Ole Time Fiddler's & Bluegrass Festival

2004 Contest Winners

Fiddler of the Festival
ChampionMarshall Feis
Oakboro, NC
First Runner-UpBetty Vornbrock
Hillsville, VA
Second Runner-UpLisa Manning
Nashville, TN

Bands
Junior Bluegrass
ChampionGalax Little Leaves
Leader: Sandra Wilson
Galax, VA
Senior Old Time
ChampionBackstep
Leader: Nick McMillian
Mount Airy, NC
First Runner-UpRoan Mountain Hilltoppers
Leader: Bill Birchfield
Roan Mountain, TN
Second Runner-UpJug Busters
Leader: Bill Richardson
Blacksburg, VA
Senior Bluegrass
ChampionWood & Steel
Leader: Ed Dobson
Oak Ridge, NC
First Runner-UpDoerfel Family Band
Leader: Tom Doerfel
Springville, NY
Second Runner-UpWayne Erbson's Backwoods Ramblers
Leader: Wayne Erbson
Asheville, NC

Fiddle
Junior Old Time Fiddle
ChampionErica Godfrey
Mount Airy, NC
First Runner-UpAnna Kate Dunn
Nashville, TN
Second Runner-UpJosh Snow
Mount Airy, NC
Junior Bluegrass Fiddle
ChampionMarshall Feis
Oakboro, NC
First Runner-UpMontana Young
Bassett, VA
Second Runner-UpKim Doerfel
Springville, NY
Senior Old Time Fiddle
ChampionBetty Vornbrock
Hillsville, VA
First Runner-UpTravis Inman
Sedalia, MO
Second Runner-UpCecil Gurganus
Todd, NC
Senior Bluegrass Fiddle
ChampionLisa Manning
Nashville, TN
First Runner-UpTimmy Martin
Bassett, VA
Second Runner-UpDerek Deakins
Nashville, TN

Certified Old Time Fiddlers
(55 years and up)
ChampionWayne Erbson
Asheville, NC
First Runner-UpJerry Correll
Elk Creek, VA
Second Runner-UpBill Birchfield
Roan Mountain, TN

Twin Fiddle
ChampionLisa Manning
Nashville, TN

Derek Deakins
Nashville, TN

First Runner-UpMontana Young
Bassett, VA

Timmy Martin
Bassett, VA

Second Runner-UpBarbara Kuhns
Medway, OH

Betty Vornbrock
Hillsville, VA

Heritage Tune
Special RecognitionDiane Jones
Massey, MD

Banjo
Junior Old Time Banjo
ChampionRachel Dawson
Mooresville, NC
First Runner-UpEric Wilson
Rural Retreat VA
Second Runner-UpAlex Dunn
Greensboro NC
Junior Bluegrass Banjo
ChampionAnna Sigmon
Newton, NC
First Runner-UpT.J. Doerfel
Springville, NY
Second Runner-UpHouston Caldwell
Galax, VA
Senior Old Time Banjo
ChampionTina Trianosky
Mountain City, TN
First Runner-UpJim Lloyd
Rural Retreat, VA
Second Runner-UpMark Freed
Boone, NC
Senior Bluegrass Banjo
ChampionRandy Sigmon
Newton, NC
First Runner-UpKen Landreth
Morgantown, WV
Second Runner-UpEric Howell
Gurnee, IL

Guitar
Junior Guitar
ChampionJared Best
Canton, NC
First Runner-UpEthan Haithcox
Statesville, NC
Second Runner-UpBen Doerfel
Springville, NY
Senior Guitar
ChampionJoe Gabriel
Conover, NC
First Runner-UpDarrell Meadows
Walkersville, WV
Second Runner-UpWayne Henderson
Mouth of Wilson, VA

Mandolin
Junior Mandolin
ChampionWill Logsdon
Nashville, TN
First Runner-UpEddie Doerfel
Springville, NY
Second Runner-UpBen Hill
Galax, VA
Senior Mandolin
ChampionPaul Trianosky
Mountain City, TN
First Runner-UpMichael Gabriel
Lincolnton, NC
Second Runner-UpRyan Smith
Jefferson, NC

Autoharp
ChampionCarol Outwater
Charlotte, NC
First Runner-UpMichael Poole
Chapel Hill, NC
Second Runner-UpMary Umbarger
Harmony, NC

Dulcimer
ChampionMelanie Biscoe
Durham, NC
First Runner-UpDustin Sechrest
Elk Creek, VA
Second Runner-UpJeff Furman
Chapel Hill, NC

Bass Fiddle
ChampionLynn Powell
Mocksville, NC
First Runner-UpAmanda Luther
Asheville, NC
Second Runner-UpHerb Key
Wilkesboro, NC

Harmonica
ChampionAlex Edwards
Salisbury, NC
First Runner-UpDaisy Millet
Boone, NC
Second Runner-UpEd Ogle
Roanoke, VA

Dobro
ChampionJohn Powell
Mocksville, NC
First Runner-UpBobby Doerfel
Springville, NY
Second Runner-Up 

Hammered Dulcimer
ChampionRick Davis
Raleigh, NC
First Runner-UpKathie Hollandsworth
Christiansburg, VA
Second Runner-UpSusan Sherlock
York, SC

Novelty Award Categories
Youngest Banjo PickerReilly Dlugokecki
Mooresville, NC
Oldest Fiddle PlayerBertha Piercey
Fredricksburg, VA

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P.O Box 364
Sherrills Ford, NC 28673
Tel: 828-478-3735
Email: info@fiddlersgrove.com
Last Revised: May 27, 2008

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