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Paula Strong and Walt Richards

 

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Fiesta De Los Californios
(Vacquero Days)

Vickie Cottle with Walt & Paula performing as Bow Willow
at Vaquero Days 2002 in Descanso

www.vaquerodays.org

 

 

Autry Museum of Western Heritage

                                                                 Photo: Jack Hummel

Walt & Paula in the rotunda
of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage

http://www.museumoftheamericanwest.org/

 

 

Poway Train Song Festival

Walt Richards and Paula Strong of "Trails & Rails"
at the 2003 Poway Train Song Festival

The annual Train Song Festival is held at Old Poway Park in Poway, California. The free event, co-sponsored by the City of Poway and San Diego Folk Heritage, features live musical entertainment with songs inspired by the railroads. This one-of-a-kind event brings to life the history of American rails, songs that were inspired by the freedom to travel, the tragedies and triumphs of the railroad men, and the adventure of the hobos and other traveling folk, whose lives have been entwined with the trains.


During the day, in addition to the great train-related music, The Poway Midland Railroad gives train rides aboard its 1907 Baldwin Steam Engine; The Poway Station Model Railroad Club displays model trains in Templars Hall; Old Poway Park's western gun-fighting teams re-enact train robberies; children can have their faces painted, make train crafts, hear stories and see toy train displays and The Heritage Museum provides an historical train display.

http://www.powaymidlandrr.org/songfest.htm

 

 

Partial past event list for Walt and Paula
as
Trails & Rails
or as
Bow Willow:

 

  • Tucson Cowboy Music Roundup: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  • Vaquero Days - Descanso: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  • Autry Museum: - 2002, 2003

  • Stage Coach Sunday - Fallbrook: 2001, 2002, 2003

  • Olaf Weighorst Museum - El Cajon: 2004, 2005, 2006

  • Poway Train Song Festival - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006

  • Taste of Folk Music - Encino: 2004
    Sponsor: California Traditional Music Society

  • Beantown - Sierra Madre: 2004

  • City of La Mesa - Sundays at Six concert series: 2003, 2004, 2006

  • La Mesa Historical Society summer celebration: 2001,2002, 2003
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  • Folk Alliance Showcase - San Diego: 2004

  • City of Poway Rendevous - 2003, 2005

  • Multiple years and events for the City of Escondido (including four First Nights), as well as multiple San Diego Railroad Museum events, San Diego Folk Heritage events, private parties for such groups as The Back Country Horsemen, Brawley Cattle Call celebrations and numerous fund raisers and other special events

 

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