2009 Winners
MONDAY, JUNE 22
National Oldtime Fiddlers'
Contest® and Festival
Adult Division Winners
Champion: Laura Cash Age 37 Hendersonville,
Tennessee
2nd Place: Monique Ruwe Age 38
Nampa, Idaho
3rd Place: Gary Lee Moore Age 58
Seattle, Washington
4th Place: Joe Sites
Age 54 Idaho Falls, Idaho
5th Place: Jay Dean Ludiker Age 45
Spokane, Washington
Certified Showcase Winners:
Best Male Entertainer:
Griffin Stoller Age 14
Belvedere, CA
CA State Junior Fiddler Champion
Best Female Entertainer:
Tabitha Gholi Age 15
West Linn, OR
Oregon State Junior Champion
Best Costume:
Laura Waters Age 13
Idaho Falls, ID
Idaho Open Junior Champion
Fanciest Fiddler:
Duane Stephens Age 67
Grangeville, ID
Idaho Open Senior Champion
TUESDAY,
JUNE 23
National Oldtime Fiddlers'
Contest and Festival®
Small Fry Division Winners
Champion: Isaaiah Baltzell Age 8
Portland, Oregon
2nd Place: Rachel Mansfield Age 8
Boise, Idaho
3rd Place: Bryson Grose
Age 8 Dingle, Idaho
4th Place: Regina Scott
Age 7 Tulsa, Oklahoma
5th Place: Rylee Loucks
Age 7 Marsing, Idaho
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
National Oldtime
Fiddlers' Contest and Festival®
Junior Junior Division Winners
Champion: Kiarra Saito-Beckman Age 10 Bend, Oregon
2nd Place: Ellie Shaw
Age 12 Eagle, Idaho
3rd Place: Brock Grose
Age 12 Dingle, Idaho
4th Place: Brannic Bailey
Age 12 Meridian, Idaho
5th Place: Harrison Schumann Age 12
San Antonio, Texas
Certified Showcase Winners:
Best Male Entertainer:
Andrew Wilson Age 30
Spokane Valley, WA
Columbia Gorge Open Champion
Best Female Entertainer:
Laura Smith Age 23
Potter Valley, CA
Nevada State Oldtime fiddle Young Adult Champion
Best Costume:
Miya Saito-Beckman Age 14
Bend, OR
Western Open Grand Champion
Fanciest Fiddler:
Keenan Hadley Age 19
Ague Dulce, CA
Fiddlin' Down The Tracks Grand Champion
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 24
National Oldtime
Fiddlers' Contest and Festival®
Junior Division Winners
Champion: Maddie Denton Age 15 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
2nd Place: Mia Orosco
Age 16 Lorena, Texas
3rd Place: Eischen Harkins
Age 15 Canon City, Colorado
4th Place: Tatiana Hargreaves Age 14
Corvallis, OR
5th Place: Laura Waters
Age 13 Idaho Falls, Idaho
Certified Showcase Winners:
Best Male Entertainer:
Bryson Grose Age 8
Dingle, ID
Rocky Mtn. Regional Small Fry Champion
Best Female Entertainer:
Rachel Mansfield Age 8
Boise, ID
Western Open Small Fry Champion
Best Costume:
Grace Dayton Age15
Pleasant Grove, UT
Utah State Junior Junior Champion
Fanciest Fiddler:
Ari Fierer Age 8
Denver, CO
Rocky Mtn. Regional Small Fry Champion
THURSDAY,
JUNE 25
National Oldtime
Fiddlers' Contest and Festival®
Senior Division Winners
Champion: Sam Sloan Age 62 Palo Cedro, California
2nd Place: Hughie Smith Age 76
Bakersfield, California
3rd Place: Mabel Vogt
Age 66 Potlatch, Idaho
4th Place: Duane Stephens Age 67
Grangeville, Idaho
5th Place: Larry Struble
Age 68 Centennial, Colorado
THURSDAY,
JUNE 25
National Oldtime
Fiddlers' Contest and Festival®
Twin Fiddling Winners
Judge's Choice Champion: Grace Dayton
(Pleasant Grove, UT) and Alina Geslison (Provo, UT)
Judges Choice 2nd Place: Dennis Ludiker (Austin, TX) and Kimber
Ludiker (Boston, MA)
People's Choice Champion: Joseph Christensen (Clements, CA) and
Drew Snodderly (Lodi, CA)
People's Choice 2nd Place: Grace Dayton (Pleasant Grove, UT) and Alina Geslison (Provo, UT)
FRIDAY,
JUNE 26
National Oldtime
Fiddlers' Contest and Festival®
Young
Adult Division Winners
Champion: Bill Jones Age 25
Martin, Tennessee
2nd Place: Seth Mattison Age 22 Nampa, Idaho
3rd Place: Brian Beken Age 23
Austin, Texas
4th Place: Malinda DeBry Age 28
Meridian, Idaho
5th Place: Aarun, Carter Age 20
Levelland, Texas
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
National Oldtime
Fiddlers' Contest and Festival®
Grand
Champion Division Winners
Champion: Kimber Ludiker Age 24 Boston, Massachusetts
2nd Place: Tristan Clarridge Age 22
Roslindale, Massachusetts
3rd Place: Alex Hargreaves Age
17 Corvallis, Oregon
4th Place: Tashina Clarridge Age 27
Roslindale, Massachusetts
5th Place: Jesse Maw
Age 17 Kalispell, Montana
6th Place: James Schlender Age 15
Bozeman, Montana
7th Place: Wyatt Maw
Age 22 Kalispell, Montana
8th Place: Zirl A. Hopkins III Age 19
Spavinaw, Oklahoma
9th Place: Doug Fleener
Age 18 Leitchfield, Kentucky
10th Place: Jaclyn Sites
Age 29 Idaho Falls, Idaho
National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest
and Festival®
Top Accompanists
1st Place: Rod Anderson 148 Times on Stage
2nd Place: Anthony Mature 124 Times on Stage
3rd Place: Darin Meeks 124 Times
on Stage
4th Place: Terry Ludiker 74
Times on Stage
5th Place: Jeff Lincoln 56
Times on Stage