundance of treats to suit even the pickiest sweet-tooth. All of the baked goods are made from scratch every day, using recipes that offer a peek into their own heritage. Stop by The Artisan Pantry at The Café to browse the selection of gourmet food items. We make ALL baked goods in house,from cookies to hamburger buns! 13439 S Ranch Road 783, Kerrville, TX 78028 Redbud Cafe, Blanco, TX Redbud Cafe’s food is made fresh daily using premium products, local and organic whenever possible. They serves Blanco’s own Real Ale Brewing Company beers on tap, along with a number of other local and national bottled beers. Hours: Mon-Thur 10:30am to 3:30pm Fri-Sat 10:30am- 9:00pm and Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm. They are open for dinner every Friday and Saturday evening, with live music starting at 6:30pm on Fridays, and at 7:00pm on Saturday evenings. 410 4th Street, Blanco TX 78606 www.redbud-cafe.com Cassoville Cafe, Cassoville, TX For a small town like Castroville Tx, this is worth the drive! Nesteled behind the main drag is a historic home-turned-cafe. They offer their trademark satinwoods such as “The Landmark,” “The Alsatian,” and the Schnitzel sandwich! They also have a variety of daily homemade soups...the best Butternut Squash and tomato basil is the best! 309 Lafayette St, Castroville, TX (830) 538-2400 Soda Pops Paao Bar & Grill, Boerne Tx Their retro 50s place is located in Boerne's charming Historic District, directly across from Main Plaza. Look for the dice! Enjoy our Burgers made with always fresh Angus Beef...Every burger, every time, and crafted with the juiciest ingredients, try our signature Magnum Burger! Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm ~ Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm (830) 331-8799, 103 North Main Street, Boerne, TX 78006, www.sodapopsboerne.com Elaine’s Table, Hunt, Tx Nestled on the shores of the South Fork of the Guadalupe river is a favorite stopping place for fine dining while traveling the Hill Country. The house favorite that brings folks from miles around is Bruce's Tortilla Crusted Rainbow Trout. They also feature steaks, chicken and a daily special. 1621 Hwy 39, Hunt, TX, (830) 238-4484. elainestable.com. Waring General Stte, Waring, Tx Although Waring is a bit off the beaten path, this one-block town has some great dining and entertainment. Wednesday nights features the original Steak Nite with live music and also offers great burgers and other Texas favorites. The Store is run by Jason Strange, son of Don Strange, caterer to the stars so you know you are getting the best the Hill Country has to offer in food preperation and hospitality. 544 Waring-Welfare Rd, Waring,TX (830) 995-4377. www.waringgeneralstore.com Alamo Springs Cafe, edericksburg, Tx Alamo Springs Cafe was immortalized on the cover of Texas Monthly awhile back with a shot of their monster burger. The Cafe, which is right next to the famous bat tunnel, is famous for its burgers and other Texas comfort food. It is outside Fredricksburg and a bit off the beaten path but well worth the drive. Seasonal live music on weekends. 107 Alamo Rd, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 990-8004 Visit them on Facebook! Chichh Cafe, Ingram, Tx Chi-cho's is a place that features great salads, tacos, sandwiches, pasta plates, wraps and a selection for kids. Soups are made fresh daily. The ingredients are fresh, including the produce, and dishes are made from scratch. The Diablo burger is a favorite and the club!!! Chef Juan Carlos Padilla, “Chicho” to his friends, and wife Norma Jean Padilla, treat all customers as if they were the only customer in the place, and cares about the quality. 241 old Ingram loop. Ingram Texas

If you would like to be included in our Menu Board, “Where to Eat in the Hill Country” section, please contact Karyn @ (210) 316-2986 Dancing Bear Cantina, Mico Texas Dancing Bear Cantina is on the corner of 1283 and 271 in Mico, TX. Whether you are on your way to Rio Medina, Hondo or Bandera, it's an easy stop and has the most beautiful view of Medina Lake! Enjoy the view of Medina Lake from inside or outside on our deck! With a selection of over 50 beers, served ice cold, you'll enjoy the best Bear Burgers and other eats from our kitchen! Sit back and relax watching the boats and sunset over Medina Lake. We have great live music on the weekends and an open Jam every Thursday night. It is a destination stop to be seen! 7794 CR 271, Mico TX dancingbearcantina.com

Jakes Bar & Grill, Pipe Creek, Tx Jake’s is all about Burgers, Beer and our Backyard!! They have BIKE NIGHTS every Thursday from 7pm-10pm offering drink specials and live music! The “Little Shack” cafe is open daily offering burgers, tacos, hot wings, specials and more! RV spaces are also available. www.jakespipecreek.com 12246 State Hwy 16 Pipe Creek, TX

11th street cowboy bar, Bandera, TX The 11th Street Cowboy Bar is a world-famous destination for all brands of folks, from cowboys to cowgirls, bikers to business folk. They come for the good brew, top-tier live Country, Swing, and Southern Rock music. Come park your Harley or ride up on your horse at the Biggest Little Bar in Texas. 307 11th Street Bandera, TX 11thstreetcowboybar.com

Frio canyon motorcycle stop, leakey, TX The Twisted Sisters have become three of the most popular roads in the State of Texas. The Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop is just the place to begin (or end) your ride. We’ve got plenty of great gear to choose from with new “Three Twisted Sisters” merchandise every season. Enjoy one of the best damn burgers you’ll ever have at the Bent Rim Grill. 657 West RR 337 Leakey, Texas 78873830 - 232 - 6629

Lonestar motorcycle museum, vanderpool, Tx The LONE STAR MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country with beautiful motorcycling routes all around. They display a wonderful collection of machines from around the world dating from the 1910's to modern. 36517 Hwy 187, Vanderpool Texas (830) 966-6103 www.lonestarmotorcyclemuseum.com

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texasheartbeat.com Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country 35 life-long struggle, maybe she was exactly Awakening to a grey cool Sunday where she and her friends needed her morning with the haunting voice of Betty Soo to be: in the thick of it, reminded of still echoing in my mind. Last night the 290 how fragile the balancing act can be Texas series in Johnson City featured Betty for people like herself whose mental Soo and Will Sexton, and a small group of health isn’t solid as a rock. And perhaps dedicated listeners got to experience her voice, she did exactly what she needed to do: her songs, her presence. I first heard Betty she wrote dozens of songs – capturing Soo at the Kerrville Folk Festival as a New those seemingly endless moments of Folk winner. As I listened to her May 14 at grief, loneliness, and loss, and those the Walnut Springs Preserve, I found myself fleeting moments of joy and love – and breathing with her on each song, as the words she recorded twelve of those songs on and melodies captured my imagination. She her new album When We’re Gone.” told us that playing the songs of other people gave her a chance to share some little heard She often performs with longtime songs, to introduce new songs to people, and friend, Will Sexton. His guitar supported, to give her own rendition voice. As I listened enhanced, and sometime led the performance to her sing “If I Were A Bluebird,” by Butch of the song. Will and his brother Charlie have Hancock, I heard new nuances in her creative added to the culture of Texas guitarists. I last rendition. heard Charlie, who tours with Bob Dylan, at a concert in Granada, Spain, last July on my retreat to Spain. Sitting in the room with Will last night created in me the urge to see these brothers perform together. And they do sometime.

Her sensitive and thoughtful website gives listeners a chance to sample the music and hear the story of her life. I read the bio after I listened to her perform last night. Interesting how the “facts” of her life supported the way I was left feeling after just hearing her songs. To me, that speaks to a performer who weaves her own personal story into each song. I did hear the sound of Judy Collins in her voice, and I asked her about it. “Funny,” she responded. The new album, “When We’re Gone,” “Someone else told me that just a few weeks ago. tells a story just in the titles: “listen,” “100 A clip from her webpage describes different way of being alone,” “last night,” “the what I was hearing and feeling last night: things she left town with,” “hold tight,” “love is real,” “when we’re gone,” “nothing heals a broken “As an insomniac and someone who heart,” “lullaby.” Hope you give it a listen. And understands depression from her own then hold tight. Ils sont partis

36 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 texasheartbeat.com Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country 37 containing their fancy bonnets to wear to the As I write this column, I am race. Meanwhile the men had their newspapers watching the running of the 142nd Kentucky out studying and highlighting statistics of the Derby. A flood of memories begins with horses running. Because the race drew so connections to the sport of horse racing that many people, hotels were at a premium so we I have made throughout my life. When I didn’t get to layover and be part of the action. was a child, my dad used to take us to New In May of 1987, I was working a night Hampshire to watch harness racing at Hinsdale flight out of DFW “puddle-jumping” through Raceway. The horses raced pulling a driver Shreveport, Memphis, Louisville and Detroit. I in a two-wheeled cart equipped with bicycle only had one passenger in first class so I knelt in wheels. I “helped” my dad pick a possible the seat in front of him and began to chat. He winner by choosing my favorite colors. I was going as far as Louisville for the Kentucky would love to visit my Aunt Harriet, my dad’s Derby. He seemed very knowledgeable of sister in Brunswick, New York, as she always horse racing and even told me I should bet on shared stories of winning at Saratoga, an elite a bay colt called Alysheba. The day before the race track in upstate New York. At the time, race I told my husband about the conversation they didn’t allow children so I had to imagine and that was the end it --- no bet was made. the horse races by way of my Aunt Harriet’s The next day we sat before the TV stories. Years later my dad used to joke that we and watched the race. Mid-race, Alysheba was never heard of all the money she lost between cut off by another horse and just about fell with her big wins. In the early sixties, construction his jockey. Somehow he regrouped and kept began on a thoroughbred horse racing track racing. As my passenger in first class predicted, in the next town over from where we lived. I Alysheba won. While they were putting the never got to experience that since they didn’t blanket of roses over his back, the owners and open until after we moved from New England. trainer surrounded the beautiful colt. I excitedly Fast forward to the 70s when I turned to my husband and said, “There’s Mr. was a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines. Van Berg! I guess we should of bet on him! “ Very early in my career, I worked flights into My husband looked in disbelief at the person Louisville, Kentucky, home of the Kentucky I am pointing at, and then said “You didn’t tell Derby. Our planes were DC-9s with an me the person on your flight was his trainer!!” overhead shelf where passengers could put Alysheba went on to win the Preakness Stakes, coats and hats, but not luggage. The week of but failed at his run at the Triple Crown. the Derby, heavily-perfumed women boarded Thinking back on it, I’ll bet my Aunt with their lightweight round hat boxes Harriet would have had a wager on him.

38 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 Bandera, Texas texasheartbeat.com Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country 39 by Karyn Lyn Old Settlers Music Festival 2016 Review

The first we had the honor of This was my 4th time attending the interviewing was the great and Houston- Old Settlers Music Festival in Driftwood Texas, bred, Carolyn Wonderland. I don’t know and there’s a reason the Texas Heart Beat crew whether to compare her to Janis Joplin or keeps going back! Even though we were not Jimmy Hendrix! Wowza, what a fiercely familiar with all the performers, they never cease gifted woman! She sure sets the bar, and I to amaze me with the array of talent they choose! mean literally with her guitar extravaganza! I enjoy being cultured and up-to-date with the I had seen her perform at Schreiner musical world; Life is a bore without music, and University’s Coffeehouse series while I was life is a bore without varietal tunes and tones. My attending, but it was a pleasure sitting down teenager, Dakota, also helps me with this; he also with her on a personal level and listening loves music and its effect. to her stories (you can listen to our live I have learned that you’ve got to be interviews on TEXASHEARTBEAT.COM). prepared for rain during this time of year, but Wonderland's main musical influence is her the rain held off for the most part--allowing the mother, who bought her a piano from a flea crowds to gather, grinning ear-to-ear, immersing market when she was little. And praise the in music. Being that this great festival grants the Lord she did! Kathleen Hudson can concur Texas Heart Beat backstage access, I have the that she is a staple of a woman in the Texas opportunity to mingle, meet and greet the finely Music Industry. Not only does she recognize chosen artists. this wild red-headed rock star in her book, “Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs,” but she is the featured image on the cover!

The Dustbowl Revival had a Mavericks flare, in which played at the Festival last year and rocked the field! This super talented group rocked out too, giving the audience an upbeat Bluegrass, Swing, Jazzy, Pre-war blues, Southern soul, and New Orleans funk blend! 40 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 by Karyn Lyn Old Settlers Music Festival 2016 Review

And then there was Kevin Russell, of well by the Festival: The essence of Bluegrass- Shinyribs…talk about interesting, funky, and The Del Mccoury Band. These fine gentlemen fun! This cool cat’s influences ranged from echoed off the treetops, as their banjos, James Brown, Elvis Presley, AL Green, Marvin fiddles, and upright thump played perfectly Gray, Conway Twitty to an artistic twist of with the soft misty rain and moonlight. Del Tom Waits and Minute Men...a true performer always has an infectious smile on his face, who was all about high energy and keeping the as he is obviously proud of his son’s, Ronnie crowd interacted. Everyone around me was and Rob’s, perfectly-pitched harmonies that having way too much fun with his personality drifted through the silent crowd. and that, my friends, is what it’s all about.

Besides my focal point on music at this fine MusicFest—I have to include that they hold a Youth Talent Competition that is very inspirational, unique Texas vendors and artisans: alligator and shark on a stick, “Wicked Whatnot” penny art jewelry, not to mention it is home of the famous Driftwood Salt Lick BBQ! A True Texas Music event that I can’t wait to attend again! Old Settler’s Music Festival is a nonprofit organization. Every year, they donate to a list of music-related charities. Other artists like the remarkable This year, they’ll be giving to the Health and adorable singer/songwriter Sierra Hull, Alliance for Austin Musicians, the Center had a darling voice, similar to Alison Krauss, for Texas Music History, and Kids in a New who come to find out, called her to the Grand Groove. New this year, they we will be Ole Opry stage when she was 11-years-old and offering 4 Scholarships to students pursuing of course was a childhood hero and mentor. music related degrees at Texas State and Sierra not only x-rayed her originality and Austin Community College. skill, but by-golly could this 24 year old play a mean mandolin! The timeless closing act was chosen

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DISCOVER THE FLAVOR OF TEXAS. lostmapleswinery.com a breakfast taco at Lowe’s Market parking lot You’ve just got to come to Bandera, where the excitement begins building at Cow Cowboy Capital of the World on Labor Day Patty Bingo. Great Prizes and cash to boot all Weekend. Well known as a small Texas town determined by the proper drop of a cow patty! with real Texas flare, Bandera’s history runs Then hurry and grab your spot ‘cause at 11am deep. It began in the late 1800’s; Bandera was a folks will be clamoring to see the Longhorn critical gathering place for over 7,000,000 head Cattle Drive right down the Main Street! of Longhorn cattle that where gathered from around the state to send up the famous Western Trail to Oglala, Nebraska and railheads north. Larry McMurtry wrote about this trail in his book Lonesome Dove. Yep, Bandera is about that trail. Each year Bandera remembers it's roots at the annual Labor Day Event, Celebrate Bandera!

Following behind is an awesome parade with wagons, Native American Indians, horses, and all those that love the western heritage Bandera champions so well. Bandera will be transformed into a magical time machine. Check out the arts and crafts on the Court House lawn right after the parade. Visit Rattle Snake Ridge for shoot out performances Friday night September 2nd, kicks off by the famous Bandera Cattle Company our Celebrate Bandera weekend with a Ranch Gunfighters. Rodeo. Just like rodeo’s originally started, a Ranch Rodeo is a competition between ranches with ranch skills! Featured ranch rodeo events at Celebrate Bandera are derived from original ranch skills with a little “fun” thrown in. Local ranches will enter teams of four and compete in skills like a rescue race, pony express race, stampede race, hide race, and the hilarious What else will you find at Celebrate girdle race. A Cowboy Mounted shooters Bandera? Everything having to do with exhibition will round out the evening. Cowboys and Indians! Saturday mid-morning, folks will be At City Park beginning on Friday gathering in town to get a good spot to view the night, September 2nd ,and all day and night morning events. About 9:30am you can grab the 3rd & 4th, Celebrate Bandera proudly

46 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 presents the Circle of Life Inter-tribal Powwow HOTTEST 8 SECONDS OF THE YEAR at the which includes Native American dancers from National Professional Bull Rider’s Challenge. all over the U.S. Gates open Friday evening and Sunday morning eat your Wheaties admission is just $5! Children under 12 are free. because we start all over again! First we gather Featured events include dance competitions; at the Medina River in City Park for a Cowboy exhibition performances and special Hand Breakfast offered up by the Western Heritage and Drum and flute demonstrations. Native Cowboy Church, followed by some great American artisans will be selling their wares and preaching and cowboy gospel music. There Indian fry bread will be abundant! will also be gospel music at the Courthouse, as At the Powwow you can visit the well as the Arts and Craft Show and a lot more camps of Mountain Men, and the 1800 Pioneer of the Bandera Cattle Company. And don’t Camps. Powwows have always been an integral forget to go back to the Circle of Life Powwow part of Native American history. The Circle of and the finals of the National Professional Bull Life Powwow is a place to enjoy the company Rider’s Challenge and hold on to your seats…. of old friends and meet new ones. Special more excitements with the added South Texas presentations are made possible in part with a Bull Fighting Tour at intermission. grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate Celebrate Bandera is all about of the National Endowment for the Humanities Cowboys and Indians – come live it with us. as well as Texas Commission on the Arts. For event schedules and ticket information, Don’t miss a chance to participate in go to www.celebratebandera.com, or call 830- the Hoof n Foot Horseless Ranch Rodeo. This 796-4447. Yee-Haw, Ya’ll! is fun for the whole family and includes cowboy skills and creative team work to boot. You might even get to dress a goat! There will goat ropin, chicken ropin, storytelling, music the kids can participate in, well you get the picture, there is plenty for them to do. On Saturday night, head out to Mansfield Park. Gates open at 6:30 pm and admission includes World Champion Trick Roper, Kevin Fitzpatrick followed by THE CELEBRATE BANDERA Labor Day Weekend September 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2016

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Kerrville Festivals 11th Street Cowboy Bar 3876 Medina Highway, Kerrville, TX 307 11th St, Bandera, TX 78003 (830) 257-3600 (830) 796-4849

Texas Heritage Music Foundation Longhorn Saloon 2100 Memorial Blvd, Kerrville, Texas 1307 Main St, Bandera, TX 78003 (830) 792-1945 (830) 796-3600

Cafe on the Ridge Arkey Blue’s Silver Dollar 13439 S Ranch Road 783, Kerrville, TX 308 Main Street, Bandera, TX 78003 (830) 896-0420 (830) 796-8826

Azul Flying L Ranch 202 Earl Garrett St, Kerrville, TX Saturdays - Chuck Wagon Dinner & Show (830) 896-9338 PO Box 1959, Bandera, TX

Callioux Theater Jake’s 910 Main Street, Kerrville, TX 12246 TX-16, Pipe Creek, TX 78063 (830) 896-9393 (830) 535-6699

Ol Watering Hole Wildhorse Saloon 1109 Broadway, Kerrville, TX 134 River Bend Rd, Bandera, TX 78003 (830) 257-4653 (830) 796-9930

Guadalupe River Club 1483 Junction Hwy, Kerrville, TX BOERNE/BLANCO (830) 896-3354 Soda Pops 103 North Main Street, Boerne, TX 78006 Inn of the Hills (830) 331-8799 1001 Junction Hwy, Kerrville, TX (830) 895-5000 Cave Without A Name Frequent Concerts in the Cave Headwaters Saloon 325 Kreutzberg Rd, Boerne, TX Hwy 783 Harper, TX (830) 537-4212 (830) 864-4055

1011 Bistro Blanco Riverside Bar 1011 Bistro, 1011 Guadalupe, Kerrville, TX 18 Main Street, Blanco, TX 78606, USA (830) 895-1169 (830) 833-0208

60 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 LIVE MUSIC IN THE HILL COUNTRY COMFORT/WARING Auslander Restaurant 323 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX Waring General Store (830) 997-7714 Live Music Wednesdays INGRAM / HUNT 544 Waring Welfare Rd, Waring, TX (830) 995-4377 Crider’s Dancehall 2310 hwy 39 Hunt TX Cocky Rooster (830) 238-4441 7 US Hwy 87, Comfort, TX (830) 996-5501 Roddy Tree Ranch 820 Texas 39 Ingram, TX Tucan Jim’s 830-367-2871 5814 Texas 27, Center Point, TX (830) 634-2640 The Hunt Store 1634 Highway 39, Hunt, TX FREDERICKSBURG (830) 238-4410 Luckenbach NEW BRAUNFELS 412 Luckenbach Town Loop Fredericksburg, TX GRUENE (830) 997-3224 Gruene Hall Crossroads Saloon and Steakhouse 1281 Gruene Rd, New Braunfels, TX 305 W Main St, Fredericksberg, TX (830) 606-1281 (830) 992-3288 River Road Icehouse Hondo’s on Main 1791 Hueco Springs Loop, New Braunfels, TX 312 W. Main St. Fredericksburg, TX (830) 626-1335 (830)-997-1633 Phoenix Saloon The Rockbox 193 W San Antonio St, New Braunfels, TX 109 N Llano St, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 643-1400 (830) 997-7625

Silver Creek CONCAN/UVALDE 310 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX (830) 990-4949 House Pasture Cattle Co 2 River Rd, Concan, TX 78838 El Milagro Twenty Twelve (830) 232-6580 249 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX Phone:(830) 307-3051 Lone Star Saloon 2429 Milam St, Uvalde, TX 78801 (830) 591-9191

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GROCERIES GAS * ICE * FREE WIFI RV & CAMPING Vanderpool, Texas 830. 996-3568 SHWEIKI INSERT TEXAS BLUE OAK longest lasting attraction are the name sake blue- green mature leaves that characterize it for a rela- & LAND STEWARDSHIP tively long period of time in the Spring and Summer. The bark is typically dark gray and deeply fissured. The initial and primary goal of this TBOs are members of the White Oak column is to extend knowledge and encourage group meaning that they produce LAND STEWARDSHIP. Therefore these prac- acorns every year. In addition to yearly acorn pro- tices should be mentioned in each publication. duction White Oaks have a smooth acorn cup, do not A secondary purpose would be not to dwell or have bristles at the leaf tips, and have gray scaly bark. over extend any of the Stewardship concepts. “The natural habitat is in south central Almost any source of rangeland Texas to the Trans-Pecos in thin alkaline or rocky ecology will present the carrying capacity of limestone soils up into the Chisos Mountains of hill country properties as being 20 to 30 acres Big Bend National Park. per animal unit. An animal unit being l ma- The leaves are quite small in compar- ture cow and calf from conception to weaning. ison to other oaks. TBO is a trouble free Other equivalents being 1 bull 1.35 au, 1 horse tree that should be used more in the land- 1.25 au, 1 sheep .20 au, l goat .15 au. , white scape.” (Howard Garrett’s Texas Trees) tailed deer .15 au. From my own experiences here on It would be easy to become totally “The Farm” TBO is one of my all time favorite absorbed in dreaming up thousands of differ- trees. There are only three that have grown natu- ent scenarios that could become exceptions to rally here on the property, but they are absolute- these generalities so lets just pose a different ly beautiful specimens. Each of them are l8”-20” question with each chapter of this publica- in diameter, and the canopies are over 25’. These tion and point out some of the consequences are growing on the edge of a steep cliff bordered of land over grazing. The misuse of the land by huge limestone boulders. From this observa- does not become evident over night, but gen- tion it would appear that they prefer good drain- erally speaking bare ground that is either a age. However, the nine that have been purchased dust bowl or mud hole is the result. The not from nursery stock and planted on the left of the surprising thing is that after the situation be- road just past the entrance to Farm Country RV comes unbearable and the animals (whatever Park are in pure caliche clay and have survived. they may be) are removed, the first vegeta- The biggest problem with these plant- tion that will return are thistles, milkweeds, ings is that the cages were removed when it ap- and other obnoxious species that nothing peared that they were above deer bite height. They will eat. The return of the land to an accept- weathered the bite ok, but Axis males did major able condition may take 5 years or more with- damage rubbing the velvet off their horns. After out use of conscious production practices. being recaged these trees seem to be doing well. As mentioned in the Fall 2015 edi- Due to limited supply TBO wood has not been tion special attention will be given to our wide used to any extent for BarBQ, however it would variety of Oak trees. The special Oak of this seem that it would be comparable to Live Oak, edition will be Lacy Oak or Texas Blue Oak and therefore acceptable for BarBQ or grilling. hencefourth TBO. The main attractions of this The biggest observed drawback to TBO medium size tree are its leaves. They come in as here on the Farm is that they are extremely slow small peach colored growths in the early spring growing. The trees described above are no more and go out with an even more pronounced than 10’ tall. Chinkapin and Burr Oak planted at peach color in the fall. However, the real and the same time are more than twice as tall.

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Pontotoc is a small historic While establishing his vineyards, town halfway between Llano and Brady. Money scouted for a favorable location for his It was established by German immigrants tasting room in Fredericksburg, where he always in the 1870s, with an economy based on wanted to live and raise a family. He walked up agriculture. Today, that means wineries. and down Main, looking for a place to put in a But you don’t have to go to Pontotoc tasting room. He found the property, with one of to experience it. That’s because Carl Moneythe three oldest log cabins in town. It is now home and his wife, Frances, brought Pontotoc to to his Weingarten, Weinhalle, and Wienkeller, Fredericksburg. In January they opened the or wine cellar, where he holds private tastings. Pontotoc Vineyard Weingarten. The courtyard/ “The whole idea of the courtyard tasting room is tucked away behind a rock came from the Weingartens like where I went to wall, at 320 West Main, between the Itz Inn and school in Vienna,” he said. “The idea is to have a Timeless Menagerie. It’s a little hard to find. community, family oriented winery.” “Nobody looks over that wall,” he said, pointing to the rock wall facing the street. But he is well on his way to putting the Weingarten on wine lovers’ maps. Money’s own journey with wine runs through East Texas, Austria, Spain, and finally Pontotoc. Money attended school and learned about growing grapes and winemaking while attending school in Vienna. In Spain, he had a friend who owned a vineyard. “He grew tempranillo grapes,” said Money, who was raised in a family of cotton farmers in East Texas. “It was the same It is enclosed, so children can run climate, the same soil, the same everything around. He used long German-style wine as here, so I knew they would grow.” tables so people will congregate and visit, “Here” was Pontotoc. While he and is adding regular live classical and jazz liked the town for its history and buildings, music. When weather permits, he shows old Money had an intuition that it would be the movies on the wall of the adjacent building. perfect place to grow vines. He noted the red, Frances’ skill as a pastry chef comes sandy soil (good for getting water off the root into play as well. She puts together picnic baskets system), accessible water (he hit water at only of homemade Pontotoc pimiento cheese on 25 feet), its high relative altitude (so as not to homemade bread, with brownies, spiced pecans, suffer from late freezes), and the surrounding infused olives, and other gourmet treats. Customers bluffs (to block the brunt of northers). can enjoy the meal on site, or pick up and take “It creates a favorable microclimate,” for a picnic, with some Pontotoc wine, of course. he concluded. “I knew German settlers Not that you’d want to leave. wouldn’t build a house that big in the middle “It’s so peaceful here,” Money said. of nowhere if the land didn’t sustain life.” “You have the beautiful view of St. Mary’s Church Money started buying buildings in and the Pioneer Museum windmills. It’s so nice Pontotoc about 12 years ago. He acquired the to sit here, listen to top notch music, eat, and hardware store, grocery store, post office, saddle drink high quality Texas Hill Country wine.” shop/barbershop, and old movie theater, and Money is especially proud that began redoing them. With help from his family, he uses only Texas Hill Country fruit in his he tilled the fields and planted tempranillo vines, wines. It comes from equally non-metro among the first in Texas to grow that variety.| towns such as Hilda, Doss, and Comanche.

66 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 “More and more vineyards are coming on line that satisfy our demand for a boutique winery,” he said. “I try to get grapes from the Llano Uplift. I don’t want to be a volume winery. We want to make the best wine you can make with grapes from the Texas Hill Country.” Back to Pontotoc. While it is currently not open as a destination, it will be eventually. Meanwhile, if you are a member of the wine club, one of the benefits is an invitation there for the harvest and bottling, with live music, and other activities. “It’s a lot of fun, but it’s also a lot of work,” Money said. “Because we hand harvest and hand select every grape we use. That’s the sole goal we have–making the highest quality Texas Hill Country wine possible.” Pontotoc Vineyard Weingarten 320 West Main, Fredericksburg. Open Fri-Sat from noon to 8 p.m Sun from noon to 5 p.m. pontotocvineyard.com (512)658-0023. Photo by Phil Houseal

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Since 1925 the Crider family has welcomed thousands of people each summer to the weekly rodeo & dance. It started as a simple 4th of July fund-raiser for the Hunt PTA in 1925 when Walter and Audrey Crider created a venue that is pure Texan and a famous boot-scootin’ destination. They have almost 90 years of cowboy hospitality under their belts and it shines every weekend under the Texas Stars.

Every Saturday night from late May through Labor Day, Crider’s hosts a rodeo and dance that has brought thou-sands of people to the headwaters of the beautiful Guadalupe to sit under a giant live oak tree for an evening of bucking broncs and two-step dancing.

The rodeo kicks off every Saturday night at 8pm followed by some of the biggest names and best talent in Texas music at 9pm. It is a very long and proud list of musical performers that have appeared at Crider’s and the 2014 concert/dance season is no exception.

Crider’s also has a great café serving the favorite honky tonk basics and every Friday night features a catfish fry that has become a regular family outing for locals and tourists alike. Grab your boots and join in every Saturday night between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Cowboy Up! Rodeo & Dancehall

www.cridersrodeoanddance.com Kyle Brooks 45th Kerrville Folk Festival @ RIVER ROAD ICE HOUSE @ QUIET VALLEY RANCH June 18, 2016 June 1 -12, 2016

FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL @ LUCKENBACH June 25, 2016 KATTL @ 11th STREET COWBOY BAR June 11, 2016

ROBERT EARL KEEN @ KERRVILLE, LOUIS HAYS PARK July 4, 2016

HILL COUNTRY SHOOTING CLASSIC @ JOSHUA CREEK RANCH June 11, 2016

70 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 GHOST TOWN BLUES BAND @ RODDY TREE RANCH July 8, 2016

BILLY BOB THORTON & BOXMASTERS @ BRAUNTEX THEATER August 13, 2016

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM @ CALLIOUX THEATER July 15-30, 2016

ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID PLAYHOUSE 2000 August 19 - September 2, 2016

DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER MOON DANCE CONCERT SERIES @ BOERNE COMMUNITY THEATER @ CIBOLO NATURE CENTER July 15-30 2016 August 20, 2016

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72 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 Summer is here, and there’s a If you’re looking for something a lot happening! There’s also the opportu- little more laid back, a trip to Wimberley will nity for lazy and idyllic days spent loung- feel like a step back in time. The pace is a lit- ing on a tube under a canopy of cypress tle slower here, and the atmosphere more re- trees, or live music or a movie under the laxed. Stroll around town square and peek in canopy of stars at night. That’s Texas Hill the shops and galleries, or lounge in the water Country, and there’s no place I’d rather be! under a canopy of cypress trees at Blue Hole If you’re looking to cool down and or dive into Jacobs Well. At night, hang out on enjoy some summer fun, New Braunfels is the I’noz deck and listen to live music, grab some perfect destination! New Braunfels is home to ice cream at The Wooden Spoon, or catch a Schlitterbahn, which is a great choice for fam- movie at The Corral, the only walk-in movie ilies with its 65 acres of water park rides and theater of its kind. These idyllic summer days slides. Also, check out Texas Ski Ranch - they are simply magical! offer water skiing, an indoor trampoline park, and occasionally have movies in the water. Gruene is a former cotton gin town Take a walk on the wild side at Ani- that is now listed on the National Register of mal World & Snake Farm Zoo. They have an Historic Places and is home to Texas’ oldest interesting array of creatures that you (hopeful- dance hall, Gruene Hall. There is also great ly) don’t see every day! How does 70-degrees shopping to be had in Gruene’s quaint shops, sound? To find out, check out Natural Bridge and fabulous dining at The Gristmill, Gruene Caverns! They also have a drive-thru safari River Grill, and Cantina del Rio. For a fun next door. Finally, if A/C is more your speed, wine tasting experience, head on over to Win- the McKenna Children’s Museum is a fun way ery on the Gruene - they offer several light to spend an educational afternoon with the kid- and fruity selections that make for the per- dos. fect accompaniment on a hot summer’s day! Summer is here, and there is no place I’d rather be! These days are a treasure. Soak them up while they are here by enjoying lazy days in our rivers, and fun outdoor activities at night. There’s truly something for everyone in Texas Hill Country!

The Comal and Guadalupe Rivers both run through New Braunfels, so tubing is a must! Landa Park also has a lot to offer for those hoping to make a splash, including a swing rope, large pool, and spring fed pool. Also, the Whitewater Amphitheater and the Freiheit Country Store both have an impres- sive line-up of summer musical guests in store.

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Winning the War against Mosquitoes!

Perhaps you’re similar to WHAT is needed: me...... Inundated by the latest fear 1 cup of water campaign; namely the mosquito 1/4 cup of brown sugar induced ZIKA virus. To be very 1 gram of yeast frank about this, my biggest and 1 2-liter bottle most immediate concern is to avoid getting bit in the first place. Mosquito HOW to make it: bites burn, cause nasty swelling, and itch for way too long. I also become concerned when my beautiful 1. Cut the plastic bottle in half. grandchildren have to stay indoors 2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let because of the mosquito swarms. I cool. When cooled, pour in the bottom refuse to lather up the kids with toxic half of the bottle. bug repellants. Those toxic repellents 3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It are very likely worse than the bites creates carbon dioxide, which attracts of those venomous little mosquitos. mosquitoes. I say Zika-schmika! I just hate 4. Place the funnel part, upside down, mosquitoes! They love me however. I into the other half of the bottle, taping am told they love me because I exude a them together if desired. heavy concentration of carbon dioxide 5. Wrap the bottle with something black, when I exhale. It is great that I am leaving the top uncovered, and place an efficient breather, but I’d rather be it outside in an area away from your only a moderately efficient breather normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are and get bit less. How about you? also drawn to the color black.) You can go to the local hardware box-store and purchase Change the solution every 2 fancy carbon dioxide traps, buy lots weeks for continuous control. Adios of propane, and spend a ton of money mosquitos! to achieve questionable results. I suggest making several of For those readers who want these very effective mosquito traps and to commit genocide against these setting them in your outdoor areas. hideous creatures, I have an easy Of course, there are other help which I’d like to share with you. wonderful steps you can take to war Introducing my home-made against these hideous mosquitosq. I mosquito killer...... it works, and it’s suggest putting up 2-4 “Purple Martin” cheap. houses per acre. The Martins are terrific, and eat thousands of mosquitoes Here’s what you need and how to do for you. The Martins are such peaceful it: and thankful creatures...... they will bless your property.

76 Heart Beat of the Texas Hill Country SUMMER2016 What to do if you or your loved ones get bit: The best remedy I know of is EMU oil. You can purchase EMU oil on the internet. Just a tiny drop applied to the bite area stops the burn and prevents the swelling almost immediately. It is awesome. Another great remedy is Tea Tree oil available at most grocery stores and pharmacies. Just a dab of Tea Tree oil in the bite quickly stops the pain.

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YO MAMA'S BIG FAT BOOTIE @ HEAD FOR THE HILLS

BETTY SOO @ 290 TEXAS SERIES REUBAN DARNELL @ THE OPRY

RICHARD JACOME DANA COOPER @ TOUCAN JIM'S @ THE RODDY TREE SARA JAROSZ & CAROLYN WONDERLAND @ OLD SETTLERS

PARDO & REED @ WARING GENERAL STORE

SCREAMING HOT CARS AT THE RODDY TREE

YO MAMA'S BIG FAT BOOTIE @ HEAD FOR THE HILLS QIK CD & CONCERt REVIEWS Yo Mama’s Big Fat Bootie Band Head for the Hills Festival Quiet Valley Ranch Review by Greg Forest

This was my first trip to the 4th Annual Head for the Hills Festival at Quiet Valley Ranch. I was pleasantly surprised at the variety and high quality of the performers. To some it might look like a throw back to the hippie years of the 60s but to me it reminded me of the gold- en years of Bay Area Funk in the 70s that spawned some of the best butt bumping funk to date. Bands like Tower of Power were setting the bar high on what a funky horn band could do. Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band is a case in point. From the moment the band fired up their first tune the room turned into a funkadelic extravaganza. Whereas in the 70s I was in a "shoe gazing" band - we would stand in one place long hair dangling down looking down at our guitars, Yo Mama was animated and was animated and it appeared they were having as much fun as the audience. Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band formed up in 2002 and after a few different itera- tions evolved into the present cracker jack A-team of Mary Frances “Mama Funk” on vocals, keyboard and keytar (and yes that was a real Hammond B3 she was playing). The big bootie bottom was put down by Al “Sweet Nasty” Ingram on vocals & bass, Derrick “Dr Ock” Johnson on trombone, JP “Smoke Machine” Miller on guitar, and Lee “Insta Funk” Allen drums. Great musicians with an obvious love for the vehicle of funk, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band ran through a great set list covering primarily tunes from their "Onward" CD. Even with a few guest stars jumping up to join in on a song now and then, this was an air-tight performance by experts in their trade. The 150 concert dates they average annually obviously keep their chops up and the Hill Country was lucky to have a band like this visit the area. I hope to return to the Head for the Hills Festival again next year and another shot of funk from Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. If you join me, don't forget your dancin' shoes!

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After All These Years Graham Warwick with the Bona Fide Blues Band Review by Greg Forest

Graham Warwick, formerly of West Texas/Lubbock, has been gracing stages here in the Hill Country for a number of years and has built a following and band that are all as big fans of blues as Graham is. Graham has brought in two A-teams - both musicians and studio wizards on this CD

project. The Fide Blues Band consists of Graham on vocals & guitar, John Sprott on guitar, John Reeve on vocals & upright bass, and John Ike Walton on the drums. On the session side of things the CD was recorded at Loma Studios with John Hill engineering and John Sprott producing and Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova mastering. Containing nine songs, almost all penned by Warwick, the album delivers a pot of blues gold drilling down into the genre with heart-felt enthusiasm. My personal favs are, "Cool Blues Hat" (of which Graham is an owner), "Running Out of Money" which is a recurring theme most of us can relate to, and "Walkin' My Blues." If you are a blues fan and want to do your part in helping Hill Country musicians, get out to one of Graham's gigs in the area. With luck, he will pen a new song, "Running out of CDs."

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June 6/4 ROUGH RIVER BAND 6/11 SPAZMATICS 6/17 BELLAMY BROTHERS FEATURING ZACK WALTHER 6/18 JOSH ABBOTT BAND 6/24 CORY MORROW FEATURING SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS 6/25 ROGER CREAGER FEATURING CAMERAN NELSON July & August 2ND ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY JAMFEST

7/9 KYLE PARK FEATURING PARKER MCCOLLUM 7/15 WADE BOWEN FEATURING JOHN BAUMAN 7/16 JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS 7/22 JB AND THE MOONSHINE BAND FEATURING BREELAN ANGEL 7/23 KEVIN FOWLER FEATURING AARON EINHOUSE 7/29 WILLIAM CLARK GREEN FEATURING JUDSON COLE BAND 7/30 EARL THOMAS CONLEY 8/5 RANDY ROGERS BAND 8/6 MIKE RYAN 8/12 CASEY DONAHEW BAND FEATURING COSTELLO

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