Episode # 69 - Reginald "Reg" Hastings Ravenswood Leather A family Business of Faith, Hard Work, and Character
Creating the stuff of Dreams, Reg has spent his life creating, designing, and expanding his talents and footprint at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Twenty-one years ago, after spending ayear visting over forty festivals, Reg decided to bring Ravenswood Leather to Texas from Oregon. In this podcast, we will hear Reg's story from his beginning working in the family business to starting his own business and establishing himself as one of TRF's premier artists.
20 Mar 2026
Sherwood Forest Fair The Merriest Folks I Know part 2 SFF Owner, George Appling The Passion-prenuer: Creating Joy, & Living Passionately
In my second interview at Sherwood Forest Faire, I speak with one of the founders and owners, George Appling. George's charmed life and career started in El Campo, TX. He then graduated from A&M and then pursued post-graduate work at Harvard. Soon after, he found himself traveling the world spending month in Russia, Europe, Austalia and more.
Amazingly, no matter where he was or what he was doing, he always found a way to make a fall pilgrimage for a weekend at the Texas Renaissance, he did this for 38 years!
And then an opportunity allowed him to become a founding partner in Sherwood Forest Faire. Sixteen years later his family, dreams, and passions are flourishing. Find out how and why by listening to Hear ye, hear ye A TX-Style Renaissance Podcast - Episode 68.
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14 Mar 2026
Sherwood Forest Fair The Merriest Folks I Know part 1 - Entertainment Director Zane Baker A Man of Many Hats and Passions, Bother, he was born for this job!
In the episode, I visit the merriest folks I know at the Sherwood Forest Faire in McDade and Paige, TX.
There, I speak to Entertainment Director, Zane Bake. We discuss he upbringing with two amazing parents, who were also amazing artists. We discuss his time and UT and when the Texas Renaissance Festival bit him and how that led him to be part of the team that started Sherwood Forest Faire. You will no doubt discover Zane is a man of many hats and limitless passions.
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