Lomaxes in Austin: Oakwood Spring Concert
Schedule
Sun Apr 05 2026 at 01:30 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Oakwood Cemetery (Austin, Texas) | Austin, TX
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Save Austin's Cemeteries and Austin Parks and Recreation’s historic Oakwood Cemetery present “The Lomaxes in Austin: Oakwood Spring Concert,” featuring John Lomax III and Anna Lomax Wood at the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel, 1601 Navasota Street, at 1:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026. Seating is limited within the Oakwood Chapel. Event parking is free along the Oakwood Cemetery “Main Street.”The free concert and talk will feature American folk music and stories by the grandchildren of the legendary American ethnomusicologist John Avery Lomax Sr. – John Lomax III, son of John Lomax Jr. the highly noted folklorist and performer, and Anna Lomax Wood, daughter of the legendary ethnomusicologist, folklorist, archivist and musician Alan Lomax.
John’s and Anna’s grandfather John Avery Lomax Sr. is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery, and Anna’s father and John’s uncle Alan Lomax has a cenotaph at the Oakwood Cemetery, signifying the Lomax family’s deep ties to Austin and Texas.
More info: https://www.austintexas.gov/parks/news/lomaxes-austin-oakwood-spring-concert
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