As is the case every year, the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce has a full slate of activities planned for July 4, also known as “Red, White & BOOMFEST.”

The all-day event begins with the downtown parade at 10 a.m. before free family fun events kick off at Kingfisher Park at 11 a.m.

The evening will culminate with the traditional concert at home plate of Homier Field.

This year’s musical guest is “Oklahoma’s Fiddling Ambassador” Kyle Dillingham and the Horseshoe Road Band.

The concert will begin at about 7:30 p.m. and will lead into the fireworks at dark (approximately 9:30 p.m.).

( Ed. note: Stay tuned for the complete list of July 4 events in upcoming editions.)

About Kyle Dillingham

An Enid native, Dillingham picked up the violin when he was 9 and, eight years later, he gave two featured performances at the Grand Ole Opry.

Presented by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Dillingham was awarded with the prestigious honor of Oklahoma Ambassador of Goodwill in 2020.

Previously honored Ambassadors of Goodwill include Toby Keith, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Miller, Reba McEntire, Jimmy Webb and Hank Thompson, to name a few.

Dillingham is also the winner of the 2020 and 2011 International Acoustic Music Awards, the 2021 and 2022 Indie Music Channel Awards, the 2021 International Songwriting Competition and 2023 and 2024 semi-finalist of the International Songwriting Competition.

“My band and I were selected for a coveted performance at the 2018 CMA Fest in Nashville, which was another highlight of our career,” Dillingham said. “After our performance, we had the chance to play for Charley Pride in his dressing room at the Grand Ole Opry and hang out with Blake Shelton and others backstage. What an incredible experience.”

Also that year, the band opened for Grammy Award-winner Lee Greenwood at the renowned Neewollah Festival in Independence, Kan.

Their 2008 Thailand tour commemorated the 175th anniversary of relations between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Thailand and their 2013 tour of Korea celebrated the 60th anniversary of Partnership and Shared Prosperity between Korea and the U.S.

Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road have also taken the stage with The Charlie Daniels Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Clark, Hank Thompson, Vince Gill, Jimmy Webb, Toby Keith, Hanson, Leona Mitchell and Thailand’s Pop Superstar, Tik Shiro, and have performed with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, China’s Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra and the Amici Symphony Orchestra, among others.

Honored by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, Dillingham was selected as a recipient of the 2009 Governor’s Arts Award, acknowledging his life’s work as a violinist, vocalist, musical ambassador for the state of Oklahoma and for his gift to connect with people throughout the world.

Dillingham is now managed by legendary impresario, Jim Halsey, who has guided the careers of many great performers including Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Clint Black, James Brown and many others.

He has performed for the king of Malaysia, the princess of Thailand, Beijing Central Conservatory (broadcast on Chinese national television) and Singapore’s National Day Celebration.

Dillingham has also performed for many government leaders including the Japanese, Thai and Saudi Arabian ambassadors as well as for many U.S. ambassadors while abroad.

Dillingham has also championed the commissions and performed the premieres of eight new works for solo violin and symphony orchestra collaborating with many orchestras worldwide.

With an eclectic musical style ranging from blues to bluegrass, gypsy jazz to western swing, country, rock and gospel, Dillingham and the band blend them into an earthy genre of music they call Heartland Americana.

For more information about Kyle Dillingham, visit his website or follow him on social media: Website: www.Kyle- Dillingham.com Facebook: www.facebook. com/kyledokc Twitter: www. twitter. com/kyledillingham Instagram: www.instagram. com/ kyledillingham