Category: Music

  • RICK FOWLER: ARTIST, MUSICIAN & STORYTELLER

    RICK FOWLER: ARTIST, MUSICIAN & STORYTELLER

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    “I started writing kind of a memoir about a year and a half ago, just therapeutic.” Rick Fowler is an accomplished artist, know for his paintings of the high country around River Red and for his musical association with Three Faces West and The Great American Honky Tonk Band. “I had a poster of the…

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

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      The Highway 38 Houndogs are named for the NM highway that runs through the heart of town. A genuine Texas Aggie and a ding dong daddy from Dumas,  Jeff Fagan has lived full-time in Red River for 23 years after retiring as a troubadour road warrior. In 2006, he began working with Michael Smith…

  • Music in the Mountains

    Music in the Mountains

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      Music has always been a part of the fun at the Red River Community House, which will again be presenting a variety of acoustic music activities for the enjoyment of young and old this summer. RRCH organized the “Music In The Mountains” concert series in 2013, as well as the “Jammin’ On The Porch”…

  • Songwriters’ Festival

    Songwriters’ Festival

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      Red River’s reputation as a stronghold of live music is solid for Winter 2018-19, and the town will be alive with melodies and rhythms shaking the walls and rattling glasses. Regular live music venues in Red River are the Bull O’ The Woods, Lost Love Saloon, The Motherlode and Red River Brewing Company. Established…

  • Playing Red River for 30 Years

    Playing Red River for 30 Years

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    The year 2019 will find Fritz Davis (seen here performing at the new Red River Brewing Company) marking 30 years of playing for Red River audiences. “I moved to the mountains in 1989 to work in places like The Bull, The ‘Lode and Chubbies Tavern. I’ve played every venue in town, including a few that…

  • MMM’s American Westfest®

    MMM’s American Westfest®

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    The return of Michael Martin Murphey’s American Westfest® on July 4-8 will be a great holiday adventure. The popular event is a family-friendly, authentic Western celebration, founded in the spirit of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows. It will feature Native American artists, Mountain Men and Old West Cowboy historical re-enactments and a schedule of great…

  • Southwest Pickers Return

    Southwest Pickers Return

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    The Red River Bluegrass Festival, which began at the Community House five years ago, merged in 2017 with the Southwest Traditional & Bluegrass Music Association, better known as The Southwest Pickers. The 44th annual Bluegrass and Traditional Music Festival set for September 13-16 will feature bluegrass, folk, Americana and old-timey music at different venues in…

  • Special Events Bring Music

    Special Events Bring Music

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    Red River has become well-known for its special events calendar and Summer/Fall of 2018 will see a full schedule of entertainment. From Bacon & Brews in May, the Classic Car Show in early June and the Art & Wine Festival on Fathers’ Day, the 4th of July in the Park festivities which follow the BIG…

  • Mtn. Music At The House

    Mtn. Music At The House

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    The Community House will also be hosting its popular Friday evening Music In The Mountains concert series throughout the summer featuring Fritz Davis, Dale and Gayle, Higher Ground, San Luis Valley Big Band, Byrd and Street, Bill Hearne, The Rifters, Lindsey & Hamiltons and Hwy. 38 Houndogs. Jammin’ On The Porch (open to pickers of…

  • Local Music Abounds

    Local Music Abounds

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    The local music scene bustles with a list of great local performers and songwriters, as well as the occasional touring troubadour passing through and stopping in Red River long enough to play a set or two, then grabbing a short night’s sleep before heading down the road to the next gig. Resident favorites like Mike…