Ole Time Fiddler's & Bluegrass Festival

2001 Contest Winners

Winning Bands
Junior Old Time
Champion	Six Feet Under Leader: Hunter Wilson Rural Retreat, VA
Senior Old Time
Champion	Cuttin' Loose Leader: Riley Baugus Walkertown, NC
First Runner-Up	Slate Mountain Ramblers Leader: Richard Bowman Ararat, VA
Second Runner-Up	Roan Mountain Hill Toppers Leader: Janice Birchfield Roan Mountain, TN
Senior Bluegrass
Champion	Bluegrass 2001 A.D. Leader: Garland Lambert Hamptonville, NC
First Runner-Up	Carolina Grass Leader: Walter Paterson Hiddenite, NC
Second Runner-Up	Doerfel Family Leader: Thomas Doerfel Springville, NY

Fiddle Categories
Junior Old Time Fiddle
Champion	Kyle Dunn Nashville, TN
First Runner-Up	Benji Fleenour
Second Runner-Up	Sierra Wilson Deep Gap, NC
Junior Bluegrass Fiddle
Champion	Nathan Leath Taylorsville, NC
First Runner-Up	Marshall Feis Oakboro, NC
Second Runner-Up	Jessica Ball Rodgersville, TN
Senior Old Time Fiddle
Champion	Richard Bowman Ararat, VA
First Runner-Up	Ted Erhard Pittsboro, NC
Second Runner-Up	Betty Vornbrock Hillsville, VA
Senior Bluegrass Fiddle
Champion	Jamie Harper Mocksville, NC
First Runner-Up	Brian Arrowood Marion, NC
Second Runner-Up	Tommy Maluboef Troutman, NC

Certified Old Time Fiddlers (55 years and up)
Champion	Bill Birchfield Roan Mountain, TN
First Runner-Up	Edd Michael Port Republic, VA
Second Runner-Up	James Bradley

Twin Fiddle
Champion	Barbara Kuhns Medway, OH J.P. Fraley Denton, KY
First Runner-Up	Richard Bowman Ararat, VA Marsha Bowman Ararat, VA
Second Runner-Up	Nathan Leath Taylorsville, NC Bob Kogut Lenoir, NC

Heritage Tune
Special Recognition	Roger Howell Mars Hill, NC

Banjo Categories
Junior Old Time Banjo
Champion	Austin Taylor Greensboro, NC
First Runner-Up	Rachel Dawson Mooresville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Eric Wilson Rural Retreet, VA
Junior Bluegrass Banjo
Champion	Todd Doerfel Springville, NY
Senior Old Time Banjo
Champion	Ermily Dowden Leicester, NC
First Runner-Up	Ken Inoue Statesville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Hobart Crabtree Big Stone Gap, VA
Senior Bluegrass Banjo
Champion	Larry Journey Hamptonville, NC
First Runner-Up	Billy Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC
Second Runner-Up	Chris Ward Advance, NC

Guitar
Junior Guitar
Champion	Hunter Wilson Rural Retreet, VA
First Runner-Up	Will Logsdon Nashville, TN
Second Runner-Up	Chris Ball Rogersville, TN
Senior Guitar
Champion	Wayne Henderson Mouth of Wilson, VA
First Runner-Up	Gaylon Ryan Smithfield, VA
Second Runner-Up	Steve Kilby Piney Creek, NC

Mandolin
Junior Mandolin
Champion	Amy Dawson Mooresville, NC
First Runner-Up	Ryan Smith Jefferson, NC
Second Runner-Up	James Dawson Mooresville, NC
Senior Mandolin
Champion	Ben Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC
First Runner-Up	Charles Horton Mocksville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Conner Lambert Hamptonville, NC

Autoharp
Champion	John Hollandsworth Christiansburg, VA
First Runner-Up	Mary Umbarger Harmony, NC
Second Runner-Up	Ronnie Burroughs Keysville, VA

Dulcimer
Champion	Paul Byrum Rock Hill, SC
First Runner-Up	John Renwick Charlotte, NC
Second Runner-Up	Mary M. Dugan Tarentum, PA

Bass Fiddle
Champion	David Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC
First Runner-Up	Herb Key Mouth of Wilson, VA
Second Runner-Up	Janice Birchfield Roan Mountain, TN

Harmonica
Champion	John Fowler Boiling Springs, SC
First Runner-Up	Mel Jones Mocksville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Ed Ogle Christiansburg, VA

Dobro
Champion	Doug Smith Medway, OH

Hammered Dulcimer
Champion	Cindy Ribet Bahama, NC
First Runner-Up	Marsha Wooten East Bend, NC
Second Runner-Up	Sarah Borders Statesville, NC

Novelty Award
	Ben Doerfel Springville, NY