What to do in Oklahoma on Sept. 29, 2011: Listen to the music at the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival in Guthrie

Cowboy Jim Garling (Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman Archives)

Today’s featured event:

GUTHRIE – Listen to a variety of acoustic music, plus take in workshops, children’s activities, tonight’s random jam band and more, as the 15th annual Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival begins at 9 a.m. today at the festival grounds on Cottonwood Creek, State Highway 33 at U.S. 77, Guthrie.

Today’s lineup includes the Red Dirt Rangers, Mountain Smoke, Cowboy Jim Garling, and of course, the Byron Berline Band. To read my recent interview with Berline, the acclaimed fiddler who founded and organizes the event, click here.

The festival continues with full days of activities starting at 9 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Headliners Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers will play at 9 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, go to www.oibf.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM