Fort Worth Texas Public Library music librarian Rita Alfaro joins the Fort Worth Roots Podcast to explain the selection process for Amplify 817. We talk about how the curator panel is put together and how they vote as a team to bring awesome new local music to the amplify817.org catalogue. It was a sincere honor to have Rita on the show and we are looking forward to our next recording! Big thank you to Francisco Aguilar and Theresa Davis of the Fort Worth Public Library for getting us together.

Find information on the Fort Worth Public Library and Amplify 817 with these helpful links:

www.amplify817.org

www.fortworthtexas.gov

Follow them on social media on Facebook and Instagram as "Amplify817"

Email: [email protected]

Don't miss 817 Day concert! More information on this on their social media pages. August 18th at the Will Rogers Auditorium. This is a free event open to the public and is intended for all ages!

Rita, thank you so much for setting aside time to speak with me!

Questions: How does Amplify 817 pick musicians? How does Amplify 817 choose people for the curator panel? How can I get on Amplify 817? How to be a curator on the amplify 817 panel? What is happening to the Fort Worth Central Library building? What is Amplify 817? Who is Rita Alfaro? What impact is Elon Musk having on south Texas? Who has the largest single level library in the US? What is happening in Fort Worth?

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Other things... Find all of Fort Worth Roots content by checking out the website, www.fortworthroots.com and all other social media platforms . YouTube vids to complement the audio that you find on all your podcast players can be found on our YouTube page... when I publish the episode. Some times the videos take a while... i work and stuff. Thank you for listening!!! Intro music provided with permission to use by Matt Novesky. Matt is the front man for the band Icarus Bell (https://icarusbellofficial.com/) ,Owner of Orb Recording Studios in Austin Texas ( www.orbrecordingstudios.com ), and is the bassist for the band Blue October out of Houston Texas (https://www.blueoctober.com/) The name of the song the intro was sampled from is: Bones by Icarus Bell. You can check Matt’s band out on your favorite streaming service like Amazon music or Spotify. The YouTube version of Bones can be found at this link ( https://youtu.be/d9HLLrvsqi8 ) A HUGE thank you to Matt Novesky for the privilege to share some of your newest art on Fort Worth Roots. I am sincerely looking forward to future creations made by you and the Orb Recording Studios family. Thanks for checking out Fort Worth Roots. I hope you enjoy the show. As always, I'm constantly looking for feedback. For questions, comments, or to tell us who you think should be our next podcast guest, email us at [email protected] #fortworthroots #interview #interviewpodcast #podcast #fortworthtexas #fortworthpodcast #dfwpodcast #andrewturner #smallbusiness #uspodcast #unitedstatespodcast #altitudegrove #varietypodcast #allthingspodcast #happylife #life #perspective