AUSTIN — The Texas Community Music Festival was blessed again with beautiful, cool and sunny weather Tuesday evening at Central Market North, with contrasting sounds and consistently great entertainment. Ky Hote and the Celtic Stronghold led off and delighted the crowd, which demanded encores, with a mix of what they described as “Texas Celtic” music.  Included in the ensemble was a performance on the rare hammer dulcimer, a first for TCMF. The evening continued with…

AUSTIN —  The rains finally came to Austin on Monday, moving the Texas Community Music Festival indoors onto the deck at the Cafe at Central Market. The program was kicked off by About 7, one of a number of new groups to this year’s festival.  In all, there are 14 bands and ensembles playing TCMF for the first time in this, the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival.  It’s an indication of how our festival…

AUSTIN — Sunday, May 1, a “Blue Norther” blew through Central Texas with high winds and a 30-degree temperature drop!  And the SHOW WENT ON at the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival. At 1:15pm, the mercury was in the upper 80s, and the San Gabriel Horns were onstage, after performances by the Chaparral Dixielanders and Los Klezmeros.  By the time Monster Big Band took the stage, the temperature had dropped into the low 50s…

AUSTIN — A show as eclectic as Austin itself was the musical fare at the Sixth Annual Texas Community Music Festival on Saturday, April 30. Music lovers of all ages enjoyed everything from classical music to a brass band version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to a little ad hoc Polka and “The Chicken Dance,” and everything in between. Highlights of the day’s activities included a performance by the host organization, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, splendid…