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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, May 26, 2011, marks the opening day of the 40th |
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annual Kerrville Folk Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1972 by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk |
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Festival was first held in the Kerrville Municipal Auditorium; in |
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1974, the event was moved to Quiet Valley Ranch south of Kerrville, |
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a venue that still hosts the celebration each year; drawing more |
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than 20,000 attendees over the course of 18 days, the festival |
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infuses $2.4 million into the local Hill Country economy; and |
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WHEREAS, The Kerrville Folk Festival has entertained |
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appreciative audiences with performances by thousands of talented |
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musicians, singers, and songwriters, including such folk, blues, |
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and country music legends as Peter, Paul and Mary, Willie Nelson, |
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Odetta, Tom Paxton, Bob Gibson, Arlo Guthrie, Ian Tyson, Townes Van |
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Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Flaco and Santiago Jimenez, |
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Robert Shaw, Allen Damron, Carolyn Hester, Shawn Phillips, Delbert |
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McClinton, Floyd Westerman, B. W. Stevenson, Steven Fromholz, the |
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Flatlanders, Michael Martin Murphey, Willis Alan Ramsey, Juke Boy |
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Bonner, Gatemouth Brown, Kenneth Threadgill, The Indigo Girls, |
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Kinky Friedman, and many others; and |
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WHEREAS, Also featured is the annual Kerrville New Folk |
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Competition; originating from an idea by Peter Yarrow of Peter, |
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Paul and Mary, the contest has helped to launch the careers of such |
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well-known singer-songwriters as Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, |
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Robert Earl Keen, and Lucinda Williams; and |
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WHEREAS, The festival offers classes and workshops for |
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aspiring musicians in songwriting, musicianship, and instruction |
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in instrumental technique for guitar, harmonica, and other folk |
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instruments, and also sponsors continuing education workshops for |
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Texas teachers in the use of music as an instructional tool; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's celebration will feature performances |
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by dozens of talented songwriters and musicians, including Judy |
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Collins, Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Suzy Bogguss, |
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Marcia Ball, Rodney Dillard, Bonnie Koloc, Butch Hancock, and Trout |
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Fishing in America; and |
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WHEREAS, For four decades, the Kerrville Folk Festival has |
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provided a unique showcase for both established and emerging |
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performing artists while contributing to the preservation and |
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furtherance of our folk music heritage, and it continues to be a |
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yearly highlight for Texans and visitors alike; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th annual Kerrville Folk |
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Festival and extend to its organizers and participants sincere best |
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wishes for a successful and memorable event. |