2004 Winners

  • OLD TIME BAND: Southern Pride of Galax, Va.; Slate Mountain Ramblers of Ararat, Va.; Benton Flippen and the Smokey Valley Boys of Mount Airy, N.C.; The Pilot Mountain Bobcats of Westfield, N.C.; The Grayson County Railsplitters of Elk Creek, Va.
  • BLUEGRASS BAND: Lonesome Drive of Marion, Va.; Kenny Price Band of Creston, N.C.; Pallet Town of Ararat, Va.; Carolina Grass of Hiddenite, N.C.; Fine Blue Line of Carthage, N.C.
  • GUITAR: Brandon Davis of Independence, Va.; Austin Mikeal of Warrensville, N.C.; Jerry Thompkins of Martinsville, Va.; Keith McKinnon of Marion, Va.; Eric Hill of Fries, Va.
  • MANDOLIN: Mike Sizemore of Fancy Gap, Va.; Kevin McKinnon of Marion, Va.; Chase Johner of Chilhowie, Va., Greg Jones of Hillsville, Va.; Terry Bullin of Elkin, N.C.
  • VOCAL: Glen Scaggs of Hillsville, Va.; Keith Souther of Statesville, N.C.; Deborah Jean Sheets of Vilas, N.C.; Julie Bingman of Statesville, N.C.; Larry McPeak of Wytheville, Va.
  • DOBRO: Robert Ellis of Mocksville, N.C.; Josh Hazelwood of Dobson, N.C.; Mike Martin of Dublin, Va.; Kenneth Kirkman of Mount Airy, N.C.; Jon Singleton of Charlotte, N.C.
  • HARMONICA: Glen Zuhlke of Galax, Va.; Paul Hiatt of High Point, N.C.; Lewis Bedsaul of Galax, Va.
  • BASS FIDDLE: Loyd Richardson of Warrensville, N.C.; Jonathan Boyd of Hillsville, Va.; Lee Sawyer of Lexington, N.C.; Bryan Osborne of Creston, N.C.; Lewis Beasley of Carthage, N.C.
  • AUTOHARP: Glenna Anderson of Christiansburg, Va.; Bobbi Roberts of Galax, Va.; JoAnn Redd of Galax, Va.; Rhoda Kemp of Salem, Va.; Christine Olson of Garner, N.C.
  • DULCIMER: Bonnie Russell of Galax, Va.; Dustin Sechrist of Elk Creek, Va.; Tammy Sawyer of Hays, N.C.; Jack Blankenship of Bedford, Va.; Fred Reynolds of Reidsville, N.C.
  • BLUEGRASS FIDDLE: Montana Young of Bassett, Va.; Jeff Michael of Hiddenite, N.C.; Debbie Gitlin of Walkertown, N.C.; Junior Shinault of Woodlawn, Va.; Tommy Killian of Claremont, N.C.
  • BLUEGRASS BANJO: Eric Hardin of Warrensville, N.C.; Kenneth Melton of Woodlawn, Va.; Joey Cox of Pulaski, Va.; Kenny Price of Mountain City, Tenn.; Larry Hogston of Saltville, Va.
  • OLD TIME FIDDLE: Benton Flippen of Mount Airy, N.C.; Jarred Nutter of Meadow Bridge, W. Va.; James Burris of Galax, Va.; Lucas Pasley of Sparta, N.C.; Jacob Bowen of Elkin, N.C.
  • OLD TIME BANJO: Adam Hurt of Princeton, W. Va.; Nancy Sluys of Westfield, N.C.; Tina Trianosky of Salem, Va.; Sarah Garbade of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Joey Burris of Hillsville, Va.
  • JUNIOR BAND: Galax Little Leaves of Galax, Va.; The Un-named of Sparta, N.C.
  • JUNIOR FIDDLE: Emerson Rhudy of Raleigh, N.C.; Rose Knotts of Hamptonville, N.C.; Sierra Wilson of Fleetwood, N.C.
  • JUNIOR BANJO: Ty Cornett of Galax, Va.; Autumn Hill of Fancy Gap, Va.; Dalton Cranford of Troutman, N.C.
  • JUNIOR GUITAR: Jake Hiatt of Mount Airy, N.C.; Catherine Hall of Sparta, N.C.; Asa Gravley of Hillsville, Va.
  • JUNIOR MANDOLIN: Ashton Todd Blaylock of Bristol, Tenn.; Nick Keen of East Bend, N.C.; Spencer Blankenship of Bedford, Va.
  • JUNIOR BASS FIDDLE: Makenzie Neff of Hillsville, Va.; Joanna Godfrey of Mount Airy, N.C.
  • SENIOR DANCE: JoAnn Call of Roaring River, N.C.; Michael Motley of Mount Airy, N.C.; Ben Harman of Bassett, Va.; Kenny Monahan of Rural Retreat; Va.; Fay Fisher of Bassett, Va.
  • JUNIOR DANCE: Montana Young of Bassett, Va.; Justin Jackson of Austinville, Va.; Lindsey Jackson of Austinville, Va.; Savannah Jones of Independence, Va.; Brandon Jones of Independence, Va.
  • CHILDREN’S DANCE participants: Sarah James of Mocksville, N.C.; Bentley Cornett of Galax, Va.; Max Hillerbrand of Cary, N.C.; Cory Light of Ridgeway, Va.; Lindsay Brumfield of Galax, Va.; Laurel Anderson Koenig of Hampton, Tenn.