Gypsy Twang
Gypsy Twang has been together as a band , in one form or another , since 2009 . Members include Sarah Barker Huhn ( lead vocals , guitar ), Steve Huhn ( upright bass ), John Williams ( lead vocals , guitar , harmonica ), and Kurt ‘ Frenchie ’ Neilsen ( mandolin , tenor guitar ).
John and Sarah deliver vocals , often as duets , as well as writing original tunes for the band . Their music is best described as Okie songs with Gypsy soul . They also pay homage to their roots , rendering folk songs from heroes such as Woody Guthrie , classic country keepsakes , and tunes written by friends in the Red Dirt scene .
They ’ ve played festivals , listening
rooms , fundraisers and venues across Oklahoma , including Oklahoma ’ s International Bluegrass Festival , the Church Studio , Grey Dog Listening Room , Garden Deva , the Arcadia Round Barn , the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival , Guthrie Green , and the Oklahoma Music
Hall of Fame .
Gypsy Twang considers it a great honor to play OIBF . Attending the festival is an annual event for the band members from as far back as the inaugural year ! You ’ re invited to sit back , relax and hang with the Twang !
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Bob Wiles & Cowboy Jones
Music can be magical . It can help us forget the troubles of the day and help us heal . When Cowboy Jones gather together to play music , they forget all about the real world and they slip into the magical world of music .
Cowboy Jones is a bunch of veterans of the Oklahoma Music Scene . They ’ ve been getting together for the last 15 years or so and finally have a recording called Bob Wiles and Cowboy Jones .
All the band members play in several different bands from several different genres of music . When they gather as Cowboy Jones , something special happens . That is why , whenever they can , they each put aside their other projects and get together . They really look forward to coming back to OIBF and a chance to play acoustic versions of the songs that folks all throughout the heartland have grown to know and love .
Cowboy Jones is fronted by Bob Wiles on rhythm guitar , a founding member of the Red Dirt Rangers .
The band includes : John Williams on Harmonica - John has played with Doublnotspyz , Tom Skinner , Gypsy Twang and more . Kurt Nielsen on Mandolin and Tenor Guitar - Kurt has played with Bob Childers , Greg Jacobs , Tom Skinner , Wink Burcham , GrazzHopper and others . Steve Huhn on Bass Fiddle . Huhn has played with SpringStreet Bluegrass Band , Gypsy Twang , The Bluegrass Offenders . Anthony Pierce on Lead Guitar - He has played with AH Pierce and the Arrows , The Saltines , Todd Harkreader . Jeff Overbeck on Lead / Slide guitar - Jeff has played with AH Pierce and the Arrows , Bakerville , The Saltines , 62 South . Dana Hazzard on Fiddle - Dana has played with Jason Boland and The Stragglers , Hazzard , The Bluegrass Bullys , the list is long . Johnny Winkle on Drums - He has played with Muskogee ’ s Wildcard Band , A H Pierce and The Arrows . Jean Wiles ( Sugar Free Jones ) on Vocals and Shaker Egg IBF
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