Past Winners

  2026    
  Small Fry Fiddle   (Ages 8 and under)       City State
1.   Violet Edgington Nashville TN
2.   Caleb Speck Murfreesboro TN
3.   Emile Perry Winchester KY
4.   Noah  Bater  Christiana TN
5.   Ellis Bater  Christiana  TN
6.   Zara Laufenburger Nicholasville KY
       
  Jr Jr Fiddle   (Ages 9 thru 12)         City State
1.   Oliver Wells Mt. Sterling KY
2.   Lily Coleman Vestavia Hills AL
3.   Sadie Hammond Brentwood TN
4.   Alan Speck Murfreesboro TN
5.   Kennedy Reeves Marshfield MO
6.   Kylah Harris Seymour MO
7.   Jeremiah Bates Hartsville TN
       
  Guitar   (All Ages) City State
1.   Adam Wright Goodlettsville TN
2.   Joel Whittinghill Bowling Green KY
3.   Rob Pearcy Smyrna TN
4.   Nick Norris Nashville TN
5.   Jeffrey Woodard Hartsville TN
       
  Jr Fiddle   (Ages 13 thru 17)         City State
1.   Sidney Cantrell Seymour MO
2.   Kadence Edgington Nashville TN
3.   Sarah Hathaway Bowling Green KY
4.   Audrey Nye Columbus IN
5.   Zoe Hackbarth Dayton VA
6.   Summer Edgington Nashville TN
7.   Kennedy Gambrel Lexington KY
8.   Peli Ross Benton KY
9.   Avery Brown Charlestown IN
       
  Young Adult Fiddle   (Ages 18 to 39)     City State
1.   Bubba Hopkins Spavinaw OK
2.   Oliver Houchin Lexington KY
3.   David Lin Lexington KY
4.   Jacob Johnson Lincoln AL
5.   Anna  Lang Marshfield MO
6.   Olivia Lee Versailles KY
7.   Bailey Yates Lexington KY
8.   Ashely Powell Lexington KY
9.   Sam Stowe Georgetown  KY
10.  Colton Harris Seymour MO
11 Eric Cameron Adairville KY
       
  Mandolin   (All Ages) City State
1.   Nick Norris Nashville TN
2.   Joel Whittinghill Bowling Green KY
3.   Jeffrey Woodard Hartsville TN
4.   Rob Pearcy Smyrna TN
5.   Sarah Hathaway Bowling Green KY
6.   Avery Flake Sevierville TN
       
  Adult Fiddle   (Ages 40 to 59)   City State
1.   Bill Jones Oak Ridge TN
2.   Bonnie Norris Nashville TN
3.   Joel Whittinghill Bowling Green KY
4.   Nick Norris Nashville TN
5.   Michael Garvin Flatwoods KY
6.   Jeffrey Woodard Hartsville TN
       
  Sr Fiddle   (Ages 60 and over) City State
1.   Kay Lorson Dover OH
2.   Susumu Okano New York NY
3.   Rob Pearcy Smyrna TN
4.   Brent Young Anna TX
5.   David  Foster Horse Cave KY
6.   John Paul Jarboe Caneyville KY
       
  Banjo   (All Ages) City State
1.   Joey Gipson Manchester TN
2.   Jasper Hammond Brentwood TN
3.   Nick Norris Nashville TN
4.   Sarah Hathaway Bowling Green KY
5.   Rob Pearcy Smyrna TN
       
  Dancing - No Holds Barred   (All Ages) City State
1.   Clara Herman Whites Creek TN
2.   Anthony Harrell Mount Juliet TN
3.   Jason Wade Smyrna TN
4.   Jason Hammond Adairville KY
5.   Ann Bane Smyrna TN
6.   Eric Cameron Adairville KY
7.   Everett Hammond Brentwood TN
8.   Sadie Hammond Brentwood TN
9.   Pam Mahurin Falls of Rough KY
10.  Manda-lynn Woodard Hartsville TN
11 Samuel Barrett Leitchfield TN
       
  Championship Fiddle-Off            City State
1.   Bubba Hopkins Spavinaw OK
2.   Bill Jones Oak Ridge TN
3.   Sidney Cantrell Seymour MO
4.   Oliver Wells Mt. Sterling KY
5.   Kay Lorson Dover OH
       
  Bud Meredith Showmanship Award City State
1.   Rob Percy Smyrna TN
       
  Judges:   City State
1.   Junior Marriott Marshfield MO
2.   Loreeta Brnak McKeever Spring Hill TN
3.   Kerry Varble Salem OH