2008 Complete List Winners of the Georgia’s Official State Fiddlers’ Convention Held During the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

Event

Hiawassee, Ga. (October 18, 2008) – Contestants young and old from across the country gathered at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds during the annual Fall Festival to compete for Georgia’s annual Official State Fiddlers’ Convention. Winners were declared in a variety of categories including Fiddler, harmonica, buck dancing, dulcimer, dobro, old-time banjo, senior fiddler, junior fiddler, bluegrass band, finger-style guitar, flat pick guitar, banjo and mandolin. The event culminated with a rousing “Fiddle Off” between the winner of the junior and senior fiddler winners with Maddie Denton of Murphreesboro, Tenn. being named the “2008 Georgia Mountain Fiddle King.”

2008 Winners

Beginning Fiddle (Age 15 and younger)
1st Place: Alex Thomlinson – Suches, Ga. ($75)
2nd Place: Tiffany Walden– Cullman, Al.($50)
3rd Place: Darrien Davis– Mtn. City, Ga.($25)

Harmonica
1st Place: Lewis Taylor – Ringgold, Ga. ($75)
2nd Place: Rob Pearcy - Smyrna, Tn. ($50)
3rd Place: Joan Alderman - Altha, Fl. ($25)

Buck Dancing
1st Place: Heather Currie - Old Hickory, Nc. ($75)
2nd Place: Jackson Cantrell - Clearmont, Ga. ($50)
3rd Place: Glenda Kirkland - Crestview, Fl. ($25)

Dulcimer
1st Place: Rob Pearcy – Smyrna, Tenn. ($75)
2nd Place: Joe Crehan - Hiawassee, Ga. ($50)
3rd Place: Bobby Nobley - LaGrange, Ga. ($25)

Dobro
1st Place: Jeffrey Partin – Ellijay, Ga. ($75)
2nd Place: Rob Pearcy - Smyrna, Tn. ($50)
3rd Place: Gary Mitchell - Griffin, Ga. ($25)

Old Time Banjo
1st Place: Rob Pearcy - Smyrna, Tn. ($75)
2nd Place: Michael Fox - Hickory, Nc. ($50)
3rd Place: Chris Ryan - Black Mtn. Nc. ($25)

Mandolin
1st Place: Bryan McDowell - Canton, Nc. ($150)
2nd Place: Brian Stephens - Monroe, Ga. ($100)
3rd Place: Jeff Partain - Ellijay, Ga. ($50)
4th Place: Bobby Nobley - LaGrange, Ga. ($25)

Banjo
1st Place: Brian Stephens - Monroe, Ga. ($200)
2nd Place: Seth Taylor - Bryson City, Nc. ($100)
3rd Place: Josh Hicks - Canon, Ga. ($50)
4th Place: Brett Cantrell – Cherry Log, Ga. ($25)

Guitar – Flat Pick
1st Place: Seth Taylor – Bryson City, N.C. ($200)
2nd Place: Brian Stephens – Monroe, Ga. ($100)
3rd Place: Joshua Ledford – Mineral Bluff, Ga. ($50)
4th Place: Bryan McDowell - Canton, Nc. ($25)

Guitar – Finger Style
1st Place: John T. Brightwell - Woodstock, Ga. ($200)
2nd Place: Marty Nix - Clermont, Ga. ($100)
3rd Place: Chris Ryan - Bryson City, Nc. ($50)
4th Place: Derrill Scott - Franklin, Ga. ($25)

Bluegrass Band
1st Place: Lost Horizon - Monroe, Ga. ($300)
2nd Place: Legacy Drive - Nartwell, Ga. ($200)
3rd Place: Fast Lane - Cherry Log, Ga. ($100)
4th Place: Cotton Patch Band - Blairsville, Ga. ($25)

Junior Fiddler (Age 59 and under)
1st Place: Maddie Denton - Murphreesboro, Tn. ($400)
2nd Place: Tim Passmore - Blue Ridge, Ga. ($200)
3rd Place: Aerin DeJarnette - Snellville, Ga. ($75)
4th Place: Bryan McDowell - Canton, Nc. ($25)

Senior Fiddler (Age 60 and above)
1st Place: Roy Crawford - Cullman, Al. ($400)
2nd Place: Mack Snoderly - Clyde, Nc. ($200)

2008 Georgia Mountain Fiddle King
Maddie Denton - Murphreesboro, Tn.

*The dollar amount following the winner’s name and city is the amount of the cash prize in which they received.