Convention Winners

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2010 Winners

Open

  1. Wayne Seymour
  2. S.C. Broadcasters
  3. Phyllis Gaskins

Autoharp

  1. Wayne Seymour
  2. Doug Pratt
  3. Michael Poole

Mandolin

  1. Scott Freeman
  2. Steve Lewis
  3. Jerry Bobbitt

Old Time Banjo

  1. Brien Fain
  2. Stanley Wagner
  3. David Hughes

Flatfoot Dance

  1. Jennie Inglis
  2. Art Lang
  3. Brandy Miller

Old Time Fiddle

  1. Rich Hartness
  2. Ivy Sheppard
  3. Tim Wells

Guitar

  1. Steve Lewis
  2. David Sheppard
  3. Jerry Bobbitt

Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Daniel Greeson
  2. Scott Freeman
  3. Debbie Gitlin

Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Steve Lewis
  2. Sawyer Whitman
  3. Rebecca Jones

Twin Fiddles

  1. Daniel Greeson / Scott Freeman
  2. David Hughes / Greg Hanson
  3. Wolf / Rich Hartness

Old Time Bands

  1. S.C. Broadcasters
  2. Wrecking Havoc
  3. New Rock Skippers

Bluegrass Band

  1. The Trespassers
  2. CC and Co.
  3. Carolina Drive

Congratulations: Steve Lewis has become the first Master Guitar Champion and Bluegrass Banjo Champion---- having won first-place three consecutive years in each category. Master musicians will no longer be eligible to compete in these categories and will be asked to perform at the next festival.

2009 Winners

Autoharp

  1. Michael Poole
  2. Gail Deal
  3. Art Lang

Mandolin

  1. Dalton Caldwell
  2. Daniel Wright
  3. James Ruchala

Old Time Band

  1. Lunar Ticks
  2. Appalachian America
  3. Possum Hollow

Old Time Fiddle

  1. Rich Hartness
  2. Wolfe
  3. James Ruchala

Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Steve Lewis
  2. Brent Laws
  3. Rebeccah Jones

Bluegrass Band

  1. Carolina Drive
  2. Ridgeline
  3. Kudzu

Guitar

  1. Steve Lewis
  2. Doug Trivette
  3. Caleb Courtner

Old Time Banjo

  1. Michael Fox
  2. Jim Lloyd
  3. James Ruchala

Twin Fiddles

  1. Rich Hartness/Wolf
  2. Art Lang/Stu Shenk
  3. James Ruchala/Steve Mason

Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Debbie Gitman
  2. Chris Laws
  3. Stu Shenk

Dance

  1. Kazumi Inove
  2. Paul Anderegg
  3. Dennis Brinkley

2008 Winners

Old-time Fiddle

  1. A.G. Edmonds
  2. Steven Kruger, West Jefferson, NC
  3. Amanda Wright, Lenoir, NC

Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Jeff Michaels, Ferguson, NC
  2. Daniel Bishop
  3. Lucas Paisley, Sparta, NC

Twin Fiddles

  1. Nathan Taylor & Emily Shaad, Boone, NC
  2. Mike Fox & Richard Shook, Taylorsville, NC
  3. Third: Jeanne Green & Marshall Goers

Autoharp

  1. Doug Pratt, Cary, NC
  2. Gail Deal, China Grove, NC
  3. Umbarger, Harmony, NC

Mandolin

  1. Daniel Bishop
  2. David Wiseman, Granite Falls, NC
  3. Chris Laws, Lenoir, NC

Old-time Banjo

  1. Chris Miller, Asheville, NC
  2. Mary Dickerson, Hillsborough, NC
  3. Michael Fox, Hickory, NC

Mountain Dance

  1. Amanda Wright, Lenoir, NC
  2. Mary Dickerson, Hillsborough, NC
  3. Dean Summers

Guitar

  1. Steve Lewis, Todd, NC
  2. Eli Lauren, Morganton, NC
  3. Clarence Green, Hudson, NC

Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Steve Lewis, Todd, NC
  2. Eric Ellis, Wilkesboro, NC
  3. Perry Woodie, Linville Falls, NC

Old-Time Band

  1. Tap Water
  2. New River Rock Skippers
  3. Smoke Valley Boys

Bluegrass Band

  1. The Williams Family
  2. Carolina Drive
  3. High Country Ramblers

2007 Winners

Old-time Fiddle

  1. Emily Schaad, Boone, NC
  2. Steve Bachhuber, Greensboro, NC
  3. Lucas Pasley, Sparta, NC

Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Kilby Spencer, Crumple, NC
  2. Amy Boerger, Valdese, NC
  3. Lucas Pasley, Sparta, NC

Twin Fiddle

  1. Michael Fox, Hickory, NC & Richard Shook, Taylorsville, NC
  2. Tori Jones & Carrie Ezzell, Linwood, NC

Autoharp

  1. Michael Poole, Chapel Hill, NC
  2. Mary Umbarger, Harmony, NC
  3. Rhody-Jane Meadows, Johnson City, TN

Clogging Winners

  1. Kellie Batten, Hickory, NC
  2. Jodie Isenhour, Granite Falls, NC
  3. Sydney Younce Hudson, NC

Dulcimer

  1. David Parks, Pulaski, VA
  2. Marshall Boers, Mauldin, SC
  3. Cathy Ciolac, Roan Mountain, TN

Old-time Banjo

  1. Mary Dickerson, Hillsborough, NC
  2. Michael Fox, Hickory, NC
  3. Joey Neal, Blackstock, SC

Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Brian Stephens, Monore, GA
  2. Sawyer Whitman, Lenoir, NC
  3. Aaron Ramsey, Morganton, NC

Flatfoot Winners

  1. Art Lang, Roan Mountain, TN
  2. Mary Dickerson, Hillsoborough, NC
  3. Rhody-Jane Meadows, Johnson City, TN

Mandolin

  1. Aaron Ramsey, Morganton, NC
  2. Brian Stephens, Monore, GA
  3. Dalton Caldwell, Lenoir, NC

Guitar

  1. Don Francis, Lenoir, NC
  2. Aaron Ramsey, Morganton, NC
  3. Brian Stephens, Monore, GA

Old-time Band

  1. Possum Hollar String, Hickory, NC
  2. Carolina Troubadours, Crumple, NC
  3. New River Rock Skipper, Hillsborough, NC

Bluegrass Band

  1. Carolina Drive, Lenoir, NC
  2. Lost Horizon, Monore, GA
  3. Carolina Connections, Icard, NC

2006 Winners*

Fiddle Old-time

  1. Richard Bowman, Ararat, VA
  3. Joey Neal, Blackstock, SC

Fiddle Bluegrass

  2. Reggie Harris
  3. Amy Boerger

Mandolin

  1. Jon Boerger
  2. Aaron Ramsey
  3. Jordan Rice, Damasus, VA

Guitar

  1. Andrew Crawford
  2. Aaron Ramsey
  3. Jonathan Campbell

Clawhammer Banjo

  1. Marsh Todd, Mt. Airy, NC
  2. Joey Neal, Blacksrock, SC

Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Brent Laws
  2. Scott Haas
  3. Laura Boerger

Flat Foot

  2. Mary Dickerson
  3. Scott Sims

Old-time Band

  1. The Slate Mountain Ramblers

Bluegrass Band

  2. Three Mile Creek
  3. Dry and Dusty

*note: We lost some of the names for this particular year. If you have info on any of these above, please let us know. visitors@caldwellcochamber.org

2005 Winners

Old-time Fiddle

  1. Natalya Weinstein, Asheville, NC
  2. Richard Bowman, Ararat, VA
  3. Adam Masters, Asheville, NC

Bluegrass Banjo

  1. Doug Greene, Lenoir, NC
  2. Perry Woodie, Linville Falls, NC
  3. Steve Kruger,Boone, NC

Clawhammer Banjo

  1. Glenn Bolick, Lenoir, NC
  2. Steve Kilby, Mouth of Wilson, VA
  3. T.V. Barnett, Roan Mtn, TN

Bluegrass Fiddle

  1. Carrie Ezzel, Cleveland, NC
  2. David Wiseman, Granite Falls, NC
  3. Adam Masters, Asheville, NC

Mandolin

  1. David Wiseman, Granite Falls, NC
  2. Adam Masters, Asheville, NC
  3. Aaron Ramsey, Morganton, NC

Guitar

  1. Aaron Ramsey, Morganton, NC
  2. Steve Kilby, Mouth of Wilson, VA
  3. Danny Casstevens, Mocksville, NC

Old-time Ban

  1. Slate Mtn. Ramblers, Ararat, VA
  2. Mudpuppies, Boone, NC
  3. Moonshiners, Roan Mtn., TN

Bluegrass Band

  1. Linville Ridge Band, Morganton, NC
  2. L&L Express, Lenoir, NC
  3. Railroad Express, Ridgeway, VA

Folk Singing

  1. Gary Isenhour, Stony Point, NC
  2. Suzette Bradshaw, Lenoir, NC
  3. Rhody Jane Meadows, Johnson City, TN

Flatfoot

  1. Maria Stadlin, Moravian Falls, Originally from Switzerland
  2. Barbara Bowman, Ararat, VA
  3. Julia Fleenor, Morganton, NC