PHOTOS: Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships

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Musicians jam together in South Park during the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Musicians and fans alike gathered at South Park in Lawrence on Sunday for the 41st Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships.

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A family gathers at a picnic table in the shade during the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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Lawrence musician Greg Allen fiddles in front of enlarged music for the fiddle tune Arkansas Traveler. Allen and Lawrence luthier and musician Steve Mason had their book “Fiddling for Violinists” for sale at the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022. The book features multiple harmony parts for several traditional fiddle tunes.

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Musician John Depew provides a concert on the south stage during the opening of the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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Crowd members wave to camera drone from Lawrence Drone during the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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A boy leaps to reach a large soap bubble in an activity area of the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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Lawrence musician and luthier Steve Mason competes in the banjo contest during the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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Isaiah Sibi, Lawrence, jams with another musician during the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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Addy Michael, 8, Omaha, Nebraska., displays her new hat creation, made at the Silly Hats with KT Walsh activity during the 41st Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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First-time fiddle contestant Mia Jowers, 9, Emporia, plays a set of three tunes for judges during the Youth Fiddling contest at the Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships in South Park on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

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