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Thank you to everyone who helped make this special evening possible!
Wish I Was In Austin: A 70th Birthday Tribute to Guy Clark
Wednesday November 2, 2011
The Long Center, Austin, Texas
Featuring Guy Clark, Terry Allen, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell,
Joe Ely, Rosie Flores, Radney Foster, Terri Hendrix, Ray Wylie Hubbard,
Jack Ingram, James McMurtry, J.T. Van Zandt, The Trishas,
Jerry Jeff Walker, Kevin Welch and surprise guests.
Concert is a companion to the release of the double CD set, This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark,
with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Center for Texas Music History.
Read the full press release here.
Current News and Events
- Cheatham St Warehouse in San Marcos will be hosting a songwriting and guitar workshop for military veterans every Monday night from 5-7pm starting on August 8. This session will not require weekly attendance or an admission fee. The workshops will be guided by Austin singer-songwriter Dustin Welch and other area musicians. These workshops are presented by the Cheatham Street Music Foundation (www.cheathamstreetfoundation.org) along with The Welcome home Project's Voices of a
Grateful Nation (www.voicesofagratefulnation.org), in association with Soldier's Angels and the Yamaha Music and Wellness Institute.
- Congratulations to Myles Duelm, winner of the 2011 Kerrville Folk Festival student songwriter competition! Texas State students competed at Cheatham Street Warehouse, where Duelm took top prize and earned a coveted performance spot at the 2011 Kerrville Folk Festival. www.kerrville-music.com
- The Eleventh Annual Texas Music History Unplugged concert took place on April 12th and featured amazing performances by some of the most talented and diverse musicians in the state, including Joe Ely, Kevin Welch, Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines, Willy Braun, Cody Braun, Star de Azlan, Paul Eason, Billy Curtis, and Paul Glasse. Many thanks to the artists and those in attendance!
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