{"id":1730,"date":"2026-06-20T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberstage5.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1730"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:27:24","slug":"quotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cyberstage5.com\/wordpress\/quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI\u2019m a Stage 5 lifer.\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tom Knowlton (The Fretliners) during his 1st ever set on Stage 5, Saturday night 2025<\/em>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*     *     *     *     * <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe play festivals all over the country and nobody has anything like this .. this is cool, this is unique. You have something very special here.\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Liam Purcell during his 1st ever set on Stage 5, Saturday night 2025<\/em>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*     *     *     *     * <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA small miracle born 39 years ago from the far-sighted vision of Russell Brace who decided to turn his 1954 Chevrolet 4100 farm truck into a small stage and make it available to anyone who wanted to perform in the heart of the Walnut Valley Festival campground in Winfield, Kansas.\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Beppe Gambetta – Long time performer at Walnut Valley Festival & Stage 5<\/em>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*     *     *     *     * <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach year, musicians clamor to get a 30-minute spot on the back of the old green truck. Stage 5, once it is experienced first-hand, it is not likely soon to be forgotten\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Orin Friesen – IBMA Broadcaster of the Year 1990<\/em>, <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award 2012<\/em>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*     *     *     *     * <\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019m a Stage 5 lifer.\u201d Tom Knowlton (The Fretliners) during his 1st ever set on Stage 5, Saturday night 2025. *     *     *     *     *  \u201cWe play festivals all over the country … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2xiwY-rU","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":653,"url":"http:\/\/cyberstage5.com\/wordpress\/picks\/","url_meta":{"origin":1730,"position":0},"title":"Picks","date":"August 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Each year, except for two, 1987 our 1st year, and then again in 2020 the pandemic year, Stage 5 has given out hundreds of Stage 5 picks. 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