Rancho Alegre Nominated in Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin Poll
Jolly Ranchers, we need your help. Rancho Alegre has been nominated in the Loose Cannon category for Tejano/Conjunto music advocacy on the Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin ballot! We would appreciate the support in any category, as would the rest of Austin's Tejano industry!
Video of UT Panel on Music and Community
As we previously posted, our very own Baldomero "El Parrandero" Cuellar was invited to participate in a panel discussion about music and community for a Music Advocacy class at the University of Texas.
El Parrandero Invited to Speak at UT Panel on Music and Community April 27
That's RIGHT! Our very own Baldomero "El Parrandero" Frank Cuellar has been asked to participate in a panel discussion alongside a couple other music organizers about music and community at the University of Texas at Austin.
Redesigning Ranchoalegreradio.org
Hi everyone,
As you can tell, our website looks a little weird. Things should be back to normal by Sunday, October 26, 2014. We're redesigning to make it even better and making some security updates.
Thanks for your support - by the way! We're now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Exciting things to come!
Rancho Alegre Interview - Los Arcos Hermanos Pe?a
Recorded in 2013 in Dimmitt, Texas. Things have changed considerably since this interview (read to the end for the update).
In 2013, Rancho Alegre headed out to the Texas panhandle on business. While we were out there, we thought we would touch base with one of the region's most popular groups: Los Arcos Hermanos Peña. We had already been all over the Valley, Houston, and Central Texas, and we wanted to know more about the scene out in that area of the state, which is not traditionally known for Conjunto. We were not disappointed...
Los Arcos Hermanos Pe?a to Celebrate 35th Anniversary with Special Guests in Lubbock on June 21st
Conjunto legends Los Dos Gilbertos and the popular Regional Mexican powerhouse Erick y Grupo Massore, along with Infinito, Escorpion de Hidalgo and Los Viciosos will also perform at the Fiesta Center in Lubbock
Connecting with Us
Rancho Alegre is active on quite a few social networks, and we invite you to join us!
We're using hashtags #racf for festival-related posts and #ranchoalegre for everything else, along with #latino, #conjunto and #tejano.
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KLRU PBS to host screenings and panel discussions of upcoming Latino Americans documentary series
This month, KLRU celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a range of special programs and events that celebrate the Latino experience. To kick things off, KLRU is organizing screenings of the landmark PBS film Latino Americans, a six-hour documentary featuring interviews with nearly 100 Latinos and more than 500 years of history.
7/24/13: Baldomero ?El Parrandero? Cuellar to be Interviewed on Super Tejano Radio, Monterrey Mexico
How cool is this? Super Tejano Radio out of Monterrey, Mexico, interviewed our very own Baldomero “El Parrandero” Cuellar about his experiences in the industry and about Rancho Alegre Radio.
It will be broadcast Wednesday, July 24th, at 9 am Central time.
Tune in!
Marcos Orozco LIVE at the Moose Lodge on August 10th!
It’s time again for another great Rancho Alegre Radio dance at the Moose Lodge in East Austin. This time with Tejano superstar Marcos Orozco!
Please join us as we welcome one of the most beautiful voices in Tejano music to the family dancehall on the east side.
Rancho Alegre to Guest DJ with Ted Branson on KOOP FM?s Under the X in Texas on August 6th
Tuesday August 6th, Baldomero “El Parrandero” and Piper will be hitting the community radio airwaves at KOOP 91.7FM in Austin.
We will be joining program host Austin radio legend and Texas music aficionado Ted Branson in the studio for a morning of Conjunto, classic Tejano, Orquesta, and more. It will be a show you won’t want to miss!
Rancho Alegre Interview - Freddie Martinez
Recorded in 2012 at Freddie Records Headquarters in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Rancho Alegre Talks Tejano and Conjunto in the Guardian
When one of the most respected newspapers in the entire world, based in London, England, contacted us and asked us to write about Tejano and Conjunto music for an upcoming Travel piece about the American Southwest, we immediately said yes.
Rancho Alegre Interview - Ram Herrera
Recorded in November 2012 at Cooter Brown's in San Antonio, Texas.
If you ask any Tejano music fan to list some of the most popular performers in the industry, Ram Herrera will be near the top of the list.
He hardly has to use his last name anymore, “Ram” is usually enough. He’s also known as the “Most Wanted Man” and the “Man of 1,000 Roses.”