Contest Winners 

Congratulations to ALL of our fine Contestants!

 

2018

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Band

1. Ikes Creek, Montrose

2. The Rattlesnakes, Santa Monica

3. Arizona Wildflowers, Casa Grande, AZ

4. Honorable Mention:
       New Historians, Pasadena

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Traditional Banjo - Advanced

1. Obin Sturm, Santa Monica

2. Silvio Barahona, Long Beach

3. Milena Reed, Culver City

4. Honorable Mention:
       Clarke Buehling, Fayettville, AK

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Traditional Banjo - Intermediate

1. Ellyn King, Carlsbad

2. Nick Alexander, Long Beach

3. Cathy Kerry, Santa Ana

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Traditional Banjo - Beginning

1. Ian Purdum, Burbank

2. Ellie Kroskrity, Venice

3. Fred Jasper, Los Angeles

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Bluegrass Banjo - Advanced

1. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs

2. Gary Laskowski, Simi Valley

3. Richard Dodge, Huntington Beach

 

Bluegrass Banjo - Intermediate

1.Chuck Young, Simi Valley​

 

Bluegrass Banjo - Beginning

1. Madison Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

2. Brie Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

3. Flynn Fletcher, Los Angeles

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Fiddle - Advanced

1. Alex Sharps, Julian

2. Nathaniel Copeland, Julian

3. Korey Simeone, Montrose

4. Honorable Mention:
       Camilo Barahona, Long Beach

 

Fiddle - Intermediate

1. Ellie Kroskrity, Venice

2. Emma Ware, Santa Monica

3. Ranelle Dietrich, Santa Monica

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Fiddle - Beginning

1. Henry Sullivan, Santa Monica

2. Stella Quiros, Santa Monica

3. Medeina Mikalauskaite, Wilsonville

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Mandolin - Advanced

1. Nolan McFadden, Rancho Mirage

2. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs

3. Roland Sturm, Santa Monica

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Mandolin - Intermediate

1. Emily Unthank, Santa Clarita

2. Mary Zangerle, Santa Clarita

3. Jessica Jones, Los Angeles

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Mandolin - Beginning

1. Chuck Young, Simi Valley

2. Blake Economus, Santa Ynez

3. Ranelle Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

 

Flat-Picking Guitar - Advanced

1. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs

2. Joy Williams, Lake Havasu City

3. Bob Schetter, Tehachapi

 

Flat-Picking Guitar - Intermediate

1. Mark Humphrey, Santa Monica

2. Rachael Koscelnick, Bell Canyon

 

Finger-Style Guitar

1. Seth Oster, Ventura

2. Paul McCallum, Thousand Oaks

3. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs

 

Finger-Style Guitar - Intermediate

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Other Instruments - Advanced

1. Monika White, Santa Monica
   [Spoons]

2. Christopher Lockett, Los Angeles
   [Harmonica]

3. Christopher Lockett, Los Angeles
   [Jaw Harp]

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Other Instruments - Intermediate

1. Tim Holtwick, Los Angeles
   [Slack Key Guitar]

2. Mark Humphrey, Los Angeles
   [FingerStyle Guitar]

3. Chuck Young, Simi Valley
   [FingerStyle Guitar]

 

Other Instruments - Beginning

1. Madelyn Karayan, Los Angeles
   [Recorder]

2. Robert Wheeler, Claremont
   [Guitar]

3. Skylar Fayre Keesee, Toluca Lake
   [Ukulele]

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Singing - Finalists

1. Brenna Gibson Redpath, Sunland

2. Madison Fayre, Toluca Lake

3. Korey Simeone, Montrose

 

Best Backup Instrument

1. Laura Osborn, Los Angeles
   [Guitar]

2. Bob Schetter, Tehachapi
   [Guitar]

3. Alex Santana, Sylmar
   [Guitar]

 

Flatfoot Dancing -
Youth (12 & under)

1. Lindsay Lindemer, Fillmore

2. Mary Kato, Fillmore

3. Alani McKeen, Fillmore

 

Flatfoot Dancing -
Young Adult (13 - 30)

1. Afton Coombs, Los Angeles

2. Danielle Hernandez, Simi Valley

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Flatfoot Dancing - Adult (31 - 65)

1. Megan Edwards, Los Angeles

2. Craig Schoenbaum, Culver City

3. Charletta Erb, Simi Valley

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Flatfoot Dancing - Senior (66 & up)

1. Pat Arnold, Torrance

2. Hap Palmer, Woodland Hills

3. Miriam Cantor, Los Angeles

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Oldest Musician

1.Anna Hoaglan (1932), Woodland Hills
Singing

Youngest Musician

1.Sawyer Dietrich (2014), Casa Grande, AZ
Beginning Fiddle

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2017

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Band​

1. Fair Market Band, Claremont

2. The Honey Buckets, Rancho Cucamonga

3. Shoreline Pickers, San Diego

4. Honorable Mention:
       NewRoads Strings, Santa Monica

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Traditional Banjo - Advanced

1. Jordan Bush, Santa Clarita

2. Kurt Hippen, Burnt Ranch

3. Armando Wood, Los Angeles

4. Honorable Mention:
       Samuel Small, Topanga

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Traditional Banjo - Intermediate

1. Milena Reed, Culver City

2. Rosy Nolan, Los Angeles

3. Cynthia Richardson, Aliso Viejo

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Traditional Banjo - Beginning

1. Justin Sikora, Tustin

2. Ellie Kroskrity, Venice

3. Andrea Page, Santa Monica

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Bluegrass Banjo - Advanced

1. Mason Unthank, Santa Clarita

2. Richard Dodge, Huntington Beach

3. Dennis Nowack, Liberty Lake

4. Honorable Mention:
       Sean Conlon, San Pedro

 

Bluegrass Banjo - Intermediate

1. Barbora Hejlova, Lake Forest

2. Max Wagner, Los Angeles

 

Bluegrass Banjo - Beginning

1. Julie Miller, Venice

2. Flynn Fletcher, Los Angeles

3. Vincent Green, Encino

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Fiddle - Advanced

1. Anya Sturm, Santa Monica

2. Susan Platz, Tarzana

3. Austin Trujillo, Malibu

4. Honorable Mention:
       Hugo Sotelo, Valencia

 

Fiddle - Intermediate

1. Elizabeth Snyder, Redondo Beach

2. Madison Dietrich, Casa Grande

3. Ellie Kroskrity, Venice

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Fiddle - Beginning

1. Brie Dietrich, Casa Grande

2. Aspen Dietrich, Casa Grande

3. Marin Cantrell, Redondo Beach

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Mandolin - Advanced

1. Patrick Gunning, Culver City

2. Kirby Cool, Oakland

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Mandolin - Intermediate

1. Mary Jane Cupp, San Diego

2. Emily Unthank, Santa Clarita

3. Mary Zangerle, Moorpark

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Mandolin - Beginning​

 

Flat-Picking Guitar - Advanced

1. Matt Witler, La Crescenta

2. Andy Keathley, Los Angeles

3. Seth Oster, Ventura

 

Flat-Picking Guitar - Intermediate

1. Sean Conlon, San Pedro

2. Mark Humphrey, Santa Monica

3. Mark Pullin, La Jolla

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Flat-Picking Guitar - Beginning

1. Rachael Koscelnick, Bell Canyon

2. Juli Kang, Los Angeles

3. Piper Madison Keesee, Toluca Lake

 

Finger-Style Guitar

1. Mark Pullin, La Jolla

2. Seth Oster, Ventura

3. Robert Schetter, Tehachapi

4. Honorable Mention:
       Cristina Vane, Venice

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Other Instruments - Advanced

1. Mark Noel Miller, Redlands
   [Cuatro]

2. Noah Laniakea, Cupertino
   [Double Bass]

3. T.J. Troy, Los Angeles
   [Cajon]

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Other Instruments - Intermediate

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Other Instruments - Beginning​

1. Rachel Klose, Rancho Palos Verdes
   [Mandolin]

2. Claire Masters, Valencia
   [Mandolin]

3. Rachel Catania, Los Angeles
   [Cello]

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Singing - Finalists

1. Hayley Skorpen, Newburry Park

2. Skylar Keesee, Toluca Lake

3. Licia Shearer, Valley Glen

 

Best Backup Instrument

1. Calvin Anderson, Granada Hills
   [Guitar]

2. Patrick Gunning, La Crescenta
   [Mandolin]

3. Casey Holmberg, Oakland
   [Guitar]

 

Flatfoot Dancing -
Youth (12 & under)

1. Mary Kato, Culver City

2. Sophia Chavez, Oxnard

3. Charlotte Bradley-McKinnon, Pasadena

 

Flatfoot Dancing -
Young Adult (13 - 30)

1. Afton Coombs, Los Angeles

2. Kim Hedlin, Los Angeles

3. Lydia Heitman, Los Angeles

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Flatfoot Dancing - Adult (31 - 65)

1. Megan Edwards, Los Angeles

2. Steven Verschoor, Newburry

3. Craig Schoenbaum, Culver City

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Flatfoot Dancing - Senior (66 & up)

1. Hap Palmer, Woodland Hills

2. Miriam Cantor, Los Angeles

3. Pat Arnold, Torrance

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Oldest Musician

1. Stan Shapin (1937), Orange
   Advanced Traditional Banjo

 

Youngest Musician

1. Aspen Dietrich (2011), Casa Grande, AZ
   Beginning Fiddle

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