Austin —  Another gorgeous day of music and entertainment at the Texas Community Festival!  With five days to go, TCMF is well on the way to having its greatest weather year ever.  Already, it’s been the best musical year ever, as the roster keeps growing in diversity, skill and showmanship. Sunday was no exception, as TCMF opened with longtime festival veterans, the Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums, who kicked off the second Sunday at Central…

Austin — The Seventh Annual Texas Community Music Festival resumed Saturday with a program as diverse as Austin itself. Another packed house spent the afternoon and evening amid sunny skies and pleasant temperatures and heard some old favorites and newcomers to the TCMF. The day began with NUMBERS, a Dixieland ensemble composed of Math teachers from Austin Community College.  After them came the fourth annual a[[earance by the Hill Country Community Band of Marble Falls,…

Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival shifted to the Farmer’s Market at The Triangle Wednesday night and entertained an enthusiastic crowd of marketgoers and music lovers! The evening began with a performance by longtime TCMF act the Austin Polka Band and closed with an encore performance of the Chaparral Dixielanders, who played with a record number of musicians to the delight of patrons and vendors alike. In between, TCMF was graced by a short…