1965 Winners

BANDS
1. Kessingers Bros. - Huntington, WV
2. Camp Creek Boys - Galax, VA & Low Gap, NC
3. Sunny Mt. Boys - Galax, VA
4. Mountain Ramblers - Galax, VA

GUITAR
1. Ernest Thomas - Bristol, TN
2. Julius Bartley - Low Gap, NC
3. Johnny Jackson - Wilmington, DE

FOLK SONG
1. Thurman Pugh - Galax, VA
2. Tom Ashley - Shouns, TN
3. Jack Tate - Abington, VA

BANJO (CLAWHAMMER)
1. China Poplin - Sumter, SC
2. George Stoneman - Galax, VA
3. Kyle Creed - Galax, VA

BANJO (BLUEGRASS)
1. Warren Pennington - Warrensville, NC
2. Teddy Lundy - Wilmington, DE
3. Charles Hawks - Galax, VA

FIDDLE
1. Otis Burris - Galax, VA
2. Eugene Lundy - Galax, VA
3. W. F. George - Bluefield, WV

DANCE
1. Sandra Lewis - Laurel Fork, VA
2. Otis Burris - Galax, VA
3. Jay Burris - Galax, VA

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMER
Jimmy Edmonds - Galax, VA

SPECIAL AWARDS - 8 to 12 Yrs. Old
The Little Playmates - Galax, VA
The Wilson Bros. - Fries, VA