Oklahoma Today, presents a feature story on the "Rockin' Acoustic Circus" in the March/April 2009 edition! Award winning Oklahoma Today, is the state's official magazine since 1956. "Rick Morton once made a career out of fighting four-alarm fires. Now, as "ringmaster" of the Rockin' Acoustic Circus, he's fanning the flames of one of Oklahoma's hottest up-and-coming bands. The band's combination of tenacity and talent has wowed crowds and critics across the state and region." Visit :www.oklahomatoday.com.

The band caught the attention of Oklahoma Bluegrass Legend, Byron Berline: "The thing that impresses me about the Rockin' Acoustic Circus is that the band strives for originality, bringing their own distinctive style to bluegrass standards. They step out and do traditional tunes their own way. They're not copycats, and you see copycats all the time in bluegrass. They bring their own style and feel to it." ~BYRON BERLINE, Oklahoma Legend & Three-Time National Fiddle Champ

This coming weekend, RAC will be in concert in Muskogee, OK with "Springstreet."  Join us for some great bluegrass at Muskogee's town square, Saturday, April 4th beginning at 3:00 p.m. 

The Rockin' Acoustic Circus will be in concert at the historic Jazz Hall of Fame/Jazz Depot in downtown Tulsa on Friday, March 27th.  Concert will begin at 8:00 p.m.  We invite you to spend an evening with the CIRCUS.  Call (918) 281-8600 for tickets & information.    

Our concert with Darol Anger and Phil Aaberg was a blast! We really enjoyed our time with them; they are truly inspirational! The highlight for us was having Darol join us on stage for a finale performance. Here is a link to the video finale: "Swing 51".

Currently, Darol plays in Psychograss, performs with The Duo: Darol Anger & Mike Marshall and Vasen. He also co-founded the "Republic of Strings" and dedicates himself to mentoring young string musicians. Pianist Aaberg honed his chamber music skills at Harvard and has presented his American West-inspired music all over the world, both in powerful solo concerts and with organizations such as the Boston Pops Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Elvin Bishop, Paul Dresher, Phil Collins, and the Doobie Brothers.

RAC had a great time at Byron Berline's Fiddlefest 2009! Below are links to a few YOU TUBE videos recorded from this special event on Feb 21st.  Fiddlefest is held annually in historic downtown Guthrie, OK at Byron Berline's Music Hall.

Select from: The Tracker, Bethany, or How Many Times to view videos. These are also available from the media page of our website.

The "Rockin' Acoustic Circus" was featured on Integris-sponsored, "Discover Oklahoma" on Saturday, November 1st at 6:30 p.m. it was taped in January and August 2008.  Discover Oklahoma airs every Saturday on KOTV-6 in Tulsa, KWTV-9 in OKC, & KSWO-7 in Lawton. It is currently rated No. 1 in its time slot in Oklahoma City and No. 2 in Tulsa and Lawton, reaching 124,0000 adult viewers throughout the state each week. (Link to YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmUM0_zlvgQ from the show)

"Rockin' Acoustic Circus" will open for the legendary recording artist, Peter Case at the All Soul Acoustic Coffee House on December 6th.  Peter Case is one of the finest American singer-songwriters of the last 30 years.  A two-time Grammy Award nominee, he has recorded nine solo albums using all American styles of music to get his story across:  Blues, Rock-n-Roll, Country, Soul, R&B and Folk.  Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for Seniors and are available in advance through the All Souls Unitarian Church by calling 743-2363 or at the Midtown Borders Bookstore on 21st Street.