NEWS & HOT EVENTS

2026 CALENDAR

(times are "local time" for the event)

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  Saturday, September 5th - 2:00 pm -  Home of the Legends Picking Party.     Come out to Drakesboro, Ky and help us celebrate thumbpicking and continue the traditions of Mose, Merle, Chet & Reed and add the new sounds of Doyle Dykes, Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel.  Bring your guitar and amp or just drop in to listen.   It will be at the Drakesboro City Hall / Fire Station in the Community Room located at 211 W Mose Rager Blvd, Drakesboro, KY 42337.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Scott at 1-859-327-2359 for info.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more club info.

  Saturday, September 12th at Noon - Club Picking Party.  Come out to Louisville and enjoy an afternoon of great picking and fellowship.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.   It will be at our Club home, the Hopewell Baptist Church located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-327-2359.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more..

September 25th, 26th and 27th - Hall of Fame Inductions Weekend at the Merle Travis Music Center.  Friday night at 6 pm come see this year's inductions into the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame.  Then Saturday morning starting at 10 am the Thumbpickers Contest will begin.  Come what the fine pickers or take your guitar and give it a try.  There will be a concert Saturday evening as well.  Then Sunday morning we will have early picking in the adjacent Paradise Park and a short Sunday Service followed by open mic Picking in the Park.  More info, go to the Merle Travis Music Center web page - https://merletraviscenter.com/.

Saturday, October 3rd - 2:00 pm -  Home of the Legends Picking Party.   Come out to Drakesboro, Ky and help us celebrate thumbpicking and continue the traditions of Mose, Merle, Chet & Reed and add the new sounds of Doyle Dykes, Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel.  Bring your guitar and amp or just drop in to listen.   It will be at the Drakesboro City Hall / Fire Station in the Community Room located at 211 W Mose Rager Blvd, Drakesboro, KY 42337.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Scott at 1-859-327-2359 for info.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more club info.

  Saturday, October 10th at Noon - Club Picking Party  Come out to Louisville and enjoy an afternoon of great picking and fellowship.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.   It will be at our Club home, the Hopewell Baptist Church located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-327-2359.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more.


   Saturday, November 7th - 2:00 pm -  Home of the Legends Picking Party  Come out to Drakesboro, Ky and help us celebrate Mose Rager's birthday and the art of thumbpicking and continue the traditions of Mose, Merle, Chet & Reed and add the new sounds of Doyle Dykes, Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel.  Bring your guitar and amp or just drop in to listen.   It will be at the Drakesboro City Hall / Fire Station in the Community Room located at 211 W Mose Rager Blvd, Drakesboro, KY 42337.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Scott at 1-859-327-2359 for info.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more club info.

 Saturday, Novenber 14th at Noon - Club Picking Party  Come out to Louisville and enjoy an afternoon of great picking and fellowship.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.   It will be at our Club home, the Hopewell Baptist Church located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more

   Saturday, December 5th - 2:00 pm -  Home of the Legends Picking Party  Come out to Drakesboro, Ky and help us celebrate Mose Rager's birthday and the art of thumbpicking and continue the traditions of Mose, Merle, Chet & Reed and add the new sounds of Doyle Dykes, Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel.  Bring your guitar and amp or just drop in to listen.   It will be at the Drakesboro City Hall / Fire Station in the Community Room located at 211 W Mose Rager Blvd, Drakesboro, KY 42337.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Scott at 1-859-223-3576 for info.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more club info.

 Saturday, December 12th at Noon - Christmas Picking Party  Come out to Louisville and enjoy an afternoon of great picking and fellowship.  We'll have a great Christmas pot luck dinner and Special picking guests.  Invite as many friends as you can to help support this club activity.   It will be at our Club home, the Hopewell Baptist Church located at 4305 Hopewell Road in Jeffersontown, Ky.   Come enjoy a day of guitar with us.  Call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576.  Leave a message if I don't answer, I'll get back to you.  Click here for more

Regularly Scheduled Picking Events

KTPC Saturday Meeting and Picking Party Schedule - Our Louisville meetings are on the Second Saturdays of every month starting at NOON. A short business meeting is generally preceded by an informal jam session and is followed by a guest performer or the continuance of the jam session. Members, friends and the general public are invited to attend.  Sometimes the dates may not be 2nd Saturdays due to scheduling conflicts with the facilities.  If you are traveling far, you should call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576 before you go to make sure there are no changes in the dates.  Bring your guitar and plan to pick with us

Four Legends Jamboree is held every first Saturday starting at 2:00 PM at the Drakesboro City Hall in Drakesboro, KY. Everyone gets a chance to join in the picking and grinnin’. For more information, contact Scott at 1-859-327-2359 or email kythumbpicker@gmail.com

Here are the dates for the Saturday picking parties in Drakesboro (1st Saturday ) and Louisville (2nd Saturday) for 2026:

If you are traveling far, you should call Chris at 1-502-821-6020 or Scott at 1-859-223-3576 before you go to make sure there are no changes in the dates.  Bring your guitar and plan to pick with us.

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