Nashville, TN (June 25, 2015) – Texas/Americana band, Reckless Kelly, will headline the musical line-up of the annual OilPatch Festival at the Sellers Ranch in Drumright, Oklahoma, on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Gates open at 11:00 a.m. Talent from across the region will be performing all day and there will be a huge fireworks display at dusk. Admission is free to the public, who are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
Along with Reckless Kelly, other artists on the bill will include popular Oklahoma Red Dirt music talents, Monica Taylor, Red Dirt Rangers, Tuesday Night Music Club featuring the Dust Bowl Brothers, and Bo Phillips, along with Country Rock band, LiveWire and rising Country duo, Makenna & Brock.
In addition to the music, the unique family-friendly lifestyle and entertainment event will feature a special children’s fair area, classic cars, motorcycles, and a variety of entertainers including clowns, stilt walkers, skydivers and jugglers.
“It’s ‘Old Glory’s’ birthday and this is a chance for all of us to assemble and remember the heroes, our opportunities – lost and gained – and salute what it means to live in America.” states Rick Sellers, President of Keystone Gas and event organizer. “We’ll be serving a free picnic lunch from Noon until 2:00 PM, or until the food runs out, so get here early and enjoy the fun!”
The American Red Cross will be on-site at the entry gate accepting blood and monetary donations to benefit individuals in the region. The organization will also receive proceeds from the auction of a guitar signed by all of the artists on the show.
The OilPatch Festival will be broadcast live on 1600 KUSH AM radio and streamed on RDROK.COM Internet radio (https://www.rdrok.com).
The OilPatch Festival had its humble beginnings as a company party over 20-years ago and has since grown into one of the state’s largest and most diverse Independence Day events. Past musical headliners have included Cody Canada & The Departed, Roy Clark, Kix Brooks (formerly of Brooks & Dunn), Pop/Country icon B.J. Thomas, classic Rockers Head East and award-winning Country vocal band, Ricochet.
The OilPatch Festival is co-sponsored by Keystone Gas Corporation, Blue Flame Gas Company, 1600 KUSH-AM and RDROK.COM Internet radio.
Booking and publicity services for the OilPatch Festival are provided by the Clif Doyal Agency and CDA Publicity & Marketing. For more information, contact festival musical producer, Clif Doyal, at 615-319-1863 or [email protected].
Directions to the Sellers Ranch in Drumright, OK: 2 mi. north of the Hwy. 33/16/99 Junction on Hwy. 99, then left on 101st for ¼ mi. – follow the signs.
ABOUT THE OILPATCH FESTIVAL ®:
With its beginnings as a small Keystone Gas company party first held at the Sellers Ranch over 20-years ago, festival organizer Rick Sellers – a well-known philanthropist and community booster for the city of Drumright and the surrounding Cimarron Valley area of Oklahoma – has grown the annual July 4 OilPatch Festival into a large-scale event that draws thousands of attendees from across the region. “Like” the Drumright OilPatch Festival on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/DrumrightOilpatchFestival
ABOUT KEYSTONE GAS CORPORATION:
Keystone Gas Corporation is a natural gas gathering pipeline company based in Drumright, OK. For more information go to www.keystonegas.com
ABOUT BLUE FLAME GAS COMPANY:
Blue Flame Gas Company operates natural gas facilities serving homes and businesses in Yale, Hallett and Jennings, OK, as well as rural and commercial sales of natural gas for various purposes in Creek, Payne and Pawnee counties. For more information, phone 918-352-2002.
ABOUT 1600 KUSH AM and AFFILIATE RDROK.COM INTERNET RADIO:
1600 KUSH-AM radio, based in Cushing, OK, is referred to as the “Voice of the Cimarron Valley,” and broadcasts to a large area of the state. First established in the 1950s, KUSH has recently upgraded its broadcast facilities to meet the needs of today’s audience. With a sharp focus on local news, sports, talk radio, and a diverse musical playlist of Americana, Red Dirt, Native American and Country music, 1600 KUSH AM offers something for every discerning listener. Visit their website at: https://www.1600kush.com
RDROK.COM is an Internet radio station which brands itself as “Americana, Outlaw and Red Dirt Radio.” The playlist focuses on the rich heritage of Oklahoma’s Red Dirt music scene, and the musical influences that shaped the genre. Listen to the station at: https://www.rdrok.com
ABOUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS:
American Red Cross Biomedical Services plays a critical role in our nation’s health care system. It is the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, collecting and processing more than 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. The Red Cross also plays a leading role in protecting the safety of donors and patients and increasing the availability of blood. It has been among the first to help develop and implement testing for infectious diseases and is frequently the single major contributor to clinical trials to improve blood safety. Providing life-saving blood and blood products to patients is a key component of the Red Cross mission to help people in times of emergency and disasters. For more information, visit www.redcrossblood.org
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