Welcome to the home of 

Kansas Oldtime 

Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers

About Us

Founded in 1966, KOFP&S is a non-profit entertainment and education corporation dedicated to promoting, encouraging, educating and preserving the enjoyment of the art form known as "oldtime music".

KOFP&S membership is made up of musicians and music lovers of all ages forming 20 different chapters scattered around the state. Monthly meetings provide opportunity for fun and fellowship.

There is no admission fee to the monthly meetings and guests are always welcome to just listen or perform. A group of "regulars" on stage are always ready to join in while others play along in the background, learning new songs or just "honing their licks". Musicians of all levels of proficiency are encouraged to participate. Sometimes a jam happens in a back room but there's always a receptive group anxious to listen and enjoy.

Oldtime music is a style of music not necessarily related to a date in time. It may be gospel, swing, bluegrass or country and western as well as other genres. It may be related to events or people. It has a recognizable tune and has a good even beat and rhythm to which people could dance. It might be music that has been performed or recorded by a well known artist. It could be music you learned while listening to friends and family playing on the front porch. 

Instrumental in establishing the Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers, and Singers
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Marvin and Doris Gough
Marvin and Doris Gough April 2007