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Memorial to Bert
Winston! I met Bert when I moved to
Kerrville 26 years ago. He was present and
supportive when I started the THMF in 1987, and
requested that the Sterling-Turner Foundation
give us development grant of $12,000 to open a
small office/museum at the Inn of the Hills. I
know his passion for music reigned supreme in
his life. We would meet at the Hunt store, and
he would take me to his car, eyes shining, as he
shared a Western Swing album with me. I felt the
passion each time I was with him, and he
inspired me….thus we have a Silver Jubilee in
2012! Bert and I shared so many moments loving
the music together. The grant for $5,000 donated
in his name, will support our scholarship fund,
our new 2012 programming, and our development
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News April 2012:
Three Schreiner students received the 2012 Wayne
Kennemer Scholarship Award. The money in the
fund was raised at events with Merle Haggard in
1996, Willie Nelson and Little Joe Y La Familia
in 1997, and Asleep at the Wheel in 2005 and
with special donations through the THMF.
The recipients are: Tiffany Schulze,
$1500; Anthony Gaddy, $500; Michael
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ATTENTION:
SONGWRITERS! We invite you to write a
song or two and participate in the Ruby Allmond
Songwriting Contest! The contest is free.
There are cash prizes for the winners. Download
entry forms and rules at
www.rubyallmond.com. Send your original song
on CD or cassette with entry and typed lyrics
to: RUBY ALLMOND SONG CONTEST, P. O. BOX 507,
BONHAM, TX 75418 before July 1st. The 10
finalists will sing their songs at Bonham, TX,
on Aug. 4th and judges will select the winners.
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TEXAS HERITAGE
MUSIC FOUNDATION CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF STORIES
AND SONGS
Kerrville, Texas -- The Texas
Heritage Music Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit
foundation, was established in July 1987 to
preserve and perpetuate the traditions of Texas
music, to examine the background of Texas music,
to trace influences and patterns in Texas music
to document the role Texas music has played in
society, and to provide free educational
programming to the Texas community. 2012 is the
25th anniversary year ...
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February 24, 2012,
doors at 7 p.m., music at 7:30, the date for a
very special artistic performance at the SU
Campus Faculty House: THMF, Bill Muse and
Kathleen Hudson present... two outstanding,
award-winning singer songwriters, Cosy
Sheridan and TR Ritchie. Seating limited
and reservations by Feb. 16th. We suggest a $15
per person admission donation (all proceeds go
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Texas Heritage
Music Day (formerly Texas Heritage Living History Day)
honors September as Hispanic Heritage Month and as the
birthday of the Father of Country Music, Jimmie
Rodgers!
See the 2011
Heritage Music Day photos
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From
Schreiner University's
SCENE Magazine
Hudson Earns Piper Professor Distinction
Dr. Kathleen Hudson, Schreiner English professor, earned the
prestigious 2010 Minnie Piper Stevens Award, honoring her as
one of the top college educators in Texas...
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Kathleen
visits with Stephen Bruton at a November
Coffeehouse, a THMF project at Schreiner University.
They had stories to share! Kathleen says, "I miss
Stephen and am thrilled that Crazy Heart, the film,
and Jeff Bridges honor him. And here's to Ft.
Worth...and T-bone Burnett!" |
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Kathleen Hudson’s book is
out!
Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs,
University of Texas Press. Info at
www.kathleenhudson.net |
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MEMORIAL
DONATIONS
Steven
Kincaid of Topsfield, MA recently emailed us about his late
father’s love of country music. His father, William C.
Kincaid, was a big fan of Bob Wills, “The King of Western
Swing.” And each year, on or around his late father’s April
11 birthday, Steve tries to make a donation specifically to
country and western non-profit organizations promoting the
music of Bob Wills. This year, Steven honored the memory of
his late father by donating $100 to THMF. Thank you, Steven,
your father’s memory lives on in the music of Bob Wills and
in the programming we produce for the community each year.
Would you like to honor the
memory of a family member or friend with a donation to THMF?
click here
THMF would like to thank Barbara Zoeller for the donation of
$100 in remembrance of Karen Abrahams’ father Maynard
Abrahams. Karen is a regular performer at the THMF Living
History Day and is featured in Kathleen Hudson’s book
Women in Texas Music. |
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THMF has a Research Associate: The
Professor, Research Associate, aka H. C.
Arbuckle, III; P. O. Box 3026, Corpus Christi, Texas
78463-3026; Res. 361-882-5974; Cell 361-816-2969
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2007 Peabody
Award Winner!!!
details
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The Bard Project: Thanks to a generous
donation from the
Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation, Texas Heritage
Music Foundation is able to fund songwriters, performers,
storytellers and demonstrations in area schools, classrooms,
and organizations that work with kids at risk. Some possible
programs include Drew Kennedy (Texas songwriter), Kinky
Friedman (novelist/songwriter), Hoppy Hopkins (Comanche
teepee and stories), Haile family of storytellers (Texas
Folklore Society), Lawrence Clark (songwriter, motivational
speaker, Ph.D.), Kathleen Hudson (“My Life as Belle Starr,”
stories of Texas music, Ph.D.), Slim Ritchie (Texas Jazz),
Barbara Kooyman (The Heart and Art of Songwriting), Mike
Kasberg (Texas Jazz) and more!
Contact us immediately at (830) 792-1945 to book a program.
Stories and songs make a difference in the world! ... see
Bard
Project Flyer 2007 |
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Accepting Memberships Now!
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