The 2026 Iowa State Fair Grandstand lineup has a couple of new additions! This morning (February 18th), two new acts, including an award-winning country group, were announced as 2026 performers! Making their way to Des Moines this August, get ready for…
THE RED CLAY STRAYS!
Who Are the Red Clay Strays?
If you haven’t heard of the Red Clay Strays, it’s probably because they’re still pretty new to the music scene. According to Wikipedia, the Alabama-based band first formed in 2016, but didn’t start getting serious attention until late 2023 when their song “Wondering Why” went viral on TikTok. Although they’ve made waves in the country music community, Google describes their music as “Americana,” or a combination of “Southern rock, country, blues, and gospel.”
The Red Clay Stray’s debut album Moment of Truth was self-released in 2022, and was followed by a record deal and global publishing deal in the spring of 2024. Made by These Moments, the band’s second studio album, dropped in July of that year, with “Wanna Be Loved” serving as the lead single…