'Where his heart was': Former state folklorist Claude Stephenson's life was infused with music
Musicians jammed for hours during the annual July soirees at the home of folklorist and musician Claude Stephenson and his wife Zoe Economou.
One group might be playing bluegrass, another Irish music and another old time music at the annual jam sessions at the South Valley home of musician and folklorist Claude Stephenson.
A family reunion feeling permeated the annual potluck parties and jam sessions at the South Valley home of radio host, folklorist and musician Claude Stephenson and his wife Zoe Economou.
Potluck parties and jam sessions at the South Valley home of musician and folklorist Claude Stephenson and his wife, Zoe Economou, earned legendary status.
Former state folklorist Claude Stephenson, third from left, plays the mandolin at a potluck party and jam session at his South Valley home in 2018.
Musicians perform at the home of Claude Stephenson and his wife, Zoe Economou, in 2018. For many years, the couple hosted a potluck party and jam session at their South Valley home.
This windmill, installed to provide irrigation to Zoe Economou and Claude Stephenson’s extensive garden crops, became a symbol of the couple’s annual potluck party and jam fest.
Claude Stephenson, musician, radio host and former state of New Mexico folklorist, died in August.
A shade tree hovers over a pickup truck during the 2018 potluck party and jam session at folklorist and musician Claude Stephenson’s South Valley home.
