2018
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Posted on Sat Dec 22, 2018
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Posted on Fri Nov 2, 2018Apprenticeships In The Folk & Traditional Arts: Felipe Perez & Lorenzo Martinez, Accordion Tuning & Repair ( Article )
Felipe Perez began playing accordion while still in elementary school. Some of his earliest memories came from watching his uncle play next door, “with a big ol’ cigar in his mouth and a can of beer,” and knew he wanted to learn himself. With little money in the family, Felipe saved up to buy his own accordion, shining shoes along the Corpus Christi cantinas, where the many sailors stationed in town provided consistent business.
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Posted on Thu Jul 12, 2018Apprenticeships in the Folk & Traditional Arts: Jayson Jones & Jaydon Jones, Custom Spur Making ( Article )
While recognized as a master spur maker, Jayson Jones didn't get started in the craft until later in life. Growing up in Sherman, much of his early life was spent cowboying across the various ranches in Texas and New Mexico, representing a cowboy lineage stretching back to his grandfather.
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Posted on Mon Jul 9, 2018
After a week of hard work, the 2018 Summer Institute concluded with a listening party on June 28th at the Worker's Defense Project. The venue was packed with people coming to hear our participants' podcasts chronicling stories and folklore related to this year's theme of Immigration and Labor.