Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

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Stories from Deep in the Heart teaches students and teachers how to document their family and community traditions.  Stories from Deep in the Heart is a project of Texas Folklife, based in Austin, TX.

For more, visit:
http://www.texasfolklife.org/storiesfromdeepintheheart.html
http://www.texasfolklife.org
https://soundcloud.com/texasfolklife 

Series

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6 Pieces

The finished radio pieces from the Texas Folklife Stories Summer Institute, a weeklong intensive audio production workshop for Austin-area students and teachers.

Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
9 Pieces

Community folklorists explore Texas traditions.

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3 Pieces

Students from Texas School for the Blind created podcasts about their community.

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3 Pieces

Students at the Texas School for the Blind's summer SWEAT program created podcasts where they interviewed Austin community members.

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4 Pieces

Texas Folklife presents these stories from our 2019 Summer Institute, a week-long audio documentary workshop in Austin, Texas. This year's documentaries feature stories about "women in the Austin music scene," including Connie Kirk, Tameca Jones, Andrea Cortez, and Kana Harris.


Pieces

Caption: Rio and her Mom
Rio, faces a big identity question. "Am I Mexican? If so how Mexican am I?" Let's just say Rio was raised a bit differently than prior generations ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:44
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Traditional Mexican-American folk healers in Austin discuss their businesses in these difficult economic times. Produced by: Jack Drummond, Zenobi...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:56
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A mother & daughter recollect moving to Austin from Vietnam. This story was produced by Ana Kolendo, Linda O’Neal, and Lindsey Shirack during the ...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Three Austin area school teachers visit the French Legation to learn how a new perspective is adding depth to the story of this historical site. p...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:03
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A Hill Country Treasure, the Georgetown Palace Theatre-from the Depression through today, a radio profile of a town’s beloved venue.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:58
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Listen to SONNY FALCON a.k.a “The Fajita King,” produced by the talented team of teachers at the STORIES FROM DEEP IN THE HEART’s SUMMER INSTITUTE.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:25
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At 82, a Texas music legend still charms. Singer-Songwriter and Willy Nelson collaborator, Aaron Allen, reflects on his long life in the music bus...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:40
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WOBEON Founder Jakes Srinivasan discusses the origins of WOBEON, WOBEONFEST, and the power of Austin's world music movement

  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:01
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Layalina is a unique musical collective whose members have connections to the Middle East. Three members of the group share their perspectives on t...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:36
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Leng Wong, founder of Austin's theater company, Lucky Chaos produces work that explores the experiences of being Asian and Asian American in Texas.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:27