Fiddler of the Festival

Champion – Meade Richter
First Runner-Up – Jerry Correll
Second Runner-Up – Richard Bowman

Hot Licks

Champion – Taylor Baker – Mandolin
First Runner-Up – Jack Dunlap – Guitar
Second Runner-Up – Nick McMillan – Bass

Band

Junior Old Time

Champion – Blue Ridge Mountain Belles
First Runner-Up – Leigh Beamer and the Good Eggs
Second Runner-Up

Junior Bluegrass

Champion – Most Wanted Bluegrass
First Runner-Up – The Fellowship
Second Runner-Up – Ramblin Rosehip Players

Senior Old Time

Champion – Trap Hill Travelers
First Runner-Up – Zinc Kings
Second Runner-Up – Westbound

Senior Bluegrass

Champion – Sons of Bluegrass
First Runner-Up – The Edwards Family Band
Second Runner-Up – Banana Express

Fiddle

Junior Old Time Fiddle

Champion – Rebecca Barker
First Runner-Up – Austen Freer
Second Runner-Up – Elizabeth Dunlap

Junior Bluegrass Fiddle

Champion – Carley Arrowood
First Runner-Up – Sara Lemonds
Second Runner-Up – Mary Claire Hooper

Senior Old Time Fiddle

Champion – Richard Bowman
First Runner-Up – Helen White
Second Runner-Up – Benjamin Dawson

Senior Bluegrass Fiddle

Champion – Meade Richter
First Runner-Up – Crystal Shipley
Second Runner-Up – Daniel Greeson

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

Champion – Jerry Correll
First Runner-Up – Ed Gebouer
Second Runner-Up – Marvin Gaster

Twin Fiddle

Champion – Daniel Greeson & Helent White
First Runner-Up – Jerry Correll & Marvin Gaster
Second Runner-Up – Carley Arrowood & Crystal Shipley

Heritage Tune

Special Recognition – Wayne Jordan

Banjo

Junior Old Time Banjo

Champion – Matthew Moshurley
First Runner-Up
Second Runner-Up

Junior Bluegrass Banjo

Champion – Jonathan Bruce
First Runner-Up – Faith Barry
Second Runner-Up – Elizabeth White

Senior Old Time Banjo

Champion – Kelly Breiding
First Runner-Up – Martha Todd
Second Runner-Up – Jim Lloyd

Senior Bluegrass Banjo

Champion – Isaac Ferrell
First Runner-Up – Tommy Chandler
Second Runner-Up – Clint Lemonds

Guitar

Junior Guitar

Champion – Nick Seymour
First Runner-Up – Cameron Sills
Second Runner-Up – Nehemiah Bruce

Senior Guitar

Champion – Jack Dunlap
First Runner-Up – Shane Edwards
Second Runner-Up – Joseph Gabriel

Mandolin

Junior Mandolin

Champion – Elizabeth Boerger
First Runner-Up – Autumn Arrowood
Second Runner-Up – Mary Dunlap

Senior Mandolin

Champion – Taylor Baker
First Runner-Up – Harper Speagle Price
Second Runner-Up – Connor Lambert

Autoharp

Champion – Christine Olson
First Runner-Up – Doug Pratt
Second Runner-Up – Michael Poole

Dulcimer

Champion – Ehukai Teves
First Runner-Up – Jeff Furman
Second Runner-Up – Dustin Sechrest

Bass Fiddle

Champion – Bandon Morgan
First Runner-Up – Lulu Furtado
Second Runner-Up – Ellie Brudette

Harmonica

Champion – Rebecca White
First Runner-Up – Daisy Millett
Second Runner-Up – Steve Daugherty

Dobro

Champion – Lorien Cockman
First Runner-Up – Danny Hargis
Second Runner-Up – Donnie Scott

Hammered Dulcimer

Champion – Michael Ward
First Runner-Up – Sara Wood
Second Runner-Up – Gary Miller

View the 2011 Winners