Backwoods Bash Music Festival Line-Up Released

Third Annual Backwoods Bash 

Bigger Than Ever

This Memorial Day Weekend (May 28-30) if you're interested in taking the family (or a bunch of good-natured friends) to a music festival that boasts great music and camping for just $20, head to Prue, Oklahoma, as The third annual Backwoods Bash on Keystone Lake at Walnut Creek State Park is where you need to be.

First held in 2008, the yearly outdoor family-friendly music festival that boasts "Good Music. Good People. Good Times." has attracted such diverse acts as Full Service, The Moai Broadcast, The Banner Year, Greg Schroeder, and the Will Evans Project.

It's bigger than ever in 2010. The 27 bands who make up the three day music and camping festival include Tulsa favorites like Steve Liddell and Project Huckleberry, Oklahoma bands like Rock Bottom Ramblers, Ghosts, and HipHopotamus and Austin bands like Eleven Fingered Charlie and The Jeremy Miller Band. Headlining the festival will be the legendary Red Dirt Rangers.

According to a March 9, 2010 Article in Tulsa World Red Dirt Rangers frontman John Cooper had this to say about the festival.

"We're really proud to be a part of this," said Red Dirt Rangers frontman John Cooper during the press conference announcement. "Going indie, being independent, is how we've kept our longevity -- and our identity -- for so many years. It's about supporting your community. ... That's what this festival is all about."

Aside from the music, the festival will also include a Kids Area, Lots of Good Food, Boat Ramp, Swimming Beach, and a Veterans Memorial Service on Sunday.

The full line-up was released at a press conference in Tulsa yesterday. For tickets, visit https://backwoodsbash.ticketleap.com/.

For updates, follow Backwoods Bash on their Website, Twitter, Facebook,or MySpace.

Here's the full three-day line-up:

Friday (May 28)
12:30 a.m.: Digital Graffiti (Tulsa) late-night set with light show
11:10 p.m.: Paul Benjaman Band (Tulsa)
10 p.m.: Rock Bottom Ramblers (OKC)
9 p.m.: Dante and the Hawks (Broken Arrow)
8 p.m.: HipHopotamus (Tulsa)
7 p.m.: Roger Jaeger (Tulsa)
6 p.m.: Duende (Tulsa)

Saturday (May 29)
12:30 a.m.: The Moai Broadcast (Tulsa) late-night set with light show
10 p.m.: Red Dirt Rangers (Glencoe)
8:20 p.m.: Eleven Fingered Charlie (Austin, Texas)
7 p.m.: Sam and the Stylees (Tulsa)
6 p.m.: The Jeremy Miller Band (Austin, Texas)
5 p.m.: Steve Liddell (Tulsa)
4 p.m.: Whirligig (Tulsa)
3 p.m.: Parallel Play (Dallas)
2 p.m.: Joel Wade (Tulsa)
1 p.m.: Pillo Talk (Broken Arrow)
12 p.m.: Kayla Fitzgerald Jacobs (Wichita, Kansas)

Sunday (May 30)
12:30 a.m.: Ghosts (Tulsa) late-night set with light show
11 p.m.: Flatland Travelers (Stillwater)
9:30 p.m.: Cody Clinton & The Bishops (Tulsa)
8 p.m.: Project Huckleberry (Tulsa)
7 p.m.: Go Action Team (Austin, Texas)
6 p.m.: Ray Bridgemay (Cabot, Ark.)
5 p.m.: The Move Trio (Tulsa)
4 p.m.: The Televised (Tulsa)
3 p.m.: Joe Mack (Tahlequah)
2 p.m.: Michael Gibson (Austin, Texas)
1 p.m.: Will Porter (Marietta)
11 a.m.: Veterans Memorial Service

Note: Lineup subject to change without notice.

A 2008 Interview with headliners Red Dirt Rangers:

Here's a video recap of 2009's Backwoods Bash:

Backwoods Bash Wrap-up

It was a fantastic weekend of music. If you were there, you may spot yourself in one of these shots... if you weren't, this is what you missed. Hope to see you next year for the Second Annual Backwoods Bash, Memorial Day Weekend 2009.

Friday's Photos - 74 shots

Saturday's Photos - 205 shots

If you'd like to watch the videos I shot:  Visit this link.




Here's a few of the 279 photos I took:

Matt Jostes, Trevor Lane, Damien Hartzell, and Sean Claes. Four men with a mission to create a Memorial Day Weekend Concert just outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. We did it. Backwoods Bash 2008 - www.backwoodsbash.com.


Cosmic Rush


Will Porter/Damien Hartzell


Greg Schroeder


Todd Davis


Steve Liddell


ValerieStar


Cannonball Sunday


Ben Sumner and Sean Claes


The Banner Year


Full Service


Ghosts

Backwoods Bash - Line-up and Album Release

Backwoods Bash Releases Benefit Concert Band List
And 20-Track $5 Digital Download Album


TULSA/ AUSTIN – The buzz is building surrounding the first-ever Backwoods Bash which will happen Labor Day Weekend at Thundermoon Paintball in Mannford, Oklahoma. Entertainment, Camping, Music, and Good times will abound at the festival that has adopted the motto Be Good.

Organizers of the event, Sean Claes (seanclaes.com) of Austin, and Trevor Lane (trevorlane.com) and Damien Hartzell (myspace.com/damiennchamp) of Tulsa have announced the full line up for the Saturday, May 24, 2008 Benefit Show. All of the following bands have donated their music and services for the sake of the charities (TC Lane Foundation and Vertical Life) and for the sake of the song.

The Official Line-up for the 2008 Backwoods Bash
Noon - Will Porter (http://www.myspace.com/willporter)
1:00PM - Greg Schroeder (http://www.myspace.com/gregschroeder)
2:00PM - Joel Wade (http://www.myspace.com/jwadeband)
3:00PM - Steve Liddell (http://www.myspace.com/steveliddell)
4:00PM – ValerieStar (http://www.myspace.com/valeriestar2006)
5:00PM - Cannonball Sunday (http://www.myspace.com/cannonballsunday)
6:00PM - The Banner Year (http://www.myspace.com/thebanneryear)
7:00PM - Somewhat Lucky (http://www.myspace.com/somewhatluckyband)
8:00PM - Full Service (http://www.fullservicemusic.com)
9:00PM – Ghosts (http://www.myspace.com/ghosts2002)

Each band has also donated music for an Album Backwoods Bash 2008 – Good Music. Good People. Good Times. that was released on Cdbaby.com on Tuesday, May 5, 2008. For the next 90 days, this 20-song album will be available for a $5 digital download. “We want to make sure everyone has a chance to listen to these great bands. Most of money raised from the downloads will go right back to the bands in order to pay for their gas and expenses,” Trevor Lane said. “These guys are coming from as far away as Dallas and Austin on their own dime.”

Fine folks everywhere will be downloading the album by visiting http://cdbaby.com/cd/backwoodsbash2008 and clicking on the “add MP3 to cart” button.

TRACK LISTING
Backwoods Bash 2008 – Good Music. Good People. Good Times
1. Songwriter’s Manifesto Will Porter (3:31)
2. Cold Eyes Will Porter (2:26)
3. Nutz N Boltz Ghosts (3:40)
4. Zarro Ghosts (6:34
5. Perception and Belief ValerieStar (3:12)
6. Soul of Me Haunted ValerieStar (5:33)
7. Daylight Robbery The Banner Year
8. A Long Time Coming The Banner Year
9. Blueberry Full Service
10. Hi Ho Full Service
11. Carry Me Home Cannonball Sunday (2:58)
12. Fall Out of Love Cannonball Sunday (3:37)
13. Walk on Water (W.O.W.) Steve Liddell (3:13)
14. Good Love Steve Liddell (3:49)
15. It’s Easy Somewhat Lucky (3:04)
16. Talking Somewhat Lucky (2:53)
17. Dove into a Dive Abaiyo (3:03)
18. Just Breathe Day Dreamer (5:01)
19. Someone’s Waiting Joel Wade (3:41)
20. Fool Greg Schroeder


Backwoods Bash is a 3-day charity event that has been put together for the people and by the people with an independent spirit and a good heart. The entertainment is free, there is a $5 a day or $15 3-day pass fee for parking. For full details and information about the charities we are supporting and the organizations who are sponsoring, please visit http://www.backwoodsbash.com.

About TC Lane "Make a Difference" Foundation
This foundation is dedicated to "Making a Difference" in memory of TC Lane, who was killed by a man who tried to hide with a history of drinking and driving on Christmas Eve. The mission and aim of this foundation is to support Crime Victims' Rights and Educational Initiatives like "Laptops for Leaders." TC Lane was a political science major, who would have "been a senator, sooner in life, rather than later" according to Stetson University faculty and staff. To learn more please visit: www.tclane.org

About Vertical Life Youth Initiatives & Awareness
Vertical Life works with youth social clubs and students. This non-profit organization is designed to enhance the education experience of students and to prepare them for lifestyles of realized potential. Through enhanced education supplements, youth social integration strategies, community service and personal value enrichment programs, we help ordinary students restructure their priorities, redefine their value systems, become socially well adjusted young men and women with an above average education, moral integrity and personal self worth.

Backwoods Bash - An Introduction

Grassroots Concert Encourages Folks to BE GOOD
First Ever Backwoods Bash Near Tulsa, Oklahoma

Austin, TX - Good music. Good People. Good times. These concepts lay the foundation for the theme, Be Good, at the first ever Backwoods Bash (May 23 - 26) at Thundermoon Ranch and Paintball on Mannford Lake in Oklahoma. This is a completely grassroots event for the people and by the people.

In conjunction with the TC Lane "Make a Difference" Foundation and Vertical Life Youth Initiatives, concert promoters from Austin and Tulsa are contributing to help identify sponsors and raise money for these charities. Thus far, the concert is 100% sponsored at every level from bathrooms to sound.

The bands are donating their time, energy and gas money to travel from Austin, Dallas, and several Oklahoma cities to Mannford Lake for this event. The bands have also granted a limited license and donated songs to be sold online through stores like iTunes and other popular music channels for mp3's and ringtones. Thundermoon Ranch and Paintball has donated the venue and use of land for this landmark event.

Additionally, graphic support and creative direction has been sponsored by Creative Concepts Design Studio, while the website (http://www.backwoodsbash.com) is powered and sponsored by Musiclovr.com.

Camping is encouraged at this event all weekend for $15 per vehicle or $5 a day per vehicle for parking. Parking is the only cost for attendees. There will be food vendors, but people are invited to bring their own cooler and camping supplies (no glass bottles please). This is true camping, no electricity on-site. Also, no RV's or loud motorbikes are allowed. To reserve a campsite, send an email to camp@backwoodsbash.com.

There is a small window of opportunity left for vendors. This year there will be vendors selling food, event t-shirts, music CD's from the bands, a face painter for children, a production team shooting video for a post-event DVD, and original music throughout the weekend with a small revival on Sunday morning. Sponsors include: Auto Optical, Outlaw Entertainment Group, INsite Magazine, Bluehouse Media, Creative Concept Design Studio, and Musiclovr.com.

See the full music and event line-up at http://www.backwoodsbash.com.