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 

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The completed audio documentaries from the Stories from O Henry Middle School. Stories include celebrity musician profiles, an insider's look at the formation of the ACL music festival, and many other stories about local Austin artists, businesses and O Henry Middle School legends.

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Texas Folklife worked with Patton Elementary School in Austin during the Spring 2020 semester. Six students and parents submitted surveys for their traditions to be recorded and shared.

Caption: Texas Folklife x Akins High Listening Party flyer, Credit: Jennifer (Amora) Arriaga
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Texas Folklife and Akins High School Austin premiered a new radio and podcast series, "See It Through My Eyes.”

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These stories were created during workshops for veterans, military service members, and their families during summer 2019. The workshops were part of the Creative Forces NEA grant.

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Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition is comprised of audio stories produced by Travis High School Youth during our 2011 Residency in Ms. Athey's Class. We dug into our Stories Vault-meaning our hard drives- and found some amazing stories that we've missed, or that we haven't shared before. Hope you enjoy!

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Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition is comprised of audio stories produced by Travis High School Youth during our 2011 Residency in Ms. Athey's Class. We dug into our Stories Vault-meaning our hard drives- and found some amazing stories that we've missed, or that we haven't shared before. Hope you enjoy!

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Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Insitute Edition is comprised of audio stories produced by teachers during our 2011 and 2012 summer institute. We have dug into our Stories Vault-meaning our hard drives- and have found some stories that we've missed, or that we haven't shared before. Hope you enjoy!

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Finished audio pieces from Texas Folklife's 2013 "Stories Summer Institute". Local Austin, TX area teachers and students learned about the art of radio with nationally-acclaimed radio producer María Martin

See more at:
Texas Folklife Homepage
Stories on Tumblr
Stories on Soundcloud

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Stories Summer Institute 2014

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This summer high school students and middle school or high school teachers and administrators participatd in Texas Folklife's 2015 “Stories from Deep in the Heart" Summer Institute, a 5-day intensive fellowship in audio documentary production with professional producers, journalists and cultural workers. Participants were guided through production of short audio documentaries on themes related to folklife----family and community traditions.


Pieces

Caption: Joshua Rodriguez and his mother at Patton Elementary School, Credit: Danielle Warner
Elementary student Joshua Rodriguez share his family's tradition of making pupusas. This 5th grader also talks about his many cultures.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:09
Caption: Deigo and his parents talk about their cultures, Credit: Danielle Warner
Elementary student Diego Bracer and his parents talk about their Mexican, Swedish and Taino traditions. This story was recorded in Austin, Texas at...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:15
Caption: Patton Elementary
Ruen Mhatre, a 5th grade student, talks about his Indian tradition, the Diwali Festival, and how his family celebrates in Austin, Texas.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:05
Caption: Nora Caselli wearing her Irish step dance shoes, Credit: Danielle Warner
Nora is a 5th grade student in Austin, Texas, and is continuing her grandmother's tradition of Irish step dancing.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 03:22
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Winn Elementary 5th grade students learned about podcasting and food waste during the Fall 2019 semester. Students interviewed Sustainable Food Cen...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2020
  • Length: 05:40
Caption: Texas Folklife x Akins High Listening Party flyer, Credit: Jennifer (Amora) Arriaga
Artist profile of Carla Rondon, an Akins High School student from Cuba. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at A...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:45
Caption: Dave McClinton interviewed by Akins High School Austin Corps class, Credit: Texas Folklife
Artist profile of Dave McClinton, an Austin-based artist and graphic designer. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" creat...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: Vincent Valdez interviewed by Akins High School students, Credit: Texas Folklife
Artist profile of Vincent Valdez. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at Akins High School during the fall 2019 ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 06:31
Caption: Lench Martinez interviewed by Akins High School students., Credit: Texas Folklife
Artist profile of Lench Martinez, an Austin rapper. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at Akins High School dur...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:39
Caption: Akins High students interview Larissa Akhmetova, Credit: Texas Folklife
Artist profile of Larissa Akhmetova (Stephens). This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at Akins High School during ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:54