1991
Fiddler of the Festival: J.P. Fraley (Denton, KY)
First Runner-Up: Scott Freeman (Mt. Airy, NC)
Second Runner-Up: Tim Donley (Richmond, VA)
| Category | Winner | Winner's Band | Home | |||||
| Fiddle | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Kimberly Howell | Hickory, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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April DiPaulo | Havertown, PA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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David Gura | Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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John Cockman, Jr. | Cockman Brothers | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Adam Hamilton | Cripple Creek | Salisbury, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Ben Whitmire | Monroe, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Tim Donley | Virginia Whistle Pigs | Richmond, VA | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Betty Vornbrock | Hillsville, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Rachel Nelson | Laurel Creek String Band | Boone, NC | |||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Scott Freeman | Mt. Airy, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Tommy Malboeuf | Carolina Sunrise | Troutman, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Archie Callahan | Country Playboys | Kernersville, NC | |||||
| Certified Old-Time Fiddlers Category - Over 55 | ||||||||
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Champion
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J.P. Fraley | Denton, KY | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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W.H. Cannaday | Original Orchard Grass Band | Rocky Mount, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Virgil Alfrey | Worthington, KY | ||||||
| Banjo | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Billy Cockman | Cockman Brothers | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Sam Garrison | Cripple Creek | Albemarle, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Edwin Lacy | Floyd, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Debbie Grimm | Konnarock Country Critters | Damascus, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Will Keys | Gray, TN | ||||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Mark Cheek | New Sounds of Grass | Hamptonville, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Rex McGee | Highbrow Hayseeds | Carrboro, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Garland Shuping | Garland Shuping & Wild Country | Rockwell, NC | |||||
| Guitar | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Brandon Davis | Galax, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Alan Johnson | Carroll Best String Band | Pisgah Forest, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Kevin Richardson | Cripple Creek | Seagrove, NC | |||||
| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Steve Kilby | Garland Shuping & Wild Country | N. Wilkesboro, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Joe Bassett | Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Danny Johnson | Carroll Best String Band | Pisgah Forest, NC | |||||
| Mandolin | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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1st Runner-Up
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Ben Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Tom Isenhour | Garland Shuping & Wild Country | Salisbury, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Ralph Pennington | Stony Creek | Gold Hill, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Tom Mindte | Ragged Edge | Rockwell, MD | |||||
| Autoharp | ||||||||
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Champion
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Carole Outwater | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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John Hollandsworth | Mountain Fling | Christiansburg, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Sylvia Delaney | Millard Creek String Band | Independence, VA | |||||
| Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
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Jeff Furman | Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Darcy Orr | Maggie's Fancy | Swannanoa, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Janel Furman | Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| Bass | ||||||||
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Champion
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Butch Barker | Rugby Gullyjumpers | Lansing, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Terry Semones | Konnarock Country Critters | Hillsville, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Jerry Steinbrenner | Ragged Edge | Floyd, VA | |||||
| Harmonica | ||||||||
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Champion
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Wade Yates | Sandy Ridge | Apex, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Mike Kinney | The Plumb Bobs | Kennesaw, GA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Ed Ogle | Mountain Fling | Roanoke, VA | |||||
| Dobro | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Donald A. Scott | Ragged Edge | High Point, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Bobby Wolfe | Davidson, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Albert Marsh | Jonesville, NC | ||||||
| Hammered Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
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Dan Gilvary | Raleigh, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Twin Fiddlers | ||||||||
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Champion
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Betty Vornbrock & Paul Herling | Hillsville, VA & Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Buzz Lloyd & Rex McGee | Carrboro, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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J.P. Fraley & Virgil Alfrey | Denton, KY & Worthington, KY | ||||||
| Bluegrass Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Cripple Creek | Salisbury, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Garland Shuping & Wild Country | N. Wilkesboro, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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American Standard | State Road, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Stoney Creek Boys | Maggie Valley, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Konnarock Country Critters | Independence, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Rough Riders | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Enoch & the Gold Hill Band | Independence, VA | ||||||
| Heritage Tune | ||||||||
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Special Recognition
|
Norman Boggs | Lauringburg, NC | ||||||
| Novelty Award | ||||||||
| Greg Cornett (whistling) | Rugby Gullyjumpers | Kingsport, TN | ||||||
1992
Fiddler of the Festival: Benton Flippen (Mt. Airy, NC)
First Runner-Up: Betty Vornbrock (Hillsville, VA)
Second Runner-Up: Jerry Moretz (Fleetwood, NC)
| Category | Winner | Winner's Band | Home | |||||
| Fiddle | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Joseph Douglas | Julian, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Crystal Mahaffey | White Top, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
April DiPaula | Havertown, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Adam Hamilton | Salisbury, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Stephen Mallinson | Salisbury, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Benjamin Wilson | Fries, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Betty Vornbrock | Hillsville, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Brian Grim | Independence, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Paul Herling | Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Jerry A. Moretz | Fleetwood, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Scott Freeman | Hillsville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Al McCanless | Seagrove, NC | ||||||
| Certified Old-Time Fiddlers Category - Over 55 | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Benton Flippen | Mt. Airy, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Thomas N. Isenhour | Scottsville, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Grover Sutton | Candler, NC | ||||||
| Banjo | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Old-Time Senior Division | Rob Morrison | Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
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Champion
|
Hobart Crabtree | Big Stone Gap,VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Roger Howell | Mars Hill, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Rick Pardue | State Road, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Mark Cheek | Jonesville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Carroll Best | Clyde, NC | ||||||
| Guitar | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Wayne Henderson | Mouth of Wilson, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Alan Johnson | Pisgah Forest, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Mike Williams | State Road, NC | ||||||
| Mandolin | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Tim Perry | Statesville, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Arnold Solomon | Greensboro, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Jansen Wendell | Paoli, PA | ||||||
| Autoharp | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Carole Outwater | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Joe M. Riggs | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Mary Umbarger | Harmony, NC | ||||||
| Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Jeff Furman | Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Harriet Andrews | Statesville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
W.S. Mayo | Halifax, VA | ||||||
| Bass | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Terry Samones | Hillsville, VA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Herb Key | Wilkesboro, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Randy Cheek | Jonesville, NC | ||||||
| Harmonica | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Ed Ogle | Roanoke, VA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Wade Yates | Apex, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
David Braatz | Mt. Mourne, NC | ||||||
| Dobro | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Doug Smith | Medway, OH | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Terry D. Cheek | Jonesville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
John Bishop | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| Hammered Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Dan Gilvary | Raleigh, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Jim Miller | |||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Twin Fiddlers | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Palmer Loux & Sue Shumaker | Havertown, PA & Berwyn, PA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Martin Fox & Paul Herling | Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Helen White & Betty Vornbrock | Mouth of Wilson, VA & Hillsville, VA | ||||||
| Bluegrass Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
American Standard | State Road, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Second Wind | Fries, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Four of a Kind | Candler, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Konnarock Country Critters | Independence, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Grayson Highlands Band | Jefferson, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Down Home | Wycheville, VA | ||||||
| Heritage Tune | ||||||||
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Special Recognition
|
Reid Ringer | Saluda, SC | ||||||
| Novelty Award | ||||||||
| Mel Jones | Mocksville, NC | |||||||
1993
Fiddler of the Festival: Benton Flippen (Mt. Airy, NC)
First Runner-Up: Brian Grim (Independence, VA)
Second Runner-Up: Billy Hawks (Mt. Airy, NC)
| Category | Winner | Winner's Band | Home | |||||
| Fiddle | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Crystal Mahaffey | Mt. Rogers Old Time Band | Whitetop, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Michael Jenkins | Stony Point, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Kristen Laster | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Stephen Mallinson | Salisbury, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Benjamin Wilson | Second Wind | Fries, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Adam Hamilton | Chattanooga, TN | ||||||
| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Brian Grim | Independence, VA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Ed Lambert | Garland Lambert's Band | Kernersville, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Trevor Stuart | Rascals | Canton, NC | |||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Billy Hawks, Jr. | Second Wind | Mt. Airy, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Jimmy Vipperman | Blue Ridge Barn Burners | Low Gap, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Jeff Arthur | B.G. Express | Roanoke, VA | |||||
| Certified Old-Time Fiddlers Category - Over 55 | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Benton Flippen | Dry Hill Draggers | Mt. Airy, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Thomas N. Isenhour | Scottsville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Dean Sturgill | Grayson Highlands Band | Lansing, NC | |||||
| Banjo | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Tina Blevins | Mt. Rogers Old Time Band | Jefferson, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Billy Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Travis Stuart | Rascals | Canton, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Debbie Grim | Konnarock Critters | Marion, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Paul Sidlick | Run of the Mill | Malvern, PA | |||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Mark Cheek | New Sounds of Grass | Hamptonville, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Rick Pardue | Blue Ridge Barn Burners | State Road, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Larry Pennington | Big Country Bluegrass | Warrensville, NC | |||||
| Guitar | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Flave Hart | Pisgah Forest, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Jonathan White | Olin, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Wayne Henderson | Guitar Shop Band | Mouth of Wilson, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Alan Johnson | Carroll Best String Band | Pisgah Forest, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Steve Kilby | Sunday Night Band | N. Wilkesboro, NC | |||||
| Mandolin | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Benjamin Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Darren Shumaker | Olin, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Ricky Ellis | Bluegrass Express | Moneta, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Brian Schmiel | Night Ramblers | Charlotte, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Tommy Sells | Big Country Bluegrass | Mouth of Wilson, VA | |||||
| Autoharp | ||||||||
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Champion
|
John Hollandsworth | Mountain Fling | Christiansburg, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Mary Umbarger | Front Porch Strings | Harmony, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
JoAnn Redd | Grayson Highlands Band | Galax, VA | |||||
| Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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|
1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Bass | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Don Campbell | Blue Ridge Barn Burners | Harmony, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Randy Cheek | New Sounds of Grass | Jonesville, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
David Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
| Harmonica | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Eddie Ogle | Mountain Fling | Roanoke, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Wade Yates | Sandy Ridge | Apex, NC | |||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Mel Jones | Mocksville, NC | ||||||
| Dobro | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Donnie Scott | Sunday Night Band | Taylorsville, NC | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
John Bishop | All New Old-Time String Band | Charlotte, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Bobby Wolfe | Davidson, NC | ||||||
| Hammered Dulcimer/td> | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Kathie Hollingsworth | Mountain Fling | Christiansburg, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Becky Barlow | |||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Twin Fiddlers | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Palmer Loux & Sue Shumaker | Havertown, PA & Berwyn, PA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Helen White & Betty Vornbrock | Mouth of Wilson, VA & Hillsville, VA | ||||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Janet Furman & Norman Boggs | Chapel Hill, NC & Lauringburg, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Second Wind | Fries, VA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Blue Ridge Barn Burners | State Road, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Mt. Rogers Old Time Band | Jefferson, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Run of the Mill | Havertown, PA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Night Ramblers | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Grayson Highlands Band | Jefferson, NC | ||||||
| Heritage Tune | ||||||||
|
Special Recognition
|
Thomas Isenhour | Scottsville, VA | ||||||
| Novelty Award | ||||||||
| Catherine Monnes | Nellysford, VA | |||||||
1994
Fiddler of the Festival: Ralph Blizard (Blountsville, TN)
First Runner-Up: Jim Van Cleve (Canton, NC)
Second Runner-Up: Brian Grim (Independence, VA)
| Category | Winner | Winner's Band | Home | |||||
| Fiddle | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Crystal Mahaffey | Whitetop, VA | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Kristen Laster | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Joseph C. Douglas | Julian, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Jim Van Cleve | Canton, NC | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Nathan Leath | Taylorsville, NC | ||||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Stephen Hallison | Salisbury, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Brian Grim | Konnarock Critters | Independence, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Trevor Stuart | Rascals | Canton, NC | |||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Timothy Donley | Richmond, VA | ||||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Wade Petty | Big Country Bluegrass | Galax, VA | |||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
Cathy Bumgarner | Norwick, CT | ||||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Mike Whitehead | Friendsville, TN | ||||||
| Certified Old-Time Fiddlers Category - Over 55 | ||||||||
|
Champion
|
Ralph Blizard | Blountville, TN | ||||||
|
1st Runner-Up
|
James A. Bradley | Corn Huskers Old Time Band | Wilkesboro, NC | |||||
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
Jerry R. White | Goldsboro, NC | ||||||
| Banjo | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
|
Champion
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Tina Blevins & Patricia Kilby (tie) | Jefferson, NC & Lansing, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Hobart Crabtree | Big Stone Gap, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Tina Liza Jones | Hits & Misses | Riner, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Tim Sauls | Mountain Fling | Roanoke, VA | |||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Larry Pennington | Big Country Bluegrass | Warrenville, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Hugh Moore | Traditional Ties | Raleigh, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Billy Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
| Guitar | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Flave Hart | Pisgah Forest, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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David Lawson | |||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Jonathan White | Olin, NC | ||||||
| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Jim Lloyd | Konnarock Critters | Rural Retreat, VA | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Steve Kilby | Sunday Night Band | N. Wilkesboro, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Beth Hartness | Night Ramblers | Charlotte, NC | |||||
| Mandolin | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Benjamin Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Randy Burgess | Gary & Eva and Southbound | Candler, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Tommy Sells | Big Country Bluegrass | Mouth of Wilson, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Connor Lambert | Stoney Creek Boys | Harmony, NC | |||||
| Autoharp | ||||||||
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Champion
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Glenna Karen Anderson | Christiansburg, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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John Hollingsworth | Mountain Fling | Christiansburg, VA | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Shelley Burke | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
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Mary Greene | Laurel Creek String Band | Boone, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Harriette Andrews | Statesville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Bass | ||||||||
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Champion
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David Cockman | Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, NC | |||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Jerry Sutton | Gary & Eva and Southbound | Candler, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Wayne Henderson | Guitar Shop | Mouth of Wilson, VA | |||||
| Harmonica | ||||||||
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Champion
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Mel Jones | Mocksville, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Joe Shannon | Boone, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Dick Jones | Possum Hollar O.T. Band | Mouth of Wilson, VA | |||||
| Dobro | ||||||||
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Champion
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Darin Gantt | Catawba, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Donnie Scott | Hits & Misses | Taylorsville, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Terry Cheek | New Sounds of Grass | Jonesville, NC | |||||
| Hammered Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
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Jim Miller | Hampton, TN | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Presley Z. Dunn | Dunn Family Band | Greensboro, NC | |||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Cindy Ribet | Bahama, NC | ||||||
| Twin Fiddlers | ||||||||
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Champion
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Mary Hardy Roberts & Marty Kaufman | Farmville, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Mike Whitehead & Cliff Stubblefield | Friendsville, TN & Alcoa, TN | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Helen White & Janet Furman | Mouth of Wilson, VA & Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Second Wind | Fries, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Cockman Family | Sherrills Ford, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Big Country Bluegrass | Mouth of Wilson, VA | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | Gary & Eva and Southbound | |||||||
| Old-Time Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Mt. Rogers Old Time Band | Whitetop, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Konnarock Critters | Independence, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Mill Run String Band | Cheek, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Ralph Blizard & the New Southern Ramblers | Blountsville, TN | ||||||
| Heritage Tune | ||||||||
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Special Recognition
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Roger Howell | Mars Hill, NC | ||||||
| Novelty Award | ||||||||
| Ora Watson (fiddle & clogging) | Sugar Grove, NC | |||||||
1995
Fiddler of the Festival: Gretchen Koehler (Apex, NC)
First Runner-Up: Roger Howell (Mars Hill, NC)
Second Runner-Up: Nathan Leath (Taylorsville, NC)
| Category | Winner | Winner's Band | Home | |||||
| Fiddle | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Kristen Laster | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Amanda Dills | Cullowhee, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Molly Barrett | Nebo, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Nathan Leath | Taylorsville, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Jimmy Van Cleve | Canton, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Amy N. Turner | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Roger Howell | Mars Hill, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Betty Vornbrock | Hillsville, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Cecil Gurganus | Todd, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Gretchen Koehler | Apex, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Gordon Myers | Hamptonville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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John Cockman | Sherrills Ford, NC | ||||||
| Certified Old-Time Fiddlers Category - Over 55 | ||||||||
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Champion
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Ralph Blizard | Blountsville, TN | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Thomas Isenhour | Scottsville, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Nick Hallman | Easley, SC | ||||||
| Banjo | ||||||||
| Old-Time Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Tina Blevins | Jefferson, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Patricia Kilby | Lansing, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Bluegrass Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Timothy D. Turner | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Old-Time Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Tom Estes | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Hobart Crabtree | Bog Stone Gap, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Will A. Keys | Gray, TN | ||||||
| Bluegrass Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Larry Pennington | Warrensville, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Jason Shumaker | Olin, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Mike Allen | Mocksville, NC | ||||||
| Guitar | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Benjamin Cockman | Sherrills Ford, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Forrest Hollandsworth | Christiansburg, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Christine DeRoucher | Atkins, VA | ||||||
| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Flave Hart | Pisgah Forest, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Gerald Anderson | Troutdale, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Terry Edwards | Marion, VA | ||||||
| Mandolin | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
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Jeff Michaels | Sparta, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Mark Jones | |||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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C.H. Linberry | Star, NC | ||||||
| Autoharp | ||||||||
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Champion
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Carole Outwater | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Ronnie Burroughs | Keysville, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Mary Umbarger | Harmony, NC | ||||||
| Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
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Jeff Furman | Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Alan Darveaux | Morganton, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Harriette Andrews | Statesville, NC | ||||||
| Bass | ||||||||
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Champion
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Dan Campbell | Harmony, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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David Cockman | Sherrills Ford, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Al Firth | Flint Hill, VA | ||||||
| Harmonica | ||||||||
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Champion
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Mel B. Jones | Mocksville, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Daisy C. Millet | Booneville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Ed Ogle | Roanoke, VA | ||||||
| Dobro | ||||||||
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Champion
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Donnie Scott | Taylorsville, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Doug Smith | Medway, OH | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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John Bishop | Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| Hammered Dulcimer | ||||||||
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Champion
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P. Z. Dunn | Greensboro, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Jim Miller | Hampton, TN | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Kathie Hollandsworth | Christiansburg, VA | ||||||
| Twin Fiddlers | ||||||||
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Champion
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Stephen Mallison & John Cockman | Salisbury NC & Sherrills Ford, NC | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
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Betty Vornbrock & Helen White | Hillsville, VA & Mouth of Wilson, VA | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Brian Grim & Jack Cahn | Independence, VA & Sparta, NC | ||||||
| Bluegrass Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Sagegrass | Bristol, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
220 Connection | Mocksville, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
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Blue Ridge Barn Burners | State Road, NC | ||||||
| Honorable Mention | ||||||||
| Old-Time Band | ||||||||
| Junior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
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1st Runner-Up
|
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2nd Runner-Up
|
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| Senior Division | ||||||||
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Champion
|
Mill Run String Band | Check, VA | ||||||
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1st Runner-Up
|
Sandy Ridge | Sanford, NC | ||||||
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2nd Runner-Up
|
Run of the Mill | Havertown, PA | ||||||
| Heritage Tune | ||||||||
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Special Recognition
|
Roger Howell | Mars Hill, NC | ||||||
| Novelty Award | ||||||||
| Fiddle Sticks | Easley, SC | |||||||