Artist description AUTHENTIC NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FOLK TUNES HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Music Style AUTHENTIC NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FOLK TUNES HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Artist History BORN IN ROCIADA, NEW MEXICO, FOLK LEGEND ANTONIA APODACA WAS RAISED IN MUSICAL SURRONDINGS, HAVING BEEN TAUGHT TO PLAY ACCORDION AND GUITAR AT AN EARLY AGE. WITH THIS TALENT SHE REGULARLY PLAYED IN THE FAMILY BAND AND AT THE AGE OF 13, SHE WON AN ACCORDION COMPETITION AT LA FONDA HOTEL IN SANTA FE BACK IN 1937. SHE HAS PERFORMED AT "THE FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNE" IN PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON, "THE SAN DIEGO FOLK HERITAGE FESTIVAL" AND THE "1992 SMITHSONIAN FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE." HER FELLOW MUSICIAN IS SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST RAY CASIAS. RAY WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN THE ESPANOLA VALLEY. SINCE HIS EARLY INTEREST IN SUCH FOLK LEDGENDS AS BOB DYLAN, WOODY GUTHRIE, AND JOAN BAEZ, CASIAS HAS WRITTEN OVER 200 SONGS IN VARIOUS STYLES, RANGNG . FROM AMERICAN FOLK, COUNTRY, SPANISH AND GOSPEL. CURRENTLY, CASIAS IS EMPLOYED AS THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF KDCE SPANISH RADIO IN ESPANOLA.

Group Members PAUL "PULITA" MARTINEZ WAS BORN IN MAY OF 1925 IN PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO. HE HAD BEEN PLAYING GUITAR FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS IN A UNIQUE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO STYLE.BORN IN ROCIADA, NEW MEXICO, FOLK LEGEND ANTONIA APODACA WAS RAISED IN MUSICAL SURRONDINGS, HAVING BEEN TAUGHT TO PLAY ACCORDION AND GUITAR AT AN EARLY AGE. RAY CASIAS WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN THE ESPANOLA VALLEY. HIS EARLY INTEREST IN MUSIC INCLUDED SUCH FOLK LEDGENDS AS BOB DYLAN, WOODY GUTHRIE, AND JOAN BAEZ.

Instruments Accordian, guitars

Albums Trio Jalapeno

Location Espanola, New Mexico - USA

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