Why the title?

Growing up in Northeastern Oklahoma in the hills not far from the Ozarks, in a place called Green Country was a simple way of life. I found that the term "Green Country" worked well for business' and felt that it was becoming to commercial of a term . Foothills of the Ozarks had a deeper meaning and understanding of the land, its music and the people who dowelled there. Growing up I always felt 10 years behind. It was not till I left and returned that I found that there were people creating something bigger. It would never be commercialized, for it had already been run through the ringer and hung out to dry. It was a mix of what drifted in on the wind. From the South came TexMex, to the North was that Kansas City and Chicago blues and Jazz. New York and LA influenced us with its Rock & Roll from the East and West and vast country surrounded us on all sides. We are the hart land and when these influences hit us we shake it up and smash it together. Woody Guthrie came from our heart land, inspired a nation and worked for the common man. Garth Brooks took the Country Music Scene by storm. In these hills are writers of great music. Some will make it to that Commercial realm but I admire the works of the ones that hide in garages and barns (Very few basements in Oklahoma). This is where a style emerges, while greatly influenced by many things, has its own identity forged by the hill music. Its what I refer to as "Foothills of the Ozarks Music. One of the bands that have a strong root in this music is the "Red Dirt Rangers". I will try to provide a link.