Official Kentucky State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest, Inc.
“The most important thing in playing music
~ Chuck Reeves ~
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2006
2010 WINNERS (36th ANNUAL CONTEST)
2010 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner
Maddie
Denton Murfreesboro TN
August 4th, 2010 Our sincerest apologies to Adam French. We
mistakenly listed him as 3rd place in Junior Fiddler category when
he actually placed 2nd.
Harmonica
1st
Wailin Wood, Nashville TN 2nd
Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA 3rd
John Noftsger,
Spring Valley OH 4th
Bob Gillim,
Louisville KY
Beginner Open
1st
Tyler Sellers, Ashland
City TN 2nd
Kyle Ramsey, North
Vernon IN 3rd
Brian Rugg,
Lexington KY 4th
Will Hayes, Easter
KY
Bluegrass Banjo
1st
Weston Stewart, Anderson AL 2nd
Jared Shaw, Edmonton KY 3rd
Brett Martin, Auburn AL 4th
Kevin Harris, Tuscumbia AL
Flat Top Guitar
1st
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
2nd
Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd
Brett Martin, Auburn AL
4th
Clint Morgan, Benton KY
Bluegrass Band
1st
Common Thread 2nd
Down on 5th 3rd
The Justin Family 4th
The Not Brothers
Old Time Banjo
1st
Daniel Rothwell, Smyrna TN 2nd
Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN 3rd
Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro
TN 4th
John Wells, Hartford KY
Pee Wee Fiddler
1st
Josiah Newman, Scottsville KY 2nd
Cameron Vaughn, Newburgh IN 3rd
Jaelee Roberts,
Murfreesboro TN 4th
Ivy Phillips, Chapmansboro
TN
Beginner Fiddler
1st
Samantha Cunningham, Versailles KY 2nd
Bethany Breakall, Berea KY 3rd
Andrew Lin, Lexington KY 4th
Alicyn Newman, Scottsville KY
Dulcimer
1st
Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN 2nd
Chuck Flaim, Owensboro KY 3rd
Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA 4th
Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro
TN
Senior Fiddler
1st
Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL
2nd
Norbert Wehr, Ireland IN
3rd
John Steuver, Dillsboro IN
4th
Lorraine Porter, Adams TN
Old Time String Band
1st
Slim Chance String Band
2nd
Uncle Bud's Strings &
Things
3rd
Wild Bill & the Buffalo
Chip Kickers
4th
Hog Unit
Junior Fiddler
1st
Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd
Adam French, Leitchfield KY
3rd
Doug Fleener, Leitchfield
KY
4th
Alex Thomlinson, Suches GA
Mandolin
1st
Solly Burton, Sullivan IN
2nd
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
3rd
Turner Hutchens, Boston KY
4th
Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA
Intermediate Fiddler
1st
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
2nd
Ed Carnes, Franklin TN
3rd
Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro
TN
4th
Rebecca Goff, Lexington KY
Jig Dancing, Division I
1st
Melanie Belroire, Rineyville KY
2nd
Maci Belfiore, Rineyville
KY
3rd
Frannie DiGiovanni,
Greenbrier TN
4th
Raygan Sellers, Ashland
City TN
Jig Dancing, Division II
1st
Thomas Maupin, Murfreesboro TN
2nd
Pam Jaggers, Tousey KY
3rd
Lark Reynolds, Louisville
KY
4th
State Championship Fiddler
1st
Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
3rd
Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL
Backup Musician
Greg Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2009 WINNERS (35th ANNUAL CONTEST)
2009
Maddie
Denton
Murfreesboro TN
Harmonica
1st
Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA 2nd
Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN 3rd
Tim Shaw, Bowling Green KY 4th
Robert Gillam, Louisville
KY
Beginner Open
1st
Tyler Sellers, Ashland City TN 2nd
Brian Rugg, Lexington KY 3rd
Frances, DiGiovanni, Greenbrier
TN 4th
Scott Hayes, Horse Branch KY
Bluegrass Banjo
1st
Weston Stewart, Anderson AL 2nd
Cody Pearman, Radcliff KY 3rd
Rich Walter, Bloomington
IN 4th
Aaron Thompson, Benton KY
Flat Top Guitar
1st
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
2nd
Clint Morgan, Benton KY
3rd
Neil Yockey, Boonville IN
4th
Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
Bluegrass Band
1st
Blue Tradition 2nd
Down on 5th 3rd
Up-N-Gone 4th
Rough River Bluegrass Band
Old Time Banjo
1st
Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN 2nd
Rebekah Weiler,
Murfreesboro TN 3rd
Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro
TN 4th
Gene Bond, Old Hickory TN
Pee Wee Fiddler
1st
Allie Hagan, Nicholasville KY 2nd
Cara DiGiovanni,
Greenbrier, TN 3rd
Raygan Sellers, Ashland
City TN 4th
Connor McCracken,
Fredericksburg IN
Beginner Fiddler
1st
Alex Thomlinson, Suches GA 2nd
Cody Beck, Bowling Green KY 3rd
Greer Kimball, Murfreesboro TN 4th
Bethany Breakall, Berea KY
Dulcimer
1st
Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA 2nd
Chuck Flaim, Owensboro KY 3rd
Jeff Lambert, Henderson KY 4th
Lorinda Jones, Rineyville
KY
Senior Fiddler
1st
Leonard
Lawson, Vine Grove KY
2nd
Lorraine
Porter, Adams TN
3rd
Morgan
Duncan, Beaver Dam KY
4th
John
Steuver, Dillsboro IN
Old Time String Band
1st
Coon Branch String
Band
2nd
Slim Chance
Band
3rd
Rough River
String Band
4th
Blue Creek
Ramblers
Junior Fiddler
1st
Maddie
Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd
Doug
Fleener, Leitchfield KY
3rd
Eishen
Harkins, Canon City CO
4th
Adam
French, Leitchfield KY
Mandolin
1st
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
2nd
Turner
Hutchens, Boston KY
3rd
Solly
Burton, Sullivan IN
4th
Bobby
Nobley, LaGrange GA
Intermediate Fiddler
1st
Joel Whittinghill,
Bowling Green KY
2nd
Marcia Denton,
Murfreesboro TN
3rd
Terry Roby,
Philpot KY
4th
Jig Dancing, Division I
1st
Ramsey Carpenter,
Hartford KY
2nd
Raygan
Sellers, Ashland City TN
3rd
Frances
DiGiovanni, Greenbrier TN
4th
Cara
DiGiovanni, Greenbrier TN
Jig Dancing, Division II
1st
Donna Carpenter,
Hartford KY
2nd
Wendy Spivey,
Murfreesboro TN
3rd
Pam Jaggers,
Falls of Rough KY
4th
Sandra Sally,
Vine Grove KY
State Championship Fiddler
1st
Maddie Denton,
Murfreesboro TN
2nd
Joel
Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd
Leonard
Lawson, Vine Grove KY
Backup Musician
Maddie Denton,
Murfreesboro TN
2008 WINNERS (34th ANNUAL CONTEST)
2
Mark Ralph
Harmonica
1st
Ronnie Murphy, Oakland KY 2nd
Mike Brown, Lewisport KY 3rd
Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN 4th Bob Gilliam, Louisville KY
Beginner Open
1st
Aaron Thompson, Benton KY 2nd
Justin Goodlett, Mt. Eden KY 3rd
Brian Rugg, Lexington KY 4th
Taylor Shuck, Fisherville KY
Bluegrass Banjo
1st
Zeke Walters, Greenville KY 2nd
Jared Shaw, Edmonton KY 3rd
Cody Pearman, Radcliff KY 4th
Tyler Mullins, Sparta KY
Flat Top Guitar
1st
Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN
2nd
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
3rd
Clint Morgan, Benton KY
4th
Neil Yockey, Boonville IN
Bluegrass Band
Old Time Banjo
1st
Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN 2nd
Mike Schoeder, Louisville
KY 3rd
Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro
TN 4th
Pete Webb, Paoli IL
Pee Wee Fiddler
1st
Alicyn Newman, Scottsville KY 2nd
Ethan Breakall, Berea KY 3rd
Joseph Collum, Waddy KY 4th
Allie Hagan, Nicholasville
KY
Beginner Fiddler
1st
Alex Thomlinson, Suches GA 2nd
Cody Beck, Bowling Green KY 3rd
Maggie Lee Collum, Waddy KY 4th
Greer Kimball, Murfreesboro TN
Dulcimer
Senior Fiddler
Old Time String Band
1st
Coon Branch String Band
2nd
Phillip Steinmetz & His
Sunny Tennesseans
3rd
Rough River Ramblers
4th
Uncle Bud's Strings &
Things
Junior Fiddler
1st
Adam French , Louisville KY
2nd
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
3rd
Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro
TN
4th
Bill Jones, Chapel Hill TN
Mandolin
1st
Solly Burton , Sullivan IN
2nd
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY
3rd
Turner Hutchens, Boston KY
4th
Bobby Nobley , LaGrange GA
Intermediate Fiddler
1st
Mark Ralph, Huntsville AL
2nd
David Morris, Whitesville
KY
3rd
Ed Carnes, Franklin TN
4th
Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro
TN
Jig Dancing, Division I
1st
Kelsey Spivey, Murfreesboro TN
2nd
Brittany Leonard,
Christiana TN
3rd
Alyssa Lindsey, Brownsville
KY
4th
Jig Dancing, Division II
1st
Jay Bland, Kennesaw GA
2nd
Wendy Spivey, Murfreesboro TN
3rd Pam Jaggers,
Tousey KY
4th Teena
Leonard, Christiana TN
State Championship Fiddler
Backup Musician
2007 WINNERS (33rd ANNUAL CONTEST)
2007 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner
Olivia Smiley
Greensburg IN
Harmonica
1st Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA 2nd Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN3rd Barry Stout, Boling Chapple KY 4th Bob Gilliam, Louisville KY
Beginner Open
1st Aaron Thompson, Benton KY 2nd Turner Hutchens, Boston KY 3rd Justin Goodlett, Mt. Eden KY 4th Scott Hayes, Horse Branch KY
Bluegrass Banjo
1st Zeke Walters, Greenville KY 2nd Jared Shaw, Tompkinsville KY 3rd Marty Elmore, Brownsville KY 4th Jeff Hayes, Bowling Green KY
Flat Top Guitar
1st Adam Wright, Nashville TN 2nd Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN3rd Dillon Hodges, Florence AL 4th Ben Helson, Scottsville KY
Bluegrass Band
1st Oh Dil! 2nd Sandy Creek 3rd Big Creek Bluegrass 4th Larry Lawson & Hwy 55
Old Time Banjo
1st Rebeka Weiler, Murfreesboro TN 2nd Clint Craven, Louisville KY 3rd Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN4th Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
Pee Wee Fiddler
1st Karson Glancy, Greenup KY 2nd Cole McCracken, Floyds Knob IN 3rd Alicyn Newman, Scottsville KY 4th Marie McGlone, Marshall IL
Beginner Fiddler
1st Cody Beck, Bowling Green KY 2nd Maggie Lander, Bethlehem KY 3rd Hannah Wilson, Kuna Idaho 4th Melanie Belfiore, Rineyville KY
Dulcimer
Senior Fiddler
1st Chuck Reeves , Oakman AL2nd Delmar Holland, Waverly TN 3rd Lorraine Porter, Adams TN 4th Norbert Wehr, Velpen IN
Old Time String Band
1st Slim Chance Band 2nd Blue Creek Ramblers 3rd Whistlin' Rufus 4th Back Home Again
Junior Fiddler
1st Olivia Smiley , Greensburg IN2nd Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY 3rd Meghan Lynch, Goodlettsville TN 4th Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
Mandolin
1st Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY 2nd
Solly Burton , Sullivan IN 3rd Will McMeans, Lester AL 4th Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN
Intermediate Fiddler
1st Ed Carnes , Franklin TN2nd David Smith , Osh Kosh WI3rd Scott Sumner, Kuna ID 4th Marcia Denton Murfreesboro TN
Jig Dancing, Division I
1st Melanie Belfiore, Rineyville KY 2nd Macie Belfiore, Rineyville KY 3rd Sabrina Barton, Dora AL 4th Kelsey Spivey, Murfreesboro TN
Jig Dancing, Division II
1st Kathy Yearwood, Christiana TN 2nd Dennis Rhodes, Hawesville KY 3rd Wallace Quinn, Macea KY 4th Lou Boreman, Whitesville KY
State Championship Fiddler
Backup Musician
Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA
2006 WINNERS (32nd ANNUAL CONTEST)
Harmonica
1st Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA 2nd
Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN 3rd Bob Gilliam, Louisville KY 4th Bud Meredith, Leitchfield KY
Beginner Open
1st Lukas Heller, Ortonville MI 2nd Logan Whitely, Horse Branch KY 3rd Dylan Williams, Big Clifty KY 4th D
Bluegrass Banjo
1st Marty Elmore, Bowling Green KY 2nd Zeke Walters, Greensville KY 3rd Jessie Baker, Martinsville IN 4th Rich Walter, Bloomington IN
Flat Top Guitar
1st Adam Hager, Kenna WV 2nd Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY 3rd Neil Yockey, Boonville IN 4th Byron Sowders, Philpot KY
Bluegrass Band
1st Blue Tradition 2nd Blue Moon Highway Band 3rd Rough River Ramblers 4th S.O.S.
Old Time Banjo
1st
Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN 2nd Rebeka Weiler, Murfreesboro TN 3rd Stratton Hammon, Louisville TN 4th Robert Wilson, Scottsburg IN
Pee Wee Fiddler
1st Layne Guyer, KY 2nd Chaney Rose, KY 3rd Karson Glancy, KY 4th Austin Tipton,TN
Beginner Fiddler
1st
Doug Fleene r, Leitchfield KY 2nd Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN 3rd Ramsey Carpenter, Hartford KY 4th Sam Withers, Columbia IN
Dulcimer
1st
Bobby Nobley , LaGrange GA 2nd Jeffrey Lambert, Harned KY 3rd Pat VanGorder, Rockvale TN 4th Joel Ray Bailie, Versailles KY
Senior Fiddler
1st John Steuver, Dillsboro IN 2nd Delmer Holland, Waverly, TN 3rd Norbert Wehr, Jasper IN 4th Bud Meredith, Leitchfield KY
Old Time String Band
1st Slim Shinbone String Band 2nd Delmer Holland and the Blue Creek Ramblers 3rd The Ruffer River Band 4th Kentucky Memories
Junior Fiddler
1st Bill Jones, Chapel Hill TN 2nd
Olivia Smiley , Greensburg IN 3rd Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY 4th Adam French, Leitchfield KY
Mandolin
1st
Solly Burton , Sullivan IN 2nd Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY 3rd
Bobby Nobley , LaGrange GA 4th Mike Schroeder, Louisville KY
Intermediate Fiddler
1st Johnny Ray Watts, Lineville AL 2nd David Smith, Aurora IL 3rd Mike Schroeder, Louisville KY 4th M
Jig Dancing, Division I
1st Ramsey Carpenter, Hartford KY 2nd Chelsey Baker, Guston KY 3rd Chris Gray, St. Joseph TN 4th Josie Baker, Guston KY
Jig Dancing, Division II
1st
Rob Pearcy , Smyrna TN 2nd Donna Carpenter, Hartford KY 3rd Pam Frank, Falls of Rough KY 4th Delmer Holland, Waverly TN
State Championship Fiddler
1st Bill Jones, Chapel Hill TN 2nd Johnny Ray Watts, Lineville AL 3rd John Steuver, Dillsboro IN
Backup Musician
