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This performance is supported by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors through a Quality of Life Grant.
About: Blaine Bailey is a Cherokee singer-songwriter from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, redefining country music with an uncompromising voice rooted in his heritage, community, and lived truth. A citizen of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Blaine first picked up a guitar as a kid at family jam sessions, soaking in the blues, classic rock, and red dirt country until those influences became the pulse of his own voice. Since then, Blaine has grown into one of the most compelling Indigenous voices in modern country music. Rolling Stone praised his 2025 album Indian Country for celebrating his Cherokee heritage and for the way it blends traditional country sounds with Native storytelling. Blaine’s earlier two albums, Home and Lost City, put him on the map as a thoughtful, authentic songwriting and exceptional guitar player. Along the way, his music has reached new ears through TV placements such as “Cigarettes and Roses” on Reservation Dogs, and his appearance on the CBS music competition The Road, where he stayed true to himself and his cultural voice. Honest, unhurried, and full of Cherokee fire, Blaine continues building his own lane in country music while honoring the land, stories, and community that shaped him.
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Other links: Rolling Stone
ICT News
Saving Country Music
WESTERNAF
All social media accounts and Links are listed here: blainebailey.komi.io
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Event Tags:
cherokee,community,country music,heritage,indigenous,iowa arts festival,seasonal
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Arts,Seasonal & Holiday
Event ID:
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