Kansas Prairie Pickers Association

There are two sections to this BAND page. The first one lists bluegrass/acoustic Local Bands in the northeast Kansas area, the area served by KPPA. We also want to promote bands across this state, so the second part lists Other Kansas Bands. If you have such a band and want to be listed, contact us.

Local Bands

Here are some local bluegrass/acoustic bands. Contacts are listed for those bands available for hire (area code 785 unless noted).

• David Boyd:
  • Contact: Dave Boyd at his web site: http://www.boydmusicranch.com
• Country Connection
  • Contact: Larry Meek at (816) 464-5878
• Faris Family:
  • Contact: Bob Faris at 876-2374 or E-mail: farisband@yahoo.com
  • Their web site: http://farisfamilybluegrass.homestead.com/home.html/
• Fresh Green Grass: Blue Rapids
  • Contact: Mike Minihan at (785)363-7587. Their web site: http://www.www.freshgreengrass.com
• Jackson County Pickers
  • Contact: Gary Bell at 364-2749
• Judy Coder & Pride of the Prairie
  • Contact: Judy Coder at E-mail:judy@judycoder.com
  • Her web site: http://www.judycoder.com
  • Band Profile
• Legacy Bluegrass Band:
  • Contact: Don Anderson, 379-0532 or E-mail: Bgrasser@sbcglobal.net
  • Band Profile
• The Midday Ramblers:
  • Contact: Kory Willis at (785)749-3002 or E-mail: kbizzy@hotmail.com
  • Their web page: http://www.middayramblers.com
  • Their Email: middayramblers@yahoo.com
• North Forty Bluegrass & Gospel Band: (Junction City)
  • Contact: Alva E. Bowyer, 105 South Ritter Rd., Junction City, KS 66441 at (785) 762-3416 or (785) 762-4995 or E-Mail: alyo@earthlink.net
• Pastense:
  • Contact: Jolleen Thorpe at 478-1728 or E-mail: jthorpe7@cox.net
  • Their web page: http://www.pastense.org
  • Band Profile
• Ready Brothers:
  • Contact: Ron Meier at 785 887-6314 or E-Mail: martinD18@aol.com
  • Their web page: http://www.readybrothers.com
  • Band Profile
• The Prairie Acre:
  • Contact: 785 841-1775
  • Their web page: http://www.theprairieacre.com
  • Band Profile
• Shyster Mountain Gang:
  • Contact: Larry Dimmitt at 232-9933 or E-mail: Lldimmitt@aol.com
  • Band Profile
• Vassar Polecats
  • Contact: E-mail:gldybn@aol.com
• 2nd Edition:
  • Contact: Gary Bell at 364-2749
• 89th Street Bluegrass Band:
  • Contact: Mike Stadler at 266-3176 or E-mail: banjowilly2@sbcglobal.net
  • Band Profile

Other Kansas Bands

Here are other bluegrass/acoustic bands throughout Kansas.

• Barely In: (Galva)
  • Contact: Dave & Teresa Secord at (316) 654-3823 or E-Mail: teresa_4_sec@yahoo.com
• Blackwolf: (central KS)
  • Contact: Todd Toman at (785) 421-2488.
• Bluestem: (Lawrence)
  • Their web site: http://sunflower.com/~bluestem/
• Briarpatch: (Dexter/Winfield area)
  • Contact: Jim Sexton at (620)876-5876. Their web site: http://www.freewebs.com/briarpatchks
• Connie Dover: (Kansas City)
  • Connie's web site: http://conniedover.com
• Delano Bluegrass Pilots: (Wichita)
  • Contact: Scott Summers at (316) 946-9977 or E-mail: scott@bluegrasspilots.com
  • Their web site: http://www.bluegrasspilots.com
• Gary Gackstatter: (Arkansas City)
  • His web site: http://garygackstatter.com
• Home Rangers: (Wichita)
  • Their web site: http://www.thehomerangers.com
• Husker Du Familje
  • Contact: Jimm Omodt at 456-8585 or E-mail:huskerdu@kansas.net
  • Band Profile
  • Their web site: http://www.kansas.net/~huskerdu/
• Kansas Heart: (Wichita)
  • Contact: Mike Theobald at (316) 641-4788 (during the day) or E-Mail: mtheobald@earthlink.net
  • For band info check the "Musicians" section of iBluegrass magazine: http://www.ibluegrass.com
• The Pragmatics: (Wichita) Hamlin,Hardin & Burriss
  • Contact: Kim E-mail: chicgeek@southwind.net
  • Contact: Dennis E-mail: dhardin@southwind.net
  • Their web site: http://www2.southwind.net/~dhardin
• Prospect: (Wichita area)
  • Bill Tillman, BJ Tillman, Damon Crank and Willy Tillman
  • Contact: Willy Tillman at (316)742-9904 or Bill Tillman at (316)321-4087 E-mail: GitarMan7997@aol.com
  • Their web site: http://hometown.aol.com/prospectblugrss/myhomepage/index.html
• Roger Landes: (Wichita)
  • Roger Landis web site:http://celticmusic.com/roger_landes
• The McLemore Family: (Colby)
  • Contact: Bob & Susan McLemore at (785) 462-3474 or E-Mail: mclemore@colby.ixks.com
• The New Old-Timers: (Hill City)
  • Contact: JF Stover at (785) 421-2257 or E-Mail: jfst@ruraltel.net
• The Plaid Family: (Wichita)
  • Their web site: http://www.shorock.com/folk/plaid/
• The Renters: (Arkansas City)
  • Their web site: http://shorock.com/folk/renters/
• Rowan: (Lawrence)
  • Their web site:http://www.rowan.musicpage.com
• The Tiehackers: (misc.Kansas)
  • Their web site: doesn't seem to work, check Dan's site for band bio
  • The two Kansas members:
    • Dan Grotewohl web site: http://www.mtnfiddlemusic.homestead.com/page6.html
    • Chris Grotewohl web site: http://irish5string.homestead.com/ChrisG.html
  • Or, for a broader Celtic site: http://celticmusic.com
• Timber Creek: (Wichita)
  • Their web site: http://www.timbercreekband.com

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