Dulcimer
Music

Dulcimer Festival

Come August 4-5, Red River will be swarming with dulcimer players coming to learn, listen, and have a good time playing music at the Red River Community House. Be prepared to see and hear the beauty of the sounds of the hammered and mountain dulcimers, as well as the dulcet tones of other acoustic instruments Read More…

Folk Festival
Music

Just Get Lost in the Music

You need to be in town August 16-19.  Larry Joe Taylor celebrates his 21st year of hosting LJT’s Hot Chili Days, Cool Mountain Nights and Cook-offs which this year include the CASI “Red River Red” cook-off, the New Mexico State Green Chile Championship, and the Lone Star BBQ Society cook-off. Past music headliners have included Read More…

Songwriters' Festival
Music

Songwriters’ Festival 2017

The 6th Red River Songwriters’ Festival, set for January 26-28, is a great way to chase the cabin fever from the front door, or the back door, whichever you prefer. Held at The Lost Love Saloon, located in Texas Reds Restaurant, and the legendary Motherlode located next door on East Main Street, the 2017 bill Read More…

Colin Brooks
Music

Colin Brooks – Guitar Man

Red River’s connection to Texas music, Dallas and Austin in particular, has been well documented over the years. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Michael Martin Murphey, Steve Fromholz, Rusty Wier and the Original Cosmic Cowboy Bob Livingston paid dues in the mountains before becoming Lone Star music icons. That connection is still alive and well today. Colin Read More…

Shannon McNally
Entertainment Music

Fall Folk Festival

The annual Aspencade Arts & Crafts Festival on September 23-25 has always featured live music as a part of the harvestfest spirit. This year it will again be paired with the 2nd Annual Red River Folk Festival in Brandenburg Park. Last year’s festival included singer/songwriter James McMurtry, Max Gomez, Shannon McNally, and hONEyhoUSe, the incredible Read More…

Forest Huval & Bon Temps
Music

Let The Good Times Roll!

You’ve heard of Mardi Gras, no doubt, and more and more places throughout the American West and Great Southwest are celebrating this unique and fascinating observance of food, fun and frivolity. It was Red River, however, who really got the Grand Ball rolling in 1992 when the celebration of life first made its way to Read More…