{"id":1160,"date":"2021-05-21T07:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T07:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:41:27","slug":"michael-rael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/21\/michael-rael\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Michael Rael Parts 1 &amp; 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1160\" class=\"elementor elementor-1160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691ae12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"691ae12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d269f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"d269f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:439,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/michael-rael-sing-wildrivers.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d269f32\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3F1ZXN0YXN0b3JpZXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wNVwvbWljaGFlbC1yYWVsLXNpbmctd2lsZHJpdmVycy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMjY5ZjMyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/michael-rael-sing-wildrivers-768x603.jpg\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"603\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/michael-pic-2-cropped.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d269f32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Michael Rael\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3F1ZXN0YXN0b3JpZXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wNVwvbWljaGFlbC1waWMtMi1jcm9wcGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQyNjlmMzIifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/michael-pic-2-cropped.jpg\" data-width=\"592\" data-height=\"774\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36abefc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36abefc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Rael was born in 1950 and raised in Questa , New Mexico. Mr. Rael is the Judge for the village of Questa. Michael started playing music at the age of 13 and has collaborated with a wide variety of Northern New Mexico Musicians. His love for the music shines every time he is on stage.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Interviewee Name:<\/strong> Michael Rael<br \/><strong>Interview Date:<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>April 12th, 2021<br \/><strong>Interviewer:<\/strong> Chris Arellano<br \/><strong>Interview Location:<\/strong> Michael&#8217;s office in Questa, New Mexico<br \/><strong>Topic covered:<\/strong> Michael&#8217;s long history as a local and traveling musician<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This interview is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/questacreative.org\/northern-nm-music\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Northern New Mexico Music: Past and Present<\/span><\/a>, a project of the nonprofit, <a href=\"https:\/\/questacreative.org\/about\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Questa Creative Council<\/span><\/a>, dedicated to strengthening community through arts, culture, history, and education. 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