Bandera hosts Keen ‘Gringo Honeymoon’ party Sept. 7

BANDERA — Bandera, Texas, the “Cowboy Capital of the World,” is hosting the Gringo Honeymoon 30th Anniversary Homecoming to honor legendary Texas songwriter and entertainer Robert Earl Keen.

The event, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gringo Honeymoon, the iconic Texas album that was recorded in 1994, and how a majority of Robert Earl Keen’s music was written in the Scriptorium, a limestone building with wooden doors on a hill at his ranch overlooking Bandera.

There will be a special ceremony honoring Keen with a presentation of the city of Bandera’s branding iron, a proclamation from Gov. Greg Abbott, special guests sharing stories and a recreation photo of the Gringo Honeymoon album cover.