A shortened version of this article first appeared in Buddy Magazine’s September 2017 issue. By Mary Jane Farmer Perhaps the most refreshing of Richard Sterban’s characteristics are that he has made a success of his life, the success he set out to make, and that he only speaks well of a former co-musician, Elvis […]
Photos and short story by Mary Jane Farmer — Click on the links below for many photos! Just a short observation — Woody Fest, or by the full name The Woody Guthrie Festival, provides the best in acoustic or band, originals or covers of Woody’s and other folk singers’ songs, and people/volunteers involved. In addition, the […]
He played to two open rooms, combined by a short wall, giving those listeners in each room his undivided attention. Ellis Paul is just that kinda pro, one who appreciates every single one of his fans and gives each one his best. Ellis played Sunday (Aug. 13, 2017) as part of the on-going Harmony House […]
Mary Jane Farmer, Texas Nexus, August 2017 It’s a 3-column list I have worked up — “PACK UP” it’s called. It’s what I have to reference and cling to when getting ready to go to all the music festivals in my life. And there’s a bunch! Me and Hippie Van head out. She has clean […]
For many photos, click here: Friday at Woody Fest 2017 in Okemah, and it just got better with every passing day. These photos are of those I was assigned to photograph plus some who may have been still on the particular stage when I arrived, or who got up there really quickly when my […]
Press release. Mary Jane’s note: I first heard Ellis Paul at Woody Fest in Okemah, Okla., and instantly became a fan. Even if you haven’t heard him, trust those who have and don’t miss this special concert! Long story – read it all, please. Ticket info at bottom of this article. On Sunday, August 13, 2017, 4-6 […]
For lots of photos, click here The daytime events of WoodyFest are held on four stages — 3 indoors (Brick House, the Crystal Theater, and the Hen House) and 1 beneath a tent, this year sponsored by the Golden Pony Casino — and at ‘outreach’ locations, where musicians take the music to people who […]
Short story and all photos by Mary Jane Farmer. Click on the link below to view photos. Woody Fest for 2017 is now history — a history of good times, good friends (old and new), and really really good music. The festival increased in size to include four daytime stages in place of the […]
Mary Jane Farmer, Texas Nexus, August 2017 It’s a 3-column list I have worked up — “PACK UP” it’s called. It’s what I have to reference and cling to when getting ready to go to all the music festivals in my life. And there’s a bunch! Me and Hippie Van head out. She has clean […]
9 Stevie Ray Vaughan at Celebrate Austin Music
Because you asked… The Celebrate Austin Music Festival at Zilker Park, circa April 15, 1984, was filled with Austin-based touring acts with generous sprinklings of up-and-comers. A lot of that information is in Rod Kennedy’s book, Music of the Heart, written many years before his 4-14-14 death. It had been a long three-day event, and […]
This was first in Buddy Magazine, August 2016 issue. People ask me a lot — why am I in the music business? OK, I’ll share the secret – it was a guy who got me into all this. While teaching school in El Paso, I met another teacher, a musician, out there and that chance meeting and […]
(I’m sorry, but we got absolutely NO photos of these people.) Ake Pecha — I was told this means “Start fresh, my friend.” It was probably around 1982 when Kerrville Festival Producer Rod Kennedy took a trip to the southeast, where he met a group of travelers from the Scandinavian countries. This was the “International School […]
Three things to think about before quitting.
This took a lot of prayer and thanksgiving for me to write and publish. This was one changing quote in my life… From the movie “Mozart,” this statement by composer Salleri: “Why?… implant the desire (for music)… like a lust in my body? And then deny me the talent?” Early on, I could not figure out myself […]
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