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Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, Kansas
September 12—16, 2012

Archive of News Releases

These news releases are no longer current, but will remain in this archive for future reference.

09/18/2011  2011 National Bluegrass Banjo Championships  

09/17/2011  2011 National Flat Pick Guitar Championships  

09/17/2011  2011 National Hammer Dulcimer Championships  

09/17/2011  2011 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championships  

09/16/2011  2011 National Mandolin Championships  

09/16/2011  2011 International Finger Style Guitar Championships  

09/16/2011  2011 National Mountain Dulcimer Championships  

09/15/2011  2011 International Autoharp Championships  

09/13/2011  Local orchestra Students Included at 40th Walnut Valley Festival  

09/07/2011  Music Lovers Gathering to Study with Some of the Best  

08/29/2011  2011 Texas State Mandolin Champion Announced  

08/18/2011  Vexillology Lesson Available at Walnut Valley Festival  

08/11/2011  Winfield Emergency Services Make Safety Recommendations For Walnut Valley Festival Line Up  

08/11/2011  UTAH RESIDENTS DOMINATE 2011 WYOMING STATE GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS  

08/11/2011  2011 KENTUCKY STATE DULCIMER CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED  

08/10/2011  Canadian Guitar Champion For 2011 Announced  

07/23/2011  2011 Utah State Instrument Champions Announced  

07/23/2011  Big Horn Mountain Music Festival Announces 2011 Champions  

06/27/2011  2011 Mid-East Regional Dulcimer Champions Announced  

06/27/2011  The Walnut Valley Festival at 40  

06/17/2011  2011 Southern Regional Autoharp Champion Announced  

06/13/2011  Lone Star State Dulcimer Winners for 2011  

04/29/2011  Southern Regional Dulcimer Championship winners for 2011  

03/23/2011  Japanese National Finger Style Guitar Champion announced  

02/10/2011  Walnut Valley Festival Makes Preparations for 40th Event  

12/06/2010  Don Shorock’s Obituary  

09/19/2010  2010 National Hammer Dulcimer Champions  

09/19/2010  2010 National Bluegrass Banjo Champions  

09/18/2010  2010 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Champions  

09/18/2010  2010 National Flatpick Guitar Champions  

09/17/2010  2010 National Mandolin Champions  

09/17/2010  2010 National Mountain Dulcimer Champions  

09/17/2010  2010 International Finger Style Guitar Champions  

09/16/2010  2010 International Autoharp Championships  

09/08/2010  Walnut Valley Festival Organizers Change Land Rush Due to Wet Conditions  

09/02/2010  2010 Texas State Mandolin Champion Announced  

08/16/2010  Big Horn Mountain Music Festival Announces 2010 Winners  

08/12/2010  Kentucky Music Weekend Announces Dulcimer Contest Winners for 2010  

08/12/2010  Canada National Finger Style Guitar Winner Announced  

08/12/2010  Wyoming State Guitar Champions for 2010 Announced  

07/30/2010  11TH Annual Utah State Instrument Championships Announce 2010 Winners  

06/28/2010  2010 Mid-East Regional Dulcimer Champions Announced  

06/16/2010  Bay Area Bluegrass Association Announce 2010 Summer Festival Champions  

06/16/2010  2010 Southern Regional Autoharp Champion Announced  

06/01/2010  Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival Champions Announced May 8, 2010  

04/29/2010  Southern Regional Dulcimer Competitions April 2010  

01/12/2010  2009 Japanese National Guitar Champion Announced  

09/21/2009  A First for the Walnut Valley Festival  

09/21/2009  2009 National Hammer Dulcimer Champions  

09/20/2009  2009 National Bluegrass Banjo Champions  

09/19/2009  2009 National Flat Pick Guitar Champions  

09/19/2009  2009 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Champions  

09/18/2009  2009 Walnut Valley Mandolin Champions  

09/18/2009  2009 National Mountain Dulcimer Champions  

09/18/2009  2009 Finger Style Guitar Champions  

09/17/2009  2009 International Autoharp Championships  

09/11/2009  Walnut Valley Landrush Update  

09/09/2009  Land Rush postponed  

09/09/2009  High Water Update from Walnut Valley Festival  

09/08/2009  Award Winning Duet Making Their First Appearance at Walnut Valley  

09/01/2009  Wyoming State Guitar Champions Announced  

09/01/2009  Big Horn Mountain Music Festival Announces 2009 Winners  

09/01/2009  Walnut Valley Contest Winners to Get Their Chance to Shine  

09/01/2009  Texas State Mandolin Champion Announced  

09/01/2009  11th Annual Utah State Instrument Championships Announce 2009 Winners  

09/01/2009  Kentucky State Dulcimer Champions Announced  

09/01/2009  CANADA ANNOUNCES NATIONAL GUITAR CHAMPION  

08/24/2009  Popular 2008 Trio Returns to Walnut Valley in 2009  

08/19/2009  Fans Wild about the Wilders Return to Walnut Valley  

08/05/2009  The Infamous Stringdusters, will be making their first visit to the stages of the Walnut Valley Festival in 2009.  

07/29/2009  Variety of Styles included in New Artists Invited to the Walnut Valley Festival  

07/21/2009  Walnut Valley Festival Organizers Looking Forward to a Regular Year  

07/21/2009  Acoustic Instrument Contests a Big Part of the Walnut Valley Festival  

07/21/2009  Walnut Valley Festival Announces Wednesday Workshop Instructors  

07/02/2009  Bay Area Bluegrass Association Winners  

07/02/2009  Coshocton Dulcimer Days Winners  

07/02/2009  Southern Regional Dulcimer Winners  

07/02/2009  Southern Regional Autoharp Champion Winner  

07/02/2009  2008 Japan National Guitar Championship Winner  

07/02/2009  Lone Star State Dulcimer Winners  

04/01/2009  And the winner is.........  

12/09/2008  Stephen Bennett's View From The Stage  

09/21/2008  National Bluegrass Banjo Championship  

09/21/2008  National Hammer Dulcimer Championship  

09/20/2008  Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship  

09/20/2008  Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship  

09/20/2008  National Flatpick Guitar Championship  

09/19/2008  International Autoharp Championship  

09/19/2008  National Mountain Dulcimer Championship  

09/19/2008  International Fingerstyle Guitar  

09/16/2008  Walnut Valley Festival Plans Progressing  

09/15/2008  Walnut Valley Festival to Rise from the murky Waters  

09/14/2008  Walnut Valley Festival Organizers Get Some Good News!  

09/13/2008  Walnut Valley Festival Update Sept. 13 PM.  

09/12/2008  Walnut Valley Festival Campers Forced to Clear Campgrounds ahead of Rising River  

09/12/2008  Campgrounds Highwater Statement  

09/05/2008  Festival Fans Roll Up Their Sleeves For Hands-on Instruction  

09/02/2008  Stephen Bennett on the mend and coming to Winfield  

08/22/2008  New Bluegrass Band Makes The Walnut Valley Festival A Stop On The Way To The Top  

08/12/2008  Loyal Festival Fans Still Heading to Winfield  

08/04/2008  Still on the Hill- Working to preserve their Ozark Heritage  

09/17/2007  2007 Winners  

07/19/2007  Cadillac Sky Returns to Walnut Valley Festival  

05/25/2007  Walnut Valley Festival Announces 2007 Performers  

02/14/2007  Walnut Valley Association announces partial 2007 lineup  

09/28/2006  Mountain Dulcimer Contest Completed  

09/18/2006  National Flat Pick Guitar Champs  

09/18/2006  National Bluegrass Banjo Champions Named  

09/18/2006  National Hammer Dulcimer Champions  

09/18/2006  Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Champions  

09/17/2006  Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship Completed  

09/17/2006  35th Walnut Valley Festival Contest Results  

09/16/2006  International Finger Style Guitar Contest Completed  

09/16/2006  Mountain Dulcimer Contest Completed  

09/14/2006  International Auto Harp Contest Completed  

09/07/2006  Mountain Smoke Set To Sing and Dance Again at 35th Walnut Valley Festival  

08/30/2006  Vehicles to Remain Where They Are on September 2  

08/30/2006  3-time Flatpick Champion to Introduce New Mel Bay Publications at Walnut Valley  

06/27/2006  Walnut Valley Family Mourns Loss  

05/10/2006  Bluegrass quintet Cadillac Sky Signs With Skaggs Family Records  

02/10/2006  Tim O’Brien earns Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy for Fiddler’s Green at 48th Annual Grammy Awards  

09/18/2005  2005 National Bluegrass Banjo Championship  

09/17/2005  2005 National Hammer Dulcimer Championship  

09/17/2005  2005 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship  

09/17/2005  2005 Walnut Valley Mandolin Champions  

09/17/2005  2005 National Flatpick Guitar Championship  

09/16/2005  International Fingerstyle  

09/16/2005  International Autoharp Champions Crowned  

09/16/2005  National Mountain Dulcimer Champions  

09/15/2005  Welcome to the 34rd Annual Walnut Valley Festival  

04/26/2005  Walnut Valley Family Loses One of it's Own  

03/22/2005  WV Releases 34th Artist Lineup  

12/01/2004  I'm back from Winfield...  

09/20/2004  International Fingerstyle Champions Crowned  

09/20/2004  National Mountain Dulcimer Champions Crowned  

09/20/2004  National Flatpick Guitar Championship  

09/20/2004  Walnut Valley Mandolin Champions Crowned  

09/20/2004  Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Contest Complete  

09/20/2004  International Autoharp Contest Crowns Winners  

09/20/2004  National Bluegrass Banjo Champions Crowned  

09/20/2004  Sunday, September 19, 2004 Volume 7.7  

09/20/2004  National Hammer Dulcimer Champions Crowned  

09/18/2004  Walnut Valley Voice Vol. 7-6  

09/18/2004  2004 Walnut Valley Festival Winners  

09/16/2004  Walnut Valley Voice 7-5  

09/16/2004  Walnut Valley Voice 7-4  

09/14/2004  Walnut Valley Voice Vol. 7-3  

09/13/2004  Walnut Valley Voice Vol. 7-2  

09/13/2004  Walnut Valley Voice Vol. 7-1  

09/12/2004  ‘Twas the day before LANDRUSH  

09/08/2004  Walnut Valley Land Rush 2004  

08/03/2004  33rd Walnut Valley Festival Draws Fans From Around the World  

07/27/2004  Finger Style Guitar Contest Goes International at 33rd Walnut Valley Festival  

07/27/2004  33rd Annual Walnut Valley – Pickin’ In the Valley  

07/27/2004  Addressing 2004 Prefestival Questions 7-27-04  

09/25/2003  Fifth Date On Bumper Sticker Explanation  

09/22/2003  Walnut Valley Mandolin Championships Held  

09/22/2003  National Fingerpick Champions Chosen  

09/22/2003  Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship  

09/22/2003  National Bluegrass Banjo Champions  

09/22/2003  International Autoharp Contest Names Winners  

09/22/2003  32nd Walnut Valley Festival Contest Results  

09/22/2003  National Flatpick Guitar Championship  

09/22/2003  Winners in National Mountain Dulcimer Announced  

09/22/2003  National Hammer Dulcimer Champions  

09/08/2003  John Reischman and the Jaybirds to Wing Their Way to Winfield  

09/08/2003  The Wilders’ Popularity Goes. . . . . Wild  

09/08/2003  Local Music Groups Excited About Being Included At Walnut Valley  

09/08/2003  Special Consensus  

08/15/2003  Western and Cowboy Music Included at this Year’s 32nd Annual Walnut Valley Festival  

08/11/2003  Familiar Faces Make a Long Awaited Return to the Winfield  

08/11/2003  Western Swing Jazz Trio to Make Their Way Back To Winfield  

07/17/2003  Small Potatoes to Make their Return to the 32nd Walnut Valley Festival  

07/17/2003  When Fall Comes to Winfield, So Will Walnut Valley Fans  

10/30/2002  Swallow Hill Music School Renamed For Julie Davis  

09/23/2002  List of Champions-Walnut Valley Festival 2002  

09/10/2002  31st Walnut Valley Festival Set To Go  

08/30/2002  Henri’s Notions Invited to add an Irish Flavor  

08/27/2002  Yonder Mountain String Band and Crucial Smith: Keeping the Newgrass sound alive at the Walnut Valley Festival  

08/20/2002  Mike Cross Returns To the 31st Walnut Valley Festival  

08/20/2002  Hot Club of Cowtown to make their First Appearance at 31st Walnut Valley Festival  

08/18/2002  Walnut Valley Pre-Festival Workshops  

08/18/2002  Walnut Valley Men's Chorus Makes Their Debut at Winfield  

07/21/2002  Folk Group Dakota Blonde Makes First Trip To The Walnut Valley Festival  

07/21/2002  The 31st Walnut Valley Festival: Music From The Heart  

09/16/2001  National Flat Pick Guitar Champions Chosen  

09/16/2001  Winners List from 30th Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS September 13-16, 2001  

09/15/2001  National Hammer Dulcimer Champion Crowned  

09/14/2001  Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Champions Crowned  

09/14/2001  Winners In National Mountain Dulcimer Announced  

09/14/2001  Walnut Valley Mandolin Champions Crowned  

09/13/2001  National Fingerpick Guitar Championships Held At Festival  

09/06/2001  David Mallett  

09/01/2001  For Thirty Septembers…Pickin’ On!  

08/22/2001  Sons of the San Joaquin  

08/22/2001  Fragment  

08/22/2001  Nickel Creek  

08/22/2001  Pete Huttlinger  

08/22/2001  Don Edwards To Bring Western Music’s Magic To Winfield  

08/01/2001  Stage V 1987 - 2001
Riding The Acoustic Waves For 15 Years
 

07/11/2001  Second String Project  

07/02/2001  Pre-Festival Workshops To Be Held September 12th  

07/01/2001  The Walnut Valley Festival: 30 Years As Pickers Paradise 1972 - 2001  

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