Ted Ramirez
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Ted Ramírez is Tucson's
official troubadour
as proclaimed by Tucson's Mayor and Council on December 17, 2001. The event was well attended and most notably by, Arizona folk music legends Travis Edmonson and Dolan Ellis. Ted is the recipient of the prestigious Arizona Culture Keeper Award presented in 2004 and is currently the Artist in Residence at the Tubac Presidio Historic Park located close to the US/Mexico Border in Southern Arizona.
Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona
, Ted is a direct descendant of the first Spanish families to settle in what is now the State of Arizona.
Ted is a musician, singer and songwriter performing a collection of authentic folk songs from Mexico and the American Southwest. He is the founder of the Santa Cruz River Band one of the region's most celebrated, and now retired musical groups. He is the creator of the popular statewide radio program "Sounds of Arizona", the program aired for ten years on KSAZ 580AM. Currently, Ted is actively recording and performing as a solo concert artist.
For folk music fans, Ted popularized the term "Southwestern Folk Music" folk music
to describe a concert presentation of authentic story telling and folk music having a foundation of classic Mexican styles, e.g. son, huapango and corrido, mixed with American cowboy era ballads and poetry. The music style is performed by both, solo performers and musical groups using traditional Mexican folk instruments, e.g., the guitar, jarana, accordion, vihuela, guitarron, requinto, flute, harmonica, Mexican harp and strings.
Many of Ted's original compositions reflect Southwestern culture, they include:
My Beloved Tucson, Look To Baboquivari, El Presidio, Red-tailed Hawk, Living on a Plain, Viva Tucson, Billy Stiles, Refugee Children, La Doña Del Pueblo, Across the Border, and Northern Star, aka (Taking Care of your Heart).
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
official troubadour
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
as proclaimed by Tucson's Mayor and Council on December 17, 2001. The event was well attended and most notably by, Arizona folk music legends Travis Edmonson and Dolan Ellis. Ted is the recipient of the prestigious Arizona Culture Keeper Award presented in 2004 and is currently the Artist in Residence at the Tubac Presidio Historic Park located close to the US/Mexico Border in Southern Arizona.
Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, Ted is a direct descendant of the first Spanish families to settle in what is now the State of Arizona.
Ted is a musician, singer and songwriter performing a collection of authentic folk songs from Mexico and the American Southwest. He is the founder of the Santa Cruz River Band one of the region's most celebrated, and now retired musical groups. He is the creator of the popular statewide radio program "Sounds of Arizona", the program aired for ten years on KSAZ 580AM. Currently, Ted is actively recording and performing as a solo concert artist.
For folk music fans, Ted popularized the term "Southwestern Folk Music" folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
to describe a concert presentation of authentic story telling and folk music having a foundation of classic Mexican styles, e.g. son, huapango and corrido, mixed with American cowboy era ballads and poetry. The music style is performed by both, solo performers and musical groups using traditional Mexican folk instruments, e.g., the guitar, jarana, accordion, vihuela, guitarron, requinto, flute, harmonica, Mexican harp and strings.
Many of Ted's original compositions reflect Southwestern culture, they include:
My Beloved Tucson, Look To Baboquivari, El Presidio, Red-tailed Hawk, Living on a Plain, Viva Tucson, Billy Stiles, Refugee Children, La Doña Del Pueblo, Across the Border, and Northern Star, aka (Taking Care of your Heart).