2008 Contest Winners List

Congratulations to ALL of our fine Contestants!

The Muddy Buddies - 1st Place Band
The Muddy Buddies
1st Place Band, 2008

Band

  1. The Muddy Buddies, Canyon CountryBob Landgraff
  2. The Murphy Family, Culver City
  3. Murphy's Flaw, Chatsworth

Traditional Banjo - Advanced

  1. Kent Besocke, Pasadena
  2. Denise Leung, Northridge
  3. Chris Lauer, Lompoc

Traditional Banjo - Intermediate

  1. John “Okie” Adams, Chino
  2. Wayne Hopwood, Thousand Oaks
  3. Doug Newman, Los Angeles

Traditional Banjo - Beginning

  1. Kathy Bawn, Santa Monica
  2. Xavier Adams, Montclair
  3. Larry Rosenberg, Lake Balboa
    4. Molly Pearce

Bluegrass Banjo - Advanced

  1. Molly Pearce, Canyon Country
  2. Marke Foxworthy, San Diego
  3. Mitchell Peterson, Simi Valley

Bluegrass Banjo - Intermediate

  1. Orion Johanning, Temecula
  2. Madeline Bryant, Los Angeles
  3. Linda Cicino, La Habra

Bluegrass Banjo - Beginning

  1. Jerry Meyers, Glendale
  2. Dafni  Amirsakis, Los Angeles
    3. Connor Vance
  3. Phoebe Darrington, Palmdale

Fiddle - Advanced

  1. Neeva Pederson, Santa Clarita
  2. Beth Mosko, San Diego
  3. Kyle Murphy, Culver City
  4. Honorable Mention - Katie Nakamura, Long Beach

Fiddle - Intermediate

  1. Zach Ferguson, Yucca Valley
  2. Connor Vance, Santa Monica
    3. Neeva Pederson
  3. Hans Bhalla, Camarillo

Fiddle - Beginning

  1. Anya Sturm, Santa Monica
  2. Forest Polsky, Topanga
  3. Sarah Bunch, Palmdale

Mandolin - Non-Beginning

  1. Matt Witler, La Crescenta
  2. Solly Burton, Sullivan, Indiana
  3. Denise Leung, Northridge
  4. Sean Robinson, Cupertino
  5. Honorable Mention, Roland Sturm, Santa Monica
  6. Honorable Mention, Nina Weisman, Independence, CA

Mandolin - Beginning

  1. Ajay Hateley, Agua Dulce
  2. Tara Gillaspy, Camarillo
  3. Eli Brown, Santa MonicaMatt Wilter

Flat-Picking Guitar - Non-Beginning

  1. Kevin Stevenson, Bellflower
  2. George Biner, Los Angeles
  3. Paul McCallum, Thousand Oaks
  4. Connor Vance, Santa Monica
  5. Honorable Mention, Steve Hirsh, Studio City

Flat-Picking Guitar - Beginning

  1. Jasmine Escalante, Lancaster
  2. Austin Shirley, Camarillo
  3. Rich Lewis, Studio City

Other Instruments

  1. Paul McCallum, Finger-Style Guitar, Thousand Oaks
  2. Kaley Kunzelman, Flute, Villa Park, CA
  3. Bob Landgraff, Harmonica, Long Beach

Traditional Singing

  1. The Pearce Family, Canyon Country
  2. Renee Herman and  Nura Creitz, Los Angeles
    3. Denise Leung
  3. Joey Dee, Los Angeles
  4. Honorable Mention - Susan and Nicky Baltrushes, Malibu
  5. Honorable Mention - Tom Renaud, Valencia

Best Backup Guitar

  1. Marke Foxworthy, San Diego
  2. Brad Darrington, Palmdale
  3. John Trollman, San Pedro

Other Backup Instruments

  1. Beth Mosko, Fiddle, San Diego
  2. Evan Anderson, Mandolin, Orange
  3. Don Rowan, Bass, Long Beach

Oldest Musician

    Selmer Peterson, Age 85 - (1922) - Seal Beach

Youngest Musician

    Daron Bedrossian, Age 7 - (2000) - Glendale