The Festival Of Texas Fiddling Presents The Best And Most Diverse Array Of Texas Fiddle Music Anywhere, Including Western Swing, Old Time, Country, Texas Contest Style, Texas-Mexican (Tejano), Creole, Texas-Polish, Cajun, And Son Huasteco. Always The First Weekend Of December At Historic And Beautiful Twin Sisters Dance Hall In Blanco, The Ftf Features Three Days Of Showcases, Workshops, All Day Dancing, Dance & Instrument Workshops, Jamming, Vendors, Food, And Ice Cold Beer!

Schedule:

Friday December 6,2024

6:00-10:00pm Big Cajun Dance With Cory Mccauley And The Evangeline Aces!
5:00 Pm Doors Open
6:00pm The Time Temperature Danger Zone (String Band)
7:00pm Cory Mccauley And The Evangeline Aces!

Dance Hall

5:00 Doors Open!
5:40 Festival Opening Welcome
6:00-7:00 The Time Temperature Danger Zone
7:15-10:00 Corey Mccauley And The Evangeline Aces 

Saturday December 7,2024

10:00am-11:00pm: All Day Performances And Dance Workshops In The Twin Sisters Dance Hall And On Two Tent Stages. Workshop Tent. Texas Fiddle Symposium Presentations
Big Dance Saturday Night With The Legendary Jody Nix

Dance Hall

10:00-11:30 Wes Westmoreland’s History Of Texas Style Fiddling
11:40-12:25 Felipe Perez Y Sus Polkeros
12:30-1:50 Dance Workshop I: Texas 2 Step, Waltz, Schottishe, And Polka
2:00-2:45 Dance Workshop Ii: Huapango Workshop W/ Trio Huapangueros Elegidos
3:00-3:40 Kevin Anthony And G Town
3:50-4:40 Brian Marshall
4:50-5:35 Belen Escobedo Y Panfilo’s Güera
5:40-6:00 [Jody Nix Loads In]
5:40-6:00 Dance Workshop Ii: Texas Two-Step
5:50-6:00 Raffle Sponsored By H. Jimenez. And Texas Master Fiddler Award Ceremony
6:00-6:50 Mark Halata
7:00-7:45 Ed Poullard
8:00-11:00 Jody Nix

True Vine Stage 

11:00-11:40 Shinbone Alley String Band
The Present And Future Of Texas Style Fiddling, Hosted By Wes Westmoreland And Accompanied By Hyatt Hopkins
11:50-12:10 Clara Mitchell
12:15-12:35 Luke Moody
12:40-1:00 Tristan Paskvan
1:00-1:20 Mason Ludiker
1:30-2:10 Steward Family Band
2:20-2:50 Heidi Labensart
3:00-3:30 Luke Bulla

Bearers Of True Vine Traditions

3:40-4:10 Santiago Jimenez, Jr. (Nea Heritage Fellow)
4:20-4:50 Epi Y Cruz Martinez
5:00-6:00 Trio Canto A Mi Tierra
6:10-7:00 Tina Pilione And Paul Anastasio With Sotavento

Texas Traditions Stage

11:00-11:20 Utsa Student Fiddle Ensemble
11:30-12:00 Aaron Salinas
Texas Tune Travels I: The Big Bang Of Texas-Czech And Texas Polish Music
12:00-12:40 Brian Marshall, Mark Halata, Frank Motley, Mark Rubin Moderator: Patrick Sparks
12:50-1:35 Josh Baca Duo

Texas Tune Travels Ii: The Gulf Coast Sound

1:45-2:45 Brian Marshall, Ed Poullard, Kevin Anthony, Brian O’donnell, Cory Mccauley
Moderator: Patrick Sparks

Texas Tune Travels Iii: Texas-Mexican And Mexican Fiddling In Texas

3:00-3:45 Belen Escobedo, Marcos Acosta, Osíris Caballero, Josh Baca And Hunter Chavez, Epi Martinez Alazán Y Rosillo, Aaron Salinas
Moderator: Dan Margolies

Texas Tune Travels Iv: The Franklin Family Legacy

4:00-5:30 Larry Franklin, Jason Andrew, Aven Andrew, Dennis Ludiker, Jake
Wilson
Moderator: Jason Andrew

Texas Tune Travels V: Masters Of The Texas Style

5:40-6:10 Wes Westmoreland With Hyatt Hopkins
6:20-6:50 Carl Hopkins With Hyatt Hopkins
7:00-8:00 Alazán Y Rosillo

Workshops

Location: Dance Hall

12:30-1:50 Dance Workshops I: Texas 2 Step, Waltz, Schottishe, And Polka
2:00-2:45 Dance Workshops Ii: Huapango Workshop With Trio Huapangueros Elegidos
5:40-6:00 Dance Workshop Ii: Texas Two-Step

Location: Workshop Tent

1:00 Violin Tuxteco (Son Jarocho Fiddle) - J.A. Strub
2:00 Bajo Sexto - Epi Martinez
4:00 Gulf Coast Fiddle - Kevin Anthony

Sunday December 8,2024

10:00-4:00pm Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association Fiddle Contest
The 1st Annual Ftf Bajo Sexto Contest, Sponsored By H. Jimenez
Special Instrument Workshop And Special Performances On Two Stages. Square Dance At 2:30, With Live Caller And Band, Sponsored By The Austin Friends Of Traditional Music

Dance Hall

10:00-10:20 Ella Brussard
10:30-11:40 Steward Family Band Gospel Set
11:50-12:50 Sotavento
1:00-2:30 Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association Lunch
2:30-4:00 Texas Old Time Square Dance Sponsored By Austin Friends Of Traditional Music

Welcoming The Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association Contest!

10:00 Registration
11:00 Contest Begins
1-2:30 Totfa Lunch Break
1:15-2:15 Daniel Ullon And Nathan Vargo
2:30 Contest Finals
12:00-12:50 Dan Foster’s Fiddling In And Around Austin 1870 And Beyond
1:00-4:00 1st Annual Bajo Sexto Contest, Sponsored By H. Jimenez

Location: Workshop Tent

12:00 Legendary Tejano Fiddler Belen Escobedo Texas
1:00 Texas Old Time Duck Wootan Family Tunes
2:00 Tierra Caliente Tunes - Tina Pilione And Paul Anastasio

Date:December 6-8,2024

Location:Twin Sisters Dance Hall, 6720 US-281 Blanco, TX 78606

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