Walnut Valley Festival Releases List of 2019 Music Workshops
Winfield, Kansas…Preparations for the 48th Walnut Valley Festival are underway and that includes the Wednesday Workshops for musicians. Each year the festival offers attendees the opportunity to study with top musicians in bluegrass and acoustic music. The 2019 menu will include classes for finger style and flat pick guitar, old time fiddle, mandolin, clawhammer style […]
2019 Wyoming State Guitar Champions Announced
Nick Johnson, Orem, Utah took top honors at the Wyoming State Finger Style Guitar Championship while Bill Vernieu from Flagstaff, Arizona won the Wyoming State Flat Pick Guitar Championship. Both competitions are sponsored by the Oyster Ridge Music Festival held in Kemmerer, Wyoming held July 27th through 29th. Max Mondzac from Boulder, Colorado won second […]
Walnut Valley Festival Announces Ban on Gas-Powered ATVs
Winfield, Kansas ˗ Officials at Walnut Valley Association (WVA) have announced a few changes to rules governing operation of golf carts and other small personal vehicles on grounds during the 48th Walnut Valley Festival in September. The most significant change is an outright ban on use of unauthorized, gas-powered ATVs/UTVs on grounds during festival. Authorized […]
2019 Texas State Bluegrass Champions Announced
The Texas Bay Area Bluegrass Association have announced the winners of the 2019 Texas Bluegrass Championships. The Championships were held in Pearl, Texas in conjunction with their monthly meeting. Each competition has a limit of fifteen competitors. Walnut Valley Festival rules are used for the competition. First Place Winner of the Texas State Flat Pick […]
Press Release: Walnut Valley Festival adopts new features for annual Land Rush
Winfield, Kansas March 12, 2019 If you are one of those attendees at the Walnut Valley Festival who every September strives to be first in line to claim your camping spot, you might want to pay close attention. Walnut Valley Association (WVA), organizer of the festival, has announced that this year’s Land Rush will incorporate […]