2015 Contest Winners
Old-Time Band
1st – Appalachian Thunder; 2nd – Haywood Billygoats; 3rd – John Hardy Party
Non-Traditional Band
1st – Stray Local; 2nd – New Harmonic Convergence; 3rd – The Fernandez Sisters
Bluegrass Band
1st – Bluegrass Bungaloids; 2nd – Treeline Grass
Old-Time Fiddle
1st – Joseph Decosimo; 2nd – Richard Bowman; 3rd – Erynn Marshall
Bluegrass Fiddle
1st – Gil Benson; 2nd – Clay Shelor; 3rd – Bob Campbell
Old-Time Banjo
1st – Jim Collier; 2nd – Joseph Decosimo; 3rd – Alan Julich
Bluegrass Banjo
1st – Brandon Henson; 2nd – David Thornberry; 3rd – Hugh Moore
Folk Song
1st – Kenny Jackson; 2nd – Ed Norman; 3rd – Lightnin’ Wells
Mandolin
1st – Zeb Gambill; 2nd – Spencer Mobley; 3rd – Zach Mondry
Guitar
1st – Hiro Arakawa; 2nd – Zeb Gambill; 3rd – Cary Moskovitz
Bass
1st – Keith Sikes; 2nd – Jason King; 3rd – John Gaster
Youth Fiddle
1st – Olivia Fernandez; 2nd – Ben Bullard; 3rd – Sophia Fernandez
Youth Banjo
1st – Cage Bullard
Youth Other Instrument
1st – Ben Bullard; 2nd – Django Burgess; 3rd – Milo Moskovitz
Adult Dance
1st – Joan Levitt; 2nd – Phoebe Douthwaite; 3rd – Julie Chiles
Youth Dance
1st – Cage Bullard; 2nd – Ben Bullard; 3rd – Silven Vincent-Faris & Nightingale Pergolotti (tie)
The Cook-Off
1st – John Hoppers Team (Muriel); 2nd – (tie) Motown Mushrooms (Jason) & Hoppin’ Gabriel (Celia & Alex)