Winfield's Walnut Valley Festival
Author | : Seth Bate, Contributors Dan Crary, Beppe Gambetta, John McCutcheon and Orin Friesen |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2022-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467146056 |
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Local historian Seth Bate tells the story of the Walnut Valley Festival with reflections from staff, emcees, performers, campers, and characters from throughout its history. The Festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker, a farmer, and a businessman built their own music festival from the ground up. It has made the small town of Winfield into an annual destination for acoustic musicians and music lovers from around the world and it has always been participatory, with the informal campsite pickin' as much a part of the event as the stage shows and instrumental contests. The Walnut Valley Festival has always been proud of its deep-rooted traditions, but most of all, it is a community celebration.