Local fiddlers convention draws large crowd
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Submitted photo The Fiddlers Convention at Jomeokee Park was kicked off by Rex McGee and John Garris.
The 2010 Stokes County Fiddlers Convention was held Fri. and Sat, Oct. 1-2, at Jomeokee Campground in Pinnacle. Approximately 300 people attended both days, with 90 entries.
“It was wonderful to see so many non-Stokes residents attend the event this year, as every county in the Piedmont Triad and Southern Virginia was represented,” noted Eddy McGee, executive director of the Stokes County Arts Council which sponsored the event.
McGee continued that the biggest surprise for him was the number of contestants from the Durham area. He also commented, “Most of the best music came from the campground after the competition.”
Local businesses chipped in to help make the event a success, while the SCAC and Foothills Hayride Committee worked tirelessly to make sure things ran smoothly.
The winners in the various competitions were:
Bluegrass Band
1st - Brandy Grass
2nd - It Don’t Matter
3rd - Blu Vu
Old Time Band
1st - Just In Time
2nd - Appalachian Cider
3rd - Cool Springs Ramblers
H.M. - The Watch Yo-Selves
Old Time Fiddle
1st - Nina White, Westfield
2nd - Debbie Gitlin, Walkertown
3rd - Roger Wilson, Galax, Va
Bluegrass Fiddle
1st - Debbie Gitlin, Walkertown
2nd - Holly Riley, Durham
3rd - Hersie Mcmillan, Mt. Airy
HM - Sarah Gordon, Pinnacle
Youth
1st - Sam Marler, East Bend
2nd - Peter Barrow, Durham
3rd - Aaron Barrow, Durham
4th - Isaac Hayden, King
5th - Jacob Addison, Rural Retreat, Va
6th - Sylvia McGee, King
Dobro
1st - Tom Costner, Pinnacle
2nd - Danny Hargis, Huntersville
Guitar
1st - John Marler, Statesville
2nd - Danny Casstevens, Mocksville
3rd - Stanley Widener, Hillsville, Va
Mandolin
1st - Scott Freeman, Woodlawn, Va
2nd - Jordan Rice, Greensboro
3rd - Jeff Hooker, King
Old Time Banjo
1st - Adam Beshears, Elkin
2nd - Stanley Widener, Hillsville, Va
3rd - Jared Boyd, Laurel Fork, Va
Bluegrass Banjo
1st - Steve Lewis, Todd, NC
2nd - Brandy Miller, West Jefferson
3rd - Hersie Mcmillan, Mt. Airy
The "Old-Timers Cup" Best All-Around Entertainer
[in memory of Ralph “Old-Timer” McGee]
Steve Lewis, Todd, NC
Dance
Todd Fulmer, Westfield
The Open Strings
1st - David George, Bass, Westfield
2nd - Vickie Boyd, Autoharp, Laurel Fork, Va
3rd - Curtis Bond, Fries, Va
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