Fiddler of the Festival

Champion – Meade Richter
First Runner-Up – Danielle Bishop
Second Runner-Up – Jerry Correll

Band

Junior Old Time

Champion – String Theory – Leader: Kelly Kaiser
First Runner-Up – The Punier Pickers – Leader: Teresa Furtado

Junior Bluegrass

Champion – Fiddle N Fret – Leader: Danielle Bishop
First Runner-Up – The Butterpats – Leader: John Cockman
Second Runner-Up – Terrapin Creek – Leader: Chris Belk

Senior Old Time

Champion – Laurel Creek String Band
First Runner-Up – Reed Island Rounders
Second Runner-Up – The Traphill Travelers

Senior Bluegrass

Champion – Back Country Bluegrass
First Runner-Up – New Tradition
Second Runner-Up – The Edwards Family Band

Fiddle

Junior Old Time Fiddle

Champion – Caroline Ririe
First Runner-Up – Todd Elliott
Second Runner-Up – Wade Wilson

Junior Bluegrass Fiddle

Champion – Danielle Bishop
First Runner-Up – Samantha Snyder
Second Runner-Up – Jessica Zalinsky

Senior Old Time Fiddle

Champion – Meade Richter
First Runner-Up – Emily Schaad
Second Runner-Up – Richard Bowman

Senior Bluegrass Fiddle

Champion – Gordon Myders
First Runner-Up – MaryLynn Edwards
Second Runner-Up – Nancy Peacock

Certified Old Time Fiddler’s Category (55 years and up)

Champion – Jerry Correll
First Runner-Up – Roger Howell
Second Runner-Up – Marvin Gaster

Twin Fiddle

Champion – Cecil Gurganus & Meade Richter
First Runner-Up – Adam Masters & Roger Howell
Second Runner-Up – Emily Schaad & Nathan Taylor

Heritage Tune

Special Recognition – Diane Jones

Banjo

Junior Old Time Banjo

Champion – Brennen P. Ernst
First Runner-Up – Miguel Villarruel
Second Runner-Up – Victor Furtado

Senior Old Time Banjo

Champion – Jim Lloyd
First Runner-Up – Kelly Breidling
Second Runner-Up – Ken Inoue

Senior Bluegrass Banjo

Champion – Danny Bowers
First Runner-Up – Brandon Tawney
Second Runner-Up – Alex Edwards

Guitar

Junior Guitar

Champion – Sarah Dee
First Runner-Up – Corey Johnson
Second Runner-Up – Rob McCormick

Senior Guitar

Champion – Jared Hensley
First Runner-Up – Seth Taylor
Second Runner-Up – Zeb Snyder

Mandolin

Junior Mandolin

Champion – Harper Spiegel Price
First Runner-Up – Jacob Moore
Second Runner-Up – Gregory Hilfiger

Senior Mandolin

Champion – Danny Bishop
First Runner-Up – Marsha Todd
Second Runner-Up – Michael Gabriel

Autoharp

Champion – Doug Pratt
First Runner-Up – Mary Umbarger
Second Runner-Up – Michael Poole

Dulcimer

Champion – Dustin Sechrest
First Runner-Up – Jeff Furman
Second Runner-Up – Marsha Harris

Bass Fiddle

Champion – Daniel Perry
First Runner-Up – Mark Rose
Second Runner-Up – Elizabeth Edwards

Harmonica

Champion – Eddie Ogle
First Runner-Up – Glen Zulke
Second Runner-Up – Michael Randolph

Dobro

Champion – Drew Gray
First Runner-Up – Doug Smith
Second Runner-Up – Danny

Hammered Dulcimer

Champion – Ben Catt