Shawnee singer-songwriter Samantha Crain has released the music video for her gorgeous ballad “The Pattern Has Changed.” It is the second song from her third full-length album, “Kid Face,” to get a video.

John Hanson shot and directed the video for “The Pattern Has Changed,” which is simple but achingly poignant, in contrast to the high-tech, flippy fun of Samantha’s video for “Never Going Back.”

“Kid Face” is the follow-up to 2010′s “You (Understood),” which received praise from Rolling Stone, SPIN, New York Times and NPR and made my top …

TULSA – A portion of legendary folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie’s comprehensive archives, including the original, handwritten version of Guthrie’s landmark anthem, “This Land Is Your Land,” will be available for viewing at the grand opening of the Woody Guthrie Center at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at 102 East Brady.

The 12,000-square-foot center will feature state-of-the-art, interactive exhibits on Guthrie’s life, art and creative legacy and will include Oklahoma’s only permanent exhibit on the Dust Bowl, according to a news release.

The Woody Guthrie Center’s permanent exhibit on the Okemah …

David Amram

In this video, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Famer David Amram talks about meeting Oklahoma music icon Woody Guthrie in 1956 and then joins The Amigos Band in a new rendition of “The California Blues,” a Jimmie Rodgers classic with additional lyrics by Guthrie and Sam Reider.

A regular at Okemah’s Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Amram has written many scores for Broadway and film, including the scores for the movies “Splendor in The Grass” and “The Manchurian Candidate”; two operas, including the groundbreaking Holocaust opera “The Final Ingredient”; and …

John Fullbright

OKEMAH – The New Year has barely begun, but the dates and a few of the artists already have been announced for the 2013 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.

Set in his hometown, the festival takes place annually around the July 14 birthday of the Oklahoma music icon. This year’s festival is set for July 10-14.

Organizers have unveiled the festival’s newly designed website that includes a short list of already confirmed WoodyFest 2013 performers.

Performers includes Okemah-area Grammy nominee John Fullbright, Jimmy LaFave, Ellis Paul, Trout Fishing in …

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Critically-acclaimed indie/folk/Americana artist Samantha Crain of Shawnee is getting some yuletide attention.

Rolling Stone has just posted “Breaking the Ice,” a lighthearted Phil Spector-ish tune that the Oklahoma singer-songwriter penned about a girl getting up the courage to talk to a boy around Christmastime. To hear the song, click here.

The song was initially made available on last year’s “A Blackwatch Christmas,” a free download showcasing Oklahoma musicians. As previously reported, the second volume was recently released; to listen, click here.

In addition, …

Woody Guthrie (The Oklahoman Archives photo)

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From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Blue Door paying homage to Woody Guthrie Sunday
In its 22^nd year, the show at the famed Oklahoma City listening room is one of the longest-running tributes to the iconic singer-songwriter in the world.

Throughout 2012, much of the musical world has celebrated the legacy of famed Oklahoma troubadour Woody Guthrie.

Greg Johnson hasn’t paid much attention to the “Woody at 100” celebration commemorating the 100^th anniversary …

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A version of this review appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more information on the Blue Door’s Tribute to Woody Guthrie, which Tom Skinner will be playing Sunday, click here.

Red dirt

Tom Skinner “Tom Skinner” (598 Recordings)

On Oklahoman’s homegrown music scene, Tom Skinner is one of those quiet legend types, an exceptional and humble singer-songwriter content to hang back in the shadows rather than strive for the spotlight.

But Skinner, 58, casually shines on his new self-titled …