Oklahoma Dirt

03/26/2022

Stillwater, America. 3 stages. 58 Songwriters. Good times. Get your tickets now. If you can't make it, drop a few dollars in the bucket at reddirtrelirffund.org ✌️😎

03/23/2022

Playing tonight at Hollywood Corners Station LLC in Norman at 7 pm tonight Wed Mar 23
Come get a sandwich, and sing along
Tonight a musical salute to sandwiches all over the world

01/21/2022

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Recent COVID spike prompts Red Dirt Relief Fund to launch new COVID Crisis grant program for Oklahoma music professionals

January 21, 2022--Tulsa, Okla.—The nonprofit Red Dirt Relief Fund is launching a new COVID Crisis grant program to provide up to $500 per household on a first-come, first-served basis to Oklahoma music professionals who have lost $1,000 or more in missed work due to COVID illness or cancellations since December 1, 2021; face immediate housing, food, medical or transportation insecurity; and worked in the music business for the past 5 years. People who meet these criteria can apply here: https://forms.gle/hKWKH1D8rQsWrPr17

According to Executive Director Katie Dale, “With the recent spike in the omicron variant, we’re hearing from many musicians who are vaccinated and boosted that they still contracted COVID, which forces a quarantine of at least 5 days. That can result in a significant financial loss in missed gig work, especially for music professionals who haven’t fully recovered from years-long pandemic impacts. We are committing $50,000 to launch this program, and welcome donations to extend that amount as the need will likely exceed it.”

This is the third COVID grant program the nonprofit has offered since March of 2020, thus far resulting in $279,250 in emergency aid distributed to more than 850 music professionals statewide. Previous grantees include members of the Tulsa Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, award-winning singer songwriters, renowned hip hop artists, worship musicians, teachers and music professionals who have played or worked Cain’s Ballroom, Chesapeake Arena, Tulsa PAC, Tower Theater and more.

Red Dirt Relief Fund was founded in 2012 to provide a safety net of critical assistance for Oklahoma music people. To date, the organization has granted $563,475 in aid to music professionals in need.

To contribute to this grant program, visit www.reddirtrelieffund.org/donate or text RDRF to 44321.

Additional resources available to Oklahoma music professionals in need can be found at https://www.reddirtrelieffund.org/covid19/

For more information, contact Katie Dale at [email protected].

Red Dirt Relief Fund
A safety net of critical assistance for Oklahoma musicians

reddirtrelieffund.org
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As a new COVID-19 spike impacts the music industry, we recognize that many Oklahoma music people face critical times that require a safety net the Red Dirt Relief Fund was created to provide. At the same time, our financial resources are limited to help everyone in need. To that end, we are offering...

10/13/2021

The news is out. Spread the word! 🤘😎🤘 See y'all Friday at the Mercury Lounge Tulsa

"BC & The Big Rig mean business. Lyrically, these are exceptional tales, woven by master storytellers. Sonically, the band couldn't be more on point if they were perched atop the North Pole."

https://www.americanbluesscene.com/bc-the-big-rig-slam-on-the-gas-with-liars-saints/

08/20/2021

Take your gear, buy supplies, and take lessons from Daddy O's Music in Stillwater. Great staff, great work! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

07/09/2021

❤️💔🎵🎶💜🎵🎶

06/11/2021

An AMAZING powerhouse festival featuring over 100 artists on 4 stages to benefit the tornado victims of Oklahoma!

05/28/2021

05/11/2021

http://www.littleokieland.com/red-dirt-music/mile0fest2021

Mile 0 Fest IV – Revenge of the Festival By Rick Owens   During a global pandemic that seemed to have lasted forever, in that wretched year of our lord, two thousand and twenty, life was anything but normal.  Shelter in place, mask mandates, closed movie theaters, take out

05/05/2021

This movie needs to happen. Go watch the trailer and kick in where you can. ✌️😎🎶🎵🎶

Feature-length film on legendary musician, eco-activist & hemp-powered human, Randy Crouch. | Check out 'Randy Crouch: Survival of the Fiddlist' on Indiegogo.

04/22/2021

I'm so excited about this project!! Randy Crouch is so deserving of the work it took to put this together! Chip in where you can!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/randy-crouch-survival-of-the-fiddlist/x/26205953 #/

04/20/2021

***For Immediate Release***
Bob Childers’ Gypsy Café: Live from the Farm Celebrates 10th Year
Oklahoma’s Largest Roots Songwriter Fest will stream for free May 12 at 7pm
April 20, 2021—Bob Childers’ Gypsy Café, Oklahoma’s largest homegrown songwriter festival now in its tenth year, will be filmed live in the Gypsy Café at the birthplace of Red Dirt Music, The Farm in Stillwater, Okla. The show will stream for free at ocollytv.com on May 12 at 7:00pm. The event benefits Oklahoma artists in need through the Red Dirt Relief Fund.
The festival lineup that usually includes more than 60 Oklahoma songwriters has been condensed for time to include performances by Mike McClure, Kaitlin Butts, John Fullbright, Red Dirt Rangers, Mike Hosty, Ken Pomeroy, Bo Phillips, Monica Taylor, Chuck Dunlap, Jacob Tovar, Buffalo Rogers, Greg Jacobs as well as a special performance from the Byron Berline Band to honor this year’s Restless Spirit Award honoree, the late Jim Paul Blair. The broadcast will also include the winning song from the Jimmy LaFave Songwriting Contest, “Hope & Gasoline” by Ahna Jennings.
“We really hoped we could host our tenth year of this festival with a full audience, but the health and safety of our artists and fans is always top priority,” said Red Dirt Relief Fund Executive Director Katie Dale. “On the bright side, we were able to restore the Gypsy Café, a small outbuilding where picking circles and musician gatherings have taken place since the beginning at the Farm. So we’re bringing this event back to its roots and filming a live show that people can watch around the world.”
The show will premiere for free thanks to support from sponsors including Grand Casino, The Collaborative Tulsa, Tito’s Handmande Vodka, Oklahoma Film + Music Office, White Claw and Coors Light. Red Dirt Relief Fund will be accepting donations for their financial assistance fund at reddirtrelieffund.org/donate, PayPal.me/RDRF and by selling festival merchandise through Ida Red General Sto

03/03/2021

Up to $272,000 in COVID grants given to musicians in need like this one:

Covid hit my household hard. From loss of income to a family member that became very ill. Even with the efforts of the government and stimulus, it was not enough. I came across this page and saw light at the end of the tunnel. I applied for the grant and crossed my fingers. Today I was counting change to put gas in my car when the grant was approved and came through at that very moment. It is even more comforting to me knowing that music did this. A love for music shared by so many and the support of a community of music lovers and musicians reaching out and virtually helping us and telling us "it's going to be ok", means more to me than you'll ever know. Hopefully there will be a day that I can give back and give hope to a musician just like you did for me today.

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YOU made this possible, and that’s why it’s going to be ok 🎸🎤🎻🎹🎺🎼🎷🥁🎧

02/13/2021

Okay folks, the details of the 2021 Gypsy Cafe are coming together and we're once again looking for corporate/small business/individual sponsorship. If you believe that you or your company would be a good fit, every little bit helps. Please get in contact with me and we'll get you some information and make this Anniversary show even more special!

Ps. I'm also looking for a few volunteers, some positions are already filled, but contact me if interested.

02/03/2021

Jimmy LaFave got his start in Stillwater.
So could you.

Now through March 3rd, unsigned Oklahoma songwriters are invited to submit one song for free to the 4th annual Jimmy LaFave Songwriting contest. Prizes include cash, inclusion in the Bob Childers' Gypsy Cafe music festival and virtual songwriting instruction at ACM@UCO.

Submit your one lyric-driven song online at

Thank you for applying to the 4th annual Jimmy LaFave Songwriting Contest presented by Red Dirt Relief Fund. In order to participate, you must comply with the following: CONTEST RULES: • Open only to unsigned, emerging songwriters without a current publishing deal • Current resident of Oklahoma ...

02/03/2021

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