Texas Folklife: The Folklorist Next Door
Folklorists explore foodways, music, ritual celebrations, and more. Several episode producers participated in Texas Folklife's Community Folklife Fellowship program where they received mentorship, training workshops, and project support.
Learn more at TexasFolklife.org
This project is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts
Executive Producer: Jeannelle Ramirez
Technical Producer: Lamont Jack Pearley
Texas Folklife: The Folklorist Next Door
Latest Episodes
The Sound of Community: Puerto Rican Plena in Texas
Born in the working-class neighborhoods of Ponce, Puerto Rico, over a century ago, plena is a genre of music that continues to travel wherever Puerto Ricans gather and build community. Communal in nature, it is played at social gatherings of al...
[Special Series] Stewed and Chopped - Gulf Caught: Shrimping in the RGV
Shrimpers in Port Isabel discuss the historical and cultural influence of the shrimping industry in the Rio Grande Valley. Produced by Jeannelle Ramirez with reporting by Kevin Parme.
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[Special Series] Stewed and Chopped - Rooted: Food Cycles
Food scholar Erica Cavanagh discusses the importance of understanding where our food comes from. Produced by Imgard Khosravi.
[Special Series] Stewed and Chopped - Food on the Border
Stewed & Chopped is a limited series produced by Texas Folklife, exploring foodways in Texas. In this episode, food scholar Meredith Abarca (UTEP professor and producer of El Paso Food Voices) and taco...
Recuérdame: Roadside Descansos in East Texas
Join Community Folklife Fellow Blanca Jenkins as she takes you on a journey from Mexico to East Texas while exploring the historic and religious background, purpose, and use of crosses as focal points for roadside memorials. Mrs. Jenkins’...
