This from Poor David, who has (of course) Poor David’s Pub in Dallas. And who sponsors the yearly BW Stevenson Singer/Songwriter Contest. Be sure to read the notes at the end of this short article. And online (the link below) is a well-written article about BW and his career. “WE STARTED IT IN 1989, BEFORE […]
Photos and notes by Mary Jane Farmer — for many photos, click on the link at the bottom of this page Bill Hearne has been around since the mid-70s, walking through and enjoying the heyday of the original Texas music revival, aka, the Progressive Country, Redneck Rock, Outlaw music brought to popularity by Hearne and […]
For photos, click on the link below Troy Cartwright Dixon didn’t hang around long after learning he’d won the 2013 B.W. Stevenson songwriting competition, but when he left, the smile on his face said it all, and his fan of $100 bills, the winning $1,000 prize, didn’t hurt either. Cartwright may have also delivered […]
You get these four Texas musicians on the same stage, at the same time, and the total of their musical experience and the number of musicians with whom they have worked and the results can be staggering — more than 100 years combined. True Texas Troubadours, Shake Russell, his trio members Doug Floyd on mandolin […]
It may be a quickie singer/songwriter contest, compared with several others that can go on for weeks and into months, but the B.W. Stevenson 26th contest by far had its fair share of incredible musicians, great audiences, and judges beyond compare. Poor David’s Pub hosts the B.W. Stevenson contest teach year. After accepting all the […]
National Night Out -Tuesday, October 3 – UPDATED 10/1
Story and photos (from past years) by Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News In this, the 40th anniversary year of the establishment of National Night Out, Van Alstyne Police are hosting its yearly community gathering from 6-8 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 3. The full event will be held at the Central Social District […]
Construction to Begin on New City Park
Story by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News. Photos by Paige Boatman The City of Van Alstyne will soon have a sixth city park for its residents and visitors to use for their enjoyment.Monday (September 25), city and business leaders were joined by residents to break the ground for the Eula Umphress-Robert […]
TxDOT Seeks Input on US 82 Texas Corridor Study
Highway spans all of Texas from Arkansas to New Mexico Press Release from Texas Department of Transportation, Sept. 13, 2023 PARIS, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working to shape the future for one of the most important highways in the Paris area (Grayson County is in this Paris, Texas area), and […]
“Pack Up” Makes the Possibilities Possible.
Texas Nexus / Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer 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. […]
This is a feature I wrote in 2007 and, crazily, found it on my My Space somehow. It also was printed on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame’s Website of the same name. Roy Head was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame that year. I am excited to be able to include it now here […]
Van Alstyne is Autumn Town, too!
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer, Blog style, not reporting style. More photos on link at bottom, and more will be added on future Sunday drives, so please feel free to check back throughout October and November. Sundays are made for driving around, slowly, and looking at things one misses when moving so fast. […]
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