Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine focused on the great heritage of music, food, and winemaking from every region of the state. Over ten days, the National Mall hosted demonstrations, performances, and famous Texas talk about the Lone Star State's proud history and its contemporary traditions. Up to a million visitors heard presentations of Texas blues, swing, conjunto, country and western, gospel, and tejano music; saw demonstrations of wine making; enjoyed diverse culinary traditions, old and new, from barbeque to Vietnamese soups, from kolach making to chicken fried steak.
Texas at the Smithsonian illustrated a dynamic and creative society built upon rich natural resources, thriving cosmopolitan cities and engaging rural landscapes, where a rich heritage of freedom, optimism, opportunity, and achievement contribute to a vibrant contemporary culture.
Further Reading:
Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food, and Wine
Essays from the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Program Book (in pdf format)
