Friday at the festival found this writer still covering the entertainment at Lou’s Rocky Road Tavern. Erik “The Viking” Oftedahl and Blake Lankford had cleared the stage
Woodyfest 2018: Erik the Viking & Blake Lankford
Festival Friday proved to be uncomfortably hot in the beer garden attached to Lou’s Rocky Road Tavern. The previous day’s patio performances
Woodyfest 2018: Scott Taylor (Community Outreach)
This year’s Woodyfest continued a long-standing tradition of providing accessible entertainment throughout the host-town of Okemah. On festival Friday
Woodyfest 2018: Chloe-Beth
Let’s just get it out of the way. Chloe-Beth Campbell (just “Chloe-Beth” when she performs) is tiny. Just shy of 4′11″ and weighing 110 pounds, she […]
Woodyfest 2018: Gypsy Twang
Making their Woodyfest debut, Gypsy Twang played the Hen House stage Friday afternoon. Husband and wife Steve Huhn (bass) and Sarah Barker-Huhn (guitar, vocals)
Woodyfest 2018: Dan Martin
You know how sometimes you see a movie, and you’re positive that so-and-so appeared in it, and later you discover it was an entirely different actor? Well, something like that happened to […]
Woodyfest 2018: Turnpike Troubabdours
Marking their third appearance at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, the Turnpike Troubadours closed opening night 2018 on the Pastures of Plenty stage. […]
Woodyfest 2018: Carter Sampson
This writer first saw Carter Sampson three-and-a-half years ago, when she played a short set at the Community Improvement Association (CIA) Stage […]
Woodyfest 2018: Red Dirt Rangers
The Red Dirt Rangers may not have birthed Red Dirt, but they helped midwife the musical genre into the world. […]
Woodyfest 2018: 2nd Place Songwriter Charlie Mosbrook
This year’s second place songwriting contest title went to Charlie Mosbrook for his song “Remember Who We Are.” Mosbrook performed the song as part of a short showcase kicking off evening performances on the Pastures of Plenty