2023 Concert for a Child

Capper Foundation is excited to welcome award-winning Bluegrass artist and Topeka resident Rick Faris and the Faris Brothers for our 2023 Concert for a Child. Rick was named “New Artist of the Year” at the 2022 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Awards ceremony in September. Rick’s powerful vocals and virtuoso mandolin and guitar playing are carrying Bluegrass music forward to new a new generation of listeners.

Rick's Concert for a Child performance will be especially meaningful as his son Parker receives pediatric therapy services at Capper Foundation. Proceeds from the event will benefit Pediatric Services at Capper, and provide other kids with disabilities access to life changing therapies, allowing them to advance their hopes and dreams.

About Rick Faris

Rick Faris has been playing Bluegrass music since he could talk. He got his first break when the Bluegrass stalwart, Greg Cahill, called and asked him to audition for Special Consensus. The job was to be transformative for Faris because Greg hired him to play mandolin rather than the guitar he had been honing since he was a child. With 5 weeks to learn the mandolin and win the audition, Rick Faris stepped into the next stage of his career. After 6 years, 1 Grammy nomination and 2 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards he switched back home to guitar and the band picked up another 3 IBMA Awards and a 2nd Grammy nomination. Rick spent a total of 11 years with the globetrotting Special Consensus. Under Greg Cahill, he learned the meaning of professionalism and giving back to the Bluegrass community.

Rick signed a deal as a solo artist with Dark Shadow Recording in 2018 and released his debut album Breaking In Lonesome in 2019. With watertight harmony singers and mind-blowing pickers, Rick set out to show the world what his brand of Bluegrass sounds like. His second album, The Next Mountain (2021) garnered industry-wide attention with intense chart action and both Society For The Preservation Of Bluegrass Music Of America (SPBGMA) and IBMA "Song of the Year" nominations as well as a "New Artist of the Year" win at IBMA 2022. His third album on Dark Shadow Recording, Uncommon Sky, was released on June 9, 2023, and the song “Don’t Hold Back” went straight to #1 on the BluegrassToday.com charts.

Rick and his wife, Nicole live in Topeka, KS with their two sons.

For more information about Rick, please visit: www.rickfaris.com

About Capper Foundation

For over 102 years, Capper Foundation has brought hope to thousands of infants, children and adults with disabilities and their families in Kansas. We provide therapy services, home and community-based support and resources to enhance the lives of those served. Click here to LEARN MORE or to DONATE.

Capper Foundation Mission & Vision

Mission: To build abilities and empower people of all ages living with disabilities.

Vision: Every person is valued and enjoys access, independence and opportunities to advance their hopes and dreams.