2023 Winners

Junior Dance (9-15)

1st Place – Avery Lowe – State Road, NC

2nd – Levi Head – Mt. Airy, NC

3rd Place – Silas Lowe – State Road, NC

4th Place – Ella Grim – Independence, VA

5th Place – Chloe Grim – Independence, VA

Senior Dance (16+)

1st Place – Debbie Yates – Damascus, VA

2nd Place – Marty Todd – Mt. Airy, NC

3rd Place – Cherie Compton – Ferrum, VA

4th Place – Marsha Todd – Mt. Airy, NC

5th Place – Mitchell Robinson – Galax, VA

Children’s Dance (8 & Under)

1st Place – Molly Wilkerson, 5 – Lowgap, NC

2nd Place – Silas Wilkerson, 7 – Lowgap, NC

3rd Place – Malyn Todd, 7 – Mt. Airy, NC

4th Place – Isaiah Imperial, 8 – Thomasville, NC

5th Place – Ronan Myers, 5 – Troutman, NC

6th Place – Mary Lambert, 5 – Newton, NC

Junior Bass

1st Place – Titus Bulman – Pinnacle, NC

Junior Mandolin

1st Place – Luke McCallister – Mocksville, NC

2nd Place – Sawyer Smith – Johnson City, TN

3rd Place – Cort Workman – Boones Mill, VA

4th Place – Highland Hollifield – Independence, VA

5th Place – Emmalyn Rogers – Yadkinville, NC

Junior Guitar

1st Place – Graydon Shepherd, West Jefferson, NC

2nd Place – Isaac Osborne – Jefferson, NC

3rd Place – Juda Davis – Leicester, NC

4th Place – Ethan Wagoner – Yadkinville, NC

5th Place – Elijah Smith – Mt. Airy, NC

Junior Banjo

1st Place – Jo Wilkerson – Lowgap, NC

2nd Place – Bayla Davis – Leicester, NC

3rd Place – Candace Noah – Dobson, NC

4th Place – Paxton Ashe – Galax, VA

5th Place – Malachi Bulman – Pinnacle, NC

Junior Fiddle

1st Place – Hunter Hiatt – State Road, NC

2nd Place – Sam Wilkerson – Lowgap, NC

3rd Place – Silas Wilkerson – Lowgap, NC

4th Place – Sylvie Davis – Leicester, NC

5th Place – River Smith – Johnson City, TN

Junior Band

1st Place – Biscuit Eaters – Lowgap, NC

2nd Place – The Three Amigos – Sparta, NC

3rd Place – Newfound Gap – Leicester, NC

4th Place – Alleghany Railroad – Independence, VA

5th Place – Rhythum Rebels – Sparta, NC

Vocal

1st Place – Shooter Brown – Parkdale, OR

2nd Place – Karlie Keepfer – Sparta, NC

3rd Place – Meredith Wilkerson – Lowgap, NC

4th Place – Tommy Nichols – Mt. Airy, NC

5th Place – Coleman Emmerson – Salisbury, NC

Mandolin

1st Place – Matthew Stacy – Haysi, VA

2nd Place – Todd Hiatt – State Road, NC

3rd Place – Adam McPeak – Max Meadows, VA

4th Place – Vince Bullins – Walnut Cove, NC

5th Place – Connor Lambert – Troutman, NC

Guitar

1st Place – Steve Lewis – Jefferson, NC

2nd Place – Matt Osborne – Bristol, VA

3rd Place – Gavin Woodruff – Ennice, NC

4th Place – Brandon Graybeal – West Jefferson, NC

5th Place – Karlee Hamm – Lansing, NC

Old Time Banjo

1st Place – Trish Fore – Galax, VA

2nd Place – Jared Boyd – Galax, VA

3rd Place – Marsha Todd – Mt. Airy, NC

4th – Chris Johnson – Sparta, NC

5th – Robbie Herman – Taylorsville, NC

Bluegrass Banjo

1st Place – Travis Watts – Mt. Airy, NC
2nd Place – Ronny Harrison – Woodlawn, VA
3rd Place – Stewart Werner III – Rocky Mount, VA
4th Place – Jacob Johnson – North Wilkesboro, NC
5th Place – Ted Nixon – Jonesville, NC

Bluegrass fiddle

1st Place – Charlie Tolbert – Purlear, NC
2nd Place – Ella Thomas – West Columbia, SC
3rd Place – John Hofmann – Thomasville, NC
4th – Merl Johnson – Salem, VA
5th – David Woodie – Huntersville, NC

Oldtime Band

1st Place – Gap Wild, Galax – VA
2nd Place – Up Jumped Trouble – Callaway, NC
3rd Place – Slate Mountain Ramblers – Mt. Airy, NC
4th Place – The New Critter Connection – Damascus, VA
5th Place – Here Comes Treble – Sparta, NC