Fiddle Contests

1:00 Registration 2:00 Contest more than a $1000.00 in Prize Money Fiddle Contest will have 4 divisions

Junior 12 years and under, Teen 13 - 19, Senior 50 and over and Championship Division 20 - 49

Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin Rules

These instruments will perform 2 tunes according to the fiddle contest rules listed below.

PA State General Fiddle Contest Rules

1.Contestants must sign in 15 minutes prior to the contest. Emergency situations will be considered by the contest chairman.

2. All contestants will draw for their order of appearance. The number one fiddler in the Junior division only will be permitted to replay at the end of the division if they choose. Their best score will be considered as their final score. Appearance numbers are to be kept confidential. Fiddlers are not permitted near the judging area before, during or following their performance.

3. Contestants may play without accompanist or with not more than one.

4. If a string breaks, the FIDDLER will have th option to continue or stop at that point. If the tune is completed it will be judged as played. If the fiddler stops play he will be allowed to begin with that tune and complete the program.

5. Contestants must first play a hoedown; second, a waltz; and third, a tune of their choice other than a hoedown or waltz. A five minute time limit will be in effect. Ten points will be deducted from the total score for each 30 minute interval or portion thereof.

A. A Hoedown will be considered as a reel, hornpipe or any tine in 4/4 time that is not a march, two step or rag.

B. A Waltz will be considered as any tune that is in 3/4 time. Waltz time is considered as a danceable speed that is appropriate in the waltz time style.

C. A Tune of Choice can not be another Waltz or Hoedown.

6. Any danceable folk tunes played in oldtime fiddle fashion are acceptable. Show tunes such as Listen to the Mockingbird, Black Mountain Rag and the Orange Blossom Special will not be permitted.

7. Contact microphones and amplified instruments will not be permitted.

8. No trick or fancy fiddling allowed during the contesting appearances. No cross tuning on stage.

9. Judging will be scored for intonation, rhythmic accuracy, creativity and tone quality.

10. No sheet music shall be displayed in the contesting area.

11. Any contestant winning three consecutive years in the PA State Championship contest division must either judge next year’s contest or sit out the next years contest.

12. Any contestant winning three consecutive years in the PA State Teen or Senior division automatically moves up to the Championship division. Any Junior winning three consecutive years may move up to the Teen division. (Local contests will follow these rules except the Championship winners do not need to sit out of the local contests.)

13. All fiddlers will be judged blindly and must play in the order of the drawing. Audience applause will not influence the judges score.

14. No trick or fancy fiddling allowed during the contesting appearances. No cross tuning on stage. Fiddles shall not be cross tuned for the performance.

15. Contestants must appear on state to accept their trophy and or prize money.

2008 FIDDLE CONTEST RESULTS

Green Township Fair Cookport Contest

Junior Division Winners

1st Megan Mc Garry

2nd Will Wachter

3rd Lilly Turner

Teen Winners

1st Julia Voris

2nd Ryan Sutter

3rd Casey Reitz

Senior Winners

1st Ron Coleman

2nd Ed Gelnett

Championship Winners

1st Bob Sink

2nd Courtney Thomas

3rd Scott Gearhart

Butler Farm Show Fiddle Contest

Junior Division Winners

1st Jimmy Cunningham

2nd Danielle VanSteenberg

3rd Anna Gorske

Teen Winners

1st Julia Voris

2nd Jessica Pierce

3rd Aislinn Slaugenhaupt

Championship Winner

Courtney Thomas

Fort Armstrong Folk Festival Kittanning

Junior Division Winners

1st Aislinn Slaughenhaupt

2nd Danielle Van Steenberg

Teen Division Winners

1st Julia Voris

Senior Division Winners

Championship Division Winners

1st Meredith Pheasant

2nd Bob Sink

3rd Christy George

Jefferson County Fair Contest

Junior Division Winners

1st Aislinn Slaughenhaupt

2nd Danielle Van Steenberg

Teen Division Winners

1st Gabby Bart

2nd Gabby Ridenour

3rd Ryan Sutter

Championship Division

1st Barbi Milliron

2nd Taryn Harbridge

3rd Hannah Carrier

Front left to right; Courtney Thomas, Taryn Harbridge, Meredith Pheasant, Megan McGarry, Julia Voris,

Second row left to right; Bob Sink, Joe Faidley, Ken Burkett, Cathy Pierson, Tara Sansom and Scott Pierson.

Junior Division; First Place Megan McGarry, Second Place Julia Voris Third Place Danielle VanSteenberg

2006 Contest Winners
National Grand Champion
1st	Tristan Clarridge	Redding, CA
2nd	Roberta Rast	Austin, TX
3rd	Jesse Maw	Kalispell, MT
4th	Seth Mattison	Nampa, ID
5th	Tashina Clarridge	Redding, CA
6th	Dale Morris Jr	Watauga, TX
7th	Kimber Ludiker	Spokane, WA
8th	Luke Price	Meridian, ID
9th	Katrina Pearce	Boise, ID
10th	Wyatt Maw	Kalispell, MT
Senior Senior Division Winners (Age 70 and over)
1st	Hughie Smith	Bakersfield, CA
2nd	Arthur Kee	Brentwood, CA
3rd	Les Tucker	Woodburn, OR
4th	Irene Walters	Selah, WA
5th	Bette Hopper	Fruitland, ID
Senior Division Winners (Age 60-69)
1st	John Melnichuk	Vancouver, WA
2nd	Vivian Williams	Seattle, WA
3rd	Mabel Vogt	Potlatch, ID
4th	Peter Rolland	Mesa, AZ
5th	John Perfect	Middleton, ID
Young Adult Division Winners (Age 18 - 36)
1st	Jackie Loveless	Riverton, WY
2nd	Bill Jones	Nashville, TN
3rd	Justin Branum	Kirkwood, MO
4th	Colt Tipton	Seattle, WA
5th	Melissa Copenhaver	Yuba City, CA
Junior Division Winners (Age: Under 18)
1st	Alex Hargreaves	Corvallis, OR
2nd	Lydia Elseth	Nacogdoches, TX
3rd	Ryan Cysewski	Mica, WA
4th	Rebekah Enright	Watauga, TX
5th	Elisha Voetberg	Chehalis, WA
Junior Junior Division Winners (Age: Under 13)
1st	Sedra Bistodeau	Princeton, MN
2nd	James Schlender	Dillion, MT
3rd	Maddie Denton	Murfreesboro, TN
4th	Eischen Harkins	Canon City, CO
5th	Miya Saito Beckman	Bend, OR
Small Fry Division Winners (Age: Under 9)
1st	Hodges Bailey	Shelley, ID
2nd	Clay Elkington	Meridian, ID
3rd	Elliott Benda	Mt. Shasta, CA
4th	Kiarra Saito Beckman	Bend, OR
5th	Julia Voris	Punxsutawney, PA
Top Accompanists
RodAnderson	170 Times On Stage	Spokane, WA
Anthony Mature	114 Times On Stage	Waverly, TX
Darin Meeks	93 Times On Stage	Post Falls, ID
Jeff Lincoln	60 Times On Stage	Meridian, ID
Matt Hartz	56 Times On Stage	Meridian, ID
Oldest Fiddler Award
Willard Plush (92 years old)
Certified Showcase (State Jr, Sr, & Sr Sr Division Champions)
Jessica Price	Best Entertainer Female	Meridian, Idaho
Ramon Selby	Fanciest Fiddler	Allyn, WA
Judy McGarvey	Best Dressed	Medford, OR
Jim McMillan	Best Entertainer Male	Bozeman, MT
Certified Showcase (State Young Adult, Adult, Grand Champ Divisions )
Aaron Fewkes	Best Entertainer Male Northwest Regional	Boise, ID
Laura Stewart	Best Entertainer Female Rocky Mtn Fiddle Championship	Englewood, CO
Jason Fewkes	Best Dressed Idaho State Fiddle Contest	Boise, ID
Jaclyn Sites	Fanciest Fiddler Idaho Open Fiddle Contest	Idaho Falls, ID
Certified Showcase (State Small Fry, & Jr Jr Champions)
Abigail Christensen	Best Entertainer Female Washington Open	Spokane, WA
Harrison Schumann	Best Entertainer Male Rocky Mtn FIddle Championship	Cody, WY
Skyler Beck	Best Dressed Utah Oldtime Fiddler Contest	American Fork, UT
James Schlender	Fanciest Fiddler Montana State Fiddle Contest	Dillion, MT

CONGRATULATIONS

2006 Pennsylvania State Fiddle Contest Winners