51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
Champion: David Wilson City/State/Zip: Springfield, MO Prize Instrument Selected: 4FHKK-E Custom – Koa Mountain Dulcimer, provided by The Dulcimer Shoppe/McSpadden Mountain Dulcimers, P. O. Box 1230 Mountain View, AR 72560 (870) 269-4313 mcspaddendulcimers.com 2nd Place: Dana Hamilton City/State/Zip: Arlington, TX Prize Instrument Selected: 6FTWWB-E Baritone – Baritone Mountain Dulcimer provided by The Dulcimer Shoppe/McSpadden […]
2023 International Finger Style Guitar Championship
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas Date: September 14, 2023 Time: 8:08 p.m. Contest Name: 2023 International Finger Style Guitar Championship Champion: Momo Kimura City/State/Zip: Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan Prize Instrument Selected: Bourgeois Finger Style Custom Guitar – Bourgeois Guitars, Inc. 2 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-0385 bourgeoisguitars.com 2nd Place: Adam Cantor […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
2nd Steve Luper, Champion, Cindy Harris, 3rd George Haig 51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas Date: September 14, 2023 Time: 12:05 p.m. Contest Name: 2023 International Autoharp Championship Champion: Cindy Harris City/State/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA Prize Instrument Selected: Schreiber Autoharp Diatonic Autoharp – Greg Schreiber 354 Owl Hollow Rd, Millerstown, PA 17062 (717) 418-2775 schreiberautoharps.com 2nd […]
Walnut Valley Announces Winners and Alternates for 2023 NewSong Showcase
Winfield, Kansas–Organizers of the 51st Walnut Valley Festival have announced the winners and alternates of the 2023 NewSong Showcase. The NewSong Showcase gives aspiring songwriters a chance to submit their work for review by professional musicians, and features ten categories, including Songs about Winfield, Children, Religion/Spirit, Feelin’ Blue, Instrumental, Sweet Memories, Love Songs, Better World, […]
Walnut Valley Festival Preregistration for Land Rush
Walnut Valley Festival Preregistration for Land Rush Winfield, Kansas ˗ Organizers have announced their intention to take online preregistrations for Lineup & Land Rush July 3-9, in advance of the 51st Walnut Valley Festival, September 13-17. While the basic process will remain as it has since organizers debuted online camping preregistration, there will be some […]
Walnut Valley Festival Announces Performer Lineup for 2023
Winfield, Kansas ˗ Organizers have released the list of artists performing at the 51st Walnut Valley Festival (WVF), Sept. 13-17. While last year’s 50th Anniversary featured many artists who were an important part of WVF’s history, the 2023 lineup is notable for the number of artists who are completely new to Winfield, a solid third […]
Walnut Valley Festival Announces 50th Festival Performer Lineup & Unveils 2022 Poster
April 13, 2022 – Winfield, Kansas This fall Winfield, a small south-central Kansas town, will welcome fans to its 50th Walnut Valley Festival. From its humble beginnings in 1972, with eight bands or solo performers, the event has grown into an annual gathering of acoustic music fans and musicians from around the world, with four […]
49th Annual Walnut Valley Festival Instrument Championships
September 20, 2021 International Autoharp ChampionshipChampion: Ken Shoemaker; Overland Park, Kansas2nd Place: Steve Luper; Andover, KS3rd Place: Michael Poole; Chapel Hill, NC International Finger Style Guitar ChampionshipChampion: Jesse Smith; Wadsworth, Ohio2nd Place: Adam Cantor Houston, TX3rd Place: Tomofumi Shimoda Tachikawa, Japan National Mountain Dulcimer ChampionshipChampion: Jeff Hames; Madison, MS2nd Place: David Wilson; Springfield, MO3rd Place: […]
WVA Announces Winners and Alternates for 2021 NewSong Showcase
August 27, 2021Organizers of the 49th Walnut Valley Festival have announced the winners and alternates of the 2021 NewSong Showcase. The NewSong Showcase gives aspiring songwriters a chance to submit their work for review by a professional songwriter/artist, and features ten categories, including Songs about Winfield, Children, Religion/Spirit, Feelin’ Blue, Instrumental, Sweet Memories, Love Songs, […]
Walnut Valley Festival Releases Safety Protocols
August 26, 2021 Organizers of the 49th Walnut Valley Festival have released an update on safety protocols related to COVID that will be enforced on grounds during the event. Festival officials had earlier announced a number of measures designed to provide for a safe hybrid event, including a pre-festival vaccination campaign, special wristbands for those […]