2023 Winners

OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Billy Hurt, Jr - Boones Mill, VA
2. Cody Bauer - Knoxville, TN
3. Andrew Small - Floyd, VA
4. Asa Nelson - Zionville, NC
5. Richard Bowman - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Nate Leath - Nashville, TN
7. Lucas Pasley - Sparta, NC
8. Jesse Maw - Asheville, NC
9. Raistlin Brabson - Callaway, VA
10. Maxwell Brown - Wilmington, DE

DOBRO
1. Allen Surface - Floyd, VA
2. Jake Joins - Fries, VA
3. Jason King - Pleasant Grden, NC
4. N.R. Taylor - Wytheville, VA
5. Eric Handy - Christiansburg, VA
6. Donnie Scott - Mt. Airy, NC
7. Robert Ellis - Mocksville, NC
8. Charlie Milliron - Ararat, VA
9. Luke Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
10. Matthew Zuckerman - Baltimore, MD

MANDOLIN
1. Vincent Bullins - Lawsonville, NC
2. Ryan Blevins - Marion, VA
3. Todd Hiatt - Elkin, NC
4. Brian Muller - Christiansburg, VA
5. D.J. Roller - Richmond, VA
6. Ralph McGee - King, NC
7. Adam McPeaak - Max Meadows, VA
8. Brewster Hubbard - Roanoke, VA
9. Mark Jones, Kernersville, NC
10. Tim Perry - Statesville, NC

BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Marina Hutchins - Las Vegas, NV
2. Ruth Shumway - West Jefferson, NC
3. Daniel Greeson - Jamestown, NC
4. Joe Furtado - Front Royal, VA
5. Hunter Berry - Elizabethton, TN
6. John Hoffman - Thomasville, NC
7. Merl Johnson - Elco, PA
8. Glen Alexander - Charlotte, NC
9. Jim Graddick - Blythewood, SC
10. Danny Knicely - Taylorstown, VA

DULCIMER
1. Kendra Ward - Bidwell, OH
2. Kimberly Dean - Roanoke, VA
3. Diane Parker - Galax, VA
4. Damian Muller - Richmond, VA
5. John Renwick - Charlotte, NC
6. Jimmy Watts - Virgilina, VA
7. Leslie Skinner - Prince George, VA
8. Tim Thorton - Shawsville, VA
9. Dick Lamb - Keezletown, VA
10. Tim Owen - Cascade, VA

BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Steve Lewis - Jefferson, NC
2. Travis Watts - Mt. Airy, NC
3. Ettore Buzzini - Moorseville, NC
4. Jeremy Stephens - Whites Creek, TN
5. Taylor Shuck - Nashville, TN
6. Danny Bowers - Winston-Salem, NC
7. Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
8. Ayden Young - Roanoke, VA
9. Elijah Ellenburg - Pikens, SC
10. Tyler Jackson - Kernersville, NC

CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Jared Boyd - Galax, VA
2. Trish Fore - Galax, VA
3. Tina Steffey - Galax, VA
4. Kelley Breiding - Crumpler, NC
5. Jim Lloyd - Rural Retreat, VA
6. Garrett Wyatt - Independence, VA
7. Steven Custo - Marlinton, WV
8. Robbie Herman - Taylorsville, NC
9. Sawyer Moxley - Galax, VA
10. Nancy Sluys - Westfield, NC

AUTOHARP
1. Ronnie Burroughs - Keysville, VA
2. Lois Shumaker - Olin, NC
3. David Kilby - Peach Bottom, PA
4. Penny Kilby - Mouth of Wilson, VA
5. Vicki Boyd - Laurel Fork, VA
6. Virgil Adams - Galax, VA
7. James Moore - Roanoke, VA
8. Jimmy Handy - Woolwine, VA
9. Elizabeth Merkhofer - Washington, DC
10. Danna Underwood - Ivanhoe, VA

GUITAR
1. Brennen Ernst - Philadelphia, PA
2. Eric Hardin - Warrensville, NC
3. Austin Mikeal - Jefferson, NC
4. Chad Harrison - Claudeville, VA
5. Lucas White - Galax, VA
6. Graydon Shepherd - West Jefferson, NC
7. Libby Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
8. Matt Osborne - Somewhere, TN
9. Briar McDowell - Hendersonville, , NC
10. Denny Alley - Lawsonville, NC

FOLK SONG
1. Meredith Wilkerson - Low Gap, NC
2. Karlie Keepfer - Sparta, NC
3. Emily Tucker - Ferrum, VA
4. Maggie Blankenship - Stuart, VA
5. Tommy Nichols - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Rebecca Bryant - Madison Heights, VA
7. Jaelyn Taylor - Wytheville, VA
8. Ella Grim - Elk Creek, VA
9. Jane Seymour - Jasper, GA
10. Geary Allen - Johnson City, TN

DANCE
1. Marsha Todd - Mt. Airy, NC
2. Brett Morris - Galax, VA
3. Ruth Alpert - Santa Barbara, CA
4. Gina Dilg - Radford, VA
5. Barbara Bowman - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Mitchell Robinson - Galax, VA
7. Brian Ferguson - Rocky Mount, VA
8. Susan Blankenship - Stuart, VA
9. Glenn Wimmer - Rocky Mount, VA
10. Marty Todd - Mt. Airy, NC

BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. Special Connection - Salem, VA
2. The Jakes From State Farm - Stoneville, NC
3. Dickson Cider Valley - Apex, NC
4. Harrison Ridge - Woodlawn, VA
5. The Bluegrass Edition - Kingsport, TN
6. Lucas White Off The Rails - Galax, VA
7. Headin' Home - Bloomingdale, GA
8. Hammaville - Bedford, VA
9. The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee - Floyd, VA
10. Rookie Riot - Gothenburg, Sweden
11. Last Minute Grass - Mt. Airy, NC
12. The County Fools - Greensboro, NC
13. Sine - Fries, VA
14. Carolina Ridgeline - Huntersville, NC
15. Outlaw Bluegrass - Statesville, NC

OLD TIME BANDS
1. Twin Creeks String Band - Ferrum, VA
2. Stratford String Band, Sparta, NC
3. The Liberty Hill Billies - Fries, VA
4. Slate Mountain Ramblers - Mt. Airy, NC
5. Whoopin' Holler String Band - Marlington, WV
6. Southern Pride - Hillsville, VA
7. The Young And The Restless - Galax, VA
8. New River Bound - Christiansburg, VA
9. The New Critter Connection - Independence, VA
10. Up Jumped Trouble - Calloway, VA
11. The Hooligans - Galax, VA
12. The Wildcats - Galax, VA
13. Greasy Creek String Band - Hillsville, VA
14. Wayfaring Whistle Pigs - Fincastle, VA
15. Hard Step - Elk Creek, VA

BEST ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Jared Boyd - Clawhammer Banjo - Galax, VA

YOUTH BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Hollace Oakes - Snowville, VA
2. Josephine Walker - Todd, NC
3. Cheyenne Grantham - Boones Mill, VA
4. Madalyn Jarrett - Falls Mills, VA
5. Alice Gould - Savannah, GA

YOUTH MANDOLIN
1. Atti Dyer - North Wilkesboro, NC
2. Sarah Rose Norris - North Wilkesboro, NC
3. Blane Young - Roanoke, VA
4. Charlie Tolbert - Purlear, NC
5. Callie Hall - Powhatan, VA

YOUTH CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Willaim Moeckel - Floyd, VA
2. Bayla Davis - Leicester, NC
3. Wyatt Grantham - Boone Mill, VA
4. Margo MacSweeney - Floyd, VA
5. Wren Hello - Floyd, VA

YOUTH BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Berkley Stewart - Saltville, VA
2. Levi Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
3. Luciya Sullivan - Evanston, IL
4. Chet Rickman - Augusta, WV
5. Elijah Ellenburg - Liberty, SC

YOUTH GUITAR
1. Graydon Shepherd - West Jefferson, NC
2. Croft Wilson - Jacksonville, FL
3. Judah Davis - Leicester, NC
4. Gabe Mark - Belmont, NC
5. Jonpaul Sepulveda - Travelers Rest, SC

YOUTH BANDS
1. The Brothers Five - Bloomingdale, GA
2. Newfound Gap - Leicester, NC
3. Old Time Rowdies - Floyd, VA
4. The Biscuit Eaters - Lowgap, NC
5. Carolina Detour - Pinnacle, NC

YOUTH FOLKSONG
1. Ella Grim - Elk Creek, VA
2. Lucy Smith - Johnson City, TN
3. Leo Lindblom - Bloomingdale, GA
4. Sawyer Smith - Johnson City, TN
5. Kyrie Sexton - Galax, VA

YOUTH FLATFOOT DANCE
1. Misha MacSweeney - Floyd, VA
2. Margo MacSweeney - Floyd, VA
3. Levi Head - Mt. Airy, NC
4. Molly Wilkerson - Lowgap, NC
5. Jude Morris - Saltville, VA

YOUTH ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Silas Wilkerson - Old Time Fiddle - Low Gap, NC