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GALAX FIDDLERS CONVENTION
2022
OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Asa Nelson – Zionville, NC
2. Anneli Burnett – Boone, NC
3. Jesse Maw - Independence VA
4. Anissa Burnett – Boone, NC
5. Erynn Marshall – Hillsville, VA
6. Andrew Small – Floyd, VA
7. Maxwell Brown – Wilmington, DE
8. Richard Bowman - Mt. Airy, NC
9. Brian Grim - Independence VA
10. Matt Kirwan - Rocky Mountain, VA
CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Jared Boyd - Laurel Fork, VA
2. Trish Fore - Galax, VA
3. Marsha Todd - Mt Airy, NC
4. Logan Thompson - Glade Springs, VA
5. Ben Hill – Winston-Salem, NC
6. Tim Bing - Huntington, WV
7. Kelly Brieding - Crumpler, NC
8. Peco Watson - Galax, VA
9. Nancy Sluys - Westfield, NC
10. Garrett Wyatt - Independence, VA
OLD TIME BANDS
1. Twin Creeks String Band – Laurel Fork, VA
2. The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee - Floyd, VA
3. Whoopin' Holler String Band - Marlinton, WV
4. Slate Mountain Ramblers - Mt. Airy, NC
5. The New Critter Connection - Elk Creek, VA
6. The Grayson Mountain Ramblers - Mouth of Wilson, VA
7. The Cabin Creek Boys - Lansing, NC
8. Karlie Keepfer And Smokey Holler – Sparta, NC
9. Southern Pride – Hillsville, VA
10. The Hooligans - Galax, VA
11. The Surry County Bobcasters - Mt. Airy, NC
12. Hard Step - Elk Creek, VA
13. The Wildcats - Galax, VA
14. The Torchdroppers - Topsail Beach, NC
15. Mudhole Control - Marlinton, WV
DOBRO
1. N. R. Taylor - Wytheville, VA
2. Kyser George - Mt Airy, NC
3. Robert Ellis - Mocksville, NC
4. Luke Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
5. Maggie Anderson - Woodlawn, VA
6. Keith Aiken - Henderson, NC
7. Pammy Lassiter – West End, NC
8. Allen Surface – Floyd, VA
9. Roy Bourne – Clemmons, NC
10. Eric Handy - Christianburg, VA
MANDOLIN
1. Brian Muller - Christiaburg, VA
2. Ralph McGee - King, NC
3. Blake Collins - Bristol, VA
4. Vince Bullins – Lawsonville, NC
5. D. S. Roller - Richmond, VA
6. Lucy Lindblom - Bloomingddale, GA
7. Liz Maness – Fincastle, VA
8. Conner Lambert - Statesville, NC
9. Todd Hiatt - State Road, NC
10. Jacob Sheffield - Elm City, NC
BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Cody Bauer - Knoxville, TN
2. Daniel Greeson - Jamestown, NC
3. Ruth Shumway – West Jefferson, NC
4. Stephen Fraleigh - Raleigh, NC
5. Glen Alexander - Charlotte, NC
6. Jim Graddick - Blythewood, SC
7. Ella Thomas - West Columbia, SC
8. John Hoffman – Thomasville, NC
9. Marina Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
10. Danny Knicely - Taylorstown, VA
DULCIMER
1. Kendra Ward - Bidwell, OH
2. Sharon Boyd – Colonial Heights, VA
3. Dianne Parker - Galax, VA
4. Damian Muller – Richmond, VA
5. Dick Lamb – Keezletown, VA
6. Gail Webber - Greensboro, NC
7. John Renwick - Charlotte, NC
8. Sherri Hill - Martinsville, VA
9. Tim Owen - Cascade, VA
10. Tim Thornton - Shawsville, VA
BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Jeremiah Stephens - White Creek, TN
2. Ettore Buzzini – Mooresville, NC
3. Lee Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
4. Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
5. Trevor Holder - Salem, VA
6. Steve Lewis – Jefferson, NC
7. Clay Lillard - Cascade, VA
8. Travis Watts - Mt Airy, NC
9. Jacob Moretz - Jefferson, NC
10. Timothy Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
AUTOHARP
1. Ronnie Burroughs – Keysville, VA
2. Penny Kilby - Mouth of Wilson, VA
3. Lois Shumaker - Olin, NC
4. Mason Winfree - Hillsville, VA
5.Sidney Hollingsworth - Christiansburg, VA
6. Elizabeth Merkhofer - Washington, DC
7. Virgil Adams - Galax, VA
8. Keith Brintzenhoff - Kutztown, PA
9. Stan Massie - Wytheville, VA
10. Danna Underwood - Ivanhoe, VA
GUITAR
Chad Harrison – Claudeville, VA
Libby Lindblom – Bloomingdale, GA
3. Jack Hinshelwood – Abingdon, VA
4. Steve Kilby - Mouth of Wilson, VA
5. Devin Jones - King George, VA
6. Denny Alley – Lawsonville, NC
7. Dewey Peters - Roanoke, VA
8. Chase Killough - Charlotte, NC
9. Cody McGrady - Galax, VA
10. Casey Lewis - Rocky Gap, VA
FOLK SONG
1. Karlie Keepfer - Sparta, NC
2. Ashley Watkins – Floyd, VA
3. Megan White - Greensboro, NC
4. Maggie Blankenship - Stuart, VA
5. Brianna Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
6. Maggie Chipwood - Hardy, VA
7. Tommy Nichols - Mt. Airy, NC
8. Jamie Collins - Bristol, TN
9. Chloe Mylet – Winston-Salem, NC
10. Maggie Whitson - Johnson City, TN
DANCE
1. Kenny Monnahan - Ivanhoe, VA
2. Gina Gilg - Radford, VA
Susan Blankenship - Stuart, VA
4. Barbara Bowman - Mt. Airy, NC
5. Brett Morris – Galax, VA
6. Laura Sumner - Galax, VA
7. Glenn Wimmer - Rocky Mount, VA
8. Mitchell Robinson - Galax, VA
9. Marty Todd - Mt Airy, NC
10. Stacy Boyd - Laurel Fork, VA
BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. The Purple Headed Cobras - Apex, NC
2. The Hungry Mothers - Salem, VA
3. Coyote Ugly - Kingsport, TN
4. Jakes From State Farm – Johnson City, TN
5. Harrison Ridge – Galax, VA
6. We Are DNA - Johnson City, TN
7. New River Line - Woodlawn, VA
8. Outlaw Bluegrass Band - Statesville, NC
9. Carriage Road - Floyd, VA
10. Bull Run - Elm City, NC
11. The County Fools - Greensboro, NC
12. Autumn Harvest - Mt. Airy
13. Blue Tradition - Christianburg, VA
14. Headin Home - Bloomingdale, GA
15. Carolina Ridgeline - Roaring Gap, NC
BEST ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Jared Boyd - Galax, VA
Youth Old Time Fiddle
Maxwell Brown – Wilmington, DE
Sam Wilkerson - Low Gap, NC
Josephine Walker - Todd, NC
Sylvie Davis – Leicester, NC
Hunter Hiatt – State Road, NC
Youth Bluegrass Fiddle
Charlie Tolbert, Purlear NC
Lake Carver – Mocksville, NC
Mallie York – Cana, VA
Hollace Oakes – Snowville, VA
Malachi Ellenburg - Liberty SC
Youth Mandolin
Alyssa White - Easley SC
Leo Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
Blane Young – Roanoke, VA
Jace Roberts – Independence, VA
Janaya Collins – Wilkesboro, NC
Youth Clawhammer Banjo
Bayla Davis – Leicester, NC
Margo McSweeney - Floyd, VA
Logan Thompson – Glade Spring, VA
Wren Hello - Floyd, VA
Kyrie Sexton - Galax VA
Youth Bluegrass Banjo
Ayden Chappell - Pumpkintown, SC
Elijah Ellenburg - Liberty SC
Berkley Stewart - Salfville, VA
Levi Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
Remington Davis – Rocky Mount, VA
Youth Guitar
Ettore Buzzini - Mooresville, NC
Croft Wilson – Yulee, FL
Lucas Nichols - Charleston, WV
Graydon Shepard - West Jefferson, NC
Hudsun Mikeal - Jefferson, NC
Youth Bands
Southbound 77 – Statesville, NC
Denim and Plaid - Saltville, VA
The Brothers Five – Bloomingdale, GA
Jam Busters - Evanston, IL
Pico Road, - Buchanan, VA
Youth Folk Song
Ella Grim - Elk Creek, VA
Jacie Slaughter – Willis, VA
Ida Buzzini – Moorseville, NC
Gracie Terry - Bahama, NC
Tucker Connn3r - Fleetwood, NC
Youth Flatfoot Dance
Chloe Grim - Elk Creek, VA
Jaycie Pemberton – Galax, VA
Silas Henry - Ferrum, VA
Isaiah Imperiale – Thomasville, NC
Karmin Routh - Chilowie, VA
2021
OLD TIME FIDDLE
Billy Hurt, Jr – Boones Mill, VA
Maxwell Brown – Wilmington, DE
Chris Testerman – Independence, VA
Andrew Small – Floyd, VA
Richard Bowman – Mt Airy, NC
Erynn Marshall – Galax, VA
Nate Leath – Nashville, TN
Asa Nelson – Zionville, NC
Lucas Pasley – Sparta, NC
Joe Overton – Spring Lake, NJ
CLAWHAMMER BANJO
Jarod Boyd – Galax, VA
Seth Boyd – Ridgeway, VA
Ben Hill – Winston-Salem, NC
Marianne Kovatch – Fries, VA
Victor Furtado – Floyd, VA
Eric Hill – Woodlawn, VA
Nancy Sluys – Westfield, NC
Cody Jackson – Wytheville, VA
Steven Custo – Marlington, WV
Brandon Nester – Fancy Gap, VA
OLD TIME BANDS
The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee – Floyd, VA
Southern Pride – Hillsville, VA
The Liberty Hill Billies – Fries, VA
Karlie Keepfer And Smokey Holler – Sparta, NC
Twin Creeks String Band – Laurel Fork, VA
The Cabin Creek Boys – Independence, VA
Slate Mountain Ramblers – Mt. Airy, NC
Surry County Bobcasters – Mt Airy, NC
Shade Shifters – Konnarock, VA
The Wildmans – Floyd, VA
Gap Civil – Sparta, NC
Blue Ridge Wildcats – Galax, VA
Cyauga Falls – Wilmington, DE
Hard Step String Band – Elk Creek, VA
Whoopin’ Holler String Band – Marlinton, WV
Dobro
Michael Testagrossa – Ormond Beach, FL
N. R. Taylor – Wytheville, VA
Austin Simmons – Pilot Mt, NC
Allen Surface – Floyd, VA
Billy Bourne – Fries, VA
Austin Clark – Nashville, TN
Robert Ellis – Mocksville, NC
Maggie Anderson – Woodlawn, VA
Donnie Scott – Mt Airy, NC
Luke Lindblom – Bloomingdale, GA
Mandolin
Ryan Blevins – Marion, VA
Vince Bullins – Lawsonville, NC
Kyser George – Mt. Airy, NC
Addison Levy – Radford, VA
Elijah Moore – Kernersville, NC
Liz Maness – Fincastle, VA
Greg Jones – Mt. Airy, NC
Adam McPeak – Max Meadows, VA
Carl Jones – Galax, VA
Lucy Lindblom – Bloomingdale, GA
Bluegrass Fiddle
Marissa Colter – Clemmons, NC
Ruth Shumway – West Jefferson, NC
Daniel Greeson – Jamestown, NC
Cody Bauer – Knoxville, TN
Caleb Mcallister – Troutville, VA
Ryan Eversole – Greensboro, NC
Maarina Pendleton – Nashville, TN
Stephen Fraleigh – Raleigh, NC
Corrina Stephens – Whites Creek, TN
Danny Knicely – Lovettsville, VA
Dulcimer
Sharon Boyd – Colonial Heights, VA
Kendra Ward – Bidwell, OH
Dennis Day – Galax, VA
David Parks – Dublin, VA
Diane Parker – Galax, VA
Don Neuhauser – Charlestown, IN
Dot Christenson – Lexington, KY
Cathy Rooney – King, NC
Dick Lamb – Keezletown, VA
Damon Muller – Richmond, VA
Bluegrass Banjo
Ethan Handy – Christiansburg, VA
Trevor Holder – Greenville, SC
Steve Lewis – Jefferson, NC
James McDowell – Hendersonville, NC
Andy Lowe – Apex, NC
Jeremy Stephens – Whites Creek, TN
Stevie Barr – Galax, VA
Lee Dunbar – Eagle Rock, VA
Danny Bowers – Winston-Salem, NC
Ettore Buzzini – Mooresville, NC
Autoharp
Sidney Hollandsworth – Christiansburg, VA
Virgil Adams – Galax, VA
Jo Ann Redd – Galax, VA
Bobbi Meagher – North Chesterfield, VA
Vicki Boyd – Laurel Fork, VA
Lois Shumaker – Olin, NC
Ronnie Burroughs – Keysville, VA
Glenna Anderson – Christainsburg, VA
Jimmy Handy – Woolwine, VA
Sharon Cox – Willis, VA
Guitar
Brandon Davis – Galax, VA
Chad Harrison – Claudeville, VA
Eli Wildman – Floyd, VA
Libby Lindblom – Bloomingdale, GA
Denny Alley – Lawsonville, NC
Jack Hinshelwood – Abingdon, VA
Rick Hall – Princeton, WV
Gus McGee – King, NC
Wayne Dye – Cleveland, VA
Gavin Woodruff – Ennice, NC
Folk Song
Emalee Flatness – Ozark, MO
Ashley Watkins – Floyd, VA
Sierra Lowe – Raleigh, NC
Chloe Mylet – Winston-Salem, NC
Amy Nelson – Zionville, NC
Eric Marshall – Mt Airy, NC
Beverly Horton – Kingsport, TN
Maddie Dalton – Rockwood, MO
Angel Chantel – Ormond Beach, FL
Elsa Howell – Roanoke, VA
Dance
Brian Ferguson – Rocky Mount, VA
Delbert Dunford – Wytheville, VA
Mitchell Robinson – Galax, VA
Stacy Boyd – Laurel Fork, VA
Brett Morris – Galax, VA
Marty Todd – Mt Airy, NC
Glenn Wimmer – Rocky Mount, VA
Fred White – Independence, VA
Justin Jackson – Austinville, VA
Barbara Bowman – Mt. Airy, NC
Bluegrass Bands
The Bluegrass Pygmis & Jacob – Salem, VA
The Pen 15 Club – Apex, NC
The Dale Gribbile Bluegrass Experience – Salisbury, NC
Harrison Ridge – Galax, VA
Carolina Ridgeline – Huntersville, NC
Carriage Road – Riner, VA
Autumn Harvest – Mt Airy, NC
The Jakes From State Farm – Stoneville, NC
Wound Tight – Wirtz, VA
Gate 10 – Radford, VA
Headin’ Home Bluegrass - Bloomingdale, GA
Tennessee Breakdowners – Greenville, SC
The County Fools – Greensboro, NC
The Loose Strings Band – Galax, VA
The Grassifieds – Walkertown, NC
Best All-Around Performer –
Billy Hurt, Jr – Boones Mill, VA – Old Time Fiddle
Youth Old Time Fiddle
Maxwell Brown – Wilmington, DE
Camdon Fain – Ararat, VA
Hunter Hiatt – State Road, NC
Sylvie Davis – Leicester, NC
Savanah Hodges – Wytheville, VA
Youth Bluegrass Fiddle
Lake Carver – Mocksville, NC
Josephine Walker – Todd, NC
Hollace Oakes – Snowville, VA
Mallie York – Cana, VA
Linus Lindblom – Bloomingdale, GA
Youth Mandolin
Ryan Drake – Fletcher, NC
John Heetderks – Earlysville, VA
Jace Roberts – Independence, VA
Blane Young – Roanoke, VA
Atti Dyer – North Wilkesboro, NC
Youth Clawhammer Banjo
Logan Thompson – Glade Spring, VA
Wyatt Grantham – Boones Mill, VA
Bayla Davis – Leicester, NC
Hayden Halsey – Troutdale, VA
Youth Bluegrass Banjo
Ettore Buzziui – Mooresville, NC
Ayden Young – Roanoke, VA
Kylie Drake – Fletcher, NC
Remington Davis – Rocky Mount, VA
Luciya Sullivan – Evanston, IL
Youth Guitar
Karlee Hamm – Lansing, NC
Gavin Woodruff – Ennice, NC
Justin Broughman – Roanoke, VA
Croft Wilson – Jacksonville, FL
Gabriel Mark – Belmont, NC
Youth Bands
The Brothers Young and Friends – Roanoke, VA
The Brothers Five – Bloomingdale, GA
Hazy Mountain Stringband – Boones Mill, VA
Galax Goose Lodge – Evanston, IL
Southbound 77 – Statesville, NC
Youth Folk Song
Jacie Slaughter – Willis, VA
Jaelyn Taylor – Wytheville, VA
Dwight Boggs – White Sulpher Springs, WV
Tierra Raiti – Toledo, OH
Ida Buzzini – Moorseville, NC
Youth Flatfoot Dance
Virgil Sizemore – Galax, VA
Jaycie Pemberton – Galax, VA
Gracie Terry – Bahama, NC
Mason Lee Sizemore – Galax, VA
Isaiah Imperiale – Thomasville, NC
2019
OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Mattias Thedens – Oslo, Norway
2. Anissa Burnett – Boone, NC
3. Asa Nelson – Zionville, NC
4. Maxwell Brown – Wilmington, DE
5. Richard Bowman – Mt. Airy, NC
6. Jesse Maw – Mt. Airy, NC
7. Kirk Sutphin – Walkertown, NC
8. Aila Wildman – Floyd, VA
9. Rhys Jones – Warrenton, VA
10. Erynn Marshall – Galax, VA
CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Victor Furtado – Floyd, VA
2. Trish Fore – Galax, VA
3. Tina Steffey – Jonesboro, TN
4. Steven Casto – Marlington, WV
5. Lu Furtado – Winston Salem, NC
6. Jared Boyd – Galax, VA
7. Marianne Kovatch – Fries, VA
8. Garrett Wyatt – Independence, VA
9. Carl Jones – Galax, VA
10. Kelley Breiding – Crumpler, NC
OLD TIME BANDS
1. Whoopin’ Holler String Band – Marlinton, WV
2. Southern Pride – Hillsville, VA
3. Virginia Carolina Boys – Galax, VA
4. Karlie Keepfer And Smokey Holler – Sparta, NC
5. Rocky Knob String Band – Floyd, VA
6. The Liberty Hill Billies – Fries, VA
7. Bug Hunters – Independence, VA
8. Biscuits N Crazy – Detroit, MI
9. Slate Mountain Ramblers – Mt. Airy, NC
10. High Ridge Pickers – West Jefferson, NC
11. Gap Civil – Sparta, NC
12. Hard Cider – Elk Creek, VA
13. Twin Creeks String Band – Laurel Fork, VA
14. Shade Shifters – Konnarock, VA
15. Dixie Wildcats – Galax, VA
Dobro
1. Billy Bourne – Fries, VA
2. Austin Simmons – Pilot Mountain, NC
3. N. R. Taylor – Wytheville, VA
4. Allen Surface – Floyd, VA
5. Hobert Beavers – Pounding Mill, VA
6. Maggie Anderson – Woodlawn, VA
7. Roy Bourne – Clemmons, NC
8. Marvin Farmer – Hillsville, VA
9. Pammy Lassiter – West End, NC
10. Robert Ellis – Mockesville, NC
Mandolin
1. Eli Wildman – Floyd, VA
2. Vince Bullins – Lawsonville, NC
3. Luke Morris – Galax, VA
4. Kyser George – Mt. Airy, NC
5. Adam Mcpeak – Max Meadows, VA
6. Greg Jones – Mt. Airy, NC
7. Brewster Hubbard – Roanoke, VA
8. Ralph McGee – King, NC
9. Luke Little – Summerville, NC
10. Jimmy Elliott – Galax, VA
Bluegrass Fiddle
1. Marina Pendleton – Houston, TX
2. Daniel Greeson – Jamestown, NC
3. Joe Troop – Winston-Salem, NC
4. John Hoffman – Thomasville, NC
5. Crystal Shipley – Wytheville, VA
6. Glen Alexander – Pfafftown, NC
7. Rex McGee – King, NC
8. Marissa Colter – Clemmons, NC
9. Aaron Lewis – Detroit, MI
10. Caleb Mcallister – Troutville, VA
Dulcimer
1. Shohei Tsutsumi – Elkin, NC
2. Kendra Ward – Bidwell, OH
3. Damon Muller – Henrico, VA
4. Dustin Edmonds – Galax, VA
5. Don Neuhauser – Charlestown, IN
6. Dot Christenson – Lexington, KY
7. Sharon Boyd – Colonial Heights, VA
8. Tim Thornton – Shawsville, VA
9. Eddie Ogle – Wytheville, VA
10. Holly Hishelwood – Winston-Salem, NC
Bluegrass Banjo
1. Trevor Holder – Ringgold, GA
2. Mason Fisher – Hot Springs, VA
3. Andy Lowe – Raleigh, NC
4. Danny Bowers – Winston-Salem, NC
5. Steve Chrisley – Wytheville, VA
6. Ethan Handy – Christiansburg, VA
7. Ronnie Harrison – Woodlawn, VA
8. Lee Dunbar – Eagle Rock, VA
9. Stewart Werner, III – Rocky Mount, VA
10. Tyler Jackson – Timberlake, NC
Autoharp
1. Penny Kilby – Mouth of Wilson, VA
2. Jo Ann Redd – Galax, VA
3. Ronnie Burroughs – Keysville, VA
4. Lois Shumaker – Olin, NC
5. Sidney Hollingsworth – Christiansburg, VA
6. Virgil Adams – Galax, VA
7. Vicki Boyd – Laurel Fork, VA
8. Vickie Harris – Poquoson, VA
9. Judie Pagter – Standardsville, VA
10. Sean Rasnake – Beckley, WV
Guitar
1. Spencer Strickland – Lambsburg, VA
2. Brandon Davis – Galax, VA
3. Steve Lewis – Mountain City, TN
4. Chad Harrison – Claudeville, VA
5. Ivy Phillips – Chapmansboro, TN
6. Jack Hinshelwood – Abingdon, VA
7. Wayne Henderson – Mouth Of Wilson, VA
8. Austin Mikeal – Jefferson, NC
9. Greg Wilson – Fries, VA
10. Tommy Chandler – Mocksville, NC
Folk Song
1. Leslie Dunbar – Eagle Rock, VA
2. Kenneth Johnson – Grant, VA
3. Sierra Lowe – Raleigh, NC
4. Amy Nelson – Zionville, NC
5. Karlie Keepfer – Sparta, NC
6. Tommy Nichols – Mt. Airy, NC
7. Chloe Mylet – Winston Salem, NC
8. David Austin – Buchanan, VA
9. Amy Ellis – Bedford, VA
10. Emily Blankenship-Tucker – Ferrum, VA
Dance
1. Marsha Todd – Mt. Airy, NC
2. Joann Call – Roaring River, NC
3. Dawson McKay – Crockett, VA
4. Fred White – Independence, VA
5. Mitchell Robinson – Galax, VA
6. Julie Shepherd – Boone, NC
7. Barbara Bowman – Mt. Airy, NC
8. Delbert Dunford – Wytheville, VA
9. Paula Faulk – North Wilkesboro, NC
10. Michael Motley – Pinnacle, NC
Bluegrass Bands
1. Jakes From State Farm – Johnson City, TN
2. My Dixie Wrecked – Raleigh, NC
3. Barry’s Parking Lot Jam – Salem, VA
4. Coyote Ugly – Kingsport, TN
5. Brothers Of Bluegrass – Rocky Mount, VA
6. Harrison Ridge – Galax, VA
7. The Scalded Whippoorwills – Lincolnton, NC
8. Wound Tight – Wirtz, VA
9. Crosswind – Olive Hill, TN
10. Muscle Russell & The Hustle Bustle – Galax, VA
11. Outlaw Bluegrass – Statesville, NC
12. The County Fools – Greensboro, NC
13. Carriage Road – Floyd, VA
14. Maker Holler – Galax, VA
15. Gate 10 Band – Radford, VA
Best All Around Performer –
Mattias Thedens – Oslo, Norway
Youth Old Time Fiddle
1. Anneli Burnett – Boone, NC
2. Maxwell Brown – Wilmington, DE
3. Sophia Burnett – Boone, NC
4. Oliver Davis – Seattle, WA
5. Ryn Riley – Mills River, NC
Youth Bluegrass Fiddle
1. Grace Bemus – Salisbury, NC
2. Cheyenne Grantham – Boones Mill, VA
3. Libby Harbour – Wilkesboro, NC
4. Max McGlothlin – Narrows, VA
5. Rebekah Glover – Lynchburg, VA
Youth Mandolin
1. Ryan Drake – Fletcher, NC
2. Emily Glover – Lynchburg, VA
3. John Heetderks – Earlysville, VA
4. Owen Combs – Roaring River, NC
5. Amelia Freeman – Carthage, NC
Youth Clawhammer Banjo
1. Hannah Cantrell – Floyd, VA
2. Karlie Keepfer – Sparta, NC
3. Logan Thompson – Glade Springs, VA
4. Nicholas Wingo – Rural Retreat, VA
5. Asa Nelson – Zionville, NC
Youth Bluegrass Banjo
1. Ettore Buzziui – Mooresville, NC
2. Ayden Young – Roanoke, VA
3. Molly Johnson – Pumpkintown, SC
4. Kylie Drake – Fletcher, NC
5. Levi Herrington – Martinez, GA
Youth Guitar
1. Gavin Woodruff – Ennice, NC
2. Brody York – Mt. Airy, NC
3. Soraya Sullivan – Evanston, IL
4. Briar McDowell – Hendersonville, NC
5. Croft Wilson – Jacksonville, FL
Youth Bands
1. American Pickers – Traphill, NC
2. Tater Hill Mashers Remashed – Boone, NC
3. The Earlysville Bluegrass Boys – Earlysville, VA
4. Galax Groundhogs – Wilmington, DE
5. New River Jam – Rural Retreat, VA
Youth Folk Song
1. Karlie Keepfer – Sparta, NC
2. Mallie Yun – Christiansburg, VA
3. Jacob Melton – Galax, VA
4. Soraya Sullivan – Evanston, IL
5. Luciya Sullivan – Evanston, IL
Youth Dance
1. Jaycie Pemberton – Galax, VA
2. Rachel Martin – Elk Creek, VA
3. Sarah Hale – Elk Creek, VA
4. Gracie Terry – Bahama, NC
5. Virgil Sizemore – Galax, VA
2018
OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Aila Wildman - Floyd, VA
2. Mattias Thedens - Oslo, Norway
3. Ruth Shumway - West Jefferson, NC
4. Jake Krack - Marlinton, WV
5. Matt Kirwan - Rocky Mount, VA
6. Betty Vornbrock - Hillsville, VA
7. Billy Hurt - Boones Mill, VA
8. Rod Jones - Sydney, Australia
9. Jane Rothfield - Havertown, PA
10. Erynn Marshall - Galax, VA
CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Jared Boyd - Fries, VA
2. Trish Fore - Galax, VA
3. Jim Lloyd - Rural Retreat, VA
4. Marsha Todd - Mt. Airy, NC
5. Mac Trynham - Willis, VA
6. Seth Boyd - Martinsville, VA
7. Kevin Fore - Galax, VA
8. Tina Steffey - Jonesboro, TN
9. Victor Furtado - Floyd, VA
10. Adam Beshears - Elkin, NC
OLD TIME BANDS
1. Music Hollow String Band - Galax, VA
2. Whoopin' Holler String Band - Marlinton, WV
3. Five Mile Mountain Road - Boones Mill, VA
4. Southern Pride - Galax, VA
5. Big Possum String Band - Washington Court House, OH
6. Twin Creeks String Band - Laurel Fork, VA
7. Gap Civil - Sparta, NC
8. Slate Mountain Ramblers - Mt. Airy, NC
9. The South Carolina Broadcasters - Mt. Airy, NC
10. The New Smokey Valley Boys - Mt. Airy, NC
11. New River Bound - Christiansburg, VA
12. Karlie Keepfer And Smokey Holler - Sparta, NC
13. Hard Cider - Elk Creek, VA
14. The Wildmans - Floyd, VA
15. The New Spring Valley Boys - Fries, VA
DOBRO
1. N. R. Taylor - Wytheville, VA
2. Eddie Marrs - Princeton, WV
3. Doug Smith - Medway, OH
4. Robert Ellis - Mockesville, NC
5. Donnie Scott - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Hobert Beavers - Pounding Mill, VA
7. Maggie Anderson - Woodlawn, VA
8. Marvin Farmer - Hillsville, VA
9. Allen Surface - Riner, VA
10. Charlie Miliron - Rocky Mount, VA
MANDOLIN
1. Eli Wildman - Floyd, VA
2. Michael Cleveland - Charlestown, IN
3. Taylor Baker - Winchester, VA
4. Ryan Blevins - Marion, VA
5. Greg Jones - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Todd Hiatt - State Road, NC
7. Luke Morris - Galax, VA
8. Wayne Dye - Cleveland, VA
9. Luke Little - Summerville, NC
10. Ralph McGee - King, NC
BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Aaron Lewis - Detroit, MI
2. Rex McGee - King, NC
3. Corrina Logston - White Creek, TN
4. Joe Troop - Winston-Salem, NC
5. Glen Alexander - Pfafftown, NC
6. Daniel Greeson - Jamestown, NC
7. Madison Elmore - Hays, NC
8. Stephen Fraleigh - Raleigh, NC
9. John Hofman - Thomasville, NC
10. Ryan Eversole - Greensboro, NC
DULCIMER
1. Shohei Tsutsumi - Elkin, NC
2. Damon Muller - Richmond, VA
3. Lois Hornbostle - Bryson City, NC
4. Dot Christenson - Lexington, KY
5. Marsha Harris - Morehead City, NC
6. Holly Hishelwood - Winston-Salem, NC
7. Don Neuhauser - Charlestown, IN
8. Ehukai Teves - Bryson City, NC
9. Dianne Parker - Galax, VA
10. Briar McDowell - Hendersonville, NC
BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
2. Jeremiah Stephens - White Creek, TN
3. Andy Lowe - Raleigh, NC
4. Stevie Barr - Galax, VA
5. Steve Lewis - Todd, NC
6. Ronnie Harrison - Woodlawn, VA
7. Lee Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
8. Danny Bowers - Winston-Salem, NC
9. Randy Barrett - Falls Church, VA
10. Steve Chrisley - Wytheville, VA
AUTOHARP
1. Penny Kilby - Mouth of Wilson, VA
2. Lois Shumaker - Olin, NC
3. Ronnie Burroughs - Keysville, VA
4. Bobbi Roberts - Galax, VA
5. Vicki Boyd - Laurel Fork, VA
6. Jo Ann Redd - Galax, VA
7. Virgil Adams - Galax, VA
8. Forest Hollingsworth - Christiansburg, VA
9. Glenna Anderson - Christiansburg, VA
10. Gerald Anderson - Troutdale, VA
GUITAR
1. Chad Harrison - Woodlawn, VA
2. Daniel Thrailkill - Mt. Ulla, NC
3. Presley Barker - Trap Hill, NC
4. Jack Hinshelwood - Abingdon, VA
5. Brian Muller - Christiansburg, VA
6. Jacob Greer - Jefferson, NC
7. Nick Weitzenfeld - Roanoke, VA
8. Greg Wilson - Fries, VA
9. Ben Somerville - Rockville, MD
10. Rick Hall - Princeton, WV
FOLK SONG
1. Ivy Phillips - Chapmansboro, TN
2. Eric Marshall - Mt. Airy, NC
3. Tommy Nichols - Mt. Airy, NC
4. Catherine Backus - Ferrum, VA
5. Heather Mabe - Walnut Cove, NC
6. Emily Blankenship-Tucker - Ferrum, VA
7. Brianna Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
8. Megan White - Greensboro, NC
9. Bonnie Bond - Fries, VA
10. Keith Souther - Mocksville, NC
DANCE
1. Brett Martin - Elk Creek, VA
2. Mark Handy - Ennice, NC
3. Paula Faulk - North Wilkesboro, NC
4. Rodney Sutton - Marshall, NC
5. Angela Hale - Elk Creek, VA
6. Delbert Dunford - Wytheville, VA
7. Justin Jackson - Austinville, VA
8. Brian Ferguson - Salem, VA
9. Regina Sigmon - Callaway, VA
10. Barbara Bowman - Mt. Airy, NC
BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. The Beaver Creek Boys - Hillsville, VA
2. Coyote Ugly - Kingsport, TN
3. The Randos - Mt. Ulla, NC
4. Blue Rock'n Grass - Atkins, VA
5. Blue Harvest - Chapmansboro, TN
6. Harrison Ridge - Galax, VA
7. Wound Tight - Wirtz, VA
8. Fractured But Whole - Raleigh, NC
9. Iron Grass - Galax, VA
10. Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder - Max Meadows, VA
11. The County Fools - Greensboro, NC
12. Cool Breeze - Johnson City, TN
13. The Grassifieds - Walkertown, VA
14. The Loose Strings Band - Galax, VA
15. Destination Bluegrass Band - Mocksville, NC
BEST ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Aila Wildman - Floyd, VA
YOUTH OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Asa Nelson - Zionville, NC
2. Willie Marschner - Fairfax, VA
3. Ella Thomas - West Columbia, SC
4. Anneli Burnett - Boone, NC
5. Sophia Burnett - Boone, NC
YOUTH BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Ruth Shumway - West Jefferson, NC
2. Libby Harbour - Wilkesboro, NC
3. Cheyenne Grantham - Boones Mill, VA
4. Kamron Nunn - Westfield, NC
5. Grace Bemus - Salisbury, NC
YOUTH MANDOLIN
1. Elijah Moore - Kernersville, NC
2. Sam Davis - Polkton, NC
3. Emma Lowe - Wilkesboro, NC
4. John Heetderks - Earlysville, VA
5. Ryan Drake - Fletcher, NC
YOUTH CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Karlie Keepfer - Sparta, NC
2. Nicholas Wingo - Rural Retreat, VA
3. Sofia Puckett - Galax, VA
4. Kevin Beddingfield - Flag Pond, TN
5. Colin Sprinkle - Marion, VA
YOUTH BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Tyler Comeau - Townsville, Quebec, Canada
2. Jocob Moretz - Boone, NC
3. David Heetderks - Earlysville, VA
4. Kylie Drake - Fletcher, NC
5. Ayden Young - Roanoke, VA
YOUTH GUITAR
1. Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
2. Will Hart - Pisgah Forest, NC
3. Gabe Bemus - Salisbury, NC
4. Brody York - Mt. Airy, NC
5. Briar McDowell - Hendersonville, NC
YOUTH BANDS
1. The Bluegrass Amateur Band - Traphill, NC
2. Tater Hill Mashers - Boone, NC
3. One Fret Over - Kernersville, NC
4. The Earlysville Bluegrass Boys - Earlysville, VA
5. High Top Mt. Harmony - Fletcher, NC
YOUTH FOLK SONG
1. Karlie Keepfer - Sparta, NC
2. Molly Widner - Fancy Gap, VA
3. Soraya Sullivan - Evanston, IL
4. Elsa Howell - Roanoke, VA
5. Lena Allison - Johnson City, TN
YOUTH DANCE
1. Sarah Hale - Elk Creek, VA
2. Jaycie Pemberton - Galax, VA
3. Rachel Martin - Elk Creek, VA
4. Isaac Martin - Elk Creek, VA
5. Ray Sizemore - Galax, VA
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