here’s what is happening at . . . october 2021
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October 2021
Editor’s Note:
Be sure to check out the
entire schedule on our web
site. You’ll find old favor-
ites, as well as some excit-
ing new people coming to
the AFP. It’s going be a fun
year!
The AFP has always de-
pended on its volunteers to
run the place. As Dolan
says, “The volunteers are
the life blood of the AFP.”
Some years ago AFP’s
friend, Jerome Campbell
(Call of the West) wrote a
song about the AFP volun-
teers. Back in 2017 I put it
together with photos of the
volunteers at that time.
Enjoy it here and see how
many volunteers you re-
member!
We are currently recruit-
ing new people to join our
“family.” If you would be
interested in one of the
best volunteer jobs, please
give us a call at 520-378-
6165. We’d love to talk to
you!
Your comments are wel-
come at:
Look forward to seeing
you at the AFP!
- Carolyn G.
Saturday & Sunday
October 2 & 3
Saturday & Sunday
October 9 & 10
Look who’s coming this month!
Here’s what is happening at . . .
Jeneve Rose Mitchell at age 15
made it through to the final 14 on
the television show American Idol in
2015—a long way from her off-the-
grid lifestyle in the mountains of Col-
orado. Jeneve lives in Crawford, Colo-
rado, next to the Elk Wilderness on
the western slope of the Rocky
Mountains with her parents. She is
known for her “authentic” country
style, although she also delves into
old-time gospel, blues, and folk mu-
sic as well. In addition to her unique
and engaging vocal style, Jeneve also
plays a whopping twelve instruments,
including the cello and the harp! Her
favorite thing to do besides perform-
ing any kind of music is to train and
ride her trail pack horses.
Jim Jones does it all—Musician,
Performer, Author! He was Western
Music Association’s 2014 Male Per-
former of the Year and winner of
both the Academy of Western Art-
ists 2016 Western Song of the Year
and Western Writers of America
2013, and 2017 Spur Awards for
Best Western Song as a storyteller.
His songs and books are about the
West…cowboys, horses & cattle, cat-
tle rustlers, the coming of the
train…songs about people and land,
rivers and mountains, the beauty of
the Western sky. We look forward to
Jim’s return to the AFP and once
again with the Thunburg twins (see
Page 2)!
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Saturday & Sunday
October 16 & 17
Saturday & Sunday
October 23 & 24
Kacey and Jenna Thunborg, are 16-year old
twins from Lemitar, New Mexico, who have been
performing in front of audiences since they were
eight years old. The twins got their start in classic
western music through Mariam Funke, an award-
winning instrumentalist and member of the group
“The Cowboy Way.” For seven years, they studied
under Mariam’s guidance and mentorship. It’s been
several years since they were at the AFP, and we
look forward to seeing them again. They say they
can’t wait to see what the future brings as their mu-
sical journey continues. Read more about them on
our Web Site.
Don Armstrong, Liz Cerepanya, & special
guest Petie Ronstadt
Playing guitar and five string banjo, Don was part of
the duo Don & Victoria Armstrong for 42 years be-
fore Victoria’s passing in 2014. Together, they rec-
orded ten albums, each one receiving national ac-
claim. The Ronstadt Record Company recently re-
leased Don’s first CD, “Mother Don’t Give Up On Me
Now.” With the pandemic hopefully inching its way
behind us, Don is hitting the road again to promote
this new CD, much to the delight of his fans.
Liz Cerepanya is an accomplished vocalist from
Tucson.
Peter Dalton Ronstadt, a popular performer at the
AFP, is a writer and interpreter of song, a recording
engineer and producer, a poet, and lyricist. He is an
all around post-modern American songster from the
great American Southwest Petie will join the show
at the second set on Saturday and will be there for
the full show on Sunday!
Gary Allegretto is quite simply one of the best
harmonica players you’ll ever witness. As if that
wasn’t enough, Gary is also a remarkable singer,
songwriter, and guitarist. Gary’s unique brand of
music draws heavily from the very roots of Western
music and his imaginative and sometimes laugh-out
-loud funny songs paint pictures from his diverse
life experience (including work as a ranch hand,
forest firefighter, and bouncer in a couple rough
honky-tonks). Don’t miss a rare opportunity to wit-
ness the world’s top “Harmonicowboy!”
October 2021 Page 2
Saturday & Sunday
October 30 & 31
All Saturday and Sunday shows
begin at 2:00 PM
$20 adults
$10 age 17 and under
Physical Address: 56 East Folklore Trail Hereford, AZ 85615
Mailing Address: PO Box 235 Sierra Vista, AZ
www.arizonafolklore.com
Reservations: 520-378-6165 or https://arizonafolklore.com/reservations/
Arizona Folklore Preserve a 501 (c) 3 cultural and performing arts center.
“Where Arizona’s songs, legends, poetry, and myths are collected and
presented, and preserved for the enrichment of future generations.”
Page 3 October 2021
Patty Clayton, is a performing songwriter whose
original ballads and borrowed songs celebrate the
present and yesteryears of the West. She knows her
subject well; she was raised in the West in a family
rich with ranching history dating back to the late
1800’s. With a voice pure as a prairie wind, Patty Clay-
ton delivers the truth in her straightforward perfor-
mances of wonderfully written Western music.
“Her Folk roots are strong, and thankfully very appar-
ent in her distinctive singing and playing style, and her
characteristic perfect pitch and gentle touch keep
even the most discriminating listener’s rapt attention.
She’s a treasure!”
- Juni Fisher
Balladeer’s Blog #30 DUPPAVILLE, ARIZONA
In 1868 a small village had sprung up along the Salt River,
in Central Arizona. It was the result of some alfalfa fields
being irrigated, and grown, for the feeding of horses at Fort
McDowell. There was also a fellow living in the village by
the name of Mr. Darrell Duppa. Mr. Duppa was a well-
educated gentleman from England, and he knew Greek
Mythology. He also knew that this same land along the Salt
River had been inhabited 500 years earlier by the ancient
Hohokam Indians, who had also grown and irrigated crops
in the same location. Now, in Greek Mythology, the beauti-
ful “Phoenix Bird” sets itself on fire once every 500 years,
and then magically rises up again out of its own ashes, to
even a more beautiful height than before. “Oh my! What a
poetic coincidence,” thought Mr. Duppa, and he suggested
to the citizenry that this new village, (which was rising
again nearly 500 years after the Hohokam), should be
called … “Phoenix.”
After thought…
We today, should consider ourselves to be very fortunate
that Mr. Duppa was not an arrogant and egotistical man.
Otherwise, he very well might have engaged in the art of
self-promotion and had the village named after himself, in
which case today, Phoenix would be called, “Duppaville.”
How would you like to have Arizona’s capitol located in
“Duppaville, Arizona?” Maybe not so much? (Duppa means
“butt” in German.)
- The Balladeer