1998 Winners
OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. James Burris - Galax, VA
2. Richard Bowman - Ararat, VA
3. Bill Birchfield - Roan Mtn, TN
4. Edd Michael - Port Republic, VA
5. Jerry Correll - Elk Creek, VA
6. Betty Vornbrock - Hillsville, VA
7. Eddie Bond - Austinville, VA
8. Craig Woodward - Australia
9. J. P. Fraley - Denton, KY
10. Benton Flippen - Mt. Airy, NC
AUTOHARP
1. Drew Smith - Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
2. Bobby Roberts - Roanoke, VA
3. David Kilby - Peach Bottom, PA
4. Ken McMaster - Australia
5. Ronnie Burroughs - Keysville, VA
6. Jo Ann Redd - Galax, VA
7. Carole Outwater - Charlotte, NC
8. Shirley Howell - Daleville, VA
9. Walter Butterworth - Vinton, VA
10. Doug Cecil - Rocky Mount, VA
CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Brian Fain - Stuart, VA
2. Nancy Sluys - Westfield, NC
3. Patricia Kilby - Lansing, NC
4. Tim Donley - Richmond, VA
5. Bob Flesher - Peach Tree City, GA
6. Joey Burris - Hillsville, VA
7. Will A. Keyes, Jr. - Gray, TN
8. Tim Sauls - Roanoke, VA
9. Ray Chatfield - Galax, VA
10. Stephanie McKinnon - Marion, VA
DOBRO
1. Jacky Ray - Swords Creek, VA
2. Mark Clifton - Woodbridge, VA
3. Eddie Marrs - Princeton, WV
4. Mack Powers - Lansing, NC
5. Charles Moore - Grafton, VA
6. Kenneth Kirkman - Mt. Airy, NC
7. Randy Pasley - Jefferson, NC
8. Darrell Hobson - Booneville, VA
9. Linden Bowman - Harrisonburg, VA
10. Wade Fogleman - Snow Camp, NC
MANDOLIN
1. Ronald Inscore - Ararat, VA
2. Ashby Frank - Lexington, NC
3. Spencer Strickland - Lamsburg, VA
4. Scott Freeman - Galax, VA
5. Donnie Eldreth - Elkton, MD
6. Chris Harris - Eden, NC
7. Ricky Ellis - Moneta, VA
8. Ronnie Lyons - Laurel Fork, VA
9. Opie Poindexter - Pfafftown, NC
10. Gerald Theiler - New Castle, DE
BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Glen Alexander - Winston-Salem, NC
2. Teddy Lundy - Newark, DE
3. Jack Hinshelwood, Shawsville, VA
4. Chris Sexton - Staunton, VA
5. Jeff Michael - Sparta, NC
6. Nathan Leath - Taylorsville, NC
7. Billy Hurt, Jr. - Boones Mill, VA
8. John Hoffman - State Road, NC
9. Henry Mabe - Walnut Cove, NC
10. Bobby Moore - Roanoke, VA
BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Lynn Dugger - Milledgeville, GA
2. Jody King - Winston-Salem, NC
3. Tim Lineberry - Hillsville, VA
4. Fred Roupe - Sparta, NC
5. Trevor Watson - Fries, VA
6. Kenneth Melton - Woodlawn, VA
7. Howard Burton - Norfolk, England
8. Rick Pardue - State Road, NC
9. Kim Wood - Roanoke, VA
10. Snuffy Smith - King, NC
GUITAR
1. Wayne Henderson - Mouth Of Wilson, VA
2. Robert Shafer - Elkview, WV
3. Brandon Davis - Galax, VA
4. John Marler - Yadkinville, NC
5. Dan Holland - Salisbury, NY
6. Steve Kilby - North Wilkesboro, NC
7. Danny Knicley - Leesburg, VA
8. Greg Wilson - Fries, VA
9. William Connelly - Natural Bridge, VA
10. Doug Rorrer - Eden, NC
DULCIMER
1. Jim Miller - Hampton, TN
2. Fred Meyers - Clear Creek, TN
3. Mary Rhodes - Center Valley, PA
4. Bonnie Russell - Galax, VA
5. Gin Burris - Hillsville, VA
6. Galand Howell - Daleville, VA
7. Sandy Savage - Telford, TN
8. Clarence Roberts - Roanoke, VA
9. Jerimiah Skarie - Sparta, NC
10. Sharon Boyd - Colonial Heights, VA
FOLK SONG
1. Leslie Dunbar - Covington, VA
2. Kim Hunter - Johnson City, TN
3. Victor Dowdy - Salem, VA
4. Kim Dunham - Saltville, VA
5. Dale Morris - Elk Creek, VA
6. Gary Eisenhour - Claremont, NC
7. Linda Lay - Elkview, WV
8. Susan Gleason - Fries, VA
9. Ashley Primm - Galax, VA
10. Mary Wolfe, Vinton, VA
DANCE
1. J. T. Handy - Stuart, VA
2. Brenda Joyce - Stuart, VA
3. Mary Hamby - Ennice, NC
4. Patsy Bowers - Galax, VA
5. Robb Burris - Galax, VA
6. Scott Bemis - Galax, VA
7. Barbara Bowman - Ararat, VA
8. Jana Douglas - Independence, VA
9. Lucille King - Liberty, NC
10. Freddy White - Galax, VA
BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. Common Ground - Moneta, VA
2. East Coast Bluegrass Band - Waynesboro, VA
3. Mark Templeton and New Vision - High Point, NC
4. Anniversary Band - Newark, DE
5. Redwood - Danville, VA
6. Bluegrass Brothers - Salem, VA
7. Southern Junction - Charlotte, NC
8. Blue Mule - Daleville, VA
9. Nothing Fancy - Buena Vista, VA
10. The Del-Tones - Bristol, VA
11. Bluegrass Traditions - Hillsville, VA
12. Second Helping - Rocky Mount, VA
13. Beaver Creek - Roanoke, VA
14. Blue Plate Special - Elkview, WV
15. Plum Sideways - Roanoke, VA
OLD TIME BANDS
1. Southern Pride - Galax, VA
2. Konnarock Critters - Independence, VA
3. The Bumride String Band - Boones Mill, VA
4. The Corn Family - Williamsburg, VA
5. Rock Mountain Ramblers - Stuart, VA
6. The Farmers Daughters - Fries, VA
7. The Grayson Highlands Band - Jefferson, NC
8. The Wolfe Brothers - Elk Creek, VA
9. Spencer Branch Band - Galax, VA
10. The Pilot Mountain Bobcats - Westfield, NC
11. Back Step - Mt. Airy, NC
12. Virginia Carolina Buddies - Austinville, VA
13. Original Orchard Grass Band - Salem, VA
14. Grayson County River Rats - Independence, VA
15. Zephyr Lightning Bolts - Mount Airy, NC
BEST ALL-AROUND PERFORMER
Wayne Henderson - Mouth Of Wilson, VA