Fito Olivares passed away today March 17, 2023 at age 75.
In July 2013, Rancho Alegre met up with the Cumbia legend before a show at Cuauhtemoc Hall in San Marcos, Texas, and he gave us what he said was one of the most in-depth and fulfilling interviews he had ever given up until that point.
The people have spoken. The RACMF LIVES! We want to see each and every one of you next month!!
While we didn’t quite make our $35k goal, we did raise nearly $20k through a combination of sources, and that’s enough to put on the event. And we are still accepting donations. It won’t be at the same levels as last year, but we don’t have to cancel and will be able to have all three days.
Good afternoon! As of 2:30pm, we have raised approximately $18,000 through a combination of a grant from Texas Commission on the arts, private offline donations, and just over $7400 from our AmplifyATX campaign! Amplify ends at 6pm, and we will find out how much we have received in matching funds after Amplify ends.
THANK YOU to all who have pledged and given so far! We're feeling good and believe we can make it to the finish line!
Here's the link to donate through AmplifyATX - Thank you for helping save the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival!
Dear friends,
A lot of folks have asked what's happening with this year's Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival and here's the update: we applied for funding through the City of Austin Cultural Arts department, as we always do, and our application was denied. We appealed their decision and that was denied too. We contacted our elected officials, and despite their efforts, there's nothing they could do to help us.
Baldo steps out of our traditional Conjunto zone for this review of a truly fantastic album by Austin-based artist Chris Gebhard. Enjoy!
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Conjunto music legend Alfredo De La Rosa passed away on April 8, 2022. A member of one of the most storied and influential musical family dynasties in Texas music, Alfredo spent many years playing with brothers Tony and Adan and sister Eva as well as with his own Conjunto.
Austin, Texas - After two full years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Austin-based nonprofit organization Ranch Alegre announced its return to live music events with the 2022 Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival, scheduled for Friday April 29 through Sunday May 1. The event is free admission and all ages are welcome.
We are so excited and honored to release this album on our label, Rancho Alegre Records, and we can’t wait for you to hear it. This is a special one for the folks who love old-style Conjunto from the 1940s and the beautiful simplicity of acordeón y bajo sexto duo. No drums. No bajo eléctrico. Just a squeezebox played by one of the masters who still uses both sets of buttons and perfectly complimented by skillful, soulful bajista JJ Barrera.
We are so excited to announce that Rancho Alegre will be presenting a short showcase of Tejano and Conjunto music during Folk Unlocked, this year's virtual conference presented by Folk Alliance International! Many thanks to the Texas Music Office for the invitation!
