Thurs. 8/22 10a: National, regional and local musicians come together on August 23, 24 and 25 on the County Fairgrounds for the 39th annual Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival. The Festival is hosted by the Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Association, better known as the Southwest Pickers. Spencer Beckwith is joined by one of the Southwest Pickers, musician Tony Mora.
Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.