Rancho Alegre
Many moons ago, seeing a criminal underdocumentation of Tejano and Conjunto music, Austin-based nonprofit organization Rancho Alegre began an ambitious project to travel the state of Texas recording oral histories with legends, veterans, and up-and-coming artists in Tejano and Conjunto music. These were a sort of proto-podcast, living on ranchoalegre.org.
Now it’s time to move these over to podcasting platforms for the rest of the world to enjoy. These are in English, Spanish, and Spanglish, depending on the preference of the interviewee, and conducted by the one and only Baldomero Cuellar. Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rancho-alegre/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rancho-alegre/support</a>
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Rancho Alegre Interview with Rick De La Rosa
Recorded in 2012 at Christus Spohn hospital in Corpus Christi. In this interview, we switch between Spanish and English constantly - a perfect example of a typical South Texas dialect and conversatio…
Rancho Alegre Interview with Little Joe Hernandez
Recorded on two occasions, in 2012 and 2018 at the Little Joe Museum in Temple, Texas.
The “King of the Brown Sound” is a fitting nickname for Little Joe Hernandez. The music he has played over his s…
Rancho Alegre Interview with Rocky Hernandez
Rocky Hernandez is a beloved Tejano music legend who very rarely gives interviews and has retired from public performances. Just the mention of his name among Tejano fans or musicians immediately ins…
Rancho Alegre Interview with Johnny Hernandez
Johnny Hernandez has seen it all in over six decades in Tejano music. From his beginnings with his brothers in Little Joe and the Latinaires to his solo career and everything in between, Johnny remai…
Rancho Alegre Interview with Mingo Saldivar
Recorded in 2011 and 2012 at Mingo's home in San Antonio.
What can you say about Mingo Saldivar? Dubbed “The Dancing Cowboy” because of his inimitable, engaging, passionate performance style, Mingo …
Rancho Alegre Interview with Nick Villarreal
Nick Villarreal passed away in July 2017. This interview was recorded in September 2011 at El Torreón Restaurant in San Antonio.
Conjunto legend Nick Villarreal, or “Nicky Snick,” if you prefer, was …
Rancho Alegre Interview with Fito Olivares
Fito Olivares passed away on March 17, 2023 at age 75.
In July 2013, Rancho Alegre met up with the Cumbia legend before a show at Cuauhtemoc Hall in San Marcos, Texas, and he gave us what he said was…