Links
Area Bluegrass Bands
We receive frequent requests for contact information for area bluegrass bands. There are several established and new Bluegrass bands in the local Wichita and greater Kansas area. Some are listed below (see their respective websites for contact and booking information):
- Kansas Heart
- Scenic Roots
- SouthWind Ramblers
- The Backroads Bluegrass Band
- The Gazaway Mountain Boys
- The Stagehand Band
Note: eMail Web Master if you are a Kansas area-based bluegrass band containing a KBA member and would like to be listed here.
Bluegrass-related Links
- Kansas Prairie Pickers Association
- Kansas Acoustic Arts Association (KAAA)
- IBMA - International Bluegrass Music Association
- S.P.B.G.M.A. (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America) a.k.a. "spig' ma"
- Winfield's Walnut Valley Festival - home of the National Flatpick Guitar Championship
- Milford Lake Bluegrass Festival
- Americana Music Academy - A great music learning resource in Lawrence, KS.
- Cybergrass - "BG's best information source on the web"
- Kansas Folk Music & Dance Resource Center
- Bluegrassworks.com: From bluegrass to Newgrass
- The Official Steve Kaufman Home Page
- The Mandolin Cafe
- The Acoustic Guitar Home Page
- Flatpicker Hangout
- Banjo Hangout
- Performance Guide for your Bluegrass Band by Mark Johnson
- Learning To Play The Banjo With Gary Needham
- Fiddle Hangout
- Don Shorock's Unofficial Walnut Valley Festival Pages
- BRN Online - Bluegrass Radio News
- GCBA - Green Country Bluegrass Association - Tulsa, OK
If you are a KBA member, you are welcome to join Kansas Bluegrass Association's online message board on
It's a great place to ask questions about the group's activities, find out about the latest club happenings, and get to know some of the other members. Remember, you must be a current KBA member and have a valid Yahoo! username and password (these are free) to participate in this group.