2010 Winners

  • BLUEGRASS BAND: Double Overtime of Dobson, N.C.; Narrow Road of Mount Airy, N.C.; Sons of the South of Claremont, N.C.; Creek Junction of Warrensville, N.C.; Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder of Max Meadows, Va.
  • OLD TIME BAND: Slate Mountain Ramblers of Ararat, Va.; Crooked Road Ramblers of Galax, Va.; Cabin Creek Boys of Whitetop, Va.; Broken String Band of Independence, Va.; Buck Mountain Band of Independence, Va.
  • JUNIOR BAND: Bethesda Bluegrass Band of Durham, N.C.; The Loose Strings of Galax, Va.; Smith Family Band and Robbins, N.C.; and Summer Girls of Charlotte, N.C.
  • BLUEGRASS FIDDLE: John Hofmann of Thomasville, N.C.; Marlon Dean of Independence, Va.; Meredith Goins of Johnson City, Tenn.; Courtney Burroughs of Stoneville, N.C.; Wade Petty of Galax, Va.
  • OLD TIME FIDDLE: Richard Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Bob Taylor of Independence, Va.; Helen White of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Chris Testerman of Whitetop, Va.; Kathleen O’Connell of Roanoke, Va.
  • JUNIOR FIDDLE: Crystal Shipley of Kingsport, Tenn.; Daniel Greeson of Jamestown, N.C.; Holly Riley of Durham, N.C.
  • BLUEGRASS BANJO: Brandon Cox of Pulaski, Va.; Eric Hardin of Warrensville, N.C.; Matthew Turman of Eden, N.C.; Gary Webb of Max Meadows, Va.; Timmy Mills of Riner, Va.
  • OLD TIME BANJO: Marsha Todd of Mount Airy, N.C.; Brien Fain of Mount Airy, N.C.; Allen Rutherford of Independence, Va.; Trish Fore of Lowgap, N.C.; Marianne Kovatch of Fries, Va.
  • JUNIOR BANJO: Jared Boyd of Laurel Fork, Va.; Jackson Hagwood of Durham, N.C.; Randall Ford of Cleveland, N.C.
  • GUITAR: Jared Hensley of Marshall, N.C.; Jared Sweet of Pounding Mill, Va.; Evan Hodge of Independence, Va.; Asa Gravley of Hillsville, Va.; Garry Dalton of Draper, Va.
  • JUNIOR GUITAR: Corey Smith of Robbins, N.C.; Jeffrey Roten of Ennice, N.C.; and Chip Moyer of Sparta, N.C.
  • MANDOLIN: Terry Bullin of Elkin, N.C.; Jonas Mattebo of Umeå, Sweden; Rodney Hodges of Galax, Va.; Paul Trianosky of Mountain City, Tenn.; Connor Lambert of Troutman, N.C.
  • JUNIOR MANDOLIN: Connor Hagwood of Durham, N.C.; Eli Smith of Robbins, N.C.; Tori Jones of Linwood, N.C.
  • BASS: Loyd Richardson of Warrensville, N.C.; Barbara Bowman of Ararat, Va.; David Chrisley of Max Meadows, Va.; Jamie Collins of Bristol, Tenn.; Terry Semones of Galax, Va.
  • JUNIOR BASS: Caleb Hagwood of Durham, N.C.
  • AUTOHARP: JoAnn Redd of Galax, Va.; Virgil Adams of Tega Cay, S.C.; Gary Dalton of Bluefield, Va.; Libby Kahn of Independence, Va.; Vickie Boyd of Laurel Fork, Va.
  • DULCIMER: Tim Thornton of Shawsville, Va.; Debbie Toney of Ellenboro, N.C.; Dick Lamb of Keezletown, Va.; David Parks of Dublin, Va.; Jean Callison of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
  • DOBRO: Jacob Joines of Millers Creek, N.C.; Robert Ellis of Mocksville, N.C.; Tom Costner of Pilot Mountain, N.C.; Danny Hargis of Huntersville, N.C.; Peter McCranie of Asheville, N.C.
  • VOCAL: Sarah Scott of Kingsport, Tenn.; Shelby Mahaffey of Riner, Va.; Julie Johnson of Union Grove, N.C.; Susan Ashe of Lowgap, N.C.; Lynne Powell of Mocksville, N.C.
  • HARMONICA: Eddie Ogle of Roanoke, Va.; Wayne Childress of High Point, N.C.; Paul Hiatt of High Point, N.C.; Tim Chadwick of Mount Airy, N.C.; Milton Scott of Thurmond, N.C.
  • CHILDREN’S DANCE participants: Bailey Ford of Sherrills Ford, N.C.; Emily Brooks of Ennice, N.C.; Kitty Amaral of Elk Creek, Va.; Olivia Phipps of Independence, Va.; Elli Jones of Linwood, N.C.; Laci Broom of Lexington, N.C.; Ruth Shumway of Charlotte, N.C.; and Caleb Broom of Lexington, N.C.
  • JUNIOR DANCE: Tabitha Sands of Germanton, N.C.; Lindsey Jackson of Austinville, Va.; Madison Shepard of West Jefferson, N.C.; Brianna Dillon of Wirtz, Va.; Joseph Lamb of Sparta, N.C.
  • SENIOR DANCE: Marsha Todd of Mount Airy, N.C.; Barbara Bowman of Ararat, Va.; Susan Ashe of Lowgap, N.C.; Mitchell Robinson of Galax, Va.; Justin Jackson of Max  Meadows, Va.