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“If I could find a white boy who could sing like a black man, I’d make a million dollars.” - Sam Phillips, Sun Records
Music
Local music legend hosts fourth annual bluegrass festival
McIntyre’s love for bluegrass started early when he ran away from home at 15 for New York.
Pete Carels, ‘the pied piper of rhythm,’ and his drum circle
“Somebody in the group will start something and then more people will join in. And pretty soon everybody has found a place in their mind and heart to kind of jump in and say, ‘I think this will go good with that.’”
Oxford celebrates America’s 250th birthday
The Oxford Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) held Oxford’s annual Independence Day celebration, the OPRD Freedom Festival, on July 2 in Oxford’s community park. This year’s festival marked the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The event featured music from the Oxford Community Band and local bluegrass
Oxford gets its groove on for Electric Root festival
Dance groups, singers and others performed at this year’s festival.
Oxford Music Academy to play at Carnegie Hall
Oxford Music Academy is sending a group of students to perform at Carnegie Hall on April 1.
Kentucky women’s choir to debut work by Oxford composer
The Dolce Women’s Ensemble, a choir from Kentucky, will perform a composition written by Robert Benson, an Oxford local, on March 21 at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.