Tuesday, September 23, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 3
Artisans, music lovers visit Winfield for bluegrass fest
By Tom Winter
winter@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
It was a festival of musicians.
Every year guitar players, banjo players, mandolin players and fiddlers have gathered in Winfield to celebrate the music they love - bluegrass.
This year, more than 13,000 observers celebrated the 26th Annual Walnut Valley Festival and National Flat-Pickin' Championship.
The campgrounds surrounding the festival site, especially the over-populated Pean Grove, were full of musicians Friday night wandering around with their instruments or playing in groups.
The festival itself featured four stages, crafts such as homemade lawn chairs and instruments and food such as ribs, corn on the cob and gator tails.
One of those musicians featured was Beppe Gambetta from
Genoa. Italv.
Gambetta, a favorite at the festival, played his combination of classical Italian guitar, American bluegrass and folk music throughout the weekend.
"In Italy, there is no scene that is totally designed for bluegrass," Gambetta said.
Gambetta was playing classical styles in Italy when someone came to him with some flatt-picking records. He emulated the style as best he could and began incorporating folk and bluegrass music into his tours. He said he spent three months a year touring the United States and playing festivals.
Gambetta played with Carlo Aonzo, his student and this year's winner of the Winfield mandolin championship.
Other musicians, such as Judith Edelman, are not regulars at the festival. This was Edelman's first year to play at Winfield.
"I think it's a fabulous festival," Edelman said. "I'd rank it
with the Strawberry Festival in California."
Edelman was promoting her first album, "Perfect World," which displays her folk guitar, real life lyrics and bluegrass back-ups.
Jennifer Greever, Winfield senior, has been to the festival more than a dozen times.
However, not everyone at the festival was there to play music; some people just came to listen.
"What I like about this festival is that it is so diverse," she said. "I think it has a very special attitude among festivals."
"It's always awesome," Greever said. "There's still an incredible spirit here."
Even though it was sprinkling throughout the day on Saturday, Greever said she liked to see people weathering the conditions.
"It tells you how awesome the festival is when all of these people come out with their raincoats on," she said. "They don't let the weather daunt them."
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Carlo Anzo and Bepe Gambetta, both from Italy, play guitar at the 26th annual Walnut Valley festival. Gambetta learned how to play bluegrass by listening to recordings of performers and imitating the flat-picking style. Contributed photo.
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