TCMF News
SUNDAY APRIL 14th — 5:45 Another TCMF debut! The Defibrillators’ band members are long-standing singers and players who all are passionate about the great music of Motown/Stax/Volt and the R&B that made the 60’s and 70’s. The band breathes new life into these great tunes and takes the excitement right out into the audience. https://www.entertainersworldwide.com/the-defibrillators-profile-171856 Droooooooooooone! SUNDAY APRIL 14th — 7:00 Silver Thistle has been participating in pipe band competitions and performing in Texas and…
SUNDAY APRIL 14th — 3:15 That’s right — you read it on our t-shirts, but the answer is here… HOW. MANY. BANJOS? The Austin Banjo Club has been playing traditional banjo music in and around Austin for more than a quarter century. Many Central Texas folks have heard them play on 6th street during Victorian Christmas, at a nursing or retirement home, at a church, at a wedding, a birthday party, at the Farmer’s Market,…
SUNDAY APRIL 14th — 12:45pm Willkomen Y’all! The Austin Polka Band is a rotating ensemble of veteran musicians who love performing and doing our part to preserve and share polka, waltzes, marches, and other traditional central European music styles here in Central Texas. Give your next gathering some Gemütlichkeit with the Austin Polka Band! But wait, there’s more! SUNDAY APRIL 14th — 2:00pm The Girl Scout Harp Ensemble, Troop 525 was founded in 2011. This…
SUNDAY APRIL 14th — 10:15 Kevin Carrol is the founder of edUKEcation.com, and will be leading his Ukestra at the TCMF once again. Kevin’s scope of teaching includes Texas-based music, blues, soul, funk, Celtic, Classical, African, differentiated ukulele ensembles, and beginners of all ages. He has been a resident of Austin, TX for over 20 years where he has played guitar and toured across the globe with Americana artists such as the Flatlanders (Joe Ely,…
TWO DECADES OF TCMF!
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Join us for the 21st YEAR of our local, free, grassroots music festival, right here in Austin, TX!
The Texas Community Music Festival kicked off in Austin on April 29, 2006 at Central Market Cafe North. The very first TCMF drew approximately 10,000 attendees over the four-day event, far exceeding expectations and setting the stage for what has now become a ten-day tradition.
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TCMF was created by and is presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble.
Texas Community Music Festival was founded by ACWE, who celebrated its 50th year in 2025 and continues to make our festival possible.