Tallgrass Express String Band

Its mission is to provide local entertainment and through its recordings, share with a
broader audience, their celebration of the beauty and wonder of the Kansas Flint Hills and its
ranching culture.

The band has recorded four CDs, including a unique album series of 46 all-original Songs
from the Kansas Flint Hills. The 2014 double-CD album of 30 songs, entitled: “Sky & Water,
Wind & Grass” follows the 2010 “Clean Curve of Hill Against Sky.”

In addition to their original songs about the land and life of the Flint Hills, they perform fast-
driving old-timey and bluegrass favorites, folk ballads, Western swing tunes, beautiful Celtic
melodies, early American gospel hymns, and beloved Cowboy and Western standards.
Tallgrass Express tailors programs to fit each audience.

In historic western dress, they share their musical skills on fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, guitar, and bass and specialize in lyrical vocals and harmonies. Concerts include brief stories on the
background of songs, humorous observations on rural life today, and frequent references to
the heritage, land, and culture of their home, the tallgrass prairie of the Kansas Flint Hills.

It’s all delivered with a sparkle they hope shows how much they enjoy making and sharing their
music with others.

With over 300 performances, their experience includes community festivals and concerts,
gallery openings, historical events, organization dinners, parties, weddings and receptions,
church programs, and dances. Their Roving Music is a regular feature at the Symphony in the
Flint Hills.

Founding member Annie Wilson says, “We feel incredibly lucky to live amidst the splendor and
wide open spaces of the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie. Through our music, we celebrate this land
and its people.”