Old
        Fiddler's Convention - Galax, VA


1980 Winners


OLD TIME FIDDLE
1.  Benton Flippen - Mt. Airy, NC
2.  Jim Gaskins - Elkton, VA
3.  Phillip McDonald - Marion, NC
4.  Bob Riley - Roanoke, VA
5.  Dea Felts - Woodlawn, VA

BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1.  Wade Petty - Galax, VA
2.  Ricky Simpkins - Radford, VA
3.  Danny Bowers - Winston-Salem, NC
4.  Willie Gregory - Martinsville, VA
5.  Jimmy Vipperman - Pilot Mtn, NC

CLAW HAMMER BANJO
1.  Banton Owen - Cullawchee, NC
2.  Andy Cahan - Mt. Airy, NC
3.  Mary Winston - Lexington, VA
4.  Rick Abrams - St. Petersburg, FL
5.  Enoch Rutherford - Independence, VA

BLUEGRASS BANJO
1.  Ken Watson - Roanoke, VA
2.  Bobby Moore - Roanoke, VA
3.  Dick Judson - Fairview Park, OH
4.  Sammy Shealor - Mt. Airy, NC
5.  Charles Hawks - Galax, VA

GUITAR
1.  Steve Kilby - North Wilkesboro, NC
2.  Wayne Henderson - Sugar Grove, VA
3.  Curtis Leonard - Salem, VA
4.  Mike Brown - Galax, VA
5.  Dennis Bullins - Galax, VA

MANDOLIN
1.  Jeff Midkiff - Salem, VA
2.  Mike Casstevens - Mocksville, NC
3.  Ronnie Lyons - Laurel Fork, VA
4.  J. D. Lamberth - Troutman, NC
5.  Ricky Riddle - Blue Ridge, VA

DOBRO
1.  Marvin Farmer - Galax, VA
2.  Jimmie Kidd - Lynchburg, VA
3.  Ron Buckelew - Blue Ridge, VA
4.  Bob Hinty - Natural Bridge, VA
5.  Lloyd Pillow - Evington, VA

DULCIMER
1.  Sharon "Muffin" Shelburne - Colonial Heights, VA
2.  Raymond Melton - Woodlawn, VA
3.  Roscoe Russell - Galax, VA
4.  Alan Freeman - Grantsville, WV
5.  Bonnie Pennington, Hillsville, VA

AUTOHARP
1.  Gilbert Suitt - Independence, VA
2.  Betty Waldron - Copper Hill, VA
3.  Susan Francis - White Top, VA
4.  Woody Padgett - Springfield, VA
5.  Anne Lowing - Stone Mtn, GA

DANCE
1.  Gena Lynn Britt - Star, NC
2.  Mark Handy - Ennice, NC
3.  Jay Burris - Galax, VA
4.  Robin Kidd - Lynchburg, VA
5.  Wendy Perry - Independence, VA

FOLK SONG
1.  Susan Cecil - Blue Ridge, VA
2.  John Joyce - Mt. Airy, NC
3.  Reva Banks - Woodlawn, VA
4.  Wayne Erbsen - Swannanoa, NC
5.  Rebecca Haga - Galax, VA

OLDTIME BANDS
1. Shady Mountain Ramblers - Galax, VA
2.  New River Ramblers - Independence, VA
3.  Sourdough String Band - Broomall, PA
4.  Smokey Valley Boys - Mt. Airy, NC
5.  Nickel Bridge Boys - Richmond, VA
6.  Roan Mountain Hilltoppers - Hampton, TN
7.  Bucksnort Barndance Band - Gainesville, FL
8.  Cork Lickers - Banner Elk, NC
9.  Ace Weems & The Fat Meat Boys - Cambridge, MA
10.  West Virginia Frontiersmen - Charleston, WV

BLUE GRASS BANDS
1.  New Grass Revue - Salem, VA
2.  Country Boys - Mt. Airy, NC
3.  Sun Down - Roanoke, VA
4.  Southern Tradition - Winston-Salem, NC
5.  East Virginia Grass - Blue Ridge, VA
6.  Virginia Travellers - Warrington, VA
7.  Clear Blue - Southwest, VA
8.  Rugby Gulley Jumpers - Sugar Grove, VA
9.  High Countrymen - Winston-Salem, NC
10.  Grayson County Cut-Ups - Galax, VA

BEST ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Steve Kilby - North Wilkesboro, NC

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