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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HELP RESCUE HISTORIC TEXAS DANCE HALLS

Sunday, November 29, 2015 Posted in Backroads,Texas Dance Hall Preservation,Texas Dance Halls,Texas Events,Texas Historical Site,Texas Music,Texas TownsNo comments

Scattered throughout rural Texas there are hundreds of historic dance halls.  Some of these are still operating today while many are in disrepair. These halls were and continue to be an important part of our history and our TEXAS Heritage.  You will not find these halls off the Interstate Highways – you must detour onto […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS – 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING – Burton Texas

Thursday, November 19, 2015 Posted in Backroads,Festival of Texas Fiddling,Texas Dance Halls,Texas Events,Texas Music,Texas TownsNo comments

  During the 19th century a type of fiddle music began to emerge in Texas.  Other string instruments like banjos and guitars joined the fiddles.  Fiddle sessions sprung up everywhere from living rooms, porches, and also in local Texas Dancehalls.   The influence reflected the diverse population of the post Civil War Texas including, African-American, […]

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