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Red Dirt has long been described as a mix of country, rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, Western swing, and honky tonk with a sprinkle of Mexican influences. Red Dirt Music is a genre that gets its name from the color of soil found in Oklahoma. The center of the music is considered to be in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with Texas Red Dirt music being the other half. Country music with an attitude.

Red Dirt Music is a music genre that gets its name from the color of soil found in Oklahoma. Although Stillwater, Oklahoma is considered to be the epicenter of Red Dirt music, there's a Texas Red Dirt sound as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dirt_(music).

Some other places you may want to check out:

/r/altcountry

/r/Bluegrass

/r/country

/r/OutlawCountry

/r/folk

A few of the many great Red Dirt bands and musicians to check out:

/r/turnpiketroubadours

Bob Childers

Jason Boland and the Stragglers

Stoney LaRue

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Mike McClure

Jimmy Lafave

Red Dirt Rangers

/r/reddirtmusic

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Early 2000s Wormy Dog Live Recordings

Does anyone remember a website from about 20 years ago that had a ton of live recordings from various shows at the Wormy Dog in the early 2000s. I seem to remember red dirt being a part of the url. There were some great solo acoustic recordings of Jason Boland, Cody Canada, Stoney Larue, etc. I specifically remember Canada doing a live rendition of Train to Birmingham. I know it's a longshot but I'd love to track those down. I kick myself for bot downloading them at the time.

4 Comments
2024/10/10
02:28 UTC

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Quick question for diehard red dirt music fans

I've had people tell me some of my music falls into the red dirt country subgenre.

Question:

Since red dirt is so closely related to the region it originated from, is it disrespectful for a dude from Minnesota to use red dirt as one of the ways to describe my music?

Thank you for the feedback.

19 Comments
2024/10/09
19:33 UTC

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The Boys from Oklahoma

Another day of sitting in the queue and another day of nothing. Asked to fill out the same form as yesterday. So looks like they will be adding more shows.

26 Comments
2024/10/08
18:24 UTC

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Texas/Red Dirt magazine

We are looking for writers/contributers for our Texas Music magazine/blog if Interested shoot me a message or respond to this

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2024/10/08
03:05 UTC

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I was in the presale queue for 4 hours for the Ragweed reunion in April at OSU and I didn’t get in before the message that presale tickets for both shows sold out. Crazy.

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2024/10/07
18:55 UTC

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You know it's bad when Luke Bryan says your country music isn't country.

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2024/10/04
07:09 UTC

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New podcast episode available now!

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2024/09/30
14:22 UTC

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What is everyones opinion on pop country

Let's talk country music I am sick of new singers like Morgan Wallen singing super stereotype music with no substance or feelin. Let's use our honest opinion

13 Comments
2024/09/23
22:08 UTC

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Cody Canada Musical Miles Podcast

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2024/09/23
16:00 UTC

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Looking for some music for our wedding. Something for my fiancé and I to talk out of the ceremony too, and something for our wedding party as well.

6 Comments
2024/09/12
00:12 UTC

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Compost Adjacent - Tall Grass Queen [folk rock] (2024)

First release by OKC folk band Compost Adjacent! Check them out. Absolutely incredible to see live with the stand up bass set up and the hand drums.

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2024/08/12
15:52 UTC

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Someone told me my music fits this genre.

I’m trying to discover my sub genre since I make what I feel is what’s in my head and not really trying to copy anything.

do you think this song works for Red Dirt kind of country?

thanks y’all

https://open.spotify.com/track/2Jh2ZW9bo021uYli9lpD75?si=pkbyjAtwTTubbsqlgCY-rg

0 Comments
2024/06/22
10:00 UTC

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Jake Stringer & Better Than Nothin’ - Setting Fires to See The Light (Live at Audio In Motion

I think it's about time everyone gets to know Jake Stringer. He has what it takes to be very relevant if you ask me. The album is called Just Happy To Be Here, came out back in November I believe. So, this is my song to represent Southern Missouri in the red dirt genre. Thanks for listening if you do.

3 Comments
2024/06/05
11:18 UTC

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Looking for writers

Looking for writers for a Texas/ Red Dirt website/ magazine. If interested text me at 940-595-6702

thanks

1 Comment
2024/06/04
05:33 UTC

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First dance song

My fiancé and I are looking for a first dance song for our wedding. We really enjoy this genre of music, and we know a lot of songs, but figured I would ask the group for help.

It doesn’t have to be super slow and can have a little speed to it!

Anyone have any suggestions? We love Whiskey Myers, Turnpike, Tyler Childers, and more!!

23 Comments
2024/06/02
20:07 UTC

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how many of us are here because they mistyped reddit?

idk what this sub is but right on

0 Comments
2024/06/01
22:44 UTC

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A collection of US Veterans making some damn good Red Dirt / Country/ American and Folk

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2024/05/21
00:39 UTC

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1996.. the day Koe beat my son for cutest baby!

I had no idea. Then things circled back around and my stepson gigged with him when starting out.

Small world

0 Comments
2024/04/15
15:24 UTC

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Help identify a song

I saw a band several years back that was an opener. After the concert I downloaded their album on Apple Music and listen to it over and over but I’ve since stopped subscribing to Apple Music so I can’t see it anymore. I can’t remember the name of the band or the album. I do remember that most of the band members were from Missouri but the band was based out of Texas. But I remember one song was a play on the lyrics from “Good Hearted Woman” the lyrics of the chorus were something like “When daddy sang good hearted woman, and held her in his hands, he never thought he’d give her away, to a damned old good timin man”

3 Comments
2024/03/28
01:57 UTC

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Tanner Usrey - Long Haired Stranger (radiowv Session)

2 Comments
2024/03/27
21:38 UTC

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Songs about Oklahoma

waiting tub drunk society juggle bake live ludicrous offend icky

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28 Comments
2024/03/18
02:51 UTC

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I'm obsessed with this new song from Bri Bagwell about her Rescue Dog Whiskey. What do you think? "The Rescue" - Makes me Cry - Sweet Song

2 Comments
2024/02/09
22:31 UTC

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We're doing album deep dives over on r/countrymusic for the next few months- starting with the Turnpike Troubadours

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2024/02/03
00:52 UTC

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Help me find this song…

I briefly heard a song a year ago or so and one of the lyrics have stuck with me however I can’t find the song…

The lyric goes something like this “I hear you’re working at the old BLANK of highway BLANK” or something close to that.

The context of the song is the writer is talking about a woman he used to know who is working at a strip club off of an old highway located in Oklahoma. I feel that it’s a Zach Bryan song however I know his collection well and it can’t be him unless I’m just missing it.

Do your thing Reddit!

10 Comments
2024/01/26
21:41 UTC

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Whiskey Myers Road of Life

I know the album has been scrubbed but does anyone know where I could find a copy of it? Road of life is the album that turned me on to WM. There’s a live version of TYA on YouTube but it just don’t hit like the CD did.

1 Comment
2024/01/24
21:41 UTC

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Advice

Hey folks, spending a couple of nights in St. Charles, MO. Where can I hear some real music? Despite New Englander. Thanks

2 Comments
2023/11/07
21:16 UTC

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Current Favs Who do you have on repeat.

This subreddit doesn't have much activity, where are my music people. Here are my current on repeat artists. Who are yours?

Treaty Oak, Huser Brothers, JR Carroll, Wyatt Flores, 49 Winchester(Technically not red dirt). Gannon Fremin and Tanner Usery

14 Comments
2023/07/14
11:44 UTC

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