Red Bull, Red Dirt and Red Dirt Rangers - Gypsy Café Event

April 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Red Bull and Red Dirt Rangers’ member John Cooper have teamed up to create Red Bull Gypsy Café, a special music event on April 14 and 15 in Stillwater, Okla. – the birthplace of Red Dirt music.

Gypsy Café is the result of Red Bull’s vision to celebrate Red Dirt music with some of the genre’s greatest talent from its earliest beginnings to the present. Throughout the two-day celebration, artists will gather to share the story of the movement that started at “The Farm,” the historic location west of town where many of these musicians played and jam sessions sprung up over the years. The first day of the celebration is a private gathering reserved for the singers and songwriters who “are” the Red Dirt movement, with the second day bringing the Red Dirt music and its singers and songwriters to the public in the form of a small festival.

The Red Dirt Rangers have long been seen as stewards of the Red Dirt movement and sound, and Rangers’ John Cooper was asked by Red Bull’s Field Marketing Manager, Katherine Dale, to coordinate and organize the talent for the event. The Red Dirt Rangers, which include members Brad Piccolo and Ben Han, became a part of the Red Dirt scene over 20 years ago and started “carrying the flag” for Red Dirt music.

“I’ve never seen it anywhere else,” said Cooper when referencing the camaraderie and support that fellow Red Dirt musicians have for one another and his enthusiasm for an event that will showcase just that. “It’s truly a musical community that writes together, plays together, and collectively tries to raise the visibility of the whole scene. It’s just a really beautiful thing.”
Starting at 7:30 p.m. on April 15, day two of the Gypsy Café event, acoustic performances by several Red Dirt songwriters and musicians will take place in four different Stillwater venues – The College Bar, Stonewall Tavern, Eskimo Joe’s and Outlaws. An all-venue pass is available for $20 to the first 200 people, or individually at $8 per venue. Passes and tickets can be ordered at ProTix.com. A shuttle bus will be provided for transportation between venues.
All proceeds from this event will go to the Red Dirt Relief Fund, a non-profit organization founded and administrated by Red Dirt musicians in Stillwater to offer assistance to musicians in times of need.
For more information on the event and to see a full listing of all performers, please visit www.redbullusa.com or find Red Bull Gypsy Café on Facebook.

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