1997 Winners

  • OLD TIME BAND: Slate Mountain Ramblers of Ararat, Va.; Old Time Tradition of Galax, Va.; Grayson County River Rats of Independence, Va.; Ballard Branch Bogtrotters of Galax Va.; Wolfe Brothers of Elk Creek, Va.
  • BLUEGRASS BAND: Rock Bottom of Warrensville, N.C.; Big Country of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Swamp Grass of Sparta, N.C.; Sage Grass of Galax, Va.; Stompin’ Maters of Ararat, Va.
  • JUNIOR BAND: The Juniors of Jonesborough, Tenn.
  • BLUEGRASS FIDDLE: Nathan Leath of Taylorsville, N.C.; Jeff Michael of Sparta, N.C.; Trey Brammer of Collinsville, Va.; Larry McVay of Martinsville, Va.; Bill Summers of Statesville, N.C.
  • OLD TIME FIDDLE: Richard Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Tim Donley of Richmond, Va.; Benton Flippen of Mount Airy, N.C.; Jerry Correll of Elk Creek, Va.; Eddie Bond of Austinville, Va.
  • BLUEGRASS BANJO: Fred Roupe of Sparta, N.C.; Tim Lewis of West Jefferson, N.C.; Larry Pennington of Warrensville, N.C.; Jody King of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Ted Sage of Galax, Va.
  • OLD TIME BANJO: Brien Fain of Stuart, Va.; Marsha Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Tom Rosencrans of Northumberland, Pa.; Dee Dee Price of Whitetop, Va.; Lucas Pasley of Boone, N.C.
  • GUITAR: David Nichols of Sparta, N.C.; Butch Barker of Lansing, N.C.; Greg Wilson of Galax, Va.; Shannon Slaughter of Meadows of Dan, Va.; Steve Kilby of North Wilkesboro, N.C.
  • BASS FIDDLE: Dan Campbell of Yadkinville, N.C.; Loyd Richardson of Warrensville, N.C.; Jamie Edwards of Galax, Va.; Gary Creed of Floyd, Va.; Alan Mastin of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
  • MANDOLIN: Ron Inscore of Ararat, Va.; Andy Sage of Galax, Va.; Darin Aldridge of Cherryville, N.C.; Reid Robertson of Elk Creek, Va.; Tommy Sells of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
  • DOBRO: Mack Powers of Lansing, N.C.; Donnie Scott of Taylorsville, N.C.; Garrett Bryant of McGrady, N.C.; Tim Goins of Mount Airy, N.C.; Paul Jefferson of Wirtz, Va.
  • AUTOHARP: Glenna Anderson of Christiansburg, Va.; Mary Umbarger of Harmony, N.C.; JoAnn Redd of Galax, Va.; Bill Birchfield of Roan Mountain, Tenn.; Gilbert Suitt of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
  • DULCIMER: Chuck Harmon of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Jeremiah Skarie of Sparta, N.C.; Bonnie Russell of Galax, Va.; Sue Swenk of Sparta, N.C.; John Renwick of Charlotte, N.C
  • VOCAL: Jina Gillis-Rosencrans of Northumberland, Pa.; Jesse Lovell of Fries, Va.; Shelby Mahaffey of Salem, Va.; Bill Vanhoy of Yadkinville, N.C.; Susan Gleason of Fries, Va.
  • JUNIOR DANCE: Korie Semones of Elk Creek, Va.; Marsha Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Michael Crouse of Sparta, N.C.; Sarah Hauslohner of Independence, Va.; Monroe Lowe of Hillsville, Va.
  • SENIOR DANCE: Lucas Pasley of Boone, N.C.; Glenn Alexander of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Shane Bond of Austinville, Va.; Jerry Hodges of Rocky Mount, Va.; and Barbara Bowman of Ararat, Va.