H.R. No. 2669
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, May 26, 2011, marks the opening day of the 40th
annual Kerrville Folk Festival; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1972 by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk
Festival was first held in the Kerrville Municipal Auditorium; in
1974, the event was moved to Quiet Valley Ranch south of Kerrville,
a venue that still hosts the celebration each year; drawing more
than 20,000 attendees over the course of 18 days, the festival
infuses $2.4 million into the local Hill Country economy; and
WHEREAS, The Kerrville Folk Festival has entertained
appreciative audiences with performances by thousands of talented
musicians, singers, and songwriters, including such folk, blues,
and country music legends as Peter, Paul and Mary, Willie Nelson,
Odetta, Tom Paxton, Bob Gibson, Arlo Guthrie, Ian Tyson, Townes Van
Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Flaco and Santiago Jimenez,
Robert Shaw, Allen Damron, Carolyn Hester, Shawn Phillips, Delbert
McClinton, Floyd Westerman, B. W. Stevenson, Steven Fromholz, the
Flatlanders, Michael Martin Murphey, Willis Alan Ramsey, Juke Boy
Bonner, Gatemouth Brown, Kenneth Threadgill, The Indigo Girls,
Kinky Friedman, and many others; and
WHEREAS, Also featured is the annual Kerrville New Folk
Competition; originating from an idea by Peter Yarrow of Peter,
Paul and Mary, the contest has helped to launch the careers of such
well-known singer-songwriters as Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith,
Robert Earl Keen, and Lucinda Williams; and
WHEREAS, The festival offers classes and workshops for
aspiring musicians in songwriting, musicianship, and instruction
in instrumental technique for guitar, harmonica, and other folk
instruments, and also sponsors continuing education workshops for
Texas teachers in the use of music as an instructional tool; and
WHEREAS, This year's celebration will feature performances
by dozens of talented songwriters and musicians, including Judy
Collins, Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Suzy Bogguss,
Marcia Ball, Rodney Dillard, Bonnie Koloc, Butch Hancock, and Trout
Fishing in America; and
WHEREAS, For four decades, the Kerrville Folk Festival has
provided a unique showcase for both established and emerging
performing artists while contributing to the preservation and
furtherance of our folk music heritage, and it continues to be a
yearly highlight for Texans and visitors alike; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th annual Kerrville Folk
Festival and extend to its organizers and participants sincere best
wishes for a successful and memorable event.
Hilderbran
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2669 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House