Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival

Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival
Genre	Bluegrass music
Location(s)	Guthrie, Oklahoma
Years active	1996–present
Founders	Byron Berline, Joe Hutchinson
Website	Official web site

The Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The festival was founded as a nonprofit organization by Guthrie resident Byron Berline and Oklahoma state representative Joe Hutchinson in 1996. Each year the festival supports music education through music scholarships and other educational opportunities. The three-day festival draws over 15,000 participants. ^[1]

References

1. Official web site

External links

• Official web site
• Don Shorock's O.I.B.F. Photo Album Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine - covers each year of the festival beginning in 1997
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - International Bluegrass Festival Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

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