Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships

06/12/2026

Here’s your Kaw River Roots Festival schedule for the weekend! And wouldn’t you know, a handful of FidPick board members will be on stage, playing the acoustic music you know and love.

And other board members will be volunteering at a beer tent on Saturday, helping to raise funds for our main event in August. So y’all come, and enjoy the best of local music and beer!

06/05/2026

📢 Call for volunteers! 📢 We have a fundraising opportunity for FidPick, and the board needs your help to make it happen! In collaboration with the Kaw River Roots Festival, we are looking for volunteers to “beertend” on Saturday, June 13, at the Live on Mass show featuring 80 Proof Alice, Unfit Wives AND Split Lip Rayfield. All tips would go towards funding our free, annual Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships event! Help us raise money while enjoying a killer lineup of music (plus you’ll get a free FidPick shirt)! To volunteer, please fill out the form below, then we will be in touch with more details:

https://forms.gle/trXuUyE963npeARs9

THANK YOU for your support… we couldn’t do what we do without the help of our friends and volunteers!!! 🙏🙏🙏

06/04/2026

Attention Kansas musicians! If you're in the KC Metro Area, generous donors will cover 100% of your Folk Alliance official showcase at the Chicago event for 2027! Send us a DM for the discount code 😍👏👀🥇

Showcase at Folk Alliance International 2027 in Chicago! Folk artists, singer-songwriters, and DIY/indie musicians present to hundreds of the world's DJs, labels, agents, and more.

05/30/2026

Dom Flemons 🪕 — your 2026 FidPick featured artist!

Solo artist and founding member of the Grammy award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dom is a multi-instrumentalist American Songster — and foremost, a banjo player.

His body of work showcases the diverse history of American acoustic roots music, and has helped to resurrect the African influence and presence in it.

Don’t miss Dom at when he takes the Doug DuBois Harmony Stage on Sunday, August 23rd!

05/28/2026

Remembering longtime FidPick board member, volunteer, contest entrant and supporter, Jim Jeans today

05/22/2026

Our Lovegrass Music Festival Association friends will be in NE Kansas TOMORROW! Don't miss out on this concert at Tall Trellis Brew Co.

05/17/2026

We are so grateful for our community!

Thanks to everyone who made FidPick presents: Jake Leg w/ Whiskey Mash @ Venue 1235 a success last night! If you weren’t there, stay tuned for our 2026 headliner to be announced later this week. 🎶 🪕 🍫

05/15/2026

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to all of our sponsors for Spring Thing! Thank you for supporting our mission at FidPick and making it possible to bring touring artists like Jake Leg to town for folks to enjoy!

Y'all, don’t sleep on this event... TOMORROW, May 16, at Venue 1235 (doors open at 6pm, show at 7pm). 🎻🎶🔥🎉

Get discounted tickets now at fidpick.org, or buy tickets at the door for $15.

Spring Thing sponsors: Kansas Public Radio, Mass Street Music, SpyderArt Constructors LLC, Third Planet, Lawrence Arborists and Venue 1235

05/14/2026

We’ve got your dinner plans covered at Spring Thing on Saturday, May 16! JBs Tacos food truck will be ready for you at 6pm when doors open at Venue 1235! Then, enjoy the show featuring Jake Leg and Whiskey Mash Band starting at 7pm. Learn more and get tickets at fidpick.org.

05/13/2026

We are so grateful to Venue 1235 for providing the perfect spot to host Spring Thing this weekend! May 16, rain or shine, there is plenty of space to boogie down with Jake Leg and Whiskey Mash Band! 💃🕺🎻🎶

Learn more and get tickets at fidpick.org.