PCL::Featured Artists, Briar Branch Road

Briar Branch Road has been busy delivering energetic performances to enthusiastic audiences all over Oklahoma. With the ever-increasing popularity of Red Dirt music, the band is quickly developing a reputation as one of the top live acts in the state. Drawing on influences from multiple genres of music, Briar Branch Road has a sound that has crowds, station managers and club owners talking. In just one year together, the band has taken Oklahoma by storm, already earning radio play with their debut album The Pain I Deserve (released April 1, 2004 on Sweetworth Records). Headlining shows on a regular basis, Briar Branch Road has won the respect of several popular touring acts, opening numerous shows for Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Charlie Robison, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cory Morrow and more.

Briar Branch Road is comprised of five members. Frontman/songwriter, Dameon Allensworth pulls double duty as the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Dameon provides the band with its original material by writing lyrics that take the listener back to the same places that Gary Stewart, Townes Van Zandt, and Billy Joe Shaver did so many years ago. Drawing on experiences from his rural upbringing, Dameon's songs provide a unique point of view on the trials and tribulations, ups and downs, and happiness and sadness of the rural life as well as perspectives on the colorful cast of characters that can only be found in such areas.

Lead guitarist Aaron Wall brings a definite rock and roll edge to the band. His solos really bring out the best in Briar Branch Road's songs, and are only fully appreciated when heard live. Aaron has been playing the guitar since he was a small child, learning the craft from his father. Aaron counts Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Brent Mason, and his father among his primary influences.

Fiddle player Will Oldfield is a classically trained musician. Will has been playing the fiddle for years and is an encyclopedia of musical knowledge. His talent and entertaining stage antics make him a crowd favorite.

Rounding out the band is bassist Kye Rabon. Kye, the youngest member of the band, has music in his bloodlines: Kye's father Mike Rabon scored a Billboard ..1 hit with the song "Western Union" as singer and guitarist for the Five Americans.

Don't let the fiddle and guitar licks fool you, this is music for those who appreciate songwriting. The impressive debut album is composed of 11 original tracks produced by Texas legend Steve Palousek, at Awesome Works Studio in Austin, TX. On stage, Briar Branch Road plays a high-energy show that combines original tunes with a wide variety of covers, shaping their shows to fit the audience and venue. These boys can go from Merle Haggard to Hendrix to Marley back to Waylon and never miss a beat.