
This past weekend, the 2013 Grand Masters Fiddler Championship was held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Prizes were awarded in four categories, with honors announced in up to 20 places.
This prestigious competition draws top-flight fiddlers from all over the country, with one Canadian placing in the top 20.
Here are this year’s winners.
2013 Grand Masters Fiddler championship
- Laura Waters – Idaho
- Jesse Maw – Montana
- Junior Marriott – Missouri
- Maddie Denton – Tennessee
- Katrina Nicolayeff – Idaho
- Doug Fleener – Kentucky
- Eli Bishop – Tennessee
- Cody Marriott – Missouri
- Bubba Hopkins – Texas
- Aria Stiles – Minnesota
- Justin Branum – Missouri
- Harrison Schumann – Texas
- Grant Rigney – Tennessee
- Miya Saito-Beckman – Oregon
- Aynsley Porchak – Ontario, Canada
- Andrew Lin – Kentucky
- Joel Whittinghill – Kentucky
- Billy Contreras – Tennessee
- Karissa Nugent – Texas
- Jeff Guernsey – Indiana
2013 Grand Masters Fiddler Traditional championship
- Tyler Andal – Tennessee
- John Boulware – Tennessee
- Missy Daley – Tennessee
- Mikaela Langley – Tennessee
- Brandon Godman – Tennessee
- Tanner Marriott – Missouri
- Abby Morris – Texas
- Woody Hall – Tennessee
- Preston Marriott – Missouri
2013 Grand Masters Fiddler Youth championship
- Trustin Baker – Missouri
- River Lee – Texas
- Justin Sherfey – Washington
- Ivy Phillips – Tennessee
- Jacob Johnson – Alabama
- Allie Hagan – Kentucky
- Emma DeJarnette – Georgia
- Alicyn Newman – Kentucky *tie
- Matthew Lin – Kentucky *tie
- Lauren Clardy – Tennessee
2013 Grand Masters Fiddler Accompanist championship
- Anthony Mature – Texas
- Ray Brandin – Louisiana
- Sterling Abernathy – Tennessee
- Jim Reina – Texas
- Ted Williams – Texas
Congratulations one and all!