2026 Galax Old Fiddlers Convention results

This week saw the 90th running of the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA, with hundreds of competitors lined up to have a chance at $22,000 in prize money.

Results were announced last night at the end of the band competitions.

And the winners are:

Old Time Fiddle

1. Billy Hurt, Jr — Boones Mill, VA
2. Jake Krack — Marlinton, WV
3. Andrew Walker — Chapel Hill, NC
4. Aila Wildman — Floyd, VA
5. Richard Bowman — Mt. Airy, NC
6. Raistlin Brabson — Boones Mill, VA
7. Nate Leath — Nashville, TN
8. Ruth Shumway — Nashville, TN
9. Caleb McAllister — Fincastle, VA
10. Andrew Small — Floyd, VA

Dobro

1. N. R. Taylor — Wytheville, VA
2. Keith Aiken — Herderson, NC
3. Luke Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
4. Liam Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
5. Hobert Beavers — Pounding Mill, VA
6. Jonathan McHone — Danbury, NC
7. Jeff Bybee — Tompkinsville, KY
8. Charlie Milliron — Ararat, VA
9. Holger Olsen — Birchdale, MN
10. Travis Chambers — Ford, VA

Mandolin

1. Vincent Bullins — Lawsonville, VA
2. Eli Wildman — Floyd, VA
3. Brian Muller — Christiansburg, VA
4. Linus Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
5. Ryan Blevins — Chilhowie, VA
6. Lucy Lindblom—Bloomingdale, GA
7. Elijah Smith — Mt. Airy, NC
8. Briar McDowell — Hendersonville, NC
9. Emily Strom — Blacksburg, VA
10. Allan McMillian — Cana, VA

Bluegrass Fiddle

1. Julie Kwolyk — Charlottesville, VA
2. Daniel Greeson — Murfreesboro, TN
3. Hollace Oakes — Snowville, VA
4. Marina Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
5. Josephine Walker — Todd, NC
6. Hunter Berry — Elizabethton, TN
7. Danny Knicely — Harpers Ferry, WV
8. A. J. Srubas — Minneapolis, MN
9. Glen Alexander — Salisbury, NC
10. Dewey Brown III — Graham, NC

Dulcimer

1. Kendra Ward — Bidwell, OH
2. Diane Parker — Galax, VA
3. Tim Owen — Staunton, VA
4. Damien Muller — Richmond, VA
5. Danny Casstevens — Mocksville, NC
6. Tim Thornton — Shawsville, VA
7. Eva Casstevens — Mocksville, NC
8. Leslie Skinner — Prince George, VA
9. Sheri Hill — Rocky Mount, VA
10. Frank Horn — N. Tazewell, VA

Bluegrass Banjo

1. Travis Watts — Mt. Airy, NC
2. Elijah Ellenburg — Liberty, SC
3. Timothy Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
4. Luciya Sullivan — Evanston, IL
5. Stewart Werner III — Rocky Mount, VA
6. Tim Rhodes — Salem, VA
7. Pete Trakimowicz — Wilmington, NC
8. Dewey Brown IV — Burlington, NC
9. Ayden Young — Roanoke, VA
10. Jackson Secrist — Elkton, VA

Clawhammer Banjo

1. Marsha Todd — Mt. Airy, NC
2. Jared Boyd — Floyd, VA
3. Tim Bing — Marlinton, WV
4. Jeremy Marcotte — Australia
5. Margo MacSweeney — Floyd, VA
6. Mac Traynham — Willis, VA
7. Steven Casto — Marlington, WV
8. Jack Circle — Galax, VA
9. Tyler Hughes — Big Stone Gap, VA
10. Daniel Boyer — Fries, VA

Autoharp

1. Mason Winfree — Stokesdale, NC
2. Sidney Hollingsworth — Christiansburg, VA
3. Ronnie Burroughs — Keysville, VA
4. Vicki Boyd — Laurel Fork, VA
5. David Kilby — Peach Bottom, PA
6. Elizabeth Merkhofer — Washington, DC
7. Frederick Douglas — Chapel Hill, NC
8. Jimmy Handy — Woolwine, VA
9. Bobby Moore — Roanoke, VA
10. Dana Underwood — Ivanhoe, VA

Guitar

1. Eric Hardin — Warrensville, NC
2. Steve Lewis — Laurel Springs, NC
3. Chad Harrison — Claudville, VA
4. Graydon Shepherd — West Jefferson, NC
5. Libby Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
6. Jack Hinshelwood — Abingdon, VA
7. Croft Wilson — Fernadina Beach, FL
8. Matt Osborne — Bristol, VA
9. Austin Mikeal — Crumpler, NC
10. John Garris — Durham, NC

Folk Song

1. Ann Mari Trakimowicz — Wilmington, NC
2. Jasie Slaughter — Willis, VA
3. Mikayla Hyde — Bristol, TN
4. Jacob Holdren — Eagle Rock, VA
5. Lindy Gladson — Sneedville, TN
6. Leo Lindblom — Bloomingdale, GA
7. Tommy Nichols — Mt. Airy, NC
8. Macon Gurley — Staunton, VA
9. Winston Tate — Lakemont, GA
10. Megan Kinnison — Greensboro, NC

Dance

1. Nathan Vargo — Barnardsville, NC
2. Gina Dilg — Radford, VA
3. Jacob Fennell — Dickson, TN
4. Barbara Bowman — Mt. Airy, NC
5. Randall Cothran — Reidsville, NC
6. Doris Christley — Galax, VA
7. Susan Blankenship — Stuart, VA
8. Collette Rainwater — Murphreesboro, TN
9. Julie Sheppard — Boone, NC
10. Brian Ferguson — Rocky Mount, VA

Bluegrass Bands

1. Tobacco Road — Clayton, NC
2. Tenth Time Out — Salem, VA
3. Sweet Nuthins — Mocksville, NC
4. Common Thread — Riner, VA
5. The Jakes From State Farm — Stoneville, NC
6. Headin’ Home — Bloomingdale, GA
7. The Foothill Boys — State Road, NC
8. New River Line — Woodlawn, VA
9. Travis Watts and Mountain Blessings — Mt. Airy, NC
10. The County Fools — Greensboro, NC
11. Harrison Ridge — Woodlawn, VA
12. Coyote Ugly — Kingsport, TN
13. The Brothers Five — Bloomingdale, GA
14. Carolina Detour — Statesville, NC
15. Granite City Grass — Mt. Airy, NC

Old Time Bands

1. Wilson Ridge Roundabouts & Richmond Ruckus — Boone, NC
2. The Slate Mountain Ramblers — Mt. Airy, NC
3. The Wildcats — Galax, VA
4. Twin Creek Stringband — Ferrum, VA
5. Raven Cliff Ramblers — Saltville, VA
6. The Big Ivy Breakdowners — Barnardsville, NC
7. Whoopin’ Holler String Band — Marlington, WV
8. The Mustard Cutters — Radford, VA
9. Up Jumped Trouble — Boones Mill, VA
10. The Ne’er-Do-Wells — Rural Retreat, VA
11. The Hooligans — Independence, VA
12. The Mountain Boomers — Willis, VA
13. The Pilot Mountain Bobcats — Westfield, NC
14. Camel City Crush — Winston-Salem, NC
15. Indian Grove Ramblers — Mt. Airy, NC

Best All Around Performer – Billy Hurt, Jr. — Old Time Fiddle — Boones Mill, VA

Well done all!

Until next year…