Huntsville Folk Festival was held in a picturesque park off 19th street in Huntsville. It featured demonstrations, music, food, crafts and displays from the early years of Texas settlement.
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| Blacksmith with beaded mustache. |
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| Making Yarn. |
There were quite a few in costume, some were members of re-enactors groups. All were friendly and willing to chat, whether it was about weapons, hides, coloring yarn with natural dyes, etc.
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| The canon was fired every hour. The man preparing it is the education director for a small museum which is located in the park and dedicated mostly to Sam Houston, who was homesteader, general, governor, and Senator. |
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| Lots of fiddling and other music, including some celtic gospel music, a kazoo player, various singers, a cowboy poet and more.The man on the left in the above picture was playing the spoons. |
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| Some Flora and Fauna along the way... dewberries, wildflowers, cactus and chickens. |
How fun, Beth! I'm going to share this with Bob. With his love of all things "Old West," he'll really appreciate your pictures of the festival.
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