Mount AIRY FIDDLERS CONVENTION
Award Winners

2022


Old Time Band

  1. Roy’s Run

  2. Slate Mountain Ramblers

  3. State Line Playboys

  4. Still Hollow Ramblers

  5. Indian Grove Ramblers


Old Time Fiddle

  1. Lucas Pasley – Sparta, NC

  2. Andrew Small – Floyd, VA

  3. Nate Leath – Bethlehem, NC

  4. Richard Bowman – Mount Airy, NC

  5. Amy Alvey – Madison, TN


Old Time Banjo

  1. Marsha Todd – Mount Airy, NC

  2. Jared Boyd

  3. Nancy Sluys – Westfield, NC

  4. Trish Fore – Galax, VA

  5. Brett Morris – Galax, VA


Bluegrass Band

  1. Harrison Ridge

  2. Old Grass Revival

  3. Gaining Ground

  4. New River Line

  5. Paula Dellenback & Fox River


Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Waverly Leonard

  2. John Hoffman – Thomasville, NC

  3. Martin Alessandra

  4. Amanda Harrell – Durham, NC

  5. Wayne Erbsen – Elk Creek, NC


Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Ettote Buzzini – Mooresville, NC

  2. Trever Holder – Salem, VA

  3. Hersie McMillian

  4. Ronnie Harrison – Woodlawn, VA

  5. Marty Haynes – Mount Airy, NC


Guitar

  1. Chad Harrison – Claudeville, VA

  2. Cody McGrady – Woodlawn, VA

  3. Tommy Chandler – Mocksville, NC

  4. Steve Kilby – Mouth of Wilson, VA

  5. Scott Patrick – Christianburg, VA


Dobro

  1. Robert Ellis – Mocksville, NC

  2. Donnie Scott – Mount Airy, NC

  3. Keith Aiken – Henderson, NC

  4. Pammy Lasiter – West End, NC

  5. Jimmy Ball


Bass

  1. Barbara Bowman – Mount Airy, NC

  2. Steve Blake

  3. Nick McMillian

  4. Michael Plumley

  5. Patricia Finten – Linville, VA


Mandolin

  1. Alex Meridith – Chapel Hill, NC

  2. Gunman Sawyer

  3. Ralph McGee – King, NC

  4. Tom Mindte

  5. Todd Hiatt – State Road, NC


Dulcimer

  1. Ehukal Teves – Bryson City, NC

  2. Phyllis Gaskins – Bridgewater, VA

  3. Gail Weber

  4. Lois Hornboster – Bryson City, NC

  5. Tim Owen


Folk Song

  1. Tommy Nichols – Mount Airy, NC

  2. Evie Ladin – Oakland, CA

  3. Andrew Small – Floyd, VA

  4. Elsa Howell – Roanoke, VA

  5. Iris Newlin – Durham, NC


Adult Dance

  1. Michael Motley

  2. Becky Hill

  3. Gina Dilg

  4. Cherie Compton

  5. Leon Fralin



Autoharp

  1. Penny Kilby – Mouth of Wilson, VA






Winners in the Youth category


Old Time Banjo

  1. Margo MacSweeney

  2. Arthur Bruce

  3. Logan Thompson

  4. Lillyanne Surlinga

  5. Wren Hello



Old Time Fiddle

  1. Asa Nelson Zionville

  2. Hunter Hiatt State Road

  3. Sophia Burnette Boone NC

  4. Darrius Flowers Pilot Mtn NC

  5. Lenke Paisley Sparta NC


Youth Folk Song

  1. Lake Carver – Mocksville, NC

  2. Levi Head – Mount Airy, NC

  3. Ida Buzzini – Mooresville, NC

  4. Ipi Hello – Floyd, VA

  5. Gracie Terry – Bahana, NC


Youth Bass

  1. Naaman Rock – Pfafftown, NC



Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Lake Carver

  2. Hollace Oak

  3. Alexander Ferranti

  4. Whitley Thornton

  5. Malica Edenberg


Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Ayden Young

  2. Eliza Edenberg

  3. Josiah Wilkerson

  4. Malahchi Bulman

  5. Candice Noah


Bluegrass Band



Guitar


Mandolin

  1. Blaine Young – Roanoke, VA

  2. Cobey Palmer – Dobson, NC

  3. Elda Buzzini – Mooresville, NC


Dance

  1. Pete Hello

  2. Levi Head

  3. Candice Noah

  4. Eden Kexel

  5. Gracie Terry





2021


Old Time Band

  1. State Line Playboys

  2. Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee

  3. Gap Civil – Old Time Band

  4. Slate Mountain Ramblers

  5. Five Mile Mountain Road


Old Time Fiddle

  1. Billy C. Hurt Jr.

  2. Lucas Pasley

  3. Erynn Marshall

  4. Richard Bowman

  5. Bob Willoughby


Old Time Banjo

  1. Marsha Todd

  2. Jared Boyd

  3. Trish Fore

  4. Nancy Sluys

  5. Michael Motley


Bluegrass Band

  1. Harrison Ridge

  2. Socially Distant

  3. Mountain Blessings

  4. Appalachian Mainline

  5. Coyote Ugly


Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Ruth Shumway

  2. Cody Bauer

  3. Amanda Harell

  4. Crystal Shippley

  5. Willie Marschner


Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Andy Lowe

  2. Ronnie Harrison

  3. Tommy Morse

  4. Stewart Werner III

  5. Eddie Ray Buzzin


Guitar

  1. Kyser George

  2. Chad Harrison

  3. Gus McGee

  4. Steve Kilby

  5. Conner Stevens


Dobro

  1. Charlie Milliron

  2. Robert Ellis

  3. Donnie Dobro Scott

  4. Billy Bourne

  5. Keith Aiken


Bass

  1. John Fogleman

  2. David George

  3. Barbara Bowman

  4. Wayne Bailey

  5. Michael Plumley


Mandolin

  1. Addie Levy

  2. Daniel Ullom

  3. Scott Freeman

  4. Ralph McGee

  5. Todd Hiatt


Dulcimer

  1. Frank Horn

  2. Ehutkai Teves

  3. Tim Thorton

  4. John Renwick

  5. Chad Ritchie


Folk Song

  1. Stewart Werner III

  2. Elsa Howell

  3. Eliza Meyer

  4. Tommy Nichols

  5. John Curtis Goad

Dance Adult Division

  1. Michael Motley

  2. Phil Jamison

  3. Danny Knicely

  4. Marsha Todd

  5. Becky Wood Boyd


Youth Band

  1. Southbound 77

2019


Old Time Band

  1. Slate Mountain Ramblers Mt Airy

  2. Virginia Carolina Boys Mt Airy

  3. High Ridge Pickers

  4. Gap Civil – Old Time Band

  5. Pilot Mtn Bobcats Westfield, NC


Old Time Fiddle

  1. Erynn Marshall Galax ,VA

  2. Andrew Small Floyd, VA

  3. Richard Bowman Mount Airy

  4. Marci Shore King, NC

  5. Lucas Paisley Sparta, NC


Old Time Banjo

  1. Trish Fore Galax

  2. Jared Boyd Galax

  3. Nancy Sluys Westfield

  4. Victor Furtado Floyd,VA

  5. Chris Johnson Sparta, NC


Bluegrass Band

  1. Brothers of Bluegrass Rocky Mount, VA

  2. Harrison Ridge

  3. Ragged Edge Mount Airy

  4. Coyote Ugly Kingsport, TN

  5. Fox River


Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. John Hoffman Thomasville, NC

  2. Ruth Shumway West Jefferson, NC

  3. Crystal Shipley Wytheville, VA

  4. Sidney Watson Mount Airy,NC

  5. Kameron Nunn Westfield, NC


Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Mason Fisher Rocky Mount, VA

  2. Ronnie Harrison Woodlawn, VA

  3. Marsha Todd Mount Airy

  4. Casey McPherson

  5. Jake Lowe Fairview, NC


Guitar

  1. Chad Harrison Claudville, VA

  2. Cody McGrady

  3. Tommy Chandler

  4. Mason Via Danbury, NC

  5. Sean Newman Bridgewater, VA


Dobro

  1. Billy Bourne

  2. Donnie Dobro Scott

  3. Ezra Williams Pleasant Garden, NC

  4. Charlie Milliron Rocky Mount, VA

  5. David Frank, Montvale, VA


Bass

  1. Steven Dowdy Rocky Mount, VA

  2. Jason King Pleasant Garden, NC

  3. Tommy Nichols Toast, NC

  4. Barbara Bowman Mount Airy, NC

  5. Misty Danley Liberty, NC


Mandolin

  1. Eli Wildman Floyd, VA

  2. Donald Dowdy, Rocky Mount, VA

  3. Vincent Bullins Lawsonville, NC

  4. Todd Hiatt State Road, NC

  5. Mike Breitenbach Fredericksburg, VA


Dulcimer

  1. Lyle Rickards

  2. Shohei Tsutsumi

  3. Timothy Thornton Shawsville, Va

  4. John Renwick Charlotte, NC

  5. Alan Darveaux Morganton, NC


Folk Song

  1. Lou Hodges Vilas, NC

  2. Eliza Meyer Raleigh, NC

  3. Emily Johnson/Erday Greensboro

  4. Tommy Nichols Mount Airy

  5. Ashlee Watkins Floyd, VA


Adult Dance

  1. Aaron Ratcliffe

  2. Nathan Vargo

  3. Marsha Todd

  4. Jane Henderson

  5. Barbara Bowman



Autoharp

  1. Dexter Ramey Abington, VA

  2. Ed Anderson Christiansburg, VA

  3. Glenda Anderson Christiansburg,VA





Winners in the Youth category


Old Time Banjo

  1. Wyatt Duvall

  2. Hannah Cantrell


Old Time Fiddle

  1. Ella Thomas

  2. Sarah Cantrell

  3. Hunter Hiatt

  4. Mauve McGrath

  5. Finton McGrath


Youth Folk Song

  1. Elsa Howell Roanoke, VA

  2. Ella Thomas W. Columbia, SC

  3. Cora Bachhuber Efland,NC




Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Darius Flowers

  2. Harrison Majors

  3. Brook Haynes

  4. Joy Owenby


Mandolin

  1. Henry Bachhuber


Dance

  1. Darius Flowers

  2. Nora Shepard-Powell







2018


Old Time Band

  1. Five Mile Mountain, Franklin Co VA

  2. New Smoky Valley Boys Mt Airy

  3. Cool As Grits Durham nc

  4. The Zinc Kings Greensboro NC

  5. Slate Mountain Ramblers Mt Airy


Old Time Fiddle

  1. David Bass, Durham

  2. Billy Hurt Jr Boones Mill VA

  3. Anissa Burnett Boone

  4. Erynn Marshall Galax VA

  5. Erika Testerman Lansing


Old Time Banjo

  1. Trish Fore Galax

  2. Dale Stansbury Mt Airy

  3. Marsh Todd Mt Airy

  4. Jared Boyd Laurel Fork

  5. Seth Boyd, Martinsville VA


Bluegrass Band

  1. Harrison Ridge Mount Airy

  2. Coyote Ugly Kingsport TN

  3. Ragged Edge Mount Airy

  4. Mountain Highway Lynchburg VA

  5. Last Minute Lawsonville


Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. John Hoffman Thomasville, NC

  2. Ruth Shumway West Jefferson, NC

  3. Stephen Burwell Johnson City TN

  4. Henry Barnes Washington Court House OH

  5. Wayne Cox Danville VA


Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Steve Lewis Jefferson NC

  2. Ronnie Harrison Woodlawn, VA

  3. Gary Webb Max Meadows VA

  4. Travis Watts Mount Airy NC

  5. Jake Lowe Fairview, NC


Guitar

  1. Chad Harrison Claudville, VA

  2. Steve Kilby Mouth of Wilson

  3. Brennen Ernst Philadelphia

  4. Cody Tucker Mocksville NC

  5. Mike Kerr Bedford Nova Scotia


Dobro

  1. Austin Simmons Pilot Mountain NC

  2. Robert Ellis Mocksville

  3. Donnie Scott Mt Airy NC

  4. David Frank, Montvale, VA

  5. Chris Milliron Rocky Mount VA


Bass

  1. Ben Silcox Riner VA

  2. Steven Dowdy Rocky Mountain VA

  3. Tommy Nichols Toast, NC

  4. Barbara Bowman Mount Airy, NC

  5. Ryan Mack Greensboro NC


Mandolin

  1. Eli Wildman Floyd, VA

  2. Vincent Bullins Lawsonville, NC

  3. Greg Jones Mount Airy NC

  4. Brewster Hubbard Roanoke VA

  5. Luke Little Summerfield


Dulcimer

  1. Hunter Walker Beckley WV

  2. Lois Hornbostel Bryson City NC

  3. Ehukai Teves

  4. Marsha Harris Morehead City NC

  5. Tim Thornton Shawsville


Folk Song

  1. Wayne Seymour Reidsville NC

  2. Eliza Meyer Raleigh, NC

  3. Jack Zell Roanoke VA

  4. Evie Ladin Oakland California

  5. Ruth Shumway Charlotte NC


Adult Dance

  1. Nathan Vargo Swannanoa NC

  2. Marty Todd Mount Airy NC

  3. Michael Motley Pinnacle NC

  4. Phil Jamison Asheville NC

  5. Marsha Todd Mount Airy NC



Autoharp

  1. Michael Poole Pittsboro NC

  2. Penny Kilby Mouth of Wilson VA

  3. Alex Kramer Brooklyn New York





Winners in the Youth category


Old Time Banjo

  1. Karlie Keepfer Sparta NC



Old Time Fiddle

  1. Asa Nelson Zionville

  2. Hunter Hiatt State Road

  3. Sophia Burnette Boone NC

  4. Darrius Flowers Pilot Mtn NC

  5. Lenke Paisley Sparta NC


Youth Folk Song

  1. Victoria Glover Lynchburg VA

  2. Jack Glover Lynchburg VA

  3. Luke Carver Mocksville NC

  4. Elsa Howell Lynchburg VA

  5. Annelle Burnette Boone NC


Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Sydney Loflin Denton NC

  2. Luke Carver Mocksville NC

  3. Kamron Nunn Westfield


Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Stewey Werner Ararat VA

  2. Jacob Moretz Boone NC

  3. Victoria Glover Lynchburg VA


Bluegrass Band

    1. Ruby Road Inman SC


Guitar

  1. Jack Glover Lynchburg VA

  2. Nathan Vogel Inman SC

  3. Ethan Pardue Sparta NC

  4. Hazel Paisley Sparta NC


Mandolin

  1. Henry Bachhuber Efland NC

  2. Emily Glover Lynchburg VA

  3. Talmadge Lucas Sparta NC


Dance

  1. Asa Nelson Zionville NC

  2. Hazel Paisley Sparta NC

  3. Darrius Flowers Pilot Mt NC

  4. Anelle Burnette Boone NC

  5. Karlie Keepfer Bone