1996 Winners

  • BLUEGRASS BAND: Big Country Bluegrass of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Fescue of Marion, Va.; Rock Bottom of Warrensville, N.C.; Southern Breeze of Mount Airy, N.C.; Sage Grass of Abingdon, Va.
  • OLD TIME BAND: Southern Pride of Galax, Va.; Ballard Branch Bogtrotters of Galax, Va.; Rock Mountain Ramblers of Stuart, Va.; Pilot Mountain Bobcats of Westfield, N.C.; Hillbilly Roadrunners of Lansing, N.C.
  • JUNIOR BAND: Shallow Creek of Dry Fork, Va.; Grass Stain of Sparta, N.C.; Forsyth Fiddlin’ Four of Winston-Salem, N.C. Novelty: Backwards Bluegrass Band of Danville, Va.
  • OLD TIME FIDDLE: Greg Hooven of Galax, Va.; James Burris of Hillsville, Va.; Richard Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Jim Collier of Pittsboro, N.C.; Eddie Bond of Galax, Va.
  • BLUEGRASS FIDDLE: Jeff Michael of Sparta, N.C.; Jimmy Van Cleve of Canton, N.C.; Wade Petty of Galax, Va.; Junior Shinault of Woodlawn, Va.; Tom Reeves of Churchill, Md.
  • BLUEGRASS BANJO: Kenneth Melton of Galax, Va.; Larry Pennington of Warrensville, N.C.; Wendell Cockerham of Woodlawn, Va.; Fred Roupe of Sparta, N.C.; Ted Nixon of East Bend, N.C.
  • OLD TIME BANJO: Joe Newberry of Durham, N.C.; Joey Burris of Hillsville, Va.; Nancy Sluys of Westfield, N.C.; Marsha Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Jackie Spector of Westfield, N.C.
  • DOBRO: Donnie Scott of Taylorsville, N.C.; Darrel Hobson of Mount Airy, N.C.; Mack Powers of Warrensville, N.C.; Tim Goins of Lowgap, N.C.; J.J. McKnight of Lewisville, N.C.
  • GUITAR: Gerald Anderson of Troutdale, Va.; Greg Wilson of Fries, Va.; Stanley Widner of Fancy Gap, Va.; Steve Kilby of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; Tony King of Galax, Va.
  • MANDOLIN: Tommy Sells of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Jordan Smith of Germanton, N.C.; Reid Robertson of Elk Creek, Va.; Andy Sage of Bristol, Va.; Ronnie Lyon of Mount Airy, N.C.
  • DULCIMER: Bonnie Russell of Galax, Va.; Sue Swenk of Sparta, N.C.; Gin Burris of Hillsville, Va.; Jeremiah Skarie of Sparta, N.C.; Johnny Renwick of Charlotte, N.C.
  • BASS FIDDLE: Loyd Richardson of Warrensville, N.C.; Alan Mastin of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Bill Sluys of Westfield, N.C.; Terry Semones of Hillsville, Va.; Ricky Sage of Bristol, Va
  • VOCAL: Dorothy Hess of Jefferson, N.C.; Jesse Lovell of Fries, Va.; Bill Vanhoy of Yadkinville, N.C.; Lujean Michael of Sparta, N.C.; Beth Smith of Germanton, N.C.
  • AUTOHARP: JoAnn Redd of Galax, Va.; Mary Umbarger of Harmony, N.C.; Gilbert Suitt of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Bill Birchfield of Lansing, N.C. George Crouse of Hudson, N.C.
  • JUNIOR DANCE: Michael Crouse of Glade Valley, N.C.; Jessica Wright of Independence, Va.; Kim Watson of Independence, Va.; Caroline Morris of Elk Creek, Va.; Marsha Bowman of Ararat, Va.
  • SENIOR DANCE: Harold Smith of Woodlawn, Va.; Michael Sexton of Galax, Va.; John Perry of Independence, Va.; Rob Burris of Galax, Va. Gin Burris of Hillsville, VA.