{"id":1004,"date":"2015-11-19T00:33:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T00:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusonthebackroads.com\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2015-11-19T00:47:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T00:47:14","slug":"focus-on-the-backroads-2nd-annual-festival-of-texas-fiddling-burton-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusonthebackroads.com\/?p=1004","title":{"rendered":"FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS – 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING – Burton Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDuring the 19th century a type of fiddle music began to emerge in Texas.\u00a0 Other string instruments like banjos and guitars joined the fiddles.\u00a0 Fiddle sessions sprung up everywhere from living rooms, porches, and also in local Texas Dancehalls. \u00a0 The influence reflected the diverse population of the post Civil War Texas including, African-American, Appalachian, Cajun, Czech, German, Irish, Mexican, Polish, and Scottish.\u00a0 What evolved was a wonder art known as TEXAS FIDDLING!<\/p>\n

November 7th<\/sup>, thanks to Texas Folk Life and Texas Dance Hall Preservation, Inc., The 2nd<\/sup> Annual FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING<\/strong> took place at La Bahia Turn Verein, in Burton, Texas.\u00a0 This event brought together some of the best master fiddlest in Texas including; Brian Marshall, Ed Poulard, Howard Rains and Tricia Spencer, Mark Rubin (Upright Bass) and many other exceptional musicians. \u00a0 These musicians not only played they discussed technics and the history of the many different forms of fiddle music.<\/p>\n

That evening,\u00a0 folks attending the festival were in for a treat\u2026 Hot Club of Cowtown, a western swing band, provided the music for an evening dance.<\/p>\n

It was the perfect ending of a musical journey through an important part of our Texas history.<\/p>\n

We should thank both Folk Life of Texas and Texas Dance Hall Preservation, and applaud these fine musicians for their efforts to keep Texas music and our historic dance hall preserved for generation to come<\/p>\n

The festival was held at La Bahia Turn Verein, community\/dance hall a beautiful historic building, which will be the subject of another blog entry \u2013 what an interesting history this old building has.<\/p>\n

“The music comes from the fiddler’s heart, through his strings and straight into your heart.”<\/i> Father John Angus Rankin, Cape Breton musician<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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