2009 Winners

  • OLD TIME BAND: Slate Mountain Ramblers of Ararat, Va.; Turkey Knob Boys of Independence, Va.; Local Honey of Traphill, N.C.; Smokey Valley Boys of Mount Airy, N.C.; Grayson County Dare Devils of Elk Creek, Va.
  • BLUEGRASS BAND: Narrow Road of Mount Airy, N.C.; Loose Ends of Cana, Va.; Double Overtime of Dobson, N.C.; Creek Junction of Warrensville, N.C.; New Tradition of Mocksville, N.C.
  • JUNIOR BAND: JAM Rejects of Sparta, N.C.; 1st Tyme Out of Ennice, N.C.; Mountain Thunder of Max Meadows, Va.; Bethesda Bluegrass Boys of Durham, N.C.; The Lonely Rangers of Sparta, N.C.
  • AUTOHARP: Joanne Redd of Galax, Va.; Mary Umbarger of Harmony, N.C.; Ros Wynne-Roberts of Hillsville, Va.; Nellie Zuhlke of Galax, Va.; Judy Sipes of Lake Junaluska, N.C.
  • OLD TIME BANJO: Mark Freed of Boone, N.C.; Nancy Sluys of Westfield, N.C.; Brien Fain of Mount Airy, N.C.; Marsha Todd of Mount Airy, N.C.; Michael Fox of Hickory, N.C.
  • BLUEGRASS BANJO: Jeremy Stevens from Danville, Va.; Eric Hardin of Warrensville, N.C.; Steve Lewis of Todd, N.C.; Jimmy Paschal of Yadkinville, N.C.; Matthew Turman of Eden, N.C.
  • JUNIOR BANJO: Jared Boyd of Laurel Fork, Va.; Stephanie Gibson of Galax, Va.; Jackson Hagwood of Durham, N.C.
  • BASS: Andy Blevins of Bristol, Va.; Marty Miller of Dobson, N.C.; David Chrisley of Wytheville, Va.; Jerry Steinburg of Union Grove, N.C.; Loyd Richardson of Warrensville, N.C.
  • JUNIOR BASS: Caleb Hagwood of Durham, N.C.; Katie Hackett of Ferguson, N.C.
  • DOBRO: Tom Costner of Pilot Mountain, N.C.; Billy Bourne of Fries, Va.; Robert Ellis of Mocksville, N.C.; Jacob T. Jones of Millers Creek, N.C.; Pammy Davis of Pleasant Garden, N.C.
  • DULCIMER: Richard Pardue of Salisbury, N.C.; Dick Lamb of Keezletown, Va.; Tiim Thornton of Shawsville, N.C.; Debbie Toney of Ellenboro, N.C.
  • OLD TIME FIDDLE: Jake Krack of Orma, W.Va.; Brian Grim of Independence, Va.; Erika Godfrey of Mount Airy, N.C.; Cecil Gurganus of Todd, N.C.; A.G. Edmonds of Pilot Mountain, N.C.
  • BLUEGRASS FIDDLE: Lindsey Nichols of Mount Airy, N.C.; Frank Nifong of Advance, N.C.; Jordon G. Blevins of Whitetop, Va.; Butch Barker of Lansing, N.C.; Keith Dunn of Mocksville, N.C.
  • JUNIOR FIDDLE: Samantha Snyder of Lexington, N.C.; Daniel Greeson of Jamestown, N.C.; Kate Rhudy of Raleigh, N.C.
  • GUITAR: Zeb Snyder of Lexington, N.C.; Jared Sweet of Pounding Mill, Va.; Tony King of Galax, Va.; Austin Mikeal of Lansing, N.C.; Danny Casstevens of Mocksville, N.C.
  • JUNIOR GUITAR: Jeffrey Roten of Ennice, N.C.; Chip Moyer of Sparta, N.C.; Colby Holcomb of Thurmond, N.C.
  • HARMONICA: Glen Zuhlke of Galax, Va.; Daniel Moore of King, N.C.; Wayne Childress of High Point, N.C.; Milton Scott of Thurmond, N.C.; Paul Hiatt of High Point, N.C.
  • MANDOLIN: Connor Lambert of Troutman, N.C.; Terry Bullin of Elkin, N.C.; Teddy White of Carthage, N.C.; Ronald Davis from Hillsville, Va.; Jimmy Holder of Union Grove, N.C.
  • JUNIOR MANDOLIN: Adam McPeak of Max Meadows, Va.; Connor Hagwood of Durham, N.C.; Justin Willey of Sparta, N.C.
  • VOCAL: Shelby Mahaffey of Riner, Va.; Tommy Connor of Elliston, Va.; Jessie Lovell of Fries, Va.; Tommy Nichols of Mount Airy, N.C.; Jeanne Farlow of Trinity, N.C.
  • SENIOR DANCE: Gladys Williams of Galax, Va.; Marsha Todd of Mount Airy, N.C.; Barbara Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Marty Todd of Mount Airy, N.C.; Danny Easume of Pehook, Va.
  • JUNIOR DANCE: Brianna Dillon of Wirtz, Va.; Samantha Wilhelmi of Riner, Va.; Makenzie Maitland of Traphill, N.C.; Ben Huysman of Sparta, N.C.; Hunter Stewart of Bristol, Tenn.
  • CHILDREN’S DANCE (participants, not scored): Kitty Amaral of Elk Creek, Va.; Matthew Bumgardner of Galax, Va.; Ciara Pierce of Roaring River, N.C.; Olivia Phipps of Independence, Va.