At the Hoppin’ John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention, held on September 19 and 20 at Shakori Hills in Silk Hope, North Carolina, contest winners were as follows. Old-Time Band: Buggy Riders, Carolina Catbirds, April Fools. Bluegrass Band: Grass Up ‘n Go; Rocky Creek Bluegrass. Non-Traditional Band: Haw River Rounders; Running Walkers; Lipstick on a Maverick. Old-Time Fiddle: Wayne Martin; David Hughes; Nancy Sluys. Old-Time Banjo: Kevin Ford; Matt Ball; Ben Riesser. Bluegrass Fiddle: Lee Bidgood; Danny Casstevens; Carter Burke. Bluegrass Banjo: David Thornberry; Alan Jolley. Guitar: David Hughes; William Britt; Rich Hartness. Folk Song: Tim Wells; Lee Arnold; Annalena Phillips. Mandolin: Lee Bidgood; Erik Wolken; Danny Casstevens. Bass: Ed Hammer; Harold Clapp; Tammy Sawyer. Youth Dance: Crystal Santana; David Gillmore; Parker King. Adult Dance: Joan Levitt; Aaron Ratcliffe; Jennie Brunner.
The following people received prizes at the 2008 Delaware State Sea Witch Halloween and Fiddlers Festival, held at Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, DE. Fiddle: Ed Pollak (Exton, PA); Keith Dill (Winchester, VA); Luke Thomas (Clayton, DE). Banjo: Ray Hesson (Upper Marlboro, MD); Bill Schmidt (Baltimore, MD); Keith Dill (Winchester, VA). Youth Fiddle: Clay Johnson (Elkton, MD); Brian Melilli (Bensalem, PA); Zoe Kelly (Lewes, DE); Youth Banjo: Dylan Johnson (Elkton, MD); Clay Johnson (Elkton, MD).
Prize winners at the 42nd Annual Tennessee Valley Old-Time Fiddlers Convention, held on the grounds of Athens State University, Athens, Alabama, Oct. 3-4, included the following. Harmonica: Wailin Wood (Nashville, TN); Isaac Vick (Lyles, TN); Tommy Bounds (Sylacauga, AL); Lewis Taylor (Ringgold, GA); Rob Pearcy (Smyrna, TN). Dulcimer: Bobby Nobley (LaGrange, GA); Ray Hunley (Old Hickory, TN); Rob Pearcy (Smyrna, TN); Tommy Bounds (Sylacauga, AL); Will McMeans (Lester, AL). Old-Time Singing: Clayton Burrell (Athens, AL); Ed Norman (Durham, NC); Sierra Ivie Tomlin (Springfield, TN); Trey Patterson (Hazel Green, AL); Luther Hisaw (Donna, TX). Beginning Fiddle (10 & under): Caleb Bryant (Northport, AL); Thomas Allison (Rainsville, AL); Austin Derryberry (Shelbyville, TN); Raygan Sellers (Ashland City, TN); Kelcy Tomlin (Springfield, TN). Guitar-Finger Picking: Scooter Muse (Florence, AL); Jimmy Wood (Fairview, TN); Justin Miller (Decatur, AL); Wes Langlois (Nashville, TN); Josh Philpot (Shelbyville, TN). Old-Time Banjo: Adam Hurt (Winston-Salem, NC); Scott Miller (Hanceville, AL); Tyler Andal (Whitehouse, TN); Jim Holland (Athens, AL); Charlie Hunter (Birmingham, AL). Old-Time Fiddle: Joseph Decosimo (Signal Mtn, TN); Greg Thigpen (Lexington, AL); Tyler Andal (White House, TN); Adam Hurt (Winston-Salem, NC); Carter Laney (Birmingham, AL). Old-Time Band: Roane County Amblers (Harriman, TN); The Ubiquitones (Greensboro, NC); Flying Jenny (Birmingham, AL); The Lickabees (Nashville, TN); The Honeysuckle Fiddle Show (Cullman, AL). Buck Dance (15 & under): Brianne Hargrove (Athens, AL); Shawn Jones (Lyles, TN); Emma Hargrove (Athens, AL); Frances DiGiovanni (Greenbrier, TN); Kelcy Tomlin (Springfield, TN). Buck Dance (16 & over): Justin Frazor (Smyrna, TN); Jay Bland (Kennesaw, GA); Fran White (Hillsboro, AL); Earl Hawthorne (Dixon Springs, TN); Dudley Richard (Ramar, TN).
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) presented its Distinguished Achievement Awards on October 2 at its World of Bluegrass Business Conference. Honorees were Appalshop director and longtime MerleFest promoter Art Menius, band leader Bill Harrell, influential music magazine Banjo Newsletter, Nashville’s Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and bluegrass musicians Alan Munde and Joe Carr.
The Folk Alliance has announced that the recipients of their 2009 Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Awards will be Phil Ochs (Legacy Artist Lifetime Achievement Award), Guy and Candie Carawan (Living Artist Lifetime Achievement Award), and the Old Town School of Folk Music (Business/Industry Lifetime Achievement Award). The ceremony will take place at their annual Folk Awards Show on February 18, 2009, at the Memphis Marriott Downtown in Memphis, Tennessee.
Contest winners at this year’s Appalachian String Band Music Festival (Clifftop, WV), include the following. Fiddle: Erynn Marshall (Gibsons, British Columbia); Rayna Gellert (Lexington, KY); Chance McCoy (Greenville, WV); Emily Schaad (Boone, NC); Christina Wheeler, (New York, NY). Youth Fiddle: Isaac Akers (Chapel Hill, NC); Tessa Dillon (St. Albans, WV); William Brauneis (Washington, DC). Senior Fiddle: Walt Koken (Avondale, PA); Jimmy McCown (Hardy, KY); H. O. Jenkins (Dobson, NC). Banjo: Tim Bing (Huntington, WV); Bob Smakula (Elkins, WV); Jim Holland (Athens, AL); Chad Ashworth (Nitro, WV); Cathy Fink (Kensington, MD). Youth Banjo: Corbin Hayslett (Amherst, VA); Daniel Rothwell (Smyrna, TN); Silas Akers (Chapel Hill, NC). Senior Banjo: Jimmy McCown (Hardy, KY); Reed Martin (Cabin John, MD); Marvin Gaster (Sanford, NC). Traditional Band: New Mules (Bloomington, IN); Red State Ramblers (Lexington, KY); Orpheus Supertones (Avondale, PA); Uncle Henry’s Favorites (Crozet, VA); Magnolia Serenaders (Madison, WI). Neo-Traditional Band: Special Ed and the Short Bus (Richmond, VA); La Vivelle (Kensington, MD); Windy City Clock Jobbers (Chicago, IL); Poor Taters (Athens, WV); Vinegar Creek Constituency (Lancaster, PA). Best Original Song: Special Ed and the Short Bus (Richmond, VA). Best Original Tune: Windy City Clock Jobbers (Chicago, IL). Old-Time Flat-Foot Dance, 15 and under: Rebecca Molaro (Asheville, NC); Alice Jamison (Asheville, NC); Zoe Norris (Asheville, NC). Old-Time Flat-Foot Dance, 16-40: Becky Hill (Nashville, MI); Josephine Stewart (Charlottesville, VA); Anna Carter (Minneapolis, MN). Old-Time Flat-Foot Dance, 41-59: Ira Bernstein (Asheville, NC); Andy Edmonstone (Rosewell, GA); Jay Bland (Kennesaw, GA). Old-Time Flat-Foot Dance, 60 and older: Thomas Maupin (Murfreesboro, TN); Daniel Butner (Winston-Salem, NC); Mary Butner (Winston-Salem, NC).
At this summer’s Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, VA, the following artists took home awards in the old-time categories. Best All-Around Performer: Jake Krack (Orma, WV). Old-Time Fiddle: Jake Krack (Orma, WV); Nancy Sluys (Westfield, NC); James Burris (Galax, VA); Helen White (Mouth Of Wilson, VA); Crystal Blevins (White Top, VA); Richard Bowman (Ararat, VA); Paul Muller (Ashland, VA); Kilby Spencer (Crumpler, NC); Bill Birchfield (Roan Mountain, TN); Nick McMillian (Mount Airy, NC). Youth Old-Time Fiddle: Adam Larkey (Erwin, TN); Carson Peters (Piney Flat, TN); Kali Taylor (Barren Springs, VA); Sarah Seymour (Lenoir, NC); Erin Hall (Radford, VA). Clawhammer Banjo: Trish Fore (Low Gap, NC); Alan Rutherford (Independence, VA); Sarah Garbade (Mouth of Wilson, VA); Marianne Kovatch (Morgantown, WV); Mac Traynham (Willis, VA); Adam Hurt (Winston-Salem, VA); Marvin Gaster (Sanford, NC); Tina Steffey (Jefferson, NC); Kelly Breiding (Mount Airy, NC); Brien Fain (Stuart, VA). Youth Clawhammer Banjo: Jared Boyd (Laurel Fork, VA); Ben Hill (Galax, VA); Chris Johnson (Sparta, NC); Christopher Cason (Elkin, NC); Andre Lamb (Sparta, NC). Dulcimer: Tim Thornton (Shawsville, VA); Gin Burris (Hillsville, VA); Don Newhauser (Charlestown, IN); Kimberly Dean (Roanoke, VA); Dot Christenson (Lexington, KY); Katie Cannaday (Calloway, VA); Nancy Tuggle (Independence, VA); David Parks (Dublin, VA); Sheri Sigmon (Rocky Mount, VA); Stan Massie (Wytheville, VA). Autoharp: Ronnie Burroughs (Keysville, VA); Fredrick Douglas (Pickens, SC); David Kirby (Peachbottom, PA); Glenna Anderson (Christiansburg, VA); Rhoda Kemp (Roanoke, VA); Tony Mabe (Walnut Cove, NC); Jimmy Handy (Woolwine, VA); Ros Wynn Roberts (Hillsville, VA); Jeannie Crane (Lewisburg, WV); Edward Anderson (Christiansburg, VA). Guitar: Steve Lewis (Todd, NC); Wayne Henderson (Mouth of Wilson, VA); Scott Fore (Radford, VA); Brandon Davis (Galax, VA); Mark Unruh (Hockessin, DE); Will Jones (Cana, VA); Henry Boitnott (Roanoke, VA); Austin Mikeal (Lansing, NC); Mike Brown (Woodlawn, VA); Buddy Dunlap (Wardensville, WV). Folk Song: Leslie Dunbar (Eagle Rock, VA); Heather Mabe (Walnut Cove, NC); Karen Yates (Morehead, KY); Trevor McKenzie (Rural Retreat, VA); Albert Blackburn (Marion, VA); Tyler Williams (Johnson City, TN); Kim Dunham (Saltville, VA); Tiffany McNeely (Cornelius, NC); Ashley Jones (Cana, VA); Kim Allison (Johnson City, TN). Dance: Kenny Monahan (Rural Retreat, VA); Julie Shephard (Greenville, VA); Mitchell Robinson (Galax, VA); Michael Sexton (Hillsville, VA); John Perry (Independence, VA); Marsha Todd (Mount Airy, NC); Amanda Fithan (Pulaski, VA); G. W. Gibson (Abingdon, VA); Cherie Quinn (Ferrum, VA); Angela Hale (Elk Creek, VA). Old-Time Bands: Cabin Creek Boys (White Top, VA); Whoopin’ Holler String Band (Orma, WV); Blue Ridge Mountain Ramblers (Low Gap, NC); Southern Pride (Galax, VA); Ubiquitones (Greensboro, NC); Grayson Highlands Band (Jefferson, NC); Pilot Mountain Bobcats (Westfield, NC); Backstep (Mount Airy, NC); Slate Mountain Ramblers (Ararat, VA); Virginia Creepers (Morgantown, WV); Virginia Carolina Band (Independence, VA); Smokey Valley Boys (Mount Airy, NC); Zephyr Lightning Bolts (State Road, NC); Roan Mountain Hilltoppers (Roan Mountain, TN); Dry Hill Draggers (Ferrum, VA). Youth Band: Kickin’ Grass (Hillsville, VA); Chestnut Creek Ramblers (Galax, VA); Sweetbriar Jam (Lenoir, NC); Wide Open (Laurel Fork, VA); Old-Time Tradition (Laurel Fork, VA). For full contest results, visit www.oldfiddlersconvention.com.
At the 42nd Annual Old Time Fiddlers’ and Bluegrass Convention in Fries, VA, Billy W. Bourne of Fries won the Henry Whitter Award, and was named Best All-Around Performer. Winners in the old-time music competitions include the following. Guitar: Gerald Anderson (Troutdale, VA); Stanley Widner (Hillsville, VA); Gary Lowery (Marion, VA); Carl P. Brickley (Saltville, VA); Eddie Day (Rural Hall, NC). Old-Time Fiddle: Brian Grimm (Independence, VA); Adrian Powell (Lexington, KY); Richard Bowman (Ararat, VA); Nancy Sluys (Westfield, NC); Justin Jackson (Austinville, VA). Old-Time Banjo: Allen Rutherford (Independence, VA); Trish Fore (Lowgap, NC); Mac Traynham (Willis, VA); Sara H. Garbade (Mouth of Wilson, VA); Cody Jackson (Austinville, VA). Autoharp: Jo Ann Redd (Galax, VA); Glenna Anderson (Christiansburg, VA); Edward Anderson (Christiansburg, VA); Bill Birchfield (Roan Mountain, TN); Stan Spencer (Stuart). Folk Song: Jessie Lovell (Fries, VA); Elizabeth Vaughan (Fries, VA); Lloyd Richardson (Warrensville, NC); Audrey Sams (Dublin, VA); Erica Weiss (Cambridge, MA). Dance (16 and over): Kenny Monahan (Ivanhoe, VA); Justin Jackson (Austinville, VA); Shane Bond (Fries, VA); John Perry (Independence, VA); Susan Aske (Colfax, NC). Old-Time Bands: Pilot Mountain Bobcats (Westfield, NC); Grayson County Ramblers (Mouth of Wilson, VA); Cabin Creek Boys (Independence, VA); Buffalo Mountain Boomers (Willis, VA); Old Number 6 (Independence). Youth Clawhammer Banjo: Jarrett Boyd (Laurel Fork, VA); Miguel Villarreal (Glade Valley, NC). Youth Guitar: Joseph Burcham (Ashburn, VA); Monica Santos (Sparta, NC); Chip Moyer (Sparta, NC); Jesse Allen (Laurel Fork, VA). Youth Old-Time Fiddle: Veronica Randolph (Front Royal, VA); Timothy Hale (Galax, VA); Kitty Amaral (Elk Creek, VA); Sara Bobbitt (Woodlawn, VA); Abbey Hensley (Elk Creek, VA). Youth Dance (16 and under): Lindsey Jackson (Austinville, VA); Stephanie Gibson (Galax, VA); Rose Randolph (Front Royal, VA); Dawson McKay (Crockett, VA); Steven Dunford (Fries, VA).
This year’s Historic Happy Valley Old-time Fiddlers’ Convention took place over Labor Day weekend in Caldwell County, NC. Contest winners were as follows. Old-Time Banjo: Chris Miller; Mary Dickerson; Michael Fox. Old-Time Fiddle: A. G. Edmonds; Steve Kruger; Amanda Wright. Dance: Amanda Wright; Mary Dickerson; Dane Summers. Autoharp: Doug Pratt; Gail Deal; Mary Umbarger. Mandolin: Daniel Bishop; David Wiseman; Chris Laws. Guitar: Steve Lewis; Elia Lauren; Clarence Green. Bluegrass Fiddle: Jeff Michael; Danielle Bishop; Lucas Pasley. Bluegrass Banjo: Steve Lewis; Eric Ellis; Perry Woodie. Twin Fiddles: Nathan Taylor and Emily Shaad; Mike Fox and Richard Shook; Jeanne Green and Marshall Goers. Old-Time Band: Tap Water; New River Rock Skippers; Smokey Valley Boys. Bluegrass Band: The Williams Family; Carolina Drive; High Country Drive.
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