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32-503: The band was formed in 2005 by Evan Felker and R.C. Edwards. Their debut album, Bossier City, was recorded a month after the formation of the band, in order to have a recording to sell at live shows. Felker later said the musical arrangements were "not a good representation" of what the band later became. Their sophomore album, Diamonds & Gasoline, followed in 2010. The songs "Easton and Main" and "Bossier City" were re-recorded for their 2015 self-titled album. In October 2017,

64-572: A two-man acoustic act and were joined by bass player R.C. Edwards two months later. Eventually, drummer Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio III and fiddler Kyle Nix joined, and formed the Turnpike Troubadours . The band later relocated to Tahlequah, Oklahoma . The Turnpike Troubadours announced they were taking a hiatus in May 2019, saying they would not perform "until a time we feel that everyone is of strong mind, body and spirit". In November 2021,

96-865: Is a city in Cherokee County , Oklahoma located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains . It is part of the Green Country region of Oklahoma and was established as a capital of the 19th-century Cherokee Nation in 1839, as part of the new settlement in Indian Territory after the Cherokee Native Americans were forced west from the American Southeast on the Trail of Tears . The city's population

128-593: Is best known as the lead singer of the band Turnpike Troubadours . Felker was born in Okemah and raised in Wright City , a small town in rural southeast Oklahoma. His mother, Tane, worked in the healthcare industry and his father, Van, was a cowboy. He has one younger sister, Cheyenne. He was part of "an outdoorsy family that did a lot of hunting and fishing". Growing up, Felker enjoyed short stories and wrote poems and creative prose. He started playing guitar at

160-480: Is enough'. Supposedly three tribal elders had planned to meet to determine the location of the Cherokee Nation's permanent capital. Two elders arrived and waited for the third. As dusk approached, they decided that 'two is enough', or 'ta-li-ye-li-quu' which later became anglicanized to Tahlequah. According to tribal elders and Cherokee County elders, this legend first began to circulate in the 1930s. Tahlequah

192-409: Is located in the city. Tahlonteeskee was the first established governmental capital of any kind in what was to become Oklahoma. It was established in 1828—in land that was part of 1816's Lovely Donations , becoming the first Cherokee Nation–West capital city. It continued as the capital until 1839 when new arrivals from the Trail of Tears flooded the area. At that time, Takatoka briefly became

224-655: The Mississippi River . Tahlequah is home to the capital of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and about 25 percent of the students at NSU identify themselves as American Indian. The university has many courses focused on Native American linguistics, and offers Cherokee language Education as a major. Cherokee can be studied as a second language , and some classes are taught in Cherokee for first language speakers as well. The building that once housed

256-881: The Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway built a line into Tahlequah. Tahlequah continued to grow. During the 1990s, it was the fourth fastest growing city in Oklahoma. Tahlequah has a total area of 12.45 square miles (32.2 km ), all land. The city is 40 miles (64 km) west of the Arkansas state line. Tahlequah, like most of the Southern United States, has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ) with uncomfortably hot and humid summers, generally warm but very variable springs and autumns, and cool winters with frequent frosts and occasional spells of severe weather dominated by cold, dry Canadian air. As of

288-517: The 2010 census , there were 15,753 people, 6,111 households, and 3,351 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,312.75 inhabitants per square mile (506.86/km ). There were 6,857 housing units at an average density of 571.4 per square mile (220.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 53.8% White , 2.4% African American , 30.0% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 3.7% from other races , and 8.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.8% of

320-442: The Cherokee language and English. Such signs use the syllabary created by Sequoyah , a Cherokee scholar of the 1820s who created the writing system. After the war, a brick capitol was built and first occupied in 1870. In 1907, at the time of Oklahoma statehood, the building was converted into the Cherokee County courthouse. It was returned to the Cherokee Nation in 1970. In 1886, the first telephone company in Indian Territory

352-762: The Cherokee language as the medium of instruction, and no English. Most of the city is zoned to Tahlequah Public Schools , while portions are zoned to Briggs Public School . Education within the Tahlequah city limits consists of one early learning center serving students in Pre-K: Sequoyah; three elementary schools serving students in Kindergarten through 5th grade: Greenwood, Cherokee, and Heritage; one middle school with grades 6 through 8: Tahlequah Middle School; and one high school with grades 9-12: Tahlequah High School . Tahlequah High School serves as

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384-463: The Nation's capital during the construction of the capitol building at Tahlequah. By mid-1840, the seat of government had been officially moved to Tahlequah. By 1842, Tahlequah was a growing community and had four stores. The town site of 160 acres (65 ha) was surveyed in 1843, and in the same year an intertribal council attracted ten thousand participants representing 21 different tribes. In 1844

416-472: The National Hotel was built, and the newspaper Cherokee Advocate issued its first edition using a printing press installed in the brand-new Supreme Court building. The first school opened in 1845, and the Tahlequah post office opened in 1847. The Cherokee Male Seminary opened in 1851, offering higher education to Cherokee boys who had already received their primary education. Many linguists believe

448-599: The Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation has been converted into a museum, the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum and is open to the public. It reportedly is the oldest public building in Oklahoma. It was constructed on the southeast corner of the town square by James S. Pierce in 1844. The first chief justice of the Cherokee Nation, John Martin held court here. The printing press for the early-day Cherokee Phoenix newspaper

480-574: The Turnpike Troubadours as a "country-leaning roots rock band," with elements of political folk music , honky-tonk, bluegrass , Cajun music , and rock . In an interview with the Chicago Tribune , band co-founder and bassist RC Edwards identified the band's musical style as honky-tonk. Evan Felker Evan Duane Felker (born March 24, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Okemah, Oklahoma . He

512-923: The Turnpike Troubadours went on hiatus, there were multiple reports of Felker appearing intoxicated during his performances, along with the band cancelling over a dozen shows. In an August 2020 interview with Rolling Stone , Felker said he had found sobriety and was working on a ranch in Texas. He reconciled with Nelson, who revealed on her Instagram page that they had remarried in June 2020. They welcomed their first child, Evangelina Hartford Felker, in January 2021 and their second child, Everett Augustus Felker, in September 2022. Tahlequah, Oklahoma Tahlequah ( / ˈ t æ l ə k w ɑː / TAL -ə-kwah ; Cherokee : ᏓᎵᏆ , daligwa [dàlígʷá] )

544-707: The age of fifteen, learning from books and from high school friends. He initially began writing rock songs since he considered country music to be uncool. Felker's uncle was a songwriter and rock musician, and Felker travelled to Tulsa, Oklahoma as a teenager to watch him perform. Felker attended tech school to train as an electrician and later worked in paper mills, food plants, and Mercury Marine in Stillwater, Oklahoma . When Felker moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma in his twenties, he became interested in country music; his "heroes" were Cross Canadian Ragweed and Jason Boland . He and guitarist Ryan Engleman began playing as

576-493: The album A Long Way from Your Heart was released, peaking at number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Following a string of poor performances in late 2018, stemming from Felker's insobriety, the band was forced to cancel 12 shows slated to be held in the weeks to follow, returning on November 30th to play at ACL Live . Felker's personal battles continued the following year, spurring

608-658: The band announced its reunion. The band opened their return at Cain's Ballroom in Oklahoma, the start of a series of sold out shows throughout 2022. Felker is a keen hunter, crediting his Oklahoma upbringing to bringing him into the culture. He is friends with country singer-songwriter Corb Lund , and the two have hunted together. Felker married accountant Staci Nelson in November 2016, in Barcelona, Spain . They split in February 2018 and were divorced that August. Before

640-451: The band released their album A Cat in the Rain after releasing three earlier singles: "Mean Old Sun," "Chipping Mill," and "Brought Me." Critically, the Turnpike Troubadours' musical style has been labeled as primarily country music and its respective subgenres, such as red dirt , honky-tonk , Americana , neotraditional country , and country rock . Mark Deming of AllMusic referred to

672-657: The band to cancel all remaining tour dates. It left the band's future undecided but noting a possible return to the stage once "everyone is of strong mind, body and spirit and can deliver what our fans deserve." In November 2021, the band's Instagram was cleaned of all previous posts and their website displayed only the band's logo and a message that read "Coming Soon". In January 2022, the band announced their long-awaited reunion and return to live performances, holding their first shows on April 8–9, 2022 at Cain's Ballroom . One month later, another two-night run of shows were held May 14–15 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre . On August 25, 2023

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704-525: The government buildings were a complex of log or framed structures. Most of these buildings were destroyed during the Civil War, during which the Cherokee became divided into two bitterly opposing sides. The Cherokee Supreme Court Building, located in downtown Tahlequah and constructed in 1844, is the oldest public building in Oklahoma. Several markers of Cherokee and Native American heritage are found in town: street signs and business signs are noted in both

736-533: The main high school within the county as well and is fed by other rural Pre-K through 8th grade schools within Cherokee County. The following schools have Tahlequah postal addresses but are in the Park Hill census-designated place . Northeastern State University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma as well as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning west of

768-416: The population. Out of 6,111 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size

800-411: The word 'Tahlequah' (Tah-le-quah) and the word 'Teh-li-co' are the same as 'di li gwa', the Cherokee word for grain or rice. (See Cherokee Nation Lexicon (dikaneisdi) at cherokee.org under culture/language). Scholars report the Cherokee word 'di li gwa' describes a type of native grain with a red hue that grew in the flat open areas of east Tennessee. One area, Great Tellico ( Tellico Plains, Tennessee ),

832-472: Was $ 43,940. Males had a median income of $ 32,475 versus $ 27,939 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,003. About 20.7% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 43.2% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over. Many people in Tahlequah speak Cherokee , and there is a Cherokee language immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, that educates students from pre-school through eighth grade with

864-502: Was 15,753 at the 2010 census , an increase of 8.96 percent over the figure of 14,458 reported in 2000. The 2019 estimated population is 16,819. Tahlequah is the capital of the two federally recognized Cherokee tribes based in Oklahoma, the modern Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians . Tahlequah is also the county seat of Cherokee County. The main campus of Northeastern State University

896-417: Was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. As of 2013, the median household income was $ 29,114 and the median family income

928-625: Was a settlement as early as 1832. After the Western Cherokee agreed in 1834 to let the newer migrants settle near them, they joined their government with the Eastern Cherokee at Tahlequah in 1839. Tahlequah was named long before it was chosen as the Cherokee capital. In 1839, Tahlequah was designated the capital of ancestors of both the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Initially

960-492: Was also located in this building, and a reproduction of the press and the newsroom can be seen here. The Cherokee National Capitol building was built on the town square in 1869. It contained the nation's executive and legislative offices until the tribal national government was dissolved in 1906, in preparation for Oklahoma's statehood. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and

992-690: Was built. The Cherokee Female Seminary, which had originally been constructed in Park Hill, burned in 1887, and was rebuilt in Tahlequah. After statehood, it was taken over by the state to become Northeastern State Normal School and the Northeastern State Teachers College (now Northeastern State University ). The first bank in the Cherokee Nation opened in 1891 on Muskogee Avenue. A major fire destroyed much of downtown Tahlequah in 1895. The buildings destroyed were mostly wooden and were replaced with brick structures. In 1902,

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1024-466: Was named for the grass with the red seed tops. Others interpret a word 'tel-i-quah' as 'plains'; however, there is no word for 'plains' in the Cherokee lexicon, and the word 'tel-i-quah' is not found in the lexicon. The idea that 'tahlequah' means 'plains' lends weight to the belief that the name refers to the wide open grassy areas of Great Tellico. Local legend states the name is derived from Cherokee words 'ta-li' and 'ye-li-quu' meaning 'just two' or 'two

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