2023 Winners

Old Time Fiddle

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

Dobro

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

Mandolin

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

Bluegrass Fiddle

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

Dulcimer

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

Bluegrass Banjo

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

Clawhammer Banjo

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

Autoharp

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

Guitar

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

Folk Song

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

Flat Foot Dance

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

Bluegrass Bands

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

Old Time Bands

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

Best All Around Performer

  1. Jared Boyd — Clawhammer Banjo - Galax, VA

Youth Oldtime Fiddle

  1. 1. Sam Wilkerson — Lowgap, NC
  2. 2. Hunter Hiatt — State Road, NC
  3. 3. Maxwell Brown — Wilmington, DE
  4. 4. Silas Wilkerson — Lowgap, NC
  5. 5. Ola Moeckel — Floyd, VA

Youth Bluegrass Fiddle

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

Youth Mandolin

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

Youth Clawhammer Banjo

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

Youth Bluegrass Banjo

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

Youth Guitar

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

Youth Bands

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

Youth Folksong

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

Youth Flatfoot Dance

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

Youth All Around Performer

  1. Silas Wilkerson — Old Time Fiddle - Low Gap, NC
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