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:

cng.gruenhagen@cox.net

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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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!”

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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.”

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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