The Walnut Valley Association in Winfield, KS, has announced that registration is now open for the 49th Walnut Valley Festival acoustic instrument championships in September 2021. Last year's event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions, but organizers believe that
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Walnut Valley Festival to host Spring workshops online
The Walnut Valley Festival, typically held each year in Winfield, KS, has announced a weekend of online workshops in March. Festival coordinators believe that they will be able to host a live, in-person event in September 2021, but based on the
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Walnut Valley Festival to host 2020 Hands On Workshops
We have reported earlier about aspects of the venerable Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS which are going forward despite the in-person music festival being cancelled for 2020. They already posted winners in their annual New Song Contest, and will
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2020 NewSong Showcase winners announced by Walnut Valley Festival
Like every other music festival these days, last weekend's Walnut Valley Festival, normally held in Winfield, KS, will be hosted online. What would have been their 49th annual running of the festival, along with its prestigious picking competitions, was postponed until
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Battle of the bands returns for the virtual 2020 Walnut Valley Festival
The Walnut Valley Association has announced the return of the Battle of the Bands for their first virtual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, which they are calling WVF 48.5. This year should have been the 49th annual festival and
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Chris Jones assumes management of Winfield NewSong Showcase
Organizers of the long running Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS have announced that Chris Jones will serve as the new curator of their NewSong Showcase. As they look forward to the 49th annual festival in 2020, their songwriting competition
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2019 Winfield winners – Walnut Valley Championships
Sullivan Tuttle, Allen Shadd, and Jason Shaw - winners of the Guitar Flat Pick Championship 2019 This past weekend saw the 48th annual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, where they host the National Flat Picking Championships, as well as similar
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2018 Walnut Valley contest winners
While the southeastern US was focused on Hurricane Florence this past weekend, hot pickers from the rest of the country were in Winfield, Kansas duking it out in the 2018 Walnut Valley instrument contests. This was the 47th year for this
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Bob Redford passes
Bob Redford, one of the original founders of the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, died on December 17. He was 78 years of age. A life long Kansan, Bob served as the President of the Walnut Valley Association for more
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2016 winners at Walnut Valley Festival
Winners were chosen over this past weekend at the 45th Annual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. Over the years, their National Flat Pick Guitar Championship and their National Bluegrass Banjo Championship have come to be recognized as among the most prestigious