Episode 16: History of the Chamizal Border Folk Festival

EP Culture Beat Podcast: Music, Art & You

English - October 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 15: Soul Parade (El Paso Music Scene)

Next Episode: Episode 17: Jackey Neyman Jones and the Legacy of Manos: The Hands of Fate

This episode of THE Underground Source of El Paso, TX takes a look back at a piece of El Paso history - The Chamizal Border Folk Festival. Greg Lawson, who was the theater and concert technician for the national park for 31 years, talks about the origins and ultimate fate of the festival.

After the interview, we present to you, in full, the cassette version of the 1989 Chamizal Border Folk Festival compilation album.

**We DO NOT own the copyright or claim ownership of the music presentation - copyright held by Southwest Parks & Monuments Assn., Inc. - according to album's liner notes. Music presentation is intended only for educational and entertainment purposes, local historical preservation purposes and community electronic archiving purposes.**

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Hosted by M. De Santiago. Intro/outro and background music by G. Armendariz. Cover art designed by G. Armendariz, photograph / original album cover design by Southwest Parks & Monuments Assn., Inc. RATED CHLL.