Kansas Prairie Pickers Association

There are two sections to this BAND page. The first one lists bluegrass/acoustic Local Bands in the northeast Kansas area, the area served by KPPA. We also want to promote bands across this state, so the second part lists Other Kansas Bands. If you have such a band and want to be listed, contact us.

Local Bands

Here are some local bluegrass/acoustic bands. Contacts are listed for those bands available for hire (area code 785 unless noted).

• Alferd Packer Memorial String Band(Lawrence):
  • Contact: Steve Mason at (785)841-0277 or at their web site: http://www.alferdpackerband.com
• Jackson County Pickers(Holton)
  • Contact: Gary Bell at 364-2749
• Legacy Bluegrass Band:
  • Contact: Don Anderson, 379-0532 or E-mail: Bgrasser@sbcglobal.net
  • Band Profile
• Pastense:
  • Contact: Jolleen Thorpe at 785 640-7673 or E-mail: jthorpe7@cox.net
  • Their web page: http://www.pastense.org
  • Band Profile
• Ready Brothers:
  • Contact: Ron Meier at 785 424-4782 or E-Mail: martinD18@aol.com
  • Their web page: http://www.facebook.com/TheReadyBrothers
  • Their web page: http://www.readybrothers.com
• Prospect(Wichita):
  • Bill Tillman, BJ Tillman, Damon Crank and Willy Tillman
  • Contact: Willy Tillman at (316)742-9904 or Bill Tillman at (316)321-4087
• Scenic Roots(Concordia):
  Their web page: http://www.scenicroots.com
  • Contact: Erin at (785)614-4061 or Amber at (785)614-3817
• Shyster Mountain Gang:
  • Contact: Larry Dimmitt at 232-9933 or E-mail: Lldimmitt@aol.com
  • Band Profile
• Thorpe & McElroy
  • Duo of Jolleen Thorpe and Joe McElroy
  • Contact: Jolleen Thorpe at 785 640-7673 or E-mail:jthorpe7@cox.net

Other Kansas Bands

Here are other bluegrass/acoustic bands throughout Kansas. We are not in regular contact with these bands and bands come and go so this list may not be current.

• Blackwolf: (central KS)
  • Contact: Todd Toman at (785) 421-2488.
• Bluestem: (Lawrence)
  • Their web site: http://sunflower.com/~bluestem/
• Connie Dover: (Kansas City)
  • Connie's web site: http://conniedover.com
• Home Rangers: (Wichita)
  • Their web site: http://www.thehomerangers.com
• Kansas Heart: (Wichita)
  • Contact: Mike Theobald at (316) 641-4788 (during the day) or E-Mail: mtheobald@earthlink.net
  • For band info check the "Musicians" section of iBluegrass magazine: http://www.ibluegrass.com
• The Lovehandles: (Manhattan)
  • Contact: Joan Nelson at (785)468-3609 or E-Mail: genejoan@kansas.net
• The New Old-Timers: (Hill City)
  • Contact: JF Stover at (785) 421-2257 or E-Mail: jfst@ruraltel.net
• The Vogts Sisters
  • Contact: Debbie Vogts at (630) 244-5619 or
  • E-mail:vogtssisters@gmail.com
  • Their web page: http://www.vogtssisters.com

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Last Modified: February 17, 2021