アメリカは、カンザス州ウィンフィールドで、毎年行われるウォールナット・バレイ・フェスティバル。数多くのビッグなＢＧプレイヤー達が集う事はもちろんですが、ピッカーの憧れであるナショナルチャンピオンシップが併設開催される事からも、人気があります。マンドリンに限って言えば、今年で第２３回を数え、１９９２年と、１９９６年には、日本が誇る世界のマンドリンプレイヤー、宮崎勝行氏も２回３位に入っています。もう既に２００２年までのスケジュールが決まってます。９／１６−１９／１９９９、９／１４−１７／２０００、９／１３−１６／２００１、９／１９−２２／２００２、僕も死ぬまでには一度くらい行ってみたいけど、皆さんもチャレンジされては如何？
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Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship
Mandolin Winners 1976〜2000
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| １９７６ | Jimmy Gyles Oklahoma | Orrin Star Massachusetts | Mark O'Connor Washington |
| １９７７ | Clyde Moon Alabama | Craig Fletcher Oklahoma | Craig Willoughby North Carolina |
| １９７８ | Dana Mohr California | Craig Willoughby North Carolina | Ted Smith California |
| １９７９ | Bob Clark Oklahoma | David Harvey Colorado | David McCarty Indiana |
| １９８０ | David Harvey Colorado | Don Anderson Indiana | Jim Mann Florida |
| １９８１ | Dan Harlow Oklahoma | Joey McKenzie Oregon | Seth Austen Virginia |
| １９８２ | Mitch Corbin Louisiana | Dave Peters Michigan | Joey McKenzie Oregon |
| １９８３ | Dave Peters Michigan | Joey McKenzie Oregon | Bob Westfall Texas |
| １９８４ | Paul Kramer Illinois | John McGann Massachusetts | Robert Shafer West Virginia |
| １９８５ | John McGann Massachusetts | Charlie Provenza Colorado | Randy Howard Georgia |
| １９８６ | Raymond Legere New Hampshire | Paul Glasse Texas | Charlie Provenza Colorado |
| １９８７ | Dave Peters Texas | Butch Baldassari Nevada | Shannon Cutts Texas |
| １９８８ | Charlie Provenza Colorado | Shannon Cutts Texas | Steve Kaufman Tennessee |
| １９８９ | Paul Glasse Texas | Ben Winship Idaho | Matt Flinner Utah |
| １９９０ | Randy Howard Georgia | Kelly Lancaster Texas | Radim Zenkl California |
| １９９１ | Matt Flinner Utah | Justin Bertoldie Missouri | Kelly Lancaster Texas |
| １９９２ | Radim Zenkl California | Justin Bertoldie Missouri | Katsuyuki Miyazaki Japan |
| １９９３ | Chris Thile California | Gary Cook Colorado | Scott Pearson Pennsylvania |
| １９９４ | Ricky Rorex Arizona | Dave Peters Texas | Robin Bullock Maryland |
| １９９５ | Dave Peters Texas | Jason Miller Kansas | Bruce Graybill Missouri |
| １９９６ | Cody Kilby Tennessee | Randy Howard Tennessee | Katsuyuki Miyazaki Japan |
| １９９７ | Carlo Aonzo Italy | Andy Wood Tennessee | Joel Whittinghill Kentucky |
| １９９８ | Bruce Graybill Missouri | Kelly Lancaster Texas | Adam Wright Kentucky |
| １９９９ | Anthony Hannigan North Carolina | Aco Bocina Italy | Rory Ezell Missouri |
| ２０００ | Josiah Payne Colorado | Charlie Provenza Colorado | Randy Greer North Carolina |
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