The North Carolina Society of Historians presented the Paul Green Multimedia Award both to the WBT Briarhoppers, for “preserving the old-time radio experience for today’s audience,” and to the WBT Briarhoppers website. The awards ceremony was held October 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Mooresville, North Carolina.
The contest winners at the Hoppin’ John festival, held September 15 – 17, are as follows. Old-time fiddle: Sarah Bryan, Peter Honig, Andy Williams. Bluegrass fiddle: Stephen Fraley, Matt Hooper, Brian English. Old-time banjo: Marvin Gaster, Brian Demarcus, Courtney Clapp. Bluegrass banjo: Dwayne Runyon, Matt Hooper, Brian English. Guitar: Lightnin’ Wells, David Hughes, Philip Clapp. Bass: Caleb Hagwood, KillBasa Bill, Keith Sikes. Mandolin: Connor Hagwood, Dwayne Runyon, Zach Mondry. Folk song: Aaron Ratcliffe, Wayne Martin, Chris Turner. Old-time band: April Fools, Alfred and the Flat Meat Boys, Red Rover. Bluegrass band: Passin’ Thru, Bethesda Bluegrass, Grass Up and Go. Non-traditional band: Dismal Swamp Moaners, Riders in Disguise, Leaky Meat. Dance: Emolyn Liden, Julie Chiles, Phil Jamison. Music, youth: Connor Hagwood, Marie Marl, Claire Fraley. Dance, Youth: Alex Meredith, Johannah Schilling, Ian Madden and Josiah Freese (tie).
Contest winners at the Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee held October 9 in Avoca, Nebraska, are as follows. Open division: Pete Fucianaio, Omaha, Nebraska; Fiala Peters, Omaha; Jim Harvey, Omaha. Singing division (fiddling with singing): Hanila Vankirk, Omaha. Fee Fi Faux division (fiddle tune played on instrument other than fiddle): Sarah Kopsa, Elkhorn, Nebraska; Jacob Hansen, Weeping Water, Nebraska. Hocus pocus division (fiddle tune with cross-tuning, sound effects, dancing, etc.): Pete Fucianaio, Omaha; Halila Vankirk, Omaha; Jacob Hansen, Weeping Water, Nebraska.
At the Michigan State Championship Old-Time Fiddlers Contest, Tommy McKinney of Romulus, Michigan, won the title of Michigan State Champion Old-Time Fiddler. Second place was won by Dick Wild of Jackson, Michigan.
Winners at the Grayson County Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention at Elk Creek, Virginia, were as follows. Youth competition: Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Tori Jones, Linwood, North Carolina; Laci Broom, Lexington, North Carolina; Madison Shepherd, West Jefferson, North Carolina; Bailey Wall, Jacksonville, Florida. Old-time band: Pleasing Fungus Beetles, Charlottesville, Virginia; Hard Tellin’ Not Knowin’, Independence, Virginia; Floyd County Ramblers, Willis, Virginia; Back Step, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Willowshade Drifters, Laurel Fork, Virginia. Bluegrass band: Blu-Vue, Westfield, North Carolina; Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder, Max Meadows, Virginia; Blue Creek, Warrensville, North Carolina; David Mathews and Sunset Valley Boys, Barren Springs, Virginia; Nite Run, Pulaski, Virginia. Folk song: Sarah Scott, Kingsport, Tennessee; Erika Littman, Burnsville, North Carolina; Erica Greer, Independence, Virginia; Ronald Davis, Hillsville, Virginia; Melissa Wright, Purcellville, Virginia. Dulcimer: Dustin Sechrest, Elk Creek, Virginia; Gailanne Amundsen, Longwood, Florida; Dick Lamb, Keezletown, Virginia; Roger Amundsen, Longwood, Florida; Ralph Tuggle, Independence, Virginia. Autoharp: JoAnn Redd, Galax, Virginia; Glenna Anderson, Christiansburg, Virginia; Vickie Bond, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Virgil Adams, Fries, Virginia; Jimmy Handy, Woolwine, Virginia. Old-time banjo: Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Brien Fain, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Nancy Sluys, Westfield, North Carolina; Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Kelly Breiding, Mount Airy, North Carolina. Bluegrass fiddle: Marlow Dean, Independence, Virginia; Paul Herling, Blacksburg Virginia; Debbie Gitlin, Walkertown, North Carolina; Nikki Wright, Rich Valley, Virginia; Dewey Long, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Dobro: Billy Bourne, Fries, Virginia; Donnie Scott, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Frank Lawson, Galax, Virginia; Roger Weatherman, Ivanhoe, Virginia. Mandolin: Larry Grimes, Barren Springs, Virginia; Butch Heath, Chilhowie, Virginia; Wes Clifton, Low Gap, North Carolina; D. J. Akers, Christiansburg, Virginia; Josh Bearman, Richmond, Virginia. Old-time fiddle: Andy Edmonds, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina; Adrian Shepherd-Powell, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina; Richard Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; Nate Leath, Lexington, Virginia; Nick McMillian, Mount Airy, North Carolina. Bluegrass banjo: Hersie McMillian, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Tony Mabe, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Timmy Mills, Riner, Virginia; Matt Osborne, Bristol, Virginia; Courtney Wright, Saltville, Virginia. Guitar: Blake Collins, Bristol, Virginia; Stanley Widener, Fancy Gap, Virginia; Eric Hill, Fries, Virginia; Ronald Davis, Hillsville, Virginia; Claiborne Woodall, Abingdon, Virginia. Bass fiddle: David Chrisley, Max Meadows, Virginia; Loyd Richardson, Warrensville, North Carolina; Barbara Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; Jamie Collins, Bristol, Virginia; Lula Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia. Friday night flatfoot dance: Nina Pinto; Justin Jackson, Austinville, Virginia; Dawson McKay, Crockett, Virginia; Lula Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Rick Sutphin, Floyd, Virginia. Saturday night flatfoot dance: Dawson McKay, Crockett, Virginia; Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Marty Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Brett Martin, Independence, Virginia; Justin Jackson, Austinville, Virginia. Children’s flatfoot dance: Alexander Meredith, Siler City, North Carolina; Lulu Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Mattie Amundsen, Longwood, Florida; Mathew McSheuley, Linden, Virginia.
Contest winners at the Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention in Sparta, North Carolina, were as follows. Old-time band: Slate Mountain Ramblers, Ararat, Virginia; Fiddlin’ Erika and Surry County Boys, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Rail Splitters, Big Stone Gap, Virginia; Little River Reelers, Galax, Virginia; Whoopin’ Hollar String Band, Charleston, West Virginia. Bluegrass band: Turkey Creek, Johnson City, Tennessee; Double Overtime, Dobson, North Carolina; Sons of the South, Claremont, North Carolina; Destination Bluegrass, Rockwell, North Carolina; Bluegrass Revue, Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Old-time fiddle: Jake Krack, Charleston, West Virginia; Richard Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; Andy Edmonds, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina; Chris Testerman, Grassy Creek, North Carolina; Nick McMillian, Mount Airy, North Carolina. Bluegrass fiddle: John Hofmann, Thomasville, North Carolina; Merl Johnson, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Marlon Dean, Independence, Virginia; Ashley Davis, Johnson City, Tennessee; Lyndsey Nichols, Mount Airy, North Carolina. Old-time banjo: Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Tony Mabe, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Brien Fain, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Kelley Breiding, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Joey Neal, Blackstock, South Carolina. Bluegrass banjo: Courtney Wright, Saltville, Virginia; Steve Chrisley, Wytheville, Virginia; Jake Hiatt, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Brandy Miller, West Jefferson, North Carolina; Casey McPherson, Stuart, Virginia. Guitar: Matt Osborne, Bristol, Virginia; Danny Casstevens, Mocksville, North Carolina; Garry Dalton, Draper, Virginia; Michael Brown, Woodlawn, Virginia; Joey Doss, Stoneville, North Carolina. Mandolin: Chase Johner, Marion, Virginia; Travers Chandler, Galax, Virginia; Connor Hagwood, Durham, North Carolina; Greg Blevins, Marion, Virginia; Adam McPeak, Max Meadows, Virginia. Vocal: Tommy Nichols, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Shelby Mahaffey, Riner, Virginia; Beth Smith, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Jesse Lovell, Fries, Virgnia; Lynne Powell, Mocksville, North Carolina. Bass: Loyd Richardson, Warrensville, North Carolina; David Chrisley, Wytheville, Virginia; Barbara Bowman, Ararat, Virgnia; Stacy Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Michael Perkins, Greensboro, North Carolina. Autoharp: Heather Mabe, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; JoAnn Redd, Galax, Virginia; Virgil Adams, Fries, Virginia; Curtis Bond, Fries, Virginia; Libby Kahn, Independence, Virginia. Dulcimer: Dick Lamb, Keezletown, Virginia; Tim Thornton, Shawsville, Virginia; Jean Callison, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia; Debbie Toney, Ellenboro, North Carolina; Lisa Smith, Advance, North Carolina. Dobro: Jordan Roberson, Greensboro, North Carolina; Curtiss Thornton, Shawsville, Virginia; Robert Ellis, Mocksville, North Carolina; Tom Costner, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina; Peter McCranie, Charlotte, North Carolina. Harmonica: Daniel Mabe, King, North Carolina; Eddie Ogle, Roanoke, Virginia; Glen Zuhlke, Galax, Virginia; Paul Hiatt, High Point, North Carolina; Milton Scott, Thurmond, North Carolina. Senior dance: Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Samantha Wilhelmi, Riner, Virginia; JoAnn Call, Roaring River, North Carolina; Mitchell Robinson, Galax, Virginia; Danny Easome, Penhook, Virginia. Junior band: Kirkman Sisters, Salisbury, North Carolina; Never Fret, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Summer Girls, Charlotte, North Carolina. Junior fiddle: Sarah Lemons, Charlotte, North Carolina; Tori Jones, Linwood, North Carolina; Mary-Claire Hooper, Elkin, North Carolina. Junior banjo: Clint Lemons, Charlotte, North Carolina; Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Mason Wagoner, Glade Valley, North Carolina. Junior guitar: Jeffrey Roten, Ennice, North Carolina; Carlos Vargas, Sparta, North Carolina; Ethan Ayers, Cana, Virginia. Junior mandolin: Vance Lemons, Charlotte, North Carolina; Ethan Edwards, Laurel Fork, Virginia. Junior bass: Karissa Hayden, Laurel Fork, Virginia. Junior dance: Katie Jones, Linwood, North Carolina; Tiffany Vargas, Sparta, North Carolina; Carlos Vargas, Sparta, North Carolina. Children’s dance participants: Caleb Broom, Lexington, North Carolina; Laci Broom, Lexington, North Carolina; Elli Jones, Linwood, North Carolina; Warren Martel, Troutman, North Carolina; Challa Phillips, Independence, Virginia; Andrew Sayers, Rural Retreat, Virginia; Austin Sayers, Rural Retreat, Virginia; Ruth Shumway, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Winners at this year’s Appalachian String Band Music Festival at Clifftop, West Virginia, were as follows. Fiddle: John Showman, Toronto, Canada; Rafe Stefanini, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; Polo Burguière, Desaignes, France; Genevieve Koester, Chicago, Illinois; Clelia Stefanini, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Senior fiddle: Walt Koken, Avondale, Pennsylvania; Jerry Correll, Elk Creek, Virginia; Bill Garbus, New Canaan, Connecticut. Banjo: Walt Koken, Avondale, Pennsylvania; Frank Evans, Toronto, Canada; Bob Smakula, Elkins, West Virginia; Rick Good, Spring Valley, Ohio; Luke Richardson, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Senior Banjo: Rick Good, Spring Valley, Ohio; Walt Koken, Avondale, Pennsylvania; Jimmy McCown, Hardy, Kentucky. Youth fiddle: Andrew Vogts, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; Roger Netherton, St. Louis, Missouri; Tessa Dillon, St. Albans, West Virginia. Youth banjo: Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Matthew McShurley, Linden, Virginia. Neo-traditional band: The Fish from Within, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Westbound Rangers, Nashville, Tennessee; Evil Diane, Oakland, California; Jubal’s Kin, Longwood, Florida; Festival Relations, Hurricane, West Virginia. Youth neo-traditional band: Banana Express, Winchester, Virginia. Best original song: The Fish from Within, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Best original tune: The Goldie String Band, Staunton, Virginia. Traditional band: Ratchet Mountain Rock Farmers, Athens, Ohio; Uncle Henry’s Favorites, Crozet, Virginia; Orpheus Supertones, Avondale, Pennsylvania; Yeah Buddies, Spring Valley, Ohio; Troublesome Creek String Band, Crozet, Virginia. Youth traditional band: Psycho Exploding Orangutans, Front Royal, Virginia. Old-time flat-foot dance, 15 and under: Rebecca Molaro, Asheville, North Carolina; Jeffrey Amundsen, Longwood, Florida; Lulu Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia. Old-time flat-foot dance, ages 16-40: Becky Hill, Elkins, West Virginia; Josephine Stewart, Charlottesville, Virginia; Emily Pinkerton, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Old-time flat-foot dance, ages 41-59: Jay Bland, Kennesaw, Georgia; Sharon Leahy, Spring Valley, Ohio; Jan Scopel, Annapolis, Maryland. Old-time flat-foot dance, 60 and over: Marilyn Branch, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Maureen Terman, Morgantown, West Virginia; Jim Obermeyer, Crown Point, Indiana.
Winners at this year’s Ashe County (North Carolina) Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention were as follows. Folk song: Jean Callison, Harry Jones, Chester Ball, Sara Pyles, Sierra Wilson. Old-time band: Crooked Road Ramblers, Slate Mountain Ramblers, Hard Cider, New River Coots, Buck Dancers Choice, Sheets Family Band. Bluegrass band: Sons of the South, Southbound, The Dalton Gang, Snark Grass, The Jordan River Band, Bell Branch Boys. Dance: Kelly Snider, Chris Testerman, Katie Jones, Caleb Broome, Laci Broome. Bluegrass fiddle: Daniel Greeson, Jerry Correll, Danny Casstevens, Sierra Wilson, Chris Testerman. Old-time fiddle: Kilby Spencer, Troy Parker, Richard Bowman, Jerry Correll, Daniel Greesom. Guitar: Eric Hardin, Steve Lewis, Glenn Craver, Marty Pennington, Daniel Wright. Dobro: Roy Bourne, Robert Ellis, Dennis Sheets. Mandolin: Connor Lambert, Robert Steelman, David Murphy, Caleb Courtner, Dean Bledsoe. Bluegrass banjo: Eric Hardin, Courtney Wright, Brandy Miller, Steve Lewis, Al Wood. Old-time banjo: Stanley Widener, Trish Fore, W. A. Moore, Marsha Todd, Brett Riggs. Youth old-time fiddle: Tori Jones, Rozie Randolph, Ruth Shumway. Youth bluegrass banjo: Jacob Johnson, Clint Lemondz, Carter Wilson. Youth bluegrass fiddle: Rozie Randolph, Laci Broom, Ruth Shumway. Youth guitar: Nathan Sykes, Emily Long, Nate Heiner. Youth old-time banjo: Madison Shepherd, Brittany Osborne, Liam Purcell. Youth mandolin: Tori Jones, Liam Purcell.
Winners at this year’s Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Mount Airy, North Carolina, were as follows. Adult dulcimer: Alan Darvenaux, Phyllis Gaskins, Dick Lamb. Adult autoharp: Rhoda Kemp, Ronnie Burroughs, Gary Dalton. Adult Dobro: Tom Costner, Josh Hazelwood, Robert Ellis. Adult bluegrass fiddle: Daniel Greeson, Henry Mabe, Merl Johnson. Adult old-time fiddle: Jake Krack, Richard Bowman, Nick McMillian. Adult old-time banjo: Brien Fain, Charlie Orange, Kelley Brieding. Adult bluegrass banjo: Sawyer Whitman, Hersie McMillian, Jay Adams. Adult bass: Barbara Bowman, David Christy. Adult guitar: Steve Kilby, Danny Casstevens, David Russell. Adult mandolin: Terry Bullin, Travers Chambers, Adam McPeak. Adult folk singers: Tommy Nichols, Steve Marshall, Phil Jamison. Adult dance: Gordy Hinners, Marsha Todd, Roxanne McMillan. Bluegrass band: Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder, Blue-Vue, Flat Blue. Old-time band: Slate Mountain Ramblers, The Hot Seats, Round Peak Ramblers. Youth mandolin: Corey Piatt, Elijah Smith, Dalton Caldwell. Youth bluegrass fiddle: Nellie Smith, Sara Gordon, Sarah Lemonds. Youth old-time fiddle: Carson Peters, Tori Jones, Ruth Shumway. Youth guitar: Lucas White, Jeffrey Roten, Nicholas Seymour. Youth bass: Kathy Caldwell. Youth old-time banjo: Rebecca Smith. Youth bluegrass banjo: David Christly, Luke Smith, Travis Watts. Youth folk singer: Cory Piatt, Kip Barksdale, Ruth Shumway. Youth dance: Cory Piatt, Kip Barksdale, Ruth Shumway.
At the Charlie Poole Music Festival in Eden, North Carolina, contest winners were as follows. Youth division: Katie Griffin, Stoneville, NC; Jeremiah Job, Reidsville, NC. Flatpick guitar: Joey Doss, Stoneville, NC; Joshua Marlowe, Dry Fork, VA; Ethan Hawkins, Staunton, VA; Cutch Tuttle, Staunton, VA. Fingerstyle guitar: Stan Whaley, Goochland, VA; Nate Lane, Columbia, VA; Cutch Tuttle, Staunton, VA; Joshua Marlowe, Dry Fork, VA; Donald “Bud” Henson, Whiteville, NC. Bluegrass fiddle: Adam Hurt, Kernersville, NC; Michael Giordano, Ivy, VA; Katie Griffin, Stoneville, NC. Old-time fiddle: Adam Hurt, Kernsersville, NC; Lee Rudner, Greensboro, NC; Kristin Blanton, Greensboro, NC; Tolly Tollefson, Greensboro, NC; Michael Giordano, Ivy, VA. Clawhammer banjo: Adam Hurt, Kernersville, NC; Ken Reeser, Greensboro, NC; Susan Sterngold, Suffern, NY; Nate Lane, Columbia, VA; Cutch Tuttle, Staunton, VA. Bluegrass banjo: Matthew Turman, Eden, NC; Cutch Tuttle, Staunton, VA; Casey McPherson, Stuart, VA; Ronald Smith, Reidsville, NC. Grand prize—three-finger banjo: Adam Hurt, Kernersville, NC.
Congratulations to the Carolina Chocolate Drops, 2011 Grammy Award Winners in the Best Traditional Folk Album Category, for their Nonesuch release Genuine Negro Jig.
Loyal Jones, longtime scholar of Appalachian heritage, and father of old-time singer Carol Elizabeth Jones, received Kentucky’s 2010 Folklife Heritage Award in the Governor’s Awards in the Art. The ceremony was held on October 28 at the State Capitol in Frankfort.
Just as this issue was going to press, the 2010 Grammy Award nominations were announced, with old-time and other traditional musicians among the honorees. Nominated in the Best Traditional Folk Album category are Genuine Negro Jig by the Carolina Chocolate Drops (Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Justin Robinson), a Nonesuch release; and Memories of John by the John Hartford String Band (Bob Carlin, Matt Combs, Mike Compton, Mark Schatz, and Chris Sharp, joined on this album by Alison Brown, George Buckner, Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien, Alan O’Bryant, and Eileen Carson Schatz), a Red Clay Records/Compass album. Two Valcour releases are among the nominees in the Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album category, the Pine Leaf Boys’ Back Home, and Cedric Watson and Bijou Créole’s Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon. Béla Fleck’s Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks (Acoustic Planet Records) is nominated in the Best Contemporary World Music Album. (See OTH Vol. 12, No. 5 for Chuck Levy’s interview with Fleck about his African musical experiences.) In the Best Album Notes category, Gage Averil is honored for the notes to Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937 (Harte Recordings), and Doug Seroff for his notes to There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 (Archeophone). Alan Lomax in Haiti is also nominated in the Best Historical Album category.
The 2010 Appalachian String Band Festival (Clifftop) was held August 4-8 at Clifftop, West Virginia, with the following contest results. Fiddle: Joseph DeCosimo, Durham, North Carolina; Jake Krack, Westfield, North Carolina; Paul Brown, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Paul Smith, Hardy, Kentucky; Lester McCumbers, Nicut, West Virginia. Banjo: Paul Brown, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Corbin Hayslett, Amherst, Virginia; Tim Bing, Huntington, West Virginia; Brien Fain, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Walt Koken, Avondale, Pennsylvania. Traditional Band: Big Foot, Marshall, North Carolina; P. D. Smith and the Smithtones, Hardy, Kentucky; The Bings on Krack, Westfield, North Carolina; Red Akers and his Melody Makers, Seattle, Washington; Pauline’s Old-Time Screaming Harlots, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. Senior Fiddle: Lester McCumbers, Nicut, West Virginia; Paul Smith, Hardy, Kentucky; Harry Liedstrand, Lafayette, Georgia. Youth Fiddle: William Brauneis, Washington, DC; Tristan Dennis, Morgantown, West Virginia; Grayson Wickel, Asheville, North Carolina. Senior Banjo: Walt Koken, Avondale, Pennsylvania; Pete Peterson, Oxford, Pennsylvania; Carl Baron, Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. Youth Banjo: Edward Bennett, Penzance, Cornwall; Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Grayson Wickel, Asheville, North Carolina. Youth Traditional Band: Guide Chickens, Washington, DC. Neo-Traditional Band: Haggard Hopefuls, Ephrata, Pennsylvania; E-I-E-I-Ohm, Oberlin, Ohio; Teaspoon and the Whoevers, Charleston, West Virginia; The Imploders, Morgantown, West Virginia; Up Jumpers, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. Youth Neo-Traditional Band: David’s Nasty Toenail, Front Royal, Virginia. Best Original Song: Teaspoon and the Whoevers, Charleston, West Virginia. Best Original Tune: Red Hen, Havertown, Pennsylvania. Old-Time Flatfoot Dance, ages 15 and under: Rebecca Molaro, Asheville, North Carolina; Lulu Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia. Old-Time Flatfoot Dance, ages 16-40: Becky Hill, Elkins, West Virginia; Matthew Kupstas, Elkins, West Virginia; Ryan Clover-Owens, Ithaca, New York. Old-Time Flatfoot Dance, ages 41-59: Ira Bernstein, Asheville, North Carolina; Jay Bland, Kennesaw, Georgia; Jan Scopel, Annapolis, Maryland. Old-Time Flatfoot Dance, ages 60 and over: Tom Ogden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Mary Butner, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Marilyn Branch, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
This year’s Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, Virginia, was the 75th annual festival. The contest winners were as follows. Old-Time Fiddle: Nick McMillian, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Erynn Marshall, Galax, Virginia; Betty Vornbrock, Hillsville, Virginia; Richard Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; Jake Krack, Westfield, North Carolina; Catherine Moser, Northcote, Australia; Nancy Sluys, Westfield, North Carolina; Erika Godfrey, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Brian Grimm, Independence, Virginia; Kilby Spencer, Galax, Virginia. Clawhammer Banjo: Eddie Bond, Fries, Virginia; Brien Fain, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Josh Ellis, Galax, Virginia; Alan Rutherford, Independence, Virginia; Doug Shackerford, Goochland, Virginia; Trish Fore, Low Gap, North Carolina; Adam Hurt, Kernersville, North Carolina; Joey Burris, Hillsville, Virginia; Brandon Nester, Fancy Gap, Virginia; Kevin Fore, Low Gap, North Carolina. Old-Time Bands: The Whoopin’ Hollar String Band, Orma, West Virginia; Blue Ridge Mountain Ramblers, Low Gap, North Carolina; Southern Pride, Galax, Virginia; Slate Mountain Ramblers, Ararat, Virginia; Handy Andy Old Time String Band, Elk Creek, Virginia; Cabin Creek Boys, Independence, Virginia; Backstep, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Dry Hill Draggers, Ferrum, Virginia; Crooked Road Ramblers, Galax, Virginia; Katie and the Semi-Tones, Blacksburg, Virginia; Hard Cider, Independence, Virginia; Modal Citizens, Suffern, New York; Cornbread and Buttermilk, Roanoke, Virginia; Joe’s Truck Stop, Round Hill, Virginia; Broad Run Picnic, Yorktown, Virginia. Youth Old-Time Fiddle: Carson Peters, Piney Flats, Tennessee; Erin Hall, Radford, Virginia; Carlie Arrowood, Union Mills, North Carolina; Laci Broom, Lexington, North Carolina; Joseph Lamb, Sparta, North Carolina. Youth Clawhammer Banjo: Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Edward Bennett, United Kingdom; Michael Brewer, Troutdale, Virginia; Tyler Owen, Clovers, Virginia. Youth Bands: Old Grass, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Deer Creek, Johnson City, Tennessee; Crooked Road Ramblers, Galax, Virginia; The Smith Family, Robbins, North Carolina; Mountain Brush, Radford, Virginia. Folk Song: Leslie Dunbar, Eagle Rock, Virginia; Eric Marshall, Galax, Virginia; Tiffany McNeely, Cornelius, North Carolina; Marty Leedy, Bluefield, Virginia; Baruch Wright, Rocky Mount, Virginia; David Russell, Cedar Grove, North Carolina; Leigh Beamer, Wytheville, Virginia; Sage Wright, Rocky Mount, Virginia; Kimberly Jarrett, Hardy, Virginia; Elizabeth LaPrelle, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Dance: Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Darrell Weaver, Lyndhurst, Virginia; John Cornett, Kingsville, Maryland; Brett Morris, Elk Creek, Virginia; Delbert Dunford, Wytheville, Virginia; Stacy Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Mitchell Robinson, Galax, Virginia; George Gibson, Nickelsville, Virginia; Glen Wimmer, Rocky Mount, Virginia; Angela Hale, Elk Creek, Virginia. Guitar: Bryan McDowell, Canton, North Carolina; Wayne Henderson, Rugby, Virginia; Will Jones, Cana, Virginia; Zeb Snyder, Lexington, North Carolina; Aaron Williams, Blacksburg, Virginia; Brandon Davis, Independence, Virginia; Buddy Dunlap, Winchester, Virginia; Lucas White, Corsicana, Texas; Steve Kilby, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia; Austin Mikeal, Lansing, North Carolina. Youth Guitar: Baruch Wright, Rocky Mount, Virginia; Corey Smith, Robins, Virginia; Lucas White, Gala, Virginia; Travis Starkey, Rocky Mount, Virginia; Luke Easter, Ararat, Virginia. Autoharp: Heather Mabe, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Ronnie Burroughs, Keysville, Virginia; John Hollandsworth, Christiansburg, Virginia; David Kilby, Peachbottom, Pennsylvania; Libby Kahn, Independence, Virginia; Gerald Anderson, Troutdale, Virginia; Glenna Anderson, Christiansburg, Virginia; Tony Mabe, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Doug Pratt, Cary, North Carolina; Greg Averett, Smyrna, Georgia. Dulcimer: Gin Burris, Hillsville, Virginia; Sharon Boyd, Colonial Heights, Virginia; Hunter Walker, Beckley, West Virginia; Debbie McAllister, Fincastle, Virginia; Tim Thornton, Shawsville, Virginia; Katie Cannaday, Calloway, Virginia; Don Newhauser, Charleston, Indiana; Dot Christenson, Lexington, Kentucky; Clarence Roberts, Galax, Virginia; David Parks, Dublin, Virginia. Mandolin: Taylor Baker, Rockville, Maryland; Ryan Blevins, Marion, Virginia; Brian Muller, Christiansburg, Virginia; Cory Piatt, Springfield, Tennessee; Mark Jones, Kernersville, North Carolina; Carl Jones, Galax, Virginia; Ben Hill, Galax, Virginia; Ricky Ellis, Moneta, Virginia; Blake Collins, Abingdon, Virginia; Ralph McGee, King, North Carolina. Youth Mandolin: Zeb Snyder, Lexington, North Carolina; Cory Piatt, Springfield, Tennessee; Catherine Conner, Stuart, Virginia; Joseph Burcham, Galax, Virginia; Nicholas Goad, Stuart, Virginia. Dobro: Garven Largent, Winchester, Virginia; Jacob Joines, Millers Creek, North Carolina; Billy Bourne, Fries, Virginia; Eddie Marrs, Princeton, West Virginia; Maggie Anderson, Woodlawn, Virginia; Donnie Scott, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Ethan Hughes, Clayton, Delaware; Travis Houck, Chilhowie, Virginia; Josh Hazelwood, Cana, Virginia; Robert Ellis, Mocksville, North Carolina. Bluegrass Fiddle: Glen Alexander, Pfafftown, North Carolina; Samantha Snyder, Lexington, North Carolina; Caleb McAllister, Fincastle, Virginia; Courtney Burroughs, Stoneville, North Carolina; Aaron Lewis, Richmond, Virginia; John Hoffman, Thomasville, North Carolina; Marlon Dean, Independence, Virginia; Corrina Logston, Nashville, Tennessee; Danny Knicely, Taylorstown, Virginia; Adam Masters, Marshall, North Carolina. Bluegrass Banjo: Steve Barr, Galax, Virginia; Eric Harden, Warrensville, North Carolina; Brandy Miller, West Jefferson, North Carolina; Owen Piatt, Springfield, Tennessee; Lee Dunbar, Eagle Rock, Virginia; Jonathan Dillon, Wirtz, Virginia; Gina Clowes, Winchester, Virginia; Lynwood Lunsford, Timberlake, North Carolina; Russell Carson, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; Matt Tessier, Shreveport, Louisiana. Bluegrass Band: Houston Drive, Hillsville, Virginia; Exit 109, Hillsville, Virginia; Terri Hackler and Years Notice, Marion Virginia; Common Ground, Moneta, Virginia; Turkey Creek, Unicoi, Tennessee; Narrow Road, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Blue N Rockin’ Grass, Iaeger, West Virginia; Colonel Catastrophe, Shrewsberry, Pennsylvania; Blue Delivery, Greensboro, North Carolina; Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder, Fort Chiswell, Virginia; Blu-Vue, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Bluegrass Wanted, Hillsville, Virginia; Sons of the South, Mocksville, North Carolina; Rockford Express, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Rocky Top Ninjee Chop, Weaverville, North Carolina. Youth Bluegrass Fiddle: Daniel Greeson, Jamestown, North Carolina; Crystal Shipley, Kingsport, Tennessee; Adam Larkey, Johnson City, Tennessee; Sage Wright, Rocky Mount, Virginia; Savannah Fraleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina. Youth Bluegrass Banjo: Isaac Ferrell, Pickens, South Carolina; Brandy Miller, West Jefferson, North Carolina; Jacob Johnson, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; Blaine Johnson, Beaver, West Virginia; Jackson Hagwood, Durham, North Carolina. Best All-Around Performer: Garven Largent, Winchester, Virginia (Dobro).
The Historic Happy Valley Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention took place September 3-5 near Lenoir, North Carolina, with the following musicians taking home contest titles. Old-Time Fiddle: Rich Hartness; Ivy Sheppard; Tim Wells. Old-Time Banjo: Brien Fain; Stanley Wagner; David Hughes. Old-Time Band: South Carolina Broadcasters; Wrecking Havoc; New Rock Skippers. Twin Fiddles: Daniel Greeson and Scott Freeman; David Hughes and Greg Hanson; Wolf Cartusciello and Rich Hartness. Autoharp: Wayne Seymour; Doug Pratt; Michael Poole. Guitar: Steve Lewis; David Sheppard; Jerry Bobbitt. Mandolin: Scott Freeman; Steve Lewis; Jerry Bobbitt. Flatfoot Dance: Jennie Inglis; Art Lang; Brandy Miller. Bluegrass Fiddle: Daniel Greeson; Scott Freeman; Debbie Gitlin. Bluegrass Banjo: Steve Lewis; Sawyer Whitman; Rebecca Jones. Bluegrass Band: The Trespassers; CC and Co.; Carolina Drive. Open: Wayne Seymour; South Carolina Broadcasters; Phyllis Gaskins. Note: By winning first place in both Guitar and Banjo for three consecutive years, Steve Lewis is now Happy Valley’s Master Guitar Champion and Bluegrass Banjo Champion.
The Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention took place September 8-12 in Berkeley, California, with the following contest winners. Band: The New Omatics; Striped Pig Stringband; Sour Mash Hug Band. Honorable mentions: Mad Dogs (Best Bribe); Parrot’s Favorite Tune McCrae Sisters (Parrot's Favorite Tune, "Reuben's Train"); Best Names: One Trick Possum; You Can’t See Grace Forest for the Trees.
The Hoppin’ John Fiddlers’ Convention was held at Silk Hope, North Carolina, from September 17-19, with the following contest results. Old-Time Fiddle: Jake Krack; Erynn Marshall; Steve Kruger. Old-Time Banjo: Brett Riggs; Marvin Gaster; Steve Kruger. Old-Time Band: South Carolina Broadcasters; The Hushpuppies; Red Rover. Folk Song: Lightnin’ Wells; Cliff Hale; Steve Kruger. Dance: Daniel Butner; Joan Levitt; Steve Fagan. Bluegrass Fiddle: Buddy Pendleton; Debbie Gitlin; Holly Riley. Bluegrass Banjo: Dwayne Runyan; Ben Bannock; Jackson Hagwood. Bluegrass Band: Rye Mountain Boys; Passing Through; Bethesda String Band. Non-Traditional Band: Kielbasa Bill’s Roadshow; Haw River Rounders; Milltown. Mandolin: Jim Collier; Dwayne Runyon; Mark Burgess. Guitar: Lightnin’ Wells; Corey Smith; Mark Rochelle. Bass: Jimmy Dameron; Bill Sluys; Chris Wattris. Youth Musicianship: Jackson Hagwood; Luke Smith; Eli Smith. Youth Dance: Andrew Sayers; Austin Sayers; Ian Madden. Cook-Off: Pam Isley; David, Bennie, and Jamie; Michael Plumley.
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2010 recipients of the National Heritage Fellowship, America’s highest recognition for traditional artists. The honorees are Rockwall, Texas, fiddler Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor; bluegrass guitarist and singer Del McCoury, who lives in Nashville; Ghanaian drum maker Yacub Addy of Latham, New York; Irish flute player Mike Rafferty of Hasbrouck Heights, New York; Cuban drummer and drum maker Ezequiel Torres of Miami; Honolulu palm leaf weaver Gladys Kukana Grace; Johns Island, South Carolina, sweetgrass basket maker Mary Jackson; and Bharatanatyam dancer Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan of Mastic, New York.
Winners of this year’s Florida State Fiddle Contest, held May 29 during the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, are as follows. (All hometowns listed are in Florida.) Rustic/Traditional Division: Allen Hood, St. Augustine; Chuck Levy, Gainesville; Greg Allen, Miami. Junior Division: Tekla Mendez, Tallahassee; Colin Kane, Gainesville; Nicholas Messina, Old Town. Youth Division: Lee Staley, Micanopy; Garrett Youngblood, Lynn Haven; Kayla Williams, Tallahassee. Contemporary Division: Jenny Obert, Tallahassee; Aisha Ivey, Tallahassee; Deryn Harbin, Tallahassee. Twin Fiddle Division: Danielle Diulus and Kayla Williams, Tallahassee; Daniel Pohnert and Seamus Chalmers, Mims; Adam Purvis and Garrett Youngblood, Bay County.
Winners at the Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention, held June 4 and 5 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, are as follows. (Hometowns listed are in North Carolina, unless otherwise noted.) Old-Time Band: Back Step, Mount Airy; Buck Mountain Band, Independence, Virginia; Slate Mountain Ramblers, Ararat, Virginia; Whoopin Hollar String Band, Westfield; Round Peak Ramblers, Mount Airy. Bluegrass Band: Adam McPeak, Max Meadows, Virginia; Wimp and the Oil Spots, Mount Airy; Loose Ends, Galax, Virginia; Marshall Brothers, Mount Airy; The Noah Hunter Unit, Mount Airy. Youth Bluegrass Band: Loose Strings, Galax, Virginia. Old-Time Fiddle: Nick McMillian, Mount Airy; Richard Bowman, Ararat, Virgnia; Emily Schaad, Lowgap. Bluegrass fiddle: John Hoffman, Thomasville; Caleb McAllister; Casey Driscoll, Rockville, Maryland. Youth Old-Time Fiddle: Carson Peters, Piney Flats, Tennessee; Ruth Shumway, Charlotte; Torri Jones. Youth Bluegrass Fiddle: Daniel Greeson, Jamestown; Sarah Gordon, Pinnacle; Sara Lemons, Charlotte. Old-Time Banjo: Brien Fain, Mount Airy; Marsha Todd, Mount Airy; Trish Fore, Lowgap. Bluegrass Banjo: Hersie McMillian, Westfield; Jake Hiatt, Mount Airy; Brennen Erst. Youth Old-Time Banjo: Victor Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia; Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Andre Lamb, Sparta. Youth Bluegrass Banjo: Clint Lemons, Charlotte. Guitar: Steve Kilby, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia; Will Jones, Cana, Virginia; Danny Casstevens, Mocksville. Youth Guitar: Nick Weitzenfeld, Copper Hill, Virginia; Chip Moyer, Sparta; Jeffrey Roten, Ennice. Mandolin: Terry Bullin, Elkin; Adam McPeak, Max Meadows, Virginia; Zack Monday, Raleigh. Youth Mandolin: Jacob Addison, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Bass: Barbara Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; David Chrisley, Max Meadows, Virginia; Wimp Roberts, Mount Airy. Youth Bass: Lulu Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia. Dobro: Stephen Molar, Columbus, Ohio; Josh Hazelwood, Dobson; Frank Bounds, Winston-Salem. Dulcimer: Marsha Harris, Morehead City; Zayn Bradley, Mount Airy; Phillis Gaskins, Port Republic, Virginia. Autoharp: Judy Sipes, Lake Junaluska; Glenna Anderson, Christiansburg, Virginia; Joann Redd, Galax, Virginia. Folk Song: Graham Sherill; Phillip Jones, Cana, Virginia; Luke Matthews. Youth Folk Song: Carson Peters, Piney Flats, Tennessee; Joe Blevins, Tazewell, Virginia; Vivian Leva, Lexington, Virginia. Dance: Marsha Todd, Mount Airy; Andy Edmonstone, Asheville; Barbara Bowman, Ararat, Virginia. Youth Dance: Alex Meridith, Siler City; Jordon Roten, Ennice; Lulu Furtado, Front Royal, Virginia. Most Promising New Talent: Carson Peters, Piney Flats, Tennessee.
The Charlie Poole Music Festival was held June 11-13 in Eden, North Carolina. Winners are as follows. Grand Prize, Old-Time Three-Finger Banjo: Pete Vigour, Crozet, Virginia. Youth Division: Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Corey Johnson-Erday, Greensboro, North Carolina; Blaine Johnson, Beaver, West Virginia; Tommy Cuozzi, Ruffin, South Carolina; Katie Griffin, Stoneville, North Carolina; Zane Foust, Greensboro, North Carolina. Flatpick Guitar: Jesse Smathers, Eden, North Carolina; Wayne Seymour, Reidsville, North Carolina; Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia; Corey Johnson-Erday, Greensboro, North Carolina. Fingerstyle Guitar: Randy Johnson, Greensboro, North Carolina; Blaine Johnson, Beaver, West Virginia; Allin Cottrell, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Bill Adams, Charlottesville, Virginia; Wayne Seymour, Reidsville, North Carolina. Old-Time Fiddle: Debbie Gitlin, Walkertown, North Carolina; Pete Vigour, Crozet, Virginia; Andy Cahan, Hillsborough, North Carolina; Randy Johnson, Greensboro, North Carolina; Pat Conte, Massapequa Park, New York. Bluegrass Fiddle: Debbie Gitlin, Walkertown, North Carolina; Henry Mabe, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Randy Johnson, Greensboro, North Carolina; Courtney Burroughs, Stoneville, North Carolina; Katie Griffin, Stoneville, North Carolina. Old-Time Clawhammer Banjo: Pat Conte, Massapequa Park, New York; Andy Cahan, Hillsborough, North Carolina; Terry Burtyk, Durham, North Carolina; Pete Vigour, Crozet, Virginia; Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia. Bluegrass Banjo: Terry Martin, Belews Creek, North Carolina; Jason Johnson, Ruffin, North Carolina; Blaine Johnson, Beaver, West Virginia; Clay Lillard, Cascade, Virginia; Matt Denny, Jamestown North Carolina. Duet Singing: Travers Chandler and Eddie Gill, Roxboro, North Carolina; Randy Johnson and Emily Johnson-Erday, Greensboro, North Carolina; Pete Vigour and Ellen Vigour, Crozet, Virginia; Ed Norman and Dave Gardner, Durham, North Carolina; Jim Eanes and Brian Smith, Eden, North Carolina. Old-Time Band: 5 Points Bullies, Brooklyn, New York; Vim and Vigour, Crozet, Virginia; Appalachian Americans, Ararat, Virginia; Willowshade Drifters, Laurel Fork, Virginia. Bluegrass Band: Avery County, Roxboro, North Carolina; Stokes County Line, Walnut Cove, North Carolina; Magic Mountain, Ruffin, North Carolina; Riders in Disguise, Durham, North Carolina; Bluegrass Phonies, Greensboro, North Carolina. Best Poole Song: Pete Vigour, Ellen Vigour, and Hank Sapoznik, Crozet, Virginia; Robert Stowe, Stoneville, North Carolina; Josh Marlowe and Casey Blair, Dry Fork, Virginia; Bill Adams, Charlottesville, Virginia; Jim Hale, San Rafael, California.
On July 15 and 16, the Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention was held in Sparta, North Carolina, with the following performers winning in the competitions. Old-Time Band: Slate Mountain Ramblers, Ararat, Virginia; Crooked Road Ramblers, Galax, Virginia; Cabin Creek Boys, Whitetop, Virginia; Broken String Band, Independence, Virginia; Buck Mountain Band, Independence, Virginia. Bluegrass Band: Double Overtime, Dobson, North Carolina; Narrow Road, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Sons of the South, Claremont, North Carolina; Creek Junction, Warrensville, North Carolina; Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder, Max Meadows, Virginia. Junior Band: Bethesda Bluegrass Band, Durham, North Carolina; The Loose Strings, Galax, Virginia; Smith Family Band, Robbins, North Carolina; Summer Girls, Charlotte, North Carolina. Old-Time Fiddle: Richard Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; Bob Taylor, Independence, Virginia; Helen White, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia; Chris Testerman, Whitetop, Virginia; Kathleen O’Connell, Roanoke, Virginia. Bluegrass Fiddle: John Hoffman, Thomasville, North Carolina; Marlon Dean, Independence, Virginia; Meredith Goins, Johnson City, Tennessee; Courtney Burroughs, Stoneville, North Carolina; Wade Petty, Galax, Virginia. Junior Fiddle: Crystal Shipley, Kingsport, Tennessee; Daniel Greeson, Jamestown, North Carolina; Holly Riley, Durham, North Carolina. Old-Time Banjo: Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Brien Fain, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Allen Rutherford, Independence, Virginia; Trish Fore, Lowgap, North Carolina; Marianne Kovatch, Fries, Virginia. Guitar: Jared Hensley, Marshall, North Carolina; Jared Sweet, Pounding Mill, Virginia; Evan Hodge, Independence, Virginia; Asa Grayley, Hillsville, Virginia; Garry Dalton, Draper, Virginia. Junior Guitar: Corey Smith, Robbins, North Carolina; Jeffrey Roten, Ennice, North Carolina; Chip Moyer, Sparta, North Carolina. Mandolin: Terry Bullin, Elkin, North Carolina; Jonas Mattebo, Umeå, Sweden; Rodney Hodges, Galax, Virginia; Paul Trianosky, Mountain City, Tennessee; Connor Lambert, Troutman, North Carolina. Junior Mandolin: Connor Hagwood, Durham, North Carolina; Eli Smith, Robbins, North Carolina; Tori Jones, Linwood, North Carolina. Bass: Loyd Richardson, Warrensville, North Carolina; Barbara Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; David Chrisley, Max Meadows, Virginia; Jamie Collins, Bristol, Tennessee; Terry Semones, Galax, Virginia. Junior Bass: Caleb Hagwood, Durham, North Carolina. Autoharp: JoAnn Red, Galax, Virginia; Virgil Adams, Tega Cay, South Carolina; Gary Dalton, Bluefield, Virginia; Libby Kahn, Independence, Virginia; Vickie Boyd, Laurel Fork, Virginia. Dulcimer: Tim Thornton, Shawsville, Virginia; Debbie Toney, Ellenboro, North Carolina; Dick Lamb, Keezletown, Virginia; David Parks, Dublin, Virginia; Jean Callison, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. Dobro: Jacob Joines, Millers Creek, North Carolina; Robert Ellis, Mocksville, North Carolina; Tom Costner, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina; Danny Hargis, Huntersville, North Carolina; Peter McCranie, Asheville, North Carolina. Vocal: Sarah Scott, Kingsport, Tennessee; Shelby Mahaffey, Riner, Virginia; Julie Johnson, Union Grove, North Carolina; Susan Ashe, Lowgap, North Carolina; Lynne Powell, Mocksville, North Carolina. Harmonica: Eddie Ogle, Roanoke, Virginia; Wayne Childress, High Point, North Carolina; Paul Hiatt, High Point, North Carolina; Tim Chadwick, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Milton Scott, Thurmond, North Carolina. Children’s Dance (participants): Bailey Ford, Sherrills Ford, North Carolina; Emily Brooks, Ennice, North Carolina; Kitty Amaral, Elk Creek, Virginia; Olivia Phipps, Independence, Virginia; Elli Jones, Linwood, North Carolina; Laci Broom, Lexington, North Carolina; Ruth Shumway, Charlotte, North Carolina; Caleb Broom, Lexington, North Carolina. Junior Dance: Tabitha Sands, Germanton, North Carolina; Lindsey Jackson, Austinville, Virginia; Madison Shepard, West Jefferson, North Carolina; Brianna Dillon, Wirtz, Virginia; Joseph Lamb, Sparta, North Carolina. Senior Dance: Marsha Todd, Mount Airy, North Carolina; Barbara Bowman, Ararat, Virginia; Susan Ashe, Lowgap, North Carolina; Mitchell Robinson, Galax, Virginia; Justin Jackson, Max Meadows, Virginia.
Dick Spottswood has celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Dick Spottswood Show, broadcast from WAMU in Washington, DC. The show features old-time and bluegrass music from the 1920s-1950s, and can be heard online at http://bluegrasscountry.org/programs/the-dick-spottswood-show. Spottswood first began broadcasting bluegrass music on WAMU in 1967.
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