After a terrible car accident, the self-taught pianist’s reprise was nothing short of amazing.
For many years, I have been aware that I have the unique privilege of being in the company of greatness almost on a daily basis. The people whose stories we tell on TCR are heroes—their passion for whatever it is they do makes life truly enjoyable for the rest of us. That, to me, is greatness.
I’m not sure I ever bought the story of the Texas horned lizard that survived thirty years in a courthouse cornerstone, but it’s a tale that reminds me why I love storytelling.
Bob Anderson says the self-inflicted title is for amusement only, but the quirky farmer sure seems serious about garlic.
Watch our latest Sound Check, in which the Austin-based duo performs a song from their new album.
Bob Freeman is a craftsman who carves, plays, and sings the praises of the traditional Native American instrument.
Texas Country Reporter turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share classic episodes from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob Phillips. John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes is a honky-tonker’s honky-tonk, a veritable institution of Texas music. The dance hall’s walls
For decades, Roddy Wiley ran the only bank in the small town of Oakwood, which happily resisted modern technology well into the twenty-first century.
Jody Powers ran a bakery with her grandmother’s kolache recipes, and when business would slow down, she would resort to unusual promotion tactics.
In 1998, Texas Country Reporter did an episode about Roxanne Ward, a champion hog caller who was quirky, kind, and so unapologetically herself we’ll never forget her.
