|
Kerrville Folk Festival
Where: 9 miles south of Kerrville on Texas
Hwy. 16, Kerrville
When: late May/early June [check for this year's dates]
This festival is not only one of the largest in the
San Antonio area, it is one of the largest in the Lone Star State.
From late May through mid-June, mark your calendar for the annual
Kerrville Folk Festival.
The annual event features over 100 songwriters and
their bands from Texas as well as other states; international performers
appear as well. The festival includes 11 six-hour evening concerts,
seven two-hour sundown concerts, 80 arts and crafts booths, and
over 30 daytime events.
One of Texas' best loved music gatherings, this extravaganza
of song is held nine miles south of town at the Quiet Valley Ranch.
In previous years, headliners have included Tish Hinojosa, Peter
Yarrow, Peter Rowan, David Wilcox, actor Ronny Cox, Guy Clark, Butch
Hancock, Riders in the Sky, Jimmy LaFave, Sara Hickman, and Peter
Yarrow, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and more.
New songwriters are featured at the New Folk Concerts
held early in the festival. Earlier winners of this prestigious
contest include Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, James McMurtry, and
Tish Hinojosa.
The concert is a casual event, and guests are invited
to bring lawn chairs. Ice chests, bottles, cans, or glass containers
are not permitted on fair grounds, however. If you want to extend
your day trip for a weekend of good music, consider camping at the
ranch. Over 20 acres, complete with picnic tables, restrooms, solar-heated
showers, and a country store, are available for camping.
Official Website: www.kerrville-music.com
Back to Kerrville
Travel Guide
Back to Texas Festivals
|
