Ole Time Fiddler's & Bluegrass Festival

1999 Contest Winners

Winning Bands
Junior Old Time
Champion	Tender Grass Asheville, NC
Senior Old Time
Champion	Grayson Highlands Jefferson, NC
First Runner-Up	New Southern Broadcasters Greensboro, NC
Second Runner-Up	Roan Mountain Hill Toppers Glade Valley, NC
Senior Bluegrass
Champion	Stoney Creek Boys Union Grove, NC
First Runner-Up	220 Connection Mocksville, NC
Second Runner-Up	New River Bluegrass Mocksville, NC

Fiddle Categories
Junior Old Time Fiddle
Champion	Molly Barrett Nebo, NC
First Runner-Up	Matt Barrett Nebo, NC
Second Runner-Up	David Gura Chapel Hill, NC
Junior Bluegrass Fiddle
Champion	Jamie Harper Mocksville, NC
First Runner-Up	Nathan Leath Taylorsville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Mary Ellen Simpson Fairfax Station, VA
Senior Old Time Fiddle
Champion	Helen White Mouth of Wilson, VA
First Runner-Up	Sue Shumaker Berwyn, PA
Second Runner-Up	Timothy Donley Richmond, VA
Senior Bluegrass Fiddle
Champion	Gordon Myers Hamptonville, NC
First Runner-Up	Ann Marie Simpson Fairfax Station, VA
Second Runner-Up	John Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC

Certified Old Time Fiddlers (55 years and up)
Champion	Ralph Blizard Blountville, TN
First Runner-Up	Bertha Piercy Coolidge, AZ
Second Runner-Up	Marvin Gaster Sanford, NC

Twin Fiddle
Champion	Linda Scutt Springfield, OH J.P. Fraley Denton, KY
First Runner-Up	Nathan Leath Taylorsville, NC Bob Kogut Lenoir, NC
Second Runner-Up	Helen White Mouth of Wilson, VA Betty Vornbrock Hillsville, VA

Heritage Tune
Special Recognition	Bill Birchfield Glade Valley, NC

Banjo Categories
Junior Old Time Banjo
Champion	John Loker Allisonia, VA
First Runner-Up	Katherine Gura Chapel Hill, NC
Second Runner-Up	Austin Taylor Greensboro, NC
Junior Bluegrass Banjo
First Runner-Up	Teniah Pope Middletown, NY
Senior Old Time Banjo
Champion	Hobart Crabtree Big Stone Gap, VA
First Runner-Up	Riley Baugus Walkertown, NC
Second Runner-Up	Tina Blevins Jefferson, NC
Senior Bluegrass Banjo
Champion	Billy Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC
First Runner-Up	Chris Ward Rhonda, NC
Second Runner-Up	Mike Allen Mocksville, NC

Guitar
Junior Guitar
Champion	Jarel Pool Smithville, VA
First Runner-Up	Hunter Wilson Rural Retreat, VA
Senior Guitar
Champion	Ben Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC
First Runner-Up	Joshua Goforth Marshall, NC
Second Runner-Up	Joe Simpson Fairfax Station, VA

Mandolin
Junior Mandolin
First Runner-Up	Amy Dawson Mooresville, NC
Senior Mandolin
Champion	Paul Trianosky Elkview, WV
First Runner-Up	Joseph Scott Dobson, NC
Second Runner-Up	Charles Horton Union Grove, NC

Autoharp
Champion	Carol Outwater Charlotte, NC
First Runner-Up	Mary Umbarger Harmony, NC
Second Runner-Up	John Hollingsworth Christiansburg, VA

Dulcimer
Champion	Jeff Furman Chapel Hill, NC
First Runner-Up	Sandy Savage Johnson City, TN
Second Runner-Up	Clarence Roberts Galax, VA

Bass Fiddle
Champion	David Cockman Sherrills Ford, NC
First Runner-Up	Bob Thomas Lynchburg, VA
Second Runner-Up	Janice Birchfield Glade Valley, NC

Harmonica
Champion	Wailin Woods Nashville, TN
First Runner-Up	Mel Jones Mocksville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Ed Ogle Roanoke, VA

Dobro
Champion	Donald Scott Dobson, NC
First Runner-Up	Doug Smith Medway, OH
Second Runner-Up	Darrell Hobson Mocksville, NC

Hammered Dulcimer
Champion	Neely Stansell Statesville, NC
First Runner-Up	Marcia Wooten Hamptonville, NC
Second Runner-Up	Susan Sherlock York, SC

Novelty Award
Nykelharpa Made and Played by	Glenn Greene Knoxville, TN

Fiddler's Grove, Inc. Festival Administration P.O Box 364 Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 Tel: 828-478-3735 Email: info@fiddlersgrove.com Last Revised: June 3, 2009 Fiddler's Grove Campground is Open for Camping Year Round. Contact 828-478-3735 for Reservations or Information.

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