The 2018 line-up includes: And as always we will close with our anthem “Heal in the Wisdom”. FIRST WEEKEND (Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, May 27) Please take a look here or just go to our NEWS FROM THE FESTIVAL Heather Pierson Trio website, http://www.kerrville-music.com. The Peterson Brothers NEW FOLK WINNERS & FOLK ALLIANCE Jon Brooks You can join our mailing list for updates By Dalis Allen Pierce Pettis and specials by going to http://www.ker- The Sirens of South Austin rville-music.com/ and filling in your email In the Round with Susan Gibson, Walt when prompted. Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Lucin- and even presented a few. We featured Wilkins and Michael O’Connor da Williams, Hal Ketchum, James McMurt- Kerrville artists in showcases, in partic- Drew Kennedy Tickets are at a discount online so just ry, Robert Earl Keen all have one thing in ular our New Folk Award Winners. This Jaimee Harris go to the website to join us for the 2018 common, the first time we ever heard them year in attendance from 2017 were Le- Trout Fishing in America Kerrville Folk Festival!!! was at the Festival when they were final- titia VanSant, Rachael Kilgour and Mia Seth Glier ists in the Kerrville New Folk competition. Rose Lynne. The number of artists that Johnny Nicholas If you have questions and want to speak Our path to discovering new songwriters we hear in 5 days far surpass what we Ordinary Elephant to a person just call us at 830/257-2600. from around the world is the Grassy Hill could hear in any other way and many Amilia Spicer Our offices are on Quiet Valley Ranch Kerrville New Folk Competition which ac- of the artists that play Kerrville Folk John Gorka property where the Festival is held 9 cepted entries through February 28. The Festival were heard for the first time Mary Gauthier miles south of Kerrville on Hwy 16. concerts featuring the 32 that are chosen at these conferences. A few examples Johnsmith from a field of 600 - 800 songwriters are on on the 2018 line-up; Seth Glier, Twist- Thanks for reading about the Kerrville the first weekend of the Festival, Saturday ed Pine, All Our Exes are from Texas a SECOND WEEKEND Folk Festival in Heart Beat of the Texas May 26 and Sunday May 27 from 1 - 4PM. band from Australia, Sultans of String, (Friday, June 1 - Sunday, June 3) Hill Country. As the weather is giving way to The Crane Wives, The Accidentals… Beppe Gambetta warmer temperatures I’m sure that every- The Music at the Mansion Sam Baker one is venturing out more and more. I cer- Concert Series season line-up is Eliza Gilkyson tainly worked from my home more this year complete. This is the collaboration Big Thief than ever before, and got a bit spoiled by between Kerrville Folk Festival and The Honey Dewdrops it. The change in temperature is allowing Schreiner University presenting Fes- The Crane Wives the work at Quiet Valley Ranch to begin tival Songwriters to the community of Warren Hood in preparation for the festival in May. The Kerrville all year long. You may view David Ball & That Carolina Sound property is undergoing many renovations the schedule on our Facebook page. Pike & Sutton for the comfort and safety of the folks that Just search for Music at the Mansion. The Brother Brothers work there and all that attend the Festival. The opening concert was on Twisted Pine We are having a Kerrville On The February 9, next ones up are March 9 with Joe Filisko & Eric Noden Road Tour this year, scheduling concerts of George Ensle and Verlon Thompson and The Accidentals. Kerrville Folk Festival artists around Texas April 6 with Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin. in April and early May. (There is also one at At the Festival, in addition to Eliza Gilkyson THIRD WEEKEND Photo by Philip Rosenthal SXSW in Austin on March 14th at the famed the nightly concerts, we offer schools (Friday, June 8 - Sunday, June 10) Threadgill’s South) The venues include and workshops for Songwriters, Guitar, Son of Town Hall Saxon Pub in Austin, Poor David’s Pub in Harmonica and Ukulele and they are Bob Livingston Dallas, Galveston Old Quarter (Texas Mu- ready to accept registrants. World class SONiA disappear fear sic Magazine), Anderson Fair in Houston, faculty will be on hand to work with you Brave Combo Coupland Dance Hall, Bugle Boy in La- for several days of sessions for any one Bonnie Hearne Grange and The Hilltop Café in Fredericks- of these schools. Specific information Remembrance with Tish Hinojosa burg. The dates and artists are posted on about each one is on our website under Shake Russell & Michael Hearne the website www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org. the Activities tab. Bill Hearne Trio and Albert & Gage February saw us once again in All Our Exes Are From Texas (from Kansas City to hear artists from around Australia) the world at the annual Folk Alliance Inter- www.kerrville-music.com Sultans of String Heather Pierson Trio national Conference. We attended panels

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