Walnut Valley Festival

On Saturday, August 29, KMUW aired “Walnut Valley Festival: The Early Years.”

Listeners had this to say…

Are you needing that extra push to check out your first Walnut Valley Festival? KMUW's Jonathan Huber and Bing Futch talk about what makes the festival so special.

It's how people should relate to each other throughout the year, the longtime festival performer tells KMUW's Jonathan Huber.

Two hours of music and interviews, featuring 2026 Walnut Valley Festival Ambassador Bing Futch, John McCutcheon, and Nick Forster (of Hot Rize and host of eTown). Sets include Bryan Bowers from 1978, Wry Straw from 1980, and Hot Rize also from 1980.

The 50th Walnut Valley Festival kicks off today in Winfield. KMUW's Jonathan Huber explored the bustling Pecan Grove earlier this week and sent this audio postcard.

For nearly 50 years, the Walnut Valley Festival has attracted thousands of visitors from across the country. For many of them, the festival means seeing top acoustic and bluegrass musicians perform on one of the main stages.But for others, the essence of Walnut Valley is the non-stop jam session that takes place in the campgrounds.

The Walnut Valley Festival wrapped up its first-ever virtual event last weekend after it went online because of the pandemic.Now, organizers are…

Veteran Celtic music act Cherish The Ladies brings its Christmas show to Wichita's Orpheum Theatre Sunday, Dec. 16. The group has recorded three holiday…

Every third weekend of September, the Walnut Valley Festival takes place in Winfield. For 46 years, it's put together bluegrass, Celtic, folk music,…