The Kansas Prairie Pickers Association is a music organization in northeast Kansas interested in the preservation of Bluegrass and Old Time acoustic music. We get together on the fourth Sunday of October through April at the Community Center in Auburn, Kansas, with open jam sessions and stage performances by area bands and other groups. On the second weekend in June we have our annual festival at Prairie Lake, close to Holton, Kansas. Our members are in several area bluegrass bands and are available for hire. Hope you browse through our web site and get a feel for who we are. Better yet, come on out and jam with us a while!
About Us: Information about our organization; history,
goals, ongoing activities, how to join.
Calendar: Bluegrass events in the Kansas and surrounding
area.
Links & Contacts: Acoustic music and community related links.
Pictures: Link to Smugmug for Club pictures
(www.kppamusic.smugmug.com).
Bluegrass/Acoustic Bands: Bands of northeast
Kansas and beyond.
Library: Articles and links to other articles.
Our Festival: Annual Prairie Lake Pickin' Party Details.
Scholarship: Dave Hackett Memorial Scholarship Details.
The Auburn Jams are almost over! The last date for 2008 is the April jam, which we pushed back to May 4.
Doug Ruth is organizing a Triple Header Bluegrass Special in Topeka at the 6th Avenue Ballroom, 117 SW 6th Street, on April 12, 7-10 p.m. Performing will be The Faris Family, Pastense and Dara & The Noxie Ridge Band. Suggested donation: $10. For more info call Doug Ruth at 272-5527 or send email to DRuthMusic@aol.com.
Next summer's festival will be our 15th Annual, and be on June 12-14, 2008. Same place; Prairie Lake near Holton. The above link to the Festival page has been updated with the tentative bands.
The Celtic Fox (Topeka) is featuring a Showcase on Thursday nights that seems to feature a lot of local acoustic music. Check our calendar for more details.
Doug Ruth has started a page with YouTube clips of local talent. Check it out at www.topekatunes.com.
We've scanned in the photos from our club's photo album and they are now available for all to see. Just click on the link from our main menu. Over 400 pictures! This will be an ongoing project, and we still have holes in the records. If you have digital pictures to share of club activities, please send them to John Payne at the email listed at the bottom of the page.
Still music to hear, so look at our calendar. Keep checking back for more info on the local acoustic scene.
Happy pickin'
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