Featured Artists of the Texas Legacy Festival
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Light Crust Doughboys
LIGHT CRUST DOUGHBOYS. The Light Crust Doughboys, founded in 1931, have had the greatest and longest success of all the western swing bands in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. The group's history covers more than three quarters of a century.
Awards: Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album; 8 other nominations
Longest Running Band in the World; Official Music Ambassadors of Texas; Texas Radio Hall of Fame; Texas Western Hall of Fame; Texas Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Awards: Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album; 8 other nominations
Longest Running Band in the World; Official Music Ambassadors of Texas; Texas Radio Hall of Fame; Texas Western Hall of Fame; Texas Rockabilly Hall of Fame
The State of Texas Official 1836 Ceremonial & Reenactment Group
One hundred and thirty three years later, on April 21, 1969, a new Texas Army was formed to honor its predecessor and to keep the memory alive of those gallant men. Two months later, then Governor Preston Smith officially reactivated the Texas army for ceremonial purposes. Each member of the Texas Army is commissioned as a “Colonel” by the Governor of the State of Texas. The Texas Army participates as the special honor guard in the Governorial Inauguaration Parade. In addition, they host state functions, official ceremonial events, re-enact events of 1835 and 1836, and travel internationally representing Texas and the Texas Mystique.
Like the original army, the modern day Texas Army is made up of volunteers who provide their own authentic “uniforms,” weapons and camp equipage. Members of the Texas Army come from all walks of life, bound together by a love of history. The Texas Army is dedicated to the purposes of perpetuating the memory of those early Texas patriots who worked and fought as the first army of the Republic of Texas. The Texas Army is dedicated to educating the public about Texas History.
Like the original army, the modern day Texas Army is made up of volunteers who provide their own authentic “uniforms,” weapons and camp equipage. Members of the Texas Army come from all walks of life, bound together by a love of history. The Texas Army is dedicated to the purposes of perpetuating the memory of those early Texas patriots who worked and fought as the first army of the Republic of Texas. The Texas Army is dedicated to educating the public about Texas History.
Los Guerreros de la Musica
Los Guerreros de la Musica (LGM) is from the great city of Houston, Texas. In just a short amount of time, LGM has already made a significant impact on the Houston Latino music scene with its unique blend of Spanish Rock, Cumbia, Reggae, Mariachi, Ska, Jazz, & Funk. This interesting fusion has a little something for everyone —especially those who like to dance!
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Buffalo Soldiers- Ed Harrison
Buffalo soldiers was the name given by the Plains Indians to the four regiments of African Americans, and more particularly to the two cavalry regiments, that served on the frontier in the post-Civil War army. More than 180,000 black soldiers had seen service in segregated regiments in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many units had achieved outstanding combat records. When Congress reorganized the peacetime regular army in the summer of 1866, it recognized the military merits of black soldiers by authorizing two regiments of black cavalry, the Ninth United States Cavalry and the Tenth United States Cavalry,qqv and six regiments of black infantry. In 1869 the black infantry regiments were consolidated into two units, the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry and the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
Alabama-Coushatta
Nestled deep in the Big Thicket of East Texas lies Texas' oldest Indian Reservation, home of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. Approximately 500 tribal members call these 4,600 acres of timberland near Livingston, Texas in Polk County their home. The Alabama-Coushatta goes to great lengths to honor their heritage while they carefully consider how decisions made today will affect the Tribe and its families seven generations forward and seven generations back. This traditional philosophy, combined with a faith-based focus on daily living, helps them stay committed to bettering themselves and their community.
Texas Lovin' Cloggers
The Texas Lovin' Cloggers, under the direction of Buncy Nemec, have been together for 27 years. We are an award wining precision clogging team who primarily perform in the SE Texas area. We perform at festivals, rodeos, county fairs, civic functions, charity events and more. Past performances include, among others, The Magnolia Bluegrass Festival, Houston Internaational Festival, Trinity Fair, Republican National Convention, Clogger's Showcase in San Antonio, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Texas Market Days at George Ranch, and the Harvest Festival in Woodville. In 1998 the Texas Lovin' Cloggers were invited to dance at the Music Festival in Australia, doing two shows in Cairns and two shows in Sydney. Members of the team were also invited to dance and teach at the International Music and Dance Festival in Vienna, Austria.
African-American Experience
The Ensemble is one of the only professional theatres in the region dedicated to the production of works portraying the African American experience, the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, and holds the distinction of being one of the nation’s largest African American theatres owning and operating its facility and producing in-house. The Ensemble Theatre has fulfilled and surpassed the vision of its founder, and continues to expand and create innovative programs to bring African American theatre to a myriad of audiences.
The programs and operations of The Ensemble Theatre benefit a multicultural audience that is diverse in age, income, ethnicity, and culture. Its core audience is African American (90%). The Ensemble produces a Mainstage Season of six contemporary and classical works devoted to the portrayal of the African American experience by local and national playwrights and artists. The Ensemble’s Performing Arts Education program provides educational workshops, artist-in-residence experiences, and live performances for students both off-site and at the theatre, and the Young Performers Program offers intensive spring and summer training for youth ages 6 to 17 encompassing instruction in all disciplines of the theatre arts. Through its varied programs, The Ensemble reaches over 60,000 people annually.
The programs and operations of The Ensemble Theatre benefit a multicultural audience that is diverse in age, income, ethnicity, and culture. Its core audience is African American (90%). The Ensemble produces a Mainstage Season of six contemporary and classical works devoted to the portrayal of the African American experience by local and national playwrights and artists. The Ensemble’s Performing Arts Education program provides educational workshops, artist-in-residence experiences, and live performances for students both off-site and at the theatre, and the Young Performers Program offers intensive spring and summer training for youth ages 6 to 17 encompassing instruction in all disciplines of the theatre arts. Through its varied programs, The Ensemble reaches over 60,000 people annually.
No Foolin' String Band
The No Foolin’ String Band plays live, raucous old-time string band music on the fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, banjo ukulele, and penny whistle. Their repertoire includes many of the old traditional fiddle and banjo tunes played at dances, supper parties, and on front porches in the early days of Texas. In fact, Sam Houston himself would have listened and danced to some of these very tunes. The band members joke that they won’t even consider a tune unless it’s more than hundred years old (though sometimes they will play some of the “modern” tunes that would have been played on the radio in the 1920s and 30s).
Like the bands of those early days, No Foolin’ is made up of regular folk who get together and play simply for the love of the old music.
Like the bands of those early days, No Foolin’ is made up of regular folk who get together and play simply for the love of the old music.
Chiawa Conroe Aztec and Mayan Dance
Chikawa Aztec Dance and Traditions is a cultural group that explores the cultural aspect of Mesoamerican roots. Chikawa means "strong" in the Nahuatl language. The group is based in Conroe, Texas, and is formed by members of the community
Roseville Fair String Band
Roseville Fair is an old time string band focusing on music that was popular in America during the 1850's. Tunes include jigs, reels, polkas and waltzes. Our music is always lively and "danceable" . We include dance instruction with our performances and encourage the audience to participate.
Celtaire String Band
We are Celtaire String Band....(from Hockley & Shiner, TX), we had the privilege of performing at the Edinburgh, Scotland Fringe Festival in August 2008! What a wonderful once-in-a-lifetime experience. We've also had the honor to play at and in The Alamo (our 7th year), we have had a grand time! We specialize in playing "period" Americana music (dressed in period clothing from either the 1500s or 1800-1900s), for Texas events, private parties, weddings, museums, SCOTTISH, IRISH & CELTIC festivals, Texas Renaissance Festival, Historical George Ranch & Liendo Plantation re-enactments, Dickens on the Strand (for the past 19 yrs.) & other Civil War re-enactments.
All our band members are over 40: Mel Peters (on fiddle & penneywhistle), Betty Peters on percussion & Limberjacks & our newest additions Mark Shafer on mandolin & vocals and Mary Shafer on guitar & vocals .... we all have day-jobs....but we absolutely LOVE to play our music to young & old alike. We’ve also performed & instructed "historical vignettes" at area elementary & secondary schools. This is one way of enlightening our children with the roots of our Texas music traditions, and preserving it now & for the future Texas children. We get the kids involved in playing along with us with hands-on activities & allow them to appreciate the old-time music & how it was made..... before batteries & amps!
Our acoustic instruments are: fiddle, pennywhistle, guitar, mandolin, vocals, banjo, "bass-box", tambourine, autoharp, spoons, scrub-board & limberjacks. We even get the audience to play along on tambourines! We'd love to be in one of your future events or festivals, especially anything for our great STATE OF TEXAS ! We are passionate about keeping our Music Heritage alive...for this & future generations!
Wolf Creek Pistaleros
WELCOME to our old west shoot-out and entertainment group, theWolf Creek Pistoleros. We perform reenactments of the Old West, circa 1880's, as well as comedy and Christian western shows.
OUR shows are aimed at entertaining the whole family, highlighting gun safety to everyone in the audience. Patriotism, respect, and love for our nation is part of our performance ethics. Our motto is "If we can't have fun doing it, we ain't gonna do it!" We try to represent the Old West as it really was, none of that Hollywood stuff.
OUR shows are aimed at entertaining the whole family, highlighting gun safety to everyone in the audience. Patriotism, respect, and love for our nation is part of our performance ethics. Our motto is "If we can't have fun doing it, we ain't gonna do it!" We try to represent the Old West as it really was, none of that Hollywood stuff.
Cowboy Poet
Stop and listen a while, marvel at the tales of yore with Kenny Lewis, Cowboy Poet
Jack Shepherd and Pat Spackey
Jack Shepherd, playing Charles Stewart
Shepherd is a member of the Montgomery Historical Society and is a past Volunteer of the Year, named so because of his outstanding contributions to the Montgomery community.
Pat Spackey, Julia Stewart Pat is a direct descendent of Charles Stewart and is a member and officer in numerous historical and genealogical societies.
Shepherd is a member of the Montgomery Historical Society and is a past Volunteer of the Year, named so because of his outstanding contributions to the Montgomery community.
Pat Spackey, Julia Stewart Pat is a direct descendent of Charles Stewart and is a member and officer in numerous historical and genealogical societies.