Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 140: Apollo Chamber Players
Posted on · The Apollo Chamber Players perform music from Venezuela and a string quartet by Bartók.
Tag: folk music
Houston Matters
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott — A Kid From Brooklyn Who Ran Away To Be A Cowboy
Posted on · Filmmakers Dee Brown and Bruce Bryant discuss their new documentary about the legendary folk troubadour.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Conditions For Detained Immigrant Children, Permeable Pavement, And Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Sept. 5, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The conditions for detained immigrant children, plans to save Wheatley High, how permeable pavement works, a visit to a local career and technical high school, and a documentary about folk singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
Skyline Sessions
Skyline Sessions: Erin Rae
Posted on · Watch the Nashville-based singer-songwriter perform in the studio.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 92: MUSIQA
Posted on · MUSIQA presents poetry readings and performs works inspired by folk music and art.
Houston Matters
Lomax Legacy: Son Releases Album Of His Father Singing His Favorite Folk Songs
Posted on · John Lomax III has released an album of his father, John Avery Lomax, Jr., singing some of his favorite folk songs.
Houston Matters
Full Show: East Side Gentrification, And The Year In Transportation (Dec. 18, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A report expects crime and murder rates to decline in most big cities -- except Houston. Then, a study examines which of Houston's neighborhoods are the most susceptible to gentrification. Plus, we reflect on the year's biggest transportation stories. And John Lomax III discusses the contributions of his father, John Avery Lomax, Jr., to the documentation of American folk music.
Houston Matters
Lomax Legacy: Son Releases Album Of His Father Singing His Favorite Folk Songs
Posted on · John Lomax III has released an album of his father, John Avery Lomax, Jr., singing some of his favorite folk songs.
Full Show
Full Show: The City’s Recycling Contract, And The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a closer look at issues surrounding a potential new recycling contract for the City of Houston. We examine The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about CD of some often-forgotten folk music.
Music
Guy Clark, Grammy-Winning Musician, Dead At 74
Posted on · Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Guy Clark has died.
Texas Originals
Folklorist John Avery Lomax
Posted on · A folklorist whose love of music led to a lifelong mission of collecting and recording folk songs performed in almost every state.