Links to photographs of all acts are below. Photos were taken by the Scene In Town team of Mary Jane Farmer, Mark Bickham, and Dave Hensley. The photos are individually credited.
Texas Music Revolution 16, March 10, 2012, brought out the best in Texas music and the best in Texas music fans, together under the huge roof of Southfork Ranch. KHYI, 95.3, the Range, Dallas’ premier Texas music and Americana radio station, sponsored the festival, along with help from Shiner Beer and dozens of private businesses who set up shop Saturday inside the ranch’s lodge.
Some things are tradition at TMR, and one of those was having guitarist Merrol Ray kick things off with his electronic, house-blasting yet respectful “Star Spangled Banner.” KHYI radio personalities introduced each show, and those included general manager Joshua Jones,Brett Dillon, Big Gus Samuelson, Chuck Taylor, John Murphy, and Alan Peck.
Sponsor Shiner and Smile Shot
TMR features two stages in the separate rooms at Southfork, the band on one stage kicking off within minutes of the other stage’s band finishing its set. To catch it all, it’s a move-fast (I’m thinking of one of those little electric scooters for next year) event, back and forth in anticipation of the momentum of the day.
Music this year featured several newer bands to the festival and the area, blended in between the standard greats such as Somebody’s Darling and Kevin Deal Band, and returns from past festivals, including The Os, Hayes Carll, Charlie Robison, and Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Newer music, some giving the event more of a “folk festival” feel, were Sons of Fathers, Damn Quails, The Trishas, and Folk Family Revival. John David Kent had a completely new band with him, excepting for his brother Tony on drums, so in effect that was a new band, too. Blackbird Sing, the San Antonio based band that won Shiner Rising Star in October, was there and said they will begin recording their new CD in April. Dustin Perkins Band and Swampadelic were two new bands to the festival. Somebody tell me — had Whiskey Myers been there before? I can’t remember, but surely hope they come back! Blacktop Gypsy, Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, and The Birddogs rounded out the line-up.
Remembering that March is always the month for TMR, keep a close ear out for the 2013 date. It’s only going to get even better — if that’s possible!
For Hayes Carll photos, click here
For Charlie Robison photos, click here
For The Damn Quails photos, click here
For Ray Wylie Hubbard photos, click here
For Sons of Fathers photos, click here
For Folk Family Revival photos, click here
For Somebody’s Darling photos, click here
For Whiskey Myers photos, click here
For Blacktop Gypsy photos, click here
For The Trishas photos, click here
For Rodney Parker photos, click here
For Blackbird Sing photos, click here
For Kevin Deal photos, click here
For Dustin PerkinsBand photos, click here
For John David Kent photos, click here