2018 Winners

OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Aila Wildman - Floyd, VA
2. Mattias Thedens - Oslo, Norway
3. Ruth Shumway - West Jefferson, NC
4. Jake Krack - Marlinton, WV
5. Matt Kirwan - Rocky Mount, VA
6. Betty Vornbrock - Hillsville, VA
7.  Billy Hurt - Boones Mill, VA
8. Rod Jones - Sydney, Australia
9. Jane Rothfield - Havertown, PA
10. Erynn Marshall - Galax, VA

DOBRO
1. N. R. Taylor - Wytheville, VA
2. Eddie Marrs - Princeton, WV
3. Doug Smith - Medway, OH
4. Robert Ellis - Mockesville, NC
5. Donnie Scott - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Hobert Beavers - Pounding Mill, VA
7. Maggie Anderson - Woodlawn, VA
8. Marvin Farmer - Hillsville, VA
9. Allen Surface - Riner, VA
10. Charlie Miliron - Rocky Mount, VA

MANDOLIN
1. Eli Wildman - Floyd, VA
2. Michael Cleveland - Charlestown, IN
3. Taylor Baker - Winchester, VA
4. Ryan Blevins - Marion, VA
5. Greg Jones - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Todd Hiatt - State Road, NC
7. Luke Morris - Galax, VA
8. Wayne Dye - Cleveland, VA
9. Luke Little - Summerville, NC
10. Ralph McGee - King, NC

BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Aaron Lewis - Detroit, MI
2. Rex McGee - King, NC
3. Corrina Logston - White Creek, TN
4. Joe Troop - Winston-Salem, NC
5. Glen Alexander - Pfafftown, NC
6. Daniel Greeson - Jamestown, NC
7. Madison Elmore - Hays, NC
8. Stephen Fraleigh - Raleigh, NC
9. John Hofman - Thomasville, NC
10. Ryan Eversole - Greensboro, NC

DULCIMER
1. Shohei Tsutsumi - Elkin, NC
2. Damon Muller - Richmond, VA
3. Lois Hornbostle - Bryson City, NC
4. Dot Christenson - Lexington, KY
5. Marsha Harris - Morehead City, NC
6. Holly Hishelwood - Winston-Salem, NC
7. Don Neuhauser - Charlestown, IN
8. Ehukai Teves - Bryson City, NC
9. Dianne Parker - Galax, VA
10. Briar McDowell - Hendersonville, NC

BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
2. Jeremiah Stephens - White Creek, TN
3. Andy Lowe - Raleigh, NC
4. Stevie Barr - Galax, VA
5. Steve Lewis - Todd, NC
6. Ronnie Harrison - Woodlawn, VA
7. Lee Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
8. Danny Bowers - Winston-Salem, NC
9. Randy Barrett - Falls Church, VA
10. Steve Chrisley - Wytheville, VA

CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Jared Boyd - Fries, VA
2. Trish Fore - Galax, VA
3. Jim Lloyd - Rural Retreat, VA
4. Marsha Todd - Mt. Airy, NC
5. Mac Trynham - Willis, VA
6. Seth Boyd - Martinsville, VA
7. Kevin Fore - Galax, VA
8. Tina Steffey - Jonesboro, TN
9. Victor Furtado - Floyd, VA
10. Adam Beshears - Elkin, NC

AUTOHARP
1. Penny Kilby - Mouth of Wilson, VA
2. Lois Shumaker - Olin, NC
3. Ronnie Burroughs - Keysville, VA
4. Bobbi Roberts - Galax, VA
5. Vicki Boyd - Laurel Fork, VA
6. Jo Ann Redd - Galax, VA
7. Virgil Adams - Galax, VA
8. Forest Hollingsworth - Christiansburg, VA
9. Glenna Anderson - Christiansburg, VA
10. Gerald Anderson - Troutdale, VA

GUITAR
1. Chad Harrison - Woodlawn, VA
2. Daniel Thrailkill - Mt. Ulla, NC
3. Presley Barker - Trap Hill, NC
4. Jack Hinshelwood - Abingdon, VA
5. Brian Muller - Christiansburg, VA
6. Jacob Greer - Jefferson, NC
7. Nick Weitzenfeld - Roanoke, VA
8. Greg Wilson - Fries, VA
9. Ben Somerville - Rockville, MD
10. Rick Hall - Princeton, WV

FOLK SONG
1. Ivy Phillips - Chapmansboro, TN
2. Eric Marshall - Mt. Airy, NC
3. Tommy Nichols - Mt. Airy, NC
4. Catherine Backus - Ferrum, VA
5. Heather Mabe - Walnut Cove, NC
6. Emily Blankenship-Tucker - Ferrum, VA
7. Brianna Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
8. Megan White - Greensboro, NC
9. Bonnie Bond - Fries, VA
10. Keith Souther - Mocksville, NC

DANCE
1. Brett Martin - Elk Creek, VA
2. Mark Handy - Ennice, NC
3. Paula Faulk - North Wilkesboro, NC
4. Rodney Sutton - Marshall, NC
5. Angela Hale - Elk Creek, VA
6. Delbert Dunford - Wytheville, VA
7. Justin Jackson - Austinville, VA
8. Brian Ferguson - Salem, VA
9. Regina Sigmon - Callaway, VA
10. Barbara Bowman - Mt. Airy, NC

BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. The Beaver Creek Boys - Hillsville, VA
2. Coyote Ugly - Kingsport, TN
3. The Randos - Mt. Ulla, NC
4. Blue Rock'n Grass - Atkins, VA
5. Blue Harvest - Chapmansboro, TN
6. Harrison Ridge - Galax, VA
7. Wound Tight - Wirtz, VA
8. Fractured But Whole - Raleigh, NC
9. Iron Grass - Galax, VA
10. Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder - Max Meadows, VA
11. The County Fools - Greensboro, NC
12. Cool Breeze - Johnson City, TN
13. The Grassifieds - Walkertown, VA
14. The Loose Strings Band - Galax, VA
15. Destination Bluegrass Band - Mocksville, NC

OLD TIME BANDS
1. Music Hollow String Band - Galax, VA
2. Whoopin' Holler String Band - Marlinton, WV
3. Five Mile Mountain Road - Boones Mill, VA
4. Southern Pride - Galax, VA
5. Big Possum String Band - Washington Court House, OH
6. Twin Creeks String Band - Laurel Fork, VA
7. Gap Civil - Sparta, NC
8. Slate Mountain Ramblers - Mt. Airy, NC
9. The South Carolina Broadcasters - Mt. Airy, NC
10. The New Smokey Valley Boys - Mt. Airy, NC
11. New River Bound - Christiansburg, VA
12. Karlie Keepfer And Smokey Holler - Sparta, NC
13. Hard Cider - Elk Creek, VA
14. The Wildmans - Floyd, VA
15. The New Spring Valley Boys - Fries, VA

BEST ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Aila Wildman - Floyd, VA

YOUTH OLD TIME FIDDLE
1.  Asa Nelson - Zionville, NC
2.  Willie Marschner - Fairfax, VA
3.  Ella Thomas - West Columbia, SC
4.  Anneli Burnett - Boone, NC
5.  Sophia Burnett - Boone, NC

YOUTH BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1.  Ruth Shumway - West Jefferson, NC
2.  Libby Harbour - Wilkesboro, NC
3.  Cheyenne Grantham - Boones Mill, VA
4.  Kamron Nunn - Westfield, NC
5.  Grace Bemus - Salisbury, NC

YOUTH MANDOLIN
1.  Elijah Moore - Kernersville, NC
2.  Sam Davis - Polkton, NC
3.  Emma Lowe - Wilkesboro, NC
4.  John Heetderks - Earlysville, VA
5.  Ryan Drake - Fletcher, NC

YOUTH CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1.  Karlie Keepfer - Sparta, NC
2.  Nicholas Wingo - Rural Retreat, VA
3.  Sofia Puckett - Galax, VA
4.  Kevin Beddingfield - Flag Pond, TN
5.  Colin Sprinkle - Marion, VA

YOUTH BLUEGRASS BANJO
1.  Tyler Comeau - Townsville, Quebec, Canada
2.  Jocob Moretz - Boone, NC
3.  David Heetderks - Earlysville, VA
4.  Kylie Drake - Fletcher, NC
5.  Ayden Young - Roanoke, VA

YOUTH GUITAR
1.  Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
2.  Will Hart - Pisgah Forest, NC
3.  Gabe Bemus - Salisbury, NC
4.  Brody York - Mt. Airy, NC
5.  Briar McDowell - Hendersonville, NC

YOUTH FOLK SONG
1.  Karlie Keepfer - Sparta, NC
2.  Molly Widner - Fancy Gap, VA
3.  Soraya Sullivan - Evanston, IL
4.  Elsa Howell - Roanoke, VA
5.  Lena Allison - Johnson City, TN

YOUTH DANCE
1.  Sarah Hale - Elk Creek, VA
2.  Jaycie Pemberton - Galax, VA
3.  Rachel Martin - Elk Creek, VA
4.  Isaac Martin - Elk Creek, VA
5.  Ray Sizemore - Galax, VA

YOUTH BANDS
1.  The Bluegrass Amateur Band - Traphill, NC
2.  Tater Hill Mashers - Boone, NC
3.  One Fret Over - Kernersville, NC
4.  The Earlysville Bluegrass Boys - Earlysville, VA
5.  High Top Mt. Harmony - Fletcher, NC