2015 Non-Association Contest Schedule and Results
TOTFA Contest Schedule ~ TOTFA Contest Results ~ Past Convention Winners ~ Non-Association Contests
Please email contest details to one of the board members for approval. Once approved, they will be forwarded to me for posting. Note that posted information is subject to change.
Denver ~ Wichita Falls ~ Hallettsville ~ Athens ~ Branson
Burnet ~ Nashville ~ Greenville ~ Crockett ~ Fort Worth
Denver ~ January 10-11, 201513th Annual Colorado Fiddle Championships |
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| Youth Novice | Adult Novice | Small Fry | Junior-Junior | Junior | Young Adult | ||
| 1 | Lauren Kilgor | Andrew Ruiz | Jesse Quintana | Ridge Roberts | Celeste Johnson | Christine King | |
| 2 | Fern Clark | Joe Gemperline | Tarquin Bennion | Annika Bennion | Josiah Nelson | Sydney Green | |
| 3 | Ella Bygrave | Roger Roberts | Gavin Hamann | Caitlin Lilly | Mackenzie Johnston | Rachel Jackman | |
| 4 | Vincent Gittlein | Elijah Baker | Ari Fierer | Grady Harkins | |||
| 5 | Wynn Rutberg | Julian Oliver | River Lee | Katy Buckbee | |||
| Adult | Grand Senior | State Championship | Twin Fiddle | Accompanist | Judges | ||
| 1 | Larisa Fesmire | Larry Strubble | Katie Glassman | Mussared/Draker | Anthony Mature | Justin Branum | |
| 2 | Erin Jamieson | Starr McMullen | Trustin Baker | Johnson/Nelson | Joey McKenzie | John Francis | |
| 3 | Ed Gross | Avery Ellison | Natalie Koob | McKenzie/Koob | Katie Glassman | Katrina Nicolayeff | |
| 4 | Mary Ellen Weathers | Eischen Harkins | Sydney Green | ||||
| 5 | Gary Levin | Cody Stadelmaier | Vi Wickham | ||||
Wichita Falls ~ March 28, 2015Cowboy True - Fiddle Contest0-12 will play one tune of choice (breakdown, rag, or waltz). Back to Top |
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| 0-12 | 12-18 | Open | |
| 1 | David Sawyer | Karissa Nugent | Bubba Hopkins |
| 2 | London McCartney | Katie Crawford | Marty Elmore |
| 3 | Haley Davis | Jessica Sell | Jason Andrew |
| 4 | Ashlyn Corbin | Noelle Nugent | Ed Carnes |
| 5 | Joseph Pavlik | Leah Sawyer | Faith Nugent |
Hallettsville ~ April 23-26, 201545th Annual Fiddlers' Frolics at Knights of Columbus Hall |
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| Anything Goes | 0-15 | 65+ | Gone to Texas | Championship | Accompanist | ||
| 1 | $300 | Ridge Roberts | Jesse Mears | Matt Hartz | Wes Westmoreland | Anthony Mature | |
| 2 | $200 | Elliott Dean | Dan Jasek | Katie Glassman | Dennis Ludiker | Nick Gillentine | |
| 3 | $100 | Savannah Shannon | Olaf Riewe | Alita Weisgerber | Bubba Hopkins | Steve Williams | |
| 4 | Jessica Sell | Tom Fonville | Tom Weisgerber | Carl Hopkins | Jacob Johnson | ||
| 5 | Elijah Baker | Ed Henson | Trustin Baker | River Lee | Jim Reina | ||
| 6 | Nate Jacobson | Jimmy Orchid | Joel Whittinghill | Harrison Schumann | Hyatt Hopkins | ||
| 7 | Carina Baker | Bob Davis | Aarun Carter | Clayton Bankston | Ted Williams | ||
| 8 | Christiana Nugent | Skeeter Boyd | Sydney Green | Jason Crisp | Jonathon Trawick | ||
| 9 | Rylan Marak | Jim Barton | Starr McMullen | Eischen Harkins | Ray Brandin | ||
| 10 | Ashlyn Corbin | Ed Carnes | Lydia Elseth | Cody Stockton | |||
| 11 | Carson Evans | Jacob Johnson | Karissa Nugent (11) | ||||
| 12 | Alexander Sharps | Katie Crawford (11) | |||||
| 13 | Andy Nelson | Noelle Nugent | |||||
| 14 | Jim Christensen | Evan Meeker | |||||
| 15 | Perry Gossett | Faith Nugent | |||||
| 16 | Jordan Bankston (16) | ||||||
| 17 | Kevin Freeman (16) | ||||||
| 18 | Brad Riley | ||||||
| 19 | Heidi Ludiker (19) | ||||||
| 20 | Owen James (19) | ||||||
| Hall of Fame | Gordon Townsend | John Townsend | |||||
| Judges | Justin Branum | Marty Elmore | Dale Morris | Gordon Townsend | Ricky Turpin | ||
Athens ~ May 30, 201584th Annual Athens Old Fiddlers Reunion at Courthouse SquareRegistrations begins at 9:00 a.m. Contest begins at 10:00 a.m.Back to Top |
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| 0-18 | 19-29 | 30-65 | 66+ | Open | Championship | ||
| 1 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $600 | |
| 2 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $400 | |
| 3 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | ||
| Accompanist | $200 | $150 | $100 | ||||
Branson ~ August 28-30, 201527th Annual Mid-America Fiddle Festival |
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| Peewee | Junior | Adult | Senior | Open | Championship | ||
| 1 | Tanner Marriott | Trustin Baker | Kyle Link | Gene Banks | Shawn Howe | Shawn Howe | |
| 2 | Canon Parker | Savannah Shannon | Ed Carnes | Jim Christensen | Bubba Hopkins | ||
| 3 | Preston Marriott | Elliott Dean | Hannah Farnum | Wayne Head | Tom Weisgerber | ||
| 4 | Makayla Barley | Maria McArthur | Faith Abigail Nugent | Carl Hopkins | |||
| 5 | Bailey Burk | Noelle Nugent | Anthony Wilson | Alita Weisgerber | |||
| 6 | Riley Butress | Kate Ward | Beau Johnston | Cody Marriott | |||
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Burnet ~ September 19, 2015Burnet Bluegrass Festival & Fiddlers Contest |
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| 0-15 | 64+ | Open | Accompanist | ||||
| 1 | Dennis Ludiker | Ray Franklin | |||||
| 2 | Carl Hopkins | Steve Williams | |||||
| 3 | Karissa Nugent | Jim Reina | |||||
| 4 | Noelle Nugent | Ted Williams | |||||
| 5 | Keenan Fletcher | Sean Curtis | |||||
| 6 | Heidi Ludiker | ||||||
| 7 | Faith Nugent | ||||||
| 8 | Owen James | ||||||
| 9 | Emmy Curtis | ||||||
| 10 | Cliff McCall | ||||||
Nashville ~ September 26-27, 201544th Annual Grand Master Fiddler Championship |
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| Youth | Traditional | Open | Accompanist | ||||
| 1 | River Lee | Tyler Andal | Aynsley Porchak | Anthony Mature | |||
| 2 | Diana Dawydchak | Clelia Stefanini | Trustin Baker | Paul Kramer | |||
| 3 | Ivy Phillips | Matt Brown | Eli Bishop | Robert Shafer | |||
| 4 | Celeste Pena | Tiffany Boucher | Andrew Lin | Jim French | |||
| 5 | Savannah Shannon | Brandon Godman | Doug Fleener | Jim Reina | |||
| 6 | Benjamin Lin | Henry Barnes | Joel Whittinghill | ||||
| 7 | Sophie Pena | Wilhelmina Frankzerda | Billy Contreras | ||||
| 8 | Kate Ward | Shannon Hunt | Karissa Nugent | ||||
| 9 | Beth Davis | Rafe Stefanini | Makaela Shippy | ||||
| 10 | Lanie Shippy | Mikaela Langley | Cara DiGiovanni | ||||
| 11 | Mark Ralph | ||||||
| 12 | Matthew Lin | ||||||
| 13 | Jacob Johnson | ||||||
| 14 | Gene Banks | ||||||
| 15 | Faith Nugent | ||||||
| 16 | Noelle Nugent | ||||||
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| Dr. Perry F. Harris Distinguished Fiddler Award | |||||||
| Charlie Bush Traditional Fiddler Performance Award | |||||||
Greenville ~ October 15-18, 20152nd Annual Bob Wills Fiddle Festival
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| 0-12 | 13-17 | 18-59 | 60+ | Accompanist | Bob Wills Division | Open Division | ||
| 1 | Ridge Roberts | Regina Scott | Karissa Nugent | Starr McMullen | Ray Franklin | Katie Glassman | Katie Glassman | |
| 2 | Tanner Marriott | Leah Sawyer | Katie Crawford | Wayne Head | Hyatt Hopkins | Carl Hopkins | Mia Orosco | |
| 3 | David Sawyer | Mackenzie Johnston | KeyReel Raskolenko | Ed Hinson | Anthony Mature | Ridge Roberts | Celeste Johnson | |
| 4 | Preston Marriott | Elliott Dean | Faith Nugent | Drew Miller | Celeste Johnson | River Lee | ||
| 5 | Christiana Nugent | Jessica Sell | Eliza Cain | Sydney Green | Regina Scott | Carl Hopkins | ||
| 6 | Michael Austell | Harrison Schumann | ||||||
| 7 | Devon McCauley | |||||||
| 8 | Suzanna Herrera | |||||||
| Judges | Junior Marriott | Marty Elmore | Katrina Nicolayeff | |||||
Thursday – “Making of ‘Still the King’ & ‘Tales of the Texas Playboys” with Ray Benson & Special Guests – The Texan Theater |
Friday – Asleep at the Wheel with Hot Club of Cowtown – Greenville Municipal Auditorium |
Saturday – Bob Wills Fiddle Contest Preliminary Rounds – The Central Christian Church |
Saturday Night – Charlie Pride with special guest Leon Rausch and the Western Flyers – Greenville Municipal Auditorium |
Sunday – Fiddle Contest Finals & Awards - Greenville Municipal Auditorium |
Crockett ~ October 24, 201579th Annual World Championship Fiddlers' Festival at Davy Crockett Memorial Park |
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| Youth | Senior | Championship | Accompanist | ||||
| 1 | Sawyer Porter | Michael Weise | Carl Hopkins | Anthony Mature | |||
| 2 | Jacob Johnson | Tom Fonville | Bubba Hopkins | Simon Stipp | |||
| 3 | Eliza Cain | E.J. Hopkins | Trustin Baker | Jim Reina | |||
| 4 | Elija Baker | Jay Knight | Mia Orosco | Daniel King | |||
| 5 | Carina Baker | Sherry Wortham | Jason Andrew | ||||
| 6 | River Lee | ||||||
| 7 | Isaac Stipp | ||||||
| 8 | Karissa Nugent | ||||||
| 9 | Faith Nugent | ||||||
| 10 | Elliott Dean | ||||||
| 11 | Gene Banks | ||||||
| 12 | Andi Huff | ||||||
| 13 | Fred Gebhardt | ||||||
| 14 | Cliff McCall | ||||||
Fort Worth ~ October 24, 2015Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering & Swing Festival Youth Fiddle Contest |
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2014 Non-Association Contest Schedule and Results
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2011 Non-Association Contest Schedule and Results