AFTM
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AFTM is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to traditional music. We present 2 yearly music festivals highlighting the central Texas music community and featuring local, national, and international folk musicians. Our Mid-Winter Festival is held in late January and features 12 local traditional bands in 12 hours. The festival also promotes designating the month of January in Austin as Folk Music and Dance Month in conjunction with the national and international observance. The Austin String Band Festival is in the Fall and is an old-time and bluegrass centered event with the purpose of passing along traditional music to the next generation of enthusiastic musicians. We also host house concerts, jam sessions, and dances. AFTM serves as an educational and informative resource through its newsletter, web page, and local musician's registry.
VISIT OUR NEW BLOG!
http://austinfriendsoftraditionalmusic.blogspot.com/
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Meet D.J. and Pat Stamp, the first lifetime members of AFTM. D.J. and Pat have been collecting all of the recycling and trash at the Austin String Band Festival since the second festival in 2006. You may have seen D.J. riding his antique Chinese-made flatbed tricycle around to collect the trash and recycling during the three-day festival. D.J and Pat deliver most of the items that can be recycled to Ecology Action, and they take the tabs off of the aluminum cans and donate them to the Ronald McDonald House.
Thanks, D.J. and Pat, for taking care of us at the Austin String Band Festival!
