The Back Forty of the Texas Folklife Festival

Tumbleweed Smith-
Posted 1/15/20

was one of the early ambassadors of the Texas Folklife Festival that started 48 years ago on the grounds of the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio. It was designed to show off the state’s diverse cultural population. Jo Ann Andera was hired as a bilingual tour guide at the start and now she is the director of the festival, a post she has held for 39 years.

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