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<v Speaker 1>All right, good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome in his time now for our community connection right

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<v Speaker 1>here on Kay one, the one you trust, and we

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<v Speaker 1>do this about every year. We have a little fun

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm an old country boy at heart and i

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<v Speaker 1>love bluegrass music. And we've got a big bluegrass festival

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<v Speaker 1>coming up here. And I got Steve Cannon on the line. Hey, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>how you doing doing well?

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<v Speaker 2>Tom? How are you guys up there this morning? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, just picking and grinning? Yeah, So what we

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<v Speaker 1>got coming up and when we got.

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<v Speaker 2>A guming well, you know, we have that the International

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<v Speaker 2>calho On, the International Bluegrass Festival happens in Guthrie every

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<v Speaker 2>year and it's coming up here on October ten, eleven twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're just a couple of weeks out if if that,

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<v Speaker 2>depending on my mask. And it's the time of the

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<v Speaker 2>year it's getting cooler and hopefully we don't have any

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<v Speaker 2>any major storms. But uh, yeah, we got a big

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<v Speaker 2>festival going on. And this year we have our headliner

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<v Speaker 2>is a band called Jig Jam Jam Yeah. Uh, it's

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<v Speaker 2>an Irish band and they're from Ireland. Yeah, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be here and We're super excited to having their

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<v Speaker 2>high energy, foot stump and style bluegrass music. So they

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot to live up to. Somebody named in

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<v Speaker 2>Ireland's answer to the new Grass Revival. Boy happen to

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<v Speaker 2>know who that is. That's that's a lot of that's

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<v Speaker 2>a big shoes to walk in to follow. We also

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<v Speaker 2>have the lead singer of the Turnpike Troubadours, Evan Selker.

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<v Speaker 2>He's gonna be playing, uh doing a solo show for us,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's gonna be really cool because I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>Evan's played with with a I'm sure he's played with

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<v Speaker 2>other musicians, but you know, he's been comfortable playing with

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<v Speaker 2>his musicians for a long time. And so see how

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<v Speaker 2>he does playing with some fellow buddies. You got John Moore,

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<v Speaker 2>he's the horse Doctor out of Colorado. He actually played

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<v Speaker 2>played with Byron in uh in a couple of different bands,

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<v Speaker 2>the band California and Bluegrass et cetera and very talented

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<v Speaker 2>multi instruments the Fretliners coming Back. They're a group that

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<v Speaker 2>has won the band competition out of Tell Your Rye

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<v Speaker 2>Bluegrass Festival and the Rocky Grass Festival. They've wanted both

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<v Speaker 2>band competitions the same year.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the name the fret Liners.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, one of the guys in the fret Liners

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<v Speaker 2>actually grew up at our festival. Really and yeah, he

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<v Speaker 2>grew up at our festival. And I have to look

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<v Speaker 2>back in the records and I haven't made this, I

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<v Speaker 2>haven't done, haven't my due diligence on it, but I

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<v Speaker 2>believe he came through the youth band youth instrument competitions.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow that we have well I talked to a pre

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<v Speaker 2>pre recorded the pre interview about the youth band competition,

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<v Speaker 2>youth instrument competition. Yeah, that's that's pretty cool. And there's

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<v Speaker 2>that we have Actually another guy that's done it too,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll talk about him in just a minute. Darren

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<v Speaker 2>and Brook Aldridge a married couple. Uh. Brook was four

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<v Speaker 2>time IBM A five Female Vocalists of the Year. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>Darren played with the Country Gentleman and it's very uncommon

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<v Speaker 2>to find married couples that play together. There's another couple

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<v Speaker 2>we've had at the festival in the past, Kenny and

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<v Speaker 2>Manda Smith come to mind. But excited to have that

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<v Speaker 2>couple come in and they do some gospel music and

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<v Speaker 2>and uh positive Bluegrash music is what they're what they're about,

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<v Speaker 2>So excited to have them come. We've got Alan Munday

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<v Speaker 2>coming back. Ala Munday, I didn't know this until I

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<v Speaker 2>was actually researching. He was actually born in Norman. Another

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<v Speaker 2>musician that Byron brought into the festival. He's also was

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<v Speaker 2>inducted in the American Banjo Hall of Fame right here

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<v Speaker 2>in Oklahoma City. So excited to have him come back

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<v Speaker 2>this year. Trap Mallecks and Moore a couple of people

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<v Speaker 2>up there in your neck of the woods that would

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<v Speaker 2>know who those people are. Thomas Trapp and Johnny Maulneck,

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Moore, a great set of pickers and musicians. And

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<v Speaker 2>we got a couple of Western swing groups, Oklahoma Swing,

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<v Speaker 2>which is based right here in the Oklahoma City area.

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<v Speaker 2>And then a group out of Austin the Walk and

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<v Speaker 2>Talk Susie's. And you would think by that they were

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<v Speaker 2>all named Susie, but not one of them are. So

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<v Speaker 2>they do a little bit of wettern swing. We've got

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<v Speaker 2>a band out of Maryland called Tornado Rose who's making

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<v Speaker 2>some waves in the bluegrass music scene, and coming back

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<v Speaker 2>this year be a solo artist called by the name

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<v Speaker 2>of Tim McDonald Tim's Dunn h an album with Byron

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<v Speaker 2>and Vince gill Uh. He was a US Army veteran,

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<v Speaker 2>and we don't talk about that enough about the musicians

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<v Speaker 2>that have background. But he's not playing his own thing

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<v Speaker 2>or doing something with somebody else. He is a full

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<v Speaker 2>time musician for the rocker Rick Derringer. I'll be daring

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<v Speaker 2>you know that Hoochie Coo song.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, if he's not picking the bluegrass, he's picking that

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<v Speaker 1>rock and roll Hoochie coop.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, rock and roll, you got it, Yes, you got it.

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<v Speaker 2>So h we got some regional bands still win Cowboy,

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Garling, Gypsy Twang Uh will make their first appear

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<v Speaker 2>on the main stage. Monica Taylor, she's over from Perkins

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<v Speaker 2>and operates the Old Church over there. You may hear

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<v Speaker 2>some music over there from time to time. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Good Friends Bluegrass Band. A member of that band is

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<v Speaker 2>actually the member of the committee that is in charge

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<v Speaker 2>of the youth band competition and the youth instrument competitions.

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<v Speaker 2>So the gentleman with all the knowledge about that is

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<v Speaker 2>his name is Ron Mashore. So if you're a youth

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<v Speaker 2>and you're looking to be in the band competition or

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<v Speaker 2>the instrument competitions. You can get a hold of Ron

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<v Speaker 2>Mashore via the Bluegrass website OIBF dot com and Ron

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<v Speaker 2>can set you up and give you all the right information.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year, I think we did We're set up for

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<v Speaker 2>six different instruments, but I think we did five. On

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<v Speaker 2>the instrument competition last year we just fiddle, mandling, guitar, banjo,

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<v Speaker 2>and bass. There is also a resonator, but I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think anybody entered that one last year. So there is

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<v Speaker 2>lots of stuff going on, lots of music. We have

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<v Speaker 2>music from noon till about ten o'clock Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>We got food vendors down there. We actually probably ought

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<v Speaker 2>to mention are some of our sponsors, Oklahoma Arts, Council

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<v Speaker 2>of the City of Guthrie and the National Endowment for

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<v Speaker 2>the Arts. So if you need some more information, you

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<v Speaker 2>can go to the website OIBF dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, this is gonna be great. And you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>have touched on the the young people portion of this

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<v Speaker 1>and a couple of them that have come through the

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<v Speaker 1>young person's portions of the of the festival. It's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those things that you got to start in some

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<v Speaker 1>place and this is a great avenue, great on ramp

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<v Speaker 1>for the young people.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly. Yes, I've mentioned earlier about another individual. We have

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<v Speaker 2>a young man who was mentored by Byron, but he

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<v Speaker 2>actually came through the competition. His name is Henry Byron

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<v Speaker 2>Burgess and he was named after Byron. So Henry is

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<v Speaker 2>now I believe he's seventeen years maybe eighteen years old.

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<v Speaker 2>Seventeen years old or eighteen years old right now, and

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<v Speaker 2>he is actually out playing with Rick Ferris, who is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the national Bluegressers, national acts in the bluegrass scene.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's out on the road at that age right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're super proud of him. He's doing a fantastic

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<v Speaker 2>job of playing and living up to what Iron instilled

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<v Speaker 2>in him. So there's probably more. I know that there

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<v Speaker 2>are more musicians that have come through the festival that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't I can't tell you about, but we're excited

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<v Speaker 2>about that. And by the way, one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>you were talking about the young people, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>things we have not talked about ever is we have

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<v Speaker 2>a special deal for college students. We do, and we

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<v Speaker 2>don't promote it because we only have a limited number,

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<v Speaker 2>but we give away tickets to a valid college ID.

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<v Speaker 2>So anybody shows up with a valid college I D.

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<v Speaker 2>They can get in free. So, uh, we try to

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<v Speaker 2>publicize it a little bit to colleges, but we've only

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<v Speaker 2>reached out this many. There's only so much of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Like peanut butter, you get spread too thin, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>even taste it. Yeah, there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, for for all of us who really want to

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<v Speaker 1>go out and buy tickets and invest in a good time,

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<v Speaker 1>how do we go about making a purchase of tickets

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<v Speaker 1>ensure that this goes on forever?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's the one thing. You'd have to go right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You go to the website OYBF dot com and then

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<v Speaker 2>there's a ticket page right there and you can you

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<v Speaker 2>can purchase your tickets right online. At this point when

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<v Speaker 2>the festival starts, well, we've be selling tickets at the gates,

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<v Speaker 2>so you can come there and get them. Those are

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<v Speaker 2>our two avenues and we hope everybody has the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to come and obviously everybody is a big word.

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<v Speaker 1>But.

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<v Speaker 2>We couldn't fit everybody in there. Well, here we are

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<v Speaker 2>in Guthrie at the Cottonwood Flats. There's camping available. You

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<v Speaker 2>can bring our RV bring a tent, uh sleep in

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<v Speaker 2>your car. And obviously we have food vendors there that

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned earlier. Uh uh, I'm not sure you could eat.

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<v Speaker 2>You could survive on kettle corn, but man, the kettle

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<v Speaker 2>corn is really good. So uh there's a whole lot

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<v Speaker 2>of other stuff to you. There's merchandise. We got some uh

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<v Speaker 2>some archy stuff out in the back of the uh

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<v Speaker 2>from the main stage area. Uh So bring your ponchos

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<v Speaker 2>just in case it rains or maybe the ward off

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<v Speaker 2>the rain, and bring your bring your lawn chairs. Sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>The date time, what are the dates against Steve?

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<v Speaker 2>That'd be October tenth, eleventh, and twelfth.

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<v Speaker 1>And all roads will lead to Guthrie, Oklahoma that weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>We hope they do. We hope they do. And Tom,

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<v Speaker 2>we really appreciate you working with us again this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh hey, it's my.

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<v Speaker 1>Pleasure there, Steve. I always look forward to to this

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<v Speaker 1>time of year when we get together there and talk

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of music and have a little fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, take care brother, be good you too. Alrighty folks,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been watching and listening to our program, our community

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<v Speaker 1>connection right here on K one. The one you try

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<v Speaker 1>to