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The Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships 1981-1990:

A Partial Family Tree of Lawrence Bands:  Current and Former Members

 
Lemming Family
(1976-1980)
Jay Yost
Brett Hodges
Steve Mason
Mark & Mary Franzke
Rick Dishinger
Gloria Throne
Jim Baggett

Prairie Fire
(1980-1989)
Mark & Mary Franzke
Marvin Pine
Dick Warkins
Greg Allen
Mike Allen
Mike Braum

Murphy's Law 
(1977-1981)
Dick Warkins
Marianne Schnebel
Leo Posch
Steve Mason
Stan Rood
Charlotte Knoche
Keith Ratzloff
Paul Meredith

Bluestem 
(1980-present)
Jim Rood
Stan Rood
Marvin Pine
Keith Alberding

Alferd Packer Memorial String Band
(1979-present)
Jim Brothers
Steve Mason
Matt Kirby
Jim Rome
Beth & Mike Yoder
Jim Huddleston
Billy Pryer
Jim Krause
Doug DuBois
Amy Otis
Bayliss Harsh
Lee Miller
Rick Krause
Valerie Mendel
Mike Miller
Pat Olkowski
Sam Austin
Charlotte Knoche
Pete Gilbreath
Mike Allen
Gary Merrifield
Greg Allen
Mike Helvey
Tom Sherwood
Dick Powers
Plus at least three others.

Washington Creek Boys
(1978-present)
Mike Helvey
Tom Sherwood
Charlie Mehl
Jim Brothers
Ric Averill
Mike Snyder
Dan Newman

Flatland String Band
(1981-1984)
Mark Lumpe
Dick Powers
Ry Brown
Bebop
Darrell Lea
Ann Underwood

Last Kansas Exit
(1983-1988)
Mike Allen
Scott Tichenor
Barb Hudson
Brett Hodges
Neil Hudson
Ron DeLancey

Poverty Pocket Pickers
(1974-1981)
Doug Jones
Suzanne Jones
Rich & Karen McConnell
Jeff & Deb Conrad

Scrapwood Old-Time String Band and Cloggers
(1981-1989)
Long-term members:
Kevin Carr
Linda Carr
Scott Duffens
Linda Joler
Doug Jones
Suzanne Jones
Karen McConnell
Richard McConnell
Karen Smith
Malcolm Smith
Gary Templeton
Nancy Templeton
Other members:
Jeff Conrad
Pat Dickey
Mary Franzke
Pat Olkowski
Eldon Pickett
Leo Posch
Kenny Younger
Six others played at least one performance. The number of members at any given time varied from 11-14.

Calhoun County Bluegrass Band
(1986-present)
Eldon Pickett
Jeri Pickett
Joe Pickett
Richard McConnell
Ron Meier
Jason Meier
Karen McConnell
Linda Joler

Ragged But Right
(1989-present)
Pat Olkowski
Lisa Harris
Pat Dickey
Doug Jones
Kevin & Linda Carr
Gary & Nancy Templeton

Euphoria String Band
(1987-present)
Doug DuBois
Suzanne Jones
Jim Krause
Scott Duffens
Reva Friedman
Dick Powers
Pat Olkowski
Includes One Hand Clapping String Band

Full Circle
(1985-present)
Deborah Pine
Janette Schwartberg
Karen Mueller
Marianne Schnebel
Kate Dinneen
Alison Dishinger
Jody Biesche
Cindy Egger

Newgrange
(1987-1990)
Matt Kirby
Joe Root
Karen Mueller
Keith Van Winkle
Kathy Fallon

Avalon
(1989-present)
Larry Carter
Maria Anthony
Megan Hurt
David Overton
Tom Wheat

Kaw River Cloggers
(1982-1984)
Catherine Baer
Bayliss Harsh
Linda Evans
Thea Millich
Phoebe Shulman

Barnstorm Cloggers
(1987-present)
Suzanne Jones
Steve Mason
Mike Rundle
Laurie Mackey
Megan Hughes
Gayle Sigurdson
Brad Levy
Sandy Strand
Susan Crawford
Jane McMurrer
Lisa Harris
Caryn Goldberg
Walt Babbit
Sandy Merrifield
Jim Rome
Scott Tichenor
Shannon Clevinger
Lilly Mason

Daniels Family Band
(1987-1988)
Reva Friedman
Linda & Kevin Carr
Greg Allen
Suzanne Jones
Gary & Nancy Templeton
Jim Krause
Scott Duffens

And not discussed in accompanying article:

Occasional String Band
(1986-1987)
Lawrence Chapman
Allen Macfarlane
Rachel Miller

Joyful Noise
Valerie Mendel 
Amy Otis
Mike Allen
Steve Mason

7th & Hickory 
Steve Mason
Mike & Beth Yoder
Kathy Seymour
Jim Rome

Blue Highways
Jim Rome
Gloria Throne
Mike Braum
 

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