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Born & Raised 2022

Born & Raised 2022

Melissa Payne

It’s no secret that one of the best festivals to feature Americana and country music happens every September in the great state of Oklahoma. If you thought last year’s inaugural Born & Raised was good, then year two has set the bar even higher. This year’s lineup featured an even wider range of amazing artists, with the perfect blend of well-established artists and those that are still considered up and coming. A main wish of mine last year was more females to be added to the bill, so one of the best parts of the lineup announcement was seeing so many talented females included for the second year. Equal representation on the bill is always the goal, but compared to other festivals in the region that feature artists in the same genres, Born and Raised definitely did a better job with adding more female representation on this year’s lineup.

RC & the Ambers: Big Country

RC & the Ambers: Big Country

Derek Scudder

R.C. Edwards was the foundation on which the Turnpike Troubadours was built. He was always right in the middle of the stage watching Evan Felker’s back, since the beginning of the band, in 2005. RC & the Ambers has been keeping Edwards busy since the Troubadours went on indefinite hiatus in the summer of 2019.

Edwards wrote or co-wrote more of the Turnpike Troubadours great songs than many realize, but seemed content to remain mostly in the background until his moment to shine came during the encore set. That was when he set the bass down, picked up the acoustic guitar and stepped up to the mic to sing “Drunk, High, and Loud.”