2006 Contest Winners List

Congratulations to ALL of our fine Contestants!

Sometimes in Tune
Sometimes In Tune
3rd Place Band, 2006

Band

Simon Pure
  1. Simon Pure - Thousand Oaks
  2. Murphy's Flaw - Chatsworth
  3. Sometimes In Tune - Tarzana

Traditional Banjo - Advanced

  1. Chris Lauer - Lompoc
  2. Brooks Masten - Portland, OR
  3. Stan Shapin - Orange

Traditional Banjo - Intermediate

Brooks Masten
  1. Jim Hamilton - La Quinta
  2. Denise Leung - Northridge
  3. Doug Moon - Lancaster

Traditional Banjo - Beginning

  1. Suzette Stambler - Los Angeles
  2. Jenna Harris - Granada Hills
  3. Wayne Hopwood - Thousand Oaks

Bluegrass Banjo - Advanced

  1. Mark Cassidy - Huntington Beach
  2. Stan Cadranel - Stevenson Ranch
  3. Dave Greenberg - Van Nuys
    4. Michael Masotto

Bluegrass Banjo - Intermediate

  1. Mitchell Peterson - Simi Valley
  2. Michael Masotto - Buena Park
  3. Timothy Hicks - Granada Hills

Bluegrass Banjo - Beginning

  1. Megan Fisher - Acton
  2. Matthew Witler - La Crescenta
  3. Rich Lewis - Studio City

Fiddle - Advanced

  1. Katie Nakamura - Long Beach
    2. Adam Millstein
  2. Tara Gillaspy - Camarillo
  3. Ricky Ludlow - Fountain Valley

Fiddle - Intermediate

  1. Kyle Murphy - Culver City
  2. Neeva Pederson - Santa Clarita
  3. Hans Bhalla - Camarillo

Fiddle - Beginning

  1. Adam Millstein - Altadena
  2. Ellie Taw - La Canada
  3. Lawrence Cheng - La Canada

Mandolin - Advanced

  1. Joel Pederson - Santa Clarita
  2. Roland Sturm - Santa Monica
    3. Ian McCartor
  3. Walter Beil - Newport Beach

Mandolin - Intermediate

  1. Ian McCartor - Palmdale
  2. Emily Gracom - Simi Valley
  3. Fred Miller - Newbury Park

Mandolin - Beginning

  1. Gabriel Polsky - Topanga
  2. Liam Lewis - Los Angeles

Flat-Picking Guitar - Advanced

  1. Robert Rosen - Downey
    2. Dylan Schubert
  2. Don Ensslin - Tarzana
  3. Jack Peters - Simi Valley

Flat-Picking Guitar - Intermediate

  1. Zoe Hoetzel - Agoura
  2. Dylan Schubert - Valencia
  3. Jon Wittenberg - Ventura

Flat-Picking Guitar - Beginning

  1. Danielle Broder - Camarillo
  2. Cameron Marsden, Granada Hills
  3. Tom Peterson - Simi Valley

Other Instruments

  1. Fay Levanthal - Los Angeles - Flute
    2. Gigi Johnson
  2. Rob Downs - Santa Ana - Finger-style Guitar
  3. Robin Gilbert - North Hills - Harmonica

Traditional Singing

  1. Gigi Johnson - Monrovia
  2. Brad Stubbs - Los Angeles
  3. Jolie Johnson - Long Beach

Best Backup Guitar

Evan Pederson
  1. Jim Murphy - Culver City
  2. Evan Pederson - Santa Clarita
  3. Mark Pribble - Torrance

Other Backup Instruments

  1. Erin Patterson - Ventura - Banjo
  2. Carolyn Tensen - Burbank - Ukulele
  3. Paul McCallum - Thousand Oaks - Mandolin

Oldest Musician

Walter Beil (1912) - Newport Beach

Youngest Musician

Anya Sturm (2000) - Santa Monica