Music
Mia Cantu
Folk and blues artist Randy Montgomery started making music when he was 14 years old. As a self-taught guitar player, he would mimic the ways of his musical idols, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie.
Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: folk
Randy melodies
If a song a day keeps the doctor away, Randy Montgomery may be immortal. He’s on his way to 200 consecutive tunes.
Folk this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Fresh from South by Southwest, indie folk’s Brown Bird flutters in to El Reno’s Centre Theater, 110 S. Bickford, for a Monday concert to benefit El Reno Rotary Club’s community projects and Mission El Reno summer mission camp. Joining the Rhode Island duo on the 5:30 p.m. bill are The Dizzy Pickers and O Fidelis. Visit elrenorotary.eventbrite.com.
Monday
Rev up
Changing hearts and minds one song at a time, Emma’s Revolution keeps fighting the good fight.
Music
Chris Parker
Emma’s Revolution
7 p.m. Saturday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
All is ’bright
Proclaimed Jimmy Webb, 'John Fullbright will be a household name in American music.' Who are we to argue? America, meet Woody Guthrie’s heir apparent.
Music
Joshua Boydston
John Fullbright
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$20
Chug along
With 11 albums and 1,000-plus shows behind it, Last Train Home pulls into town to deliver more folk rock.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Last Train Home
7 p.m. Friday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
Parker Millsap and Michael Rose — Palisade
Folk
Joshua Boydston
Fledgling singer-songwriter and Purcell native Parker Millsap builds quite a foundation with stand-up bassist Michael Rose on their debut, Palisade. From the sounds of it, a monumental career is in the works.
Turnpike Troubadours — Goodbye Normal Street
Country
Phil Bacharach
On Goodbye Normal Street, their third full-length album, Turnpike Troubadours serve up a potent brew of country, bluegrass, folk and even Creole (just to kick it up a notch). The quintet from Stillwater produces music that’s straightforward and simple, but hardly simplistic.
The Moody muse
Critically acclaimed for her folk songs, Ruth Moody practically has music embedded in her DNA.
Music
Joshua Boydston
The Ruth Moody Band
7 p.m. Saturday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15-$20
Evolution theory
Folksinger Sarah Jaffe ditched diary-style exposition for more purposeful songwriting, and the end result 'Wins.'
Music
Joshua Boydston
Sarah Jaffe with Secret Colours and Sherree Chamberlain
9 p.m. Thursday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$8-$10
Vesper recipe
Mix folk with pop, sprinkle a dash of the divine, and you have The Vespers, a Nashvillle quartet that’ll convert your ears.
Music
Matt Carney
The Vespers with Brianna Gaither and Zach Winters
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
The Backroom at Bridgeway Church
228 W. Hefner
bridgewaychurch.com
749-8044
$5
