Preacher’s son, small town kid, soldier and teacher, Bryan Hayes is now a full-time touring musician. It’s been a long-time coming, but for this Americana artist, it was worth the wait. In May, Hayes released Father Down The Line, his […]
Julie is a staff writer for Currentland, a monthly, regional entertainment magazine. She also writes regularly for Tulsa Kids and Intermission magazines. She is co-director of Tulsa Roots Music.
Preacher’s son, small town kid, soldier and teacher, Bryan Hayes is now a full-time touring musician. It’s been a long-time coming, but for this Americana artist, it was worth the wait. In May, Hayes released Father Down The Line, his […]
Sam Lee is bringing his Old World sounds to North America. The 35-year-old British folk singer and accumulator/curator of traditional music just released The Fade in Time in the US in June through Thirty Tigers. It’s a weird and wonderful […]
Seventy-five years ago, folk hero Woody Guthrie put pen to paper and fingers to strings to compose a subtle and catchy protest song. Many of us can sing at least a verse or two of “This Land is Your Land”, […]
Like a time machine, Jacob Tovar’s voice can transport you to another era, circa 1940. A time when Western swing was king, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were royalty, filling Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom with a danceable blend of […]
Smart, articulate, funny, and with a charming drawl, BJ Barham is no drunken fool, although he might have passed for one – at least the “drunken” part – ten months ago. Barham, frontman and founder of the North Carolina Americana […]
Bruce Hornsby didn’t have to do it – it was clear he had won this audience over decades ago – but he did. Seating himself at the piano to the rapturous applause of a thicket of boomers and more than […]
On a cold December night in 1956, Memphis’ Sun Records hosted the recording session of the century in its storefront studio. Four young and extraordinarily talented musicians, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, gathered together for […]
On Thursday April 30, Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center (WGC) kicked off a long weekend of festivities to celebrate its 2nd anniversary with a concert at the Cain’s Ballroom featuring Oklahoman musicians John Fullbright, Samantha Crain and the Paul Benjaman Band. […]
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers play The Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK May 26. It’s impossible to easily classify Hornsby’s sound, and it’s probably silly to even try. It’s better just to listen and enjoy. This extremely gifted musician has […]