51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
L-R: Owen Brockman, Dayton, OH (2nd Place), Anthony Howell, Kosiusko, MS (1st Place), and Steven Moore, Saint Clairesville, OH (3rd Place) Contest Name: 2023 National Bluegrass Banjo Championship Date: September 17, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Champion: Anthony Howell City/State: Kosiusko, MS Prize Instrument Selected: OME Megatone IKON Bluegrass Banjo – OME Banjos, 5680 Valmont Rd., […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
L-R: Gage Milton, Lewisville, TX (2nd Place), Mickey Sweeney, Lake St. Louis, MO (1st Place), and Tim Simek, Maryville, TN (3rd Place) Contest Name: 2023 National Hammer Dulcimer Championship Date: September 16, 2023 Time: 5:53 p.m. Mickey Sweeney, Lake St. Louis, MO, took home the title of the National Hammer Dulcimer championship on Saturday at […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
L-R: Mike Cramer, Minneapolis, MN (2nd Place), Ian Ly, San Francisco, CA (1st Place), and Hayden Reidling, Dawsonville, GA (3rd Place) Date: September 16, 2023 Time: 11:46 a.m. Contest Name: 2023 National Guitar Flat Pick Championship Champion: Ian Ly City/State/Zip: San Francisco, CA Prize Instrument Selected: Collings Winfield Model Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce Guitar Collings Guitar, Inc., […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
L-R: Edith Sigler, Wichita, KS (2nd Place), Monte Gaylord, Nowata, OK (1st Place), and Nathan Pedneault, Canyon, TX (3rd Place) Date: September 15, 2023 Time: 9:24 p.m. Contest Name: 2023 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship Champion: Monte Gaylord City/State/Zip: Nowata, OK Prize Instrument Selected: Gilga model Vasile Master Fiddle made in Romania – Represented […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
L-R: Gordon Parker, Mountain View, AR (2nd Place), Ethan Batan, Spencer, IN (1st Place), and Luke Lovejoy, Spencer, IN (3rd Place) Date: September 15, 2023 Time: 4:08 p.m. Contest Name: 2023 National Mandolin Championship Champion: Ethan Batan City/State/Zip: Spencer, IN Prize Instrument Selected: Bourgeois M5-F Mandolin – Bourgeois Guitars, Inc. 2 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
2023 National Mountain Dulcimer Championship 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 […]
51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas
Pictured L-R: Pictured L-R: Adam Cantor, Houston, TX (2nd Place), Momo Kimura, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan (1st Place), and Mikey Bilello, Bend, OR (3rd Place) 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 – […]
2023 Spring Occasional
Stage I, Saturday Sept 17, 2022. Photo courtesy of JigJam Opening Letter by Bart