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The Hill Country Podcast: Deb Rouse on The KerrClipse

Welcome to award-winning The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique area of Texas.

This week Tom visits with Deb Rouse, the executive director of the Kerrville Folk Festival, who talks about the festival’s preparations for the upcoming Kerr Eclipse.

Deb Rouse, a prominent figure in the music festival scene, is best known for organizing the Kerrville Folk Festival and discussing the upcoming event celebrating the sun and eclipse totality, KerrClipse.

Deb holds a positive and optimistic viewpoint on the KerrClipse Festival, accentuating its unique nature and the efforts to ensure its success, despite uncertainties concerning the level of attendance. Her perspective is shaped by the success of a previous event centered around the annular eclipse, which had a positive impact on festival attendance.

Additionally, Deb appreciates the variety of workshops planned for the festival, including those she herself orchestrates, highlighting the opportunities these provide for learning and growth within the music community. Overall, her perspective reflects a sense of excitement and readiness for the upcoming KerrClipse Festival.

Key Highlights:

Kerrville Folk Festival: Cosmic Entertainment & Eclipse
KerrClipse Music Festival Lineup and Workshops
Artisanal Crafts and Culinary Delights Galore
Kerrville Folk Festival teaser

Resources:

Kerrville Folk Festival

KerrClipse Information

Parking and Camping

Other Hill Country-Focused Podcasts:

Hill Country Authors Podcast

Hill Country Artists Podcast

Texas Hill Country Podcast Network

Kerrville Weekly News Roundup: October 7, 2023

Welcome to the Kerrville Weekly News Roundup. Each week, veteran podcaster Tom Fox and his colleagues Andrew Gay and Gilbert Paiz get together to go over a couple of their favorite stories from the past week from Kerrville and the greater Hill Country. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to get a wrap-up of the Kerrville Weekly News. We each consider two of our favorite stories and talk about the upcoming weekend’s events, which we will enjoy or participate in this weekend.

In this episode, Tom, Gilbert, and Andrew discuss the following stories that caught their attention over the past week.

Tom discusses the award to Kerrville Treasurer Tracy Soldan for Texas Treasurer of the Year. He reviews the attempt by certain Kerrville residents to prevent Habitat for Humanity from building 40 low-cost homes in Kerrville. He shouts out to the great sports weekend of UT v. OU football, and the Astros begin the World Series title defense and the Sunday night football game of the Cowboys v. 49ers.
Andrew discusses Kinky Friedman headlining the Kerrville Folk Festival’s Welcome Home Festival October 12-15 and the Riverfest Annular Eclipse Festival. Andrew shouts out to the podcast The Night Sky, which features stories on Kerrville’s upcoming two eclipses.
Gilbert cautions about the string of car burglaries in Ingram, the sex offender check by the KPD, and shouts out to the KPD Blue Santa program. He will be headed to the Notre Dame Fall Festival this weekend.