First Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival

Performers I saw:

(Since I'm short of stature, I heard more performers than I saw.)
  • river.jpg - 17792 BytesKazuhiro Inaba & The New Riverside (from Japan)
  • helmut.jpg - 15915 BytesHelmut & The Hillbillies (from Germany)
  • beppe.jpg - 18407 BytesBeppe Gambetta (from Italy)
  • druha.jpg - 19865 BytesDruha Trava (from the Czech Republic)
  • bowers.jpg - 17169 BytesBryan Bowers
  • lafid5.jpg - 12520 BytesL.A. Fiddle Band
  • guest.jpg - 19289 BytesMason Williams

    Other sights I'll remember:

  • trolley.jpg - 15705 BytesThe trolley that shuttled us between venues
  • scooter.jpg - 18097 BytesByron Berline using an alternate means of transportation
  • byron.jpg - 14348 BytesByron the host of the show visiting off-stage
  • gilstrap.jpg - 18778 BytesWinfield-L member, Dennis Gilstrap, working security.

    Other Winfield friends I met:

  • jerry.jpg - 13349 BytesJerry Wymer from Albuquerque
  • forbes.jpg - 17574 BytesJeff Forbes from Albuquerque
  • korpi.jpg - 16208 BytesBob Korpi from Albuquerque, etc.
  • redford.jpg - 15907 Bytesanother Bob from Winfield

    Personal memories:

  • whrock.jpg - 14672 BytesThe best hamburger I've had in decades was at the White Rock.
  • van.jpg - 16380 BytesWaiting for the trolley wasn't all bad. My father-in-law, Van Doubek, got to have a nice chat with Beppe Gambetta.

    • Memories from other years at OIBF