Woody Guthrie Folk Festival July 10-14 Okemah 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 woodyfest.com $40-$120 Radoslav Lorković was first introduced to Woody Guthrie when the father of modern American folk music made him cry at a Minnesota summer camp. “It’s a common story,” Lorković said. “I’m learning how to speak French at a summer camp. […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Hello, Oklahoma!
Not long ago, a roundup of notable concerts hitting Oklahoma in a given summer would have been depressingly Tulsa-heavy. Our neighbor to the northeast is well-represented on the list below, but at the risk of jinxing an encouraging trend, fans of music in many genres can get their concert fix without ever leaving the OKC […]
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Summer Guide: Party mindset
Rocklahoma is always one of the biggest and best annual parties this state has to offer, but the annual Pryor rock pilgrimage shifts into a higher gear when party-life philosopher and metal maestro Andrew W.K. hits the stage. W.K. (short for Wilkes-Krier), has had a presence on the national music scene since the early 2000s, […]
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In 2016, Guthrie brought his Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour to Tulsa’s Brady Theater.
In 2016, Guthrie brought his Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour to Tulsa’s Brady Theater.
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Despite debt from previous events, WoodyFest continues to sing
The festival’s Women of WoodyFest series also continues Saturday at The Blue Door.
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State officials turn the lights off on artist Jack Fowler’s projected Woody Guthrie-themed protest
On Feb. 27, Fowler projected an image of folk legend Woody Guthrie on a large tarp covering renovations to the north end of the Oklahoma state Capitol.
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WoodyFest faces an uncertain future as it prepares for its 20th anniversary
The festival launched a $60,000 GoFundMe campaign in January.
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Smithsonian Folkways debuts previously unrecorded Woody Guthrie songs on its new Roll Columbia collection
Guthrie was commissioned to write 26 songs in the 1940s for a documentary about Columbia River dams in the Pacific Northwest.
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“Today is a Dust Bowl of a different sort,” Chuck D said. “You have a political climate that’s akin to a Dust Bowl, and it’s swirling in the minds of confused Americans.”
“Today is a Dust Bowl of a different sort,” Chuck D said. “You have a political climate that’s akin to a Dust Bowl, and it’s swirling in the minds of confused Americans.”
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Folk rock legend Graham Nash headlines this year’s WoodyFest
Other performers at WoodyFest include Annie Oakley, Beau Jennings, The Turnpike Troubadours, John Calvin Abney, Red Dirt Rangers, Ellis Paul and John Fullbright.