Alan Munde at the 2024 Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival - photo © Pamm Tucker The Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival, a toe-tappin', knee-slappin' celebration of bluegrass music that brings together musicians and fans from near and far for a weekend of down-home
With a passion for fiddling, young Texan Tristan Paskvan, who placed first in the youth division of the 2024 Grand Master Fiddler Championship, also has a dream to incorporate flying into his musical pursuits. At the age of 13, Paskvan has
Jana Jae’s Fiddle Camp has been in operation this past 27 years. The former fiddle star of Hee-Haw fame has a passion for music education which shows in her annual camp offering tips and tricks for fiddler old and new. This
The American Heritage Music Festival has for over 25 years had the reputation of being high-spirited gathering where fiddles sing and hearts beat in rhythm. Fiddler Jana Jae, of Hee-Haw fame, hosts the annual event which is held at Har-Ber
The Muskogee Civic Center held the spotlight for the 2024 inductions into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame on February 17, 2024. MCs for the annual event were Tulsa Newscaster, Tess Maune, Oklahoma music historian, Hugh Foley. Of primary interest to our
Just north of the state capital in Oklahoma City is the community of Guthrie, a town that played a significant part in the history of Oklahoma. It had served the original state capital, with an interesting story over the past
Does this bring back holiday memories for you? It does for me. How to make Magazine Angels. You will need the following: Body A Reader's Digest White and gold acrylic paint Glitter Paper doilie (or a vintage one) Mod Podge (or Elmer's Glue) Head A foam ball (3-4'') A dowel rod
Random Band Jam at the 2023 Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival - photo © Pamm Tucker The second weekend of October arrived, and with it annual Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival. With an interview already scheduled with Jana Jae, and Bones Patton, I
With grown children in their teens and above, Lynn Muir and Greg Burgess never expected "a surprise" to happen, but it did. Discovering they were pregnant later in life may have sent them into a tizzy, with preparation of repeating
Returning to the Great Tulsa State Fair, Bob Fjeldsted took the helm of the Oklahoma State Fiddling Contest September 30. Oklahoma has sponsored this Weiser-qualified contest for over 40 years, although it had a short lapse due to COVID. The 2023
