Dick Kimmel

New Ulm, Greater Minnesota

New Ulm bluegrass and old-time player on mandolin, banjo and guitar; Minnesota Music Hall of Fame member.

Dick Kimmel is a New Ulm, Minnesota bluegrass and old-time musician who plays mandolin, clawhammer banjo and guitar and sings, solo and with the band Dick Kimmel & Co. Dick Kimmel has made more than two dozen recordings and was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2010. Dick Kimmel presents a History of Bluegrass Music program and played the Blue Ox Coffee House with Dick Kimmel & Friends in November 2026.