Jerry Douglas in Oklahoma City - photo © Pamm Tucker In downtown Oklahoma City, a mere three blocks south of the iconic Bricktown district, lies a 70 acre park, Scissortail Park, named for the Oklahoma State Bird, which offers experiences for all
Author: Pamm Tucker
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Lisa Sorrell – bluegrass from leather to fabric
There is just something about Guthrie, OK and the love of bluegrass music. For Lisa Sorrell, that combination led her to become one of the finest custom shoe and boot makers in the country. It all began with her dad, Don
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Keep it Positive – JP Blair inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Jim Paul Blair's wife, Katey, accepts his induction into the OK Music Hall of Fame - photo © Pamm Tucker The Class of 2022 Induction Ceremony and Concert for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame was held in the Muskogee Civic
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Let’s talk with Kristin Scott Benson
If you mention Kristin Scott Benson, you will nod your head and say, “She is the five time IBMA Banjo Player of the year. She plays with the Grascals.” And you'd be right, but she's so much more than that. I
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Barefoot’n Bluegrass with Pretend Friend
Tarzan had Jane. Charlie Brown had Snoopy. Why, even Mork had Mindy. What did they all have? Friends played a very vital role in our lives, both as children and as adults. At the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival, held in Guthrie, OK,
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Lincoln Hensley – protege of Sonny Osborne
Everyone who has followed bluegrass over the past 70 years should be familiar with the great Sonny Osborne. One half of the legendary Osborne Brothers who revolutionized bluegrass music in the 1950s and '60s, Sonny played a style of banjo
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2022 Wilder Days Fiddle Off winners
Annually, the small town of Mansfield, Missouri is the setting of a commemoration to Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her book series, Little House on The Prairie. The books, and the television series they spawned, were based on her
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Banjo Hall of Famer Alan Munde looks back on the early days
This look at the early days of banjo legend Alan Munde's career was occasioned by his induction this year into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. Native Oklahoman Alan Munde, while attending Oklahoma University in the 1960s, crossed paths with
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Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival celebrates 25 years
October in Oklahoma equals leaves turning from green to amber and orange; however, in Guthrie, OK (which is the epicenter of bluegrass in the state), the definition of fall is the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival. The brainchild of the late
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American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame inductions and Bricktown Banjo Bash
Alan Munde accepts induction into the American Banjo Museum from Doug Parsons - photo © Pamm Tucker Over the weekend of September 23-24, the Bricktown region of downtown Oklahoma City was in the spotlight for banjo pickers and banjo lovers worldwide.