1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This Sunday will be the Third Annual Mariachi Festival at Cabrillo College, &amp;amp; will feature 6 mariachi bands, 4 of which are youth bands, as well as one class &amp;amp; Adam's band, Mariachi Libertad; youth bands include UC Santa Cruz; Adam has been in the area 8 years, with a day job dealing with environmental issues...he's a professional violinist, playing with the Santa Cruz Symphony as well as Chamber Music; along the way he fell in love with mariachi music; Adam's mother is Mexican, from Oaxaca, &amp;amp; his dad is Danish...his grandfather came here as part of the Bracero program; with his day job &amp;amp; musical pursuits, why is he teaching? People asked him to, and there's a resurgence in mariachi music...plus, students are enthusiastic &amp;amp; want to learn - making it rewarding; the mariachi class started 2 1/2 years ago, &amp;amp; Adam is the 2nd teacher; their fall concert sold out; Jalisco is the birthplace of mariachi; the song &quot;Solamente Una Vez&quot; (If Only One Time) is a beautiful ballad (Javier Vargas on vocal) performed by Mariachi Libertad de Watsonville at the 1st Cabrillo College Mariachi Festival 2024. An interview on &quot;The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club&quot; with &quot;Dangerous Dan&quot; Orange, &amp;amp; &quot;DJ Spark Plug&quot;, &quot;DJ Spark Plug&quot; (Dylan Estevez) &amp;amp; Maury-the-Mentee (Maury Burnett-Cavotto) airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2026 is Bushwhacker's 37th year on the air! Thanks for listening! To support KZSC (&amp;amp; these podcasts), please go to KZSC.FM and click on the &quot;Donate to KZSC&quot; button. Thanks! KZSC Santa Cruz http://kzsc.fm/talk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41011130/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/201168295