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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