Last month the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS held their annual picking championships for flatpicking guitar, finger style guitar, banjo, mandolin, autoharp, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, and old time fiddle. These are among the most prestigious instrumental competitions in
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Photos from Walnut Valley 2023
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers at the 2023 Walnut Valley Festival - photo Walnut Valley Association Many thanks to the media team at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS for sharing these photos from their 2023 event. This year
2023 Walnut Valley instrumental contest winners from Winfield
Anthony Howell, 2023 National Banjo Champion at Walnut Valley in Winfield, KS The smoke has cleared from this past weekend's many instrumental competitions at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, and we have a list of this year's winners. These
Walnut Valley opens contest registration for September 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
Winfield Winners 2009
The Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas is now over, along with the national level competitions so closely associated with the festival. The winners of the contests have been announced via email, but are not currently featured on the festival website.