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September 2016

Andy May’s Acoustic Kids – Walnut Valley Festival 2016 – Friday

September 16, 2016 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Walnut Valley Festival, 918 Main St
Winfield, KS 67156 United States

Accepting Performance Applications* July 1 through September 5: http://andymay.com/acoustic-kids-applications-walnut-valley-fest The Acoustic Kids program has been a Walnut Valley Festival event since 1991. Over the years, it has acknowledged and encouraged hundreds of talented young performers and even helped to launch a few careers. It has been covered internationally in the press and studied as a model workshop by other music festivals. Once again this year the Walnut Valley Festival will feature Acoustic Kids Showcases- with Andy May. THESE ARE NOT…

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Andy May’s Acoustic Kids – Walnut Valley Festival 2016 – Saturday

September 17, 2016 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Walnut Valley Festival, 918 Main St
Winfield, KS 67156 United States

Accepting Performance Applications* July 1 through August 15: http://andymay.com/acoustic-kids-applications-walnut-valley-fest The Acoustic Kids program has been a Walnut Valley Festival event since 1991. Over the years, it has acknowledged and encouraged hundreds of talented young performers and even helped to launch a few careers. It has been covered internationally in the press and studied as a model workshop by other music festivals. Once again this year the Walnut Valley Festival will feature Acoustic Kids Showcases- with Andy May. THESE ARE NOT…

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April 2017

Acoustic Kids at MerleFest 2017

April 27, 2017 @ 9:00 AM - April 30, 2017 @ 2:00 PM

MerleFest, 1328 S Collegiate Dr
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 United States

AcousticKids returns to MerleFest for our 17th year of youth showcases. Apply online Feb. 1 - March 21: http://andymay.com/acoustic-kids-application-merlefest/ There will be three regular showcases (Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon) and an Ambassador's Set (Saturday afternoon, Cabin Stage). These are showcases, not contests! Young pickers and singers of any skill level (through age 16) have opportunities to perform on the festival stage in a supportive environment. Accompanists may be any age, and bands are eligible as long as…

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August 2017

Andy May’s Acoustic Kids Showcase – Guitar Town 2017

August 12, 2017 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Copper Mountain, Colorado Frisco, CO 80443 United States

This is our third annual event at Copper Guitar Town! * Applications accepted: 6/1 - 7/15/2017 * 2016 Photos: Acoustic Kids - Guitar Town: https://flic.kr/s/aHskF7dwAG * Application Information: http://andymay.com/acoustic-kids-guitar-town * More info on Andy May's Acoustic Kids Showcases: http://acoustickids.com This showcase is an opportunity for young guitarists of any skill level (through age 16) to perform on the festival stage in a supportive environment. THIS IS A SHOWCASE, NOT A CONTEST! Accompanists may be any age, and bands are eligible…

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September 2017

Andy May’s Acoustic Kids – Walnut Valley Festival 2017 – Friday

September 15, 2017 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Walnut Valley Festival, 918 Main St
Winfield, KS 67156 United States

Accepting Performance Applications* July 1 through Sept 3: http://andymay.com/acoustic-kids-applications-walnut-valley-fest The Acoustic Kids program has been a Walnut Valley Festival event since 1991. Over the years, it has acknowledged and encouraged hundreds of talented young performers and even helped to launch a few careers. It has been covered internationally in the press and studied as a model workshop by other music festivals. Once again this year the Walnut Valley Festival will feature Acoustic Kids Showcases- with Andy May. THESE ARE NOT…

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Andy May’s Acoustic Kids – Walnut Valley Festival 2017 – Saturday

September 16, 2017 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Walnut Valley Festival, 918 Main St
Winfield, KS 67156 United States

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April 2018

Andy May at MerleFest 2018

April 26, 2018 @ 9:00 AM - April 29, 2018 @ 4:00 PM

MerleFest, 1328 S Collegiate Dr
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 United States

Performances and Acoustic Kids Showcases Festival Map: http://merlefest.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Festival_Map_2017.pdf This will be Andy's 18th year of bringing his own brand of rootsy music to MerleFest. Once again, he'll perform his own sets and host three Acoustic Kids Showcases- with Andy May and one Acoustic Kids Ambassadors set. MerleFest, which was founded in 1988 in Memory of Eddy Merle Watson, has a mission of celebrating "traditional plus" music: The Music of MerleFest is "traditional-plus" and Doc Watson himself described it best: "When…

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MerleFest 2018

April 26, 2018 @ 2:00 PM - April 29, 2018 @ 7:00 PM

MerleFest, 1328 S Collegiate Dr
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 United States

MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, serves as an annual homecoming for musicians and music fans. Held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson. MerleFest is a celebration of ‘traditional plus’ music, a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time…

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August 2018

Acoustic Kids at Guitar Town 2018

August 11, 2018 @ 11:50 AM - 8:30 PM

Copper Mountain, Colorado Frisco, CO 80443 United States + Google Map

Free

This showcase is an opportunity for young guitarists of any skill level (through age 16) to perform on the festival stage in a supportive environment.

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September 2018

47th Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS

September 12, 2018 @ 10:00 AM - September 16, 2018 @ 5:00 PM

The 47th Walnut Valley Festival will be held September 12-16, 2018, and will feature more than 30 bands and individual performers, providing a blend of all kinds of acoustic music: bluegrass, folk, old-time country, a little bit cowboy, some Irish, blues, Cajun, and more. Taking the stage at #WVF47 will be Balsam Range, Byron Berline, Roz Brown, Tom Chapin & Friends, Crary, Evans & Barnick, Bing Futch, Beppe Gambetta, GASS, Marley’s Ghost, Andy May, John McCutcheon, Joshua Messick Trio, Mountain…

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