The Symphony of the Border
*The following is part of a series of blog posts researched and written by Mark Clardy, SRM Docent and independent scholar.* Soundtrack of the American West Symphony of the Border Sinfonía de la Frontera ¡Hola, mis amigos, y bienvenidos a la sinfonía de la frontera! For this symphony of the border, we turn our attention to the southwest to hear the music of the Mexican borderlands. We will listen to las canciones de los vaqueros (songs of the Mexican cowboys), and los corridos de las contrabandistas de la frontera (ballads of the border smugglers). Many of these songs [...]