Official Kentucky State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest, Inc. “The most important thing in playing music
and entering competition is just having fun and enjoying it.
It is not about winning or losing. Winning a competition is not all there is to it.
You have to be a good loser and when I lose, I just laugh and say to the other fiddle players:
I'm going back to the drawing board and I'll get after you next year.” ~ Chuck Reeves ~
Oakman, Alabama
See Past Honor Rolls 2008 2007
2006
2009 WINNERS (35th ANNUAL CONTEST)
2009 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner
Maddie
Denton
Murfreesboro TN
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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
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1st |
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY |
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2nd |
Clint Morgan, Benton KY | |
3rd |
Neil Yockey, Booneville IN |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2008 WINNERS (34th ANNUAL CONTEST)
2008 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner
Mark Ralph
Huntsville AL
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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 |
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2nd |
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling
Green KY | |
3rd |
Clint Morgan, Benton KY |
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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
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Harmonica
| 1st | Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA | | 2nd | Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN | | 3rd | 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 TN | | 3rd | 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 TN | | 4th | 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
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Senior Fiddler | 1st | Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL | | 2nd | 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 IN | | 2nd | 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 TN | | 2nd | David Smith, Osh Kosh WI | | 3rd | 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 |
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2006 WINNERS (32nd ANNUAL CONTEST) 2006 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner
| |
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 Fleener, 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 |
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