Nashville, TN (July 1, 2014) – The stage is set, the barbeque smokers are being fired up, and the OilPatch Festival is preparing for thousands of fans who will flock to the Sellers Ranch in Drumright, OK, for a one-of-a-kind day-long concert and entertainment extravaganza on Friday, July 4th.
Oklahoma’s premier entertainment and lifestyle event will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a great lineup of talent performing all day with a huge fireworks display at dusk followed by starring headliners, Cody Canada and The Departed.
Admission is free to the public, who are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
This year’s OilPatch Festival will showcase some of the founding members and second generation stars of the “Red Dirt” musical genre which first exploded out of Stillwater, Oklahoma over 25 years ago and now claims fans around the world. Along with Canada and The Departed, featured artists on this special “Red Dirt Reunion” show include the Red Dirt Rangers, Chuck Dunlap, the Tuesday Night Music Club featuring the Dustbowl Brothers and Bo Phillips, who perform on the main stage along with popular Country recording artists LiveWire, Amber Hayes
and the George Brothers.
“Special Guest Artists” including Monica Taylor, Tom Skinner, Jeffrey Parker (all major contributors to the Red Dirt movement) along with rising Texas star, Kylie Rae Harris, will perform on the main and second stages.
In addition to the music, the unique family-friendly event will feature a special children’s fair area, classic cars and motorcycles, and a mix of entertainers including clowns, stilt walkers, skydivers and jugglers and helicopter rides. A wide variety of food is also available, including barbeque and smoked meats, which are a specialty of the region.
“This is how we celebrate America’s birthday in the oil patch of Oklahoma!” states Rick Sellers, President of Keystone Gas and festival producer. “Plan to come and stretch out on your lawn chair with a cold one and enjoy some of Oklahoma’s and America’s finest musical talent!”
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 Country stars 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 American Red Cross will also 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 Boulder Creek electric guitar signed by Canada and other artists on the show.
The OilPatch Festival is co-sponsored by Keystone Gas Corporation, Pacer Energy Marketing, Boulder Creek Guitars, 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.
Photo credit: Karen Connell
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 PACER ENERGY MARKETING:
Pacer Energy Marketing are oil producers and crude oil purchasers based in Drumright and Tulsa, OK. Visit their website at www.pacerenergymarketing.com
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
ABOUT BOULDER CREEK GUITARS:
Boulder Creek Guitars was the born from an idea that was developed over 15 years ago by Mike Shellhammer of a suspended bracing system that would support the string tension of an acoustic instrument while leaving the soundboard intact, and moving the sound hole to the side of the guitar. This idea was the birth of Boulder Creek Guitars. The benefit to the musician is that Boulder Creek has developed an incredible sounding instrument that does not experience the same feedback issues associated with the “standard” acoustic guitar. Players and sound engineers alike rave about Boulder Creek instruments on stage because they are trouble free and do what they are supposed to do! Add to that a completely cool and different look, and you have an instrument that grabs the attention of any audience. Boulder Creek’s patented SBS bracing system has re-written the books on acoustic instruments. The unique style, affordability and performance have taken a very young company to the forefront of the guitar world. Visit Boulder Creek online at: www.bouldercreekguitars.com
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