2002 Winners
OLD-TIME FIDDLE
1. Barbara Kuhns - Medway, OH
2. Richard Bowman - Ararat, VA
3. James Burris - Galax, VA
4. David Bass - Bryson City, NC
5. Eddie Bond - Austinsville, VA
6. Ed Michael - Port Republic, VA
7. Nick McMillian - Reidsville, NC
8. Jerry Correll - Elk Creek, VA
9. Kirk Sutphin - Walkertown, NC
10. Betty Vornbrock - Hillsville, VA
DOBRO
1. Billy Bourne - Fries, VA
2. Travis Houck - Chilhowie, VA
3. Randy Pasley - Jefferson, NC
4. Mack Powers - Lansing, NC
5. Charles Moore - Grafton, VA
6. Tim Goins - Mt. Airy, NC
7. Donnie Scott - Dobson, NC
8. Jimmy Kidd - Lynchburg, VA
9. Robert Ellis - Mocksville, NC
10. Jacky Ray - Swords Creek, VA
MANDOLIN
1. Chris Harris - Eden, NC
2. Ebby Jewel - Whitewood, VA
3. Brewster Hubbard - Roanoke, VA
4. Ricky Ellis - Moneta, VA
5. Darin Aldridge - Shelby, NC
6. Mike Sizemore - Hillsville, VA
7. Scott Freeman - Woodlawn, VA
8. Opie Poindexter - Pfafftown, NC
9. Vernon Elkins - Christiansburg, VA
10. Terry Bullin - Elkin, NC
BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Glenn Alexander - Winston-Salem, NC
2. Kenzie Law - Rocky Mount, VA
3. Ryan Eversol - Greensboro, NC
4. Billy Hurt, Jr. - Boones Mill, VA
5. Nathan Leath - Rockville, MD
6. Jake Krack - Ormca, WV
7. Tom Malboeuf - Troutman, NC
8. Steve Fraleigh - Roanoke, VA
9. Bobby Moore - Vinton, VA
10. Sarah Twilley - Hermitage, TN
DULCIMER
1. Jin Burris - Hillsville, VA
2. Darlena Knicely - Penn Laird, VA
3. Katie Cannaday - Calloway, VA
4. Ralph Tuggle - Independence, VA
5. Dot Christenson - Lexington, KY
6. Dick Lamb - Keezletown, VA
7. Jack Blakenship - Bedford, VA
8. Bonnie Russell - Galax, VA
9. Clarence Roberts - Galax, VA
10. Bill Blackwell - Hampton, VA
BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Stevie Barr - Galax, VA
2. Regina Furtado - Front Royal, VA
3. Charles Honeycutt - Concord, NC
4. Tommy Morse - Stuart, VA
5. Ken Watson - Vinton, VA
6. Lisa Widner - Hillsville, VA
7. Lane Robertson - Pembrook, VA
8. Barry Collins - Pembrook, VA
9. Trevor Watson - Austinville, VA
10. Snuffy Smith - King, NC
CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Nancy Sluys - Westfield, NC
2. Brian Fain - Stuart, VA
3. Tina Trianosky - Jefferson, NC
4. Joey Burris - Hillsville, VA
5. Marsha Bowman - Ararat, VA
6. Michael Motley - Stuart, VA
7. Tim Sauls - Roanoke, VA
8. Ken Inoue - Statesville, NC
9. Adam Beshears - Austinville, VA
10. Seth Boyd - Ferrum, VA
AUTOHARP
1. John Hollingsworth - Christiansburg, VA
2. Drew Smith - Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
3. Glenna Anderson - Christiansburg, VA
4. Bobbi Roberts - Galax, VA
5. Ronnie Burroughs - Keyesville, VA
6. Fredrick Douglas - Pickens, SC
7. Linda Miller - Salem, VA
8. David Kilby - Peach Bottom, PA
9. Jo Ann Redd - Galax, VA
10. Gilbert Suitt - Mouth of Wilson, VA
GUITAR
1. Scott Fore - Radford, VA
2. Jeff Ellis - Moneta, VA
3. Wayne Henderson - Mouth of Wilson, VA
4. Greg Wilson - Fries, VA
5. Brandon Davis - Galax, VA
6. Josh Pickett - Fries, VA
7. Jeff Hardaway - Nashville, TN
8. Joe Clark - Pounding Mill, VA
9. Brandon Bentley - Sumerco, WV
10. Gerald Anderson - Troutdale, VA
FOLK SONG
1. Leslie Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
2. Cyndi Mahler - Mineral, VA
3. Tracy Keller - Galax, VA
4. Kim Dunham - Saltville, VA
5. Jesse Lovell - Fries, VA
6. Lynn Healey - Mineral, VA
7. Marcie Horne - Fieldale, VA
8. Carolyn Honeycutt - Hillsville, VA
9. Steve Worley - Wirtz, VA
10. Susan Brown - Abington, VA
DANCE
1. Michael Sexton - Hillsville, VA
2. Brenda Joyce - Stuart, VA
3. Justin Jackson - Austinville, VA
4. Angela Hale - Independence, VA
5. John Perry - Independence, VA
6. Jerry Hodges - Collinsville, VA
7. Robb Burris - Sparta, NC
8. Barbara Bowman - Ararat, VA
9. Holly Snedeker - Walkersville, WV
10. George Gibson - Dungannon, VA
BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. The Blinky Moon Boys - Milledgeville, GA
2. Carolina Drive - Burlington, NC
3. Fast Forward - Hillsville, VA
4. American Standard Bluegrass Band - Peach Bottom, PA
5. Halleleujah Ride - Willis, VA
6. Southern Junction - Harrisburg, VA
7. Autumn Harvest - Mt. Airy, NC
8. Common Ground - Moneta, VA
9. Lonesome Drive - Marion, VA
10. Bluegrass Tradition - Hillsville, VA
11. The Cana Ramblers - Cana, VA
12. Stable Horse - Nahant, MA
13. Breaking It Down - Jonesville, NC
14. Blue Plate Special - Ashland, VA
15. The Rock Bottom Bluegrass Band - Lansing, NC
OLD TIME BANDS
1. Tune Town - Marion, VA
2. Cool As Grits - Bryson City, NC
3. Slate Mountain Ramblers - Ararat, VA
4. Man Alive - Dobson, NC
5. Southern Pride - Hillsville, VA
6. Old Time Tradition - Austinville, VA
7. The Dry Hill Draggers - Ferrum, VA
8. The Grayson Highlands Band - Jefferson, NC
9. The Blue Ridge Mtn. Ramblers - Lansing, NC
10. Katie And The Bubba Tones - Blacksburg, VA
11. The Blueridge Mountaineers - Willis, VA
12. The Wild Turkies - Roanoke, VA
13. Wolves A Howlin' - Elk Creek, VA
14. Smokey Valley Boys - Mt. Airy, NC
15. Backstep - Mt. Airy, NC
BEST ALL-AROUND PERFORMER
Scott Fore - Radford, VA
YOUTH OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Elizabeth Cessac - Blacksburg, VA
2. Monroe Lowe - Jonesborough, TN
3. Jana Fowler - Charlotte, NC
4. Erika Godfrey - Mt. Airy, NC
5. Allen Rutherford - Independence, VA
YOUTH BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Mason Wright - Rocky Mount, VA
2. Brooke Brammer - Collinsville, VA
3. Montana Young - Bassett, VA
4. Jesse Mills - Little Rock, AK
5. Joseph Furtado - Front Royal, VA
YOUTH MANDOLIN
1. Laura Leigh Jones - Cana, VA
2. Jesse Carper - New Castle, VA
3. Milia Furtado - Front Royal, VA
4. Spencer Blankenship - Bedford, VA
5. Joey Lemons
YOUTH CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Sarah Garbade - Mouth of Wilson, VA
2. Patrick Hill - Fries, VA
YOUTH BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Owen Piatt - Walnut Cove, NC
2. Gina Furtado - Front Royal, VA
3. Jay Kaczor - Meherrin, VA
4. Justin Parrish - Rock Hill, SC
5. Christina Furtado - Front Royal, VA
YOUTH GUITAR
1. Will Jones - Cana, VA
2. Chris Ball - Rogersville, TN
3. Eric Wilson - Rural Retreat, VA
4. Eric Hill - Fries, VA
5. John Curtis Goad