By:  Barrientos                                  S.R. No. 127
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  join with the International Bluegrass Musicians Association in
    1-4  recognizing the month of May as Bluegrass Music Appreciation Month;
    1-5  and
    1-6        WHEREAS, To celebrate Bluegrass Music Appreciation Month
    1-7  in the State of Texas, the Central Texas Bluegrass Association
    1-8  plans to hold a festival on May 8, 1993, at the Zilker Hillside
    1-9  Theatre in Austin; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The origins of bluegrass music can be traced
   1-11  to early Kentucky pickers; it is country music played at a rapid
   1-12  tempo on unamplified stringed instruments such as banjos, guitars,
   1-13  and fiddles and is characterized by free improvisations; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The Central Texas Bluegrass Association is a
   1-15  nonprofit organization that promotes friendship among bluegrass
   1-16  music enthusiasts and sponsors family entertainment through
   1-17  workshops, festivals, and concerts; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, The association's festival on May 8 will
   1-19  feature local and regionally prominent bluegrass bands; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, A vital part of America's musical heritage,
   1-21  bluegrass music continues to be a popular art in the hearts
   1-22  of country music lovers today; now, therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-1  73rd Legislature, hereby recognize May of 1993 Bluegrass
    2-2  Music Appreciation Month; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-4  the Central Texas Bluegrass Association with best wishes for a
    2-5  joyous bluegrass festival from the Texas Senate.
    2-6                                 _____________________________________
    2-7                                        President of the Senate
    2-8                                      I hereby certify that the
    2-9                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-10                                 the Senate on February 1, 1993.
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   2-12                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-13                                 _____________________________________
   2-14                                         Member, Texas Senate