@TopangaBanjo-FiddleContest

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE CONTEST
Gimme Shelter (in place)

Winners

• Band:

1. Cotton Pickin Kids, Hanceville, AL

2. Heading' Home Bluegrass, Bloomingdale, GA

3. The Kipsies, Albuquerque, NM

Cotton Picking Kids

Honorable Mention: Marin County Breakdown, San Anselmo, CA

The Carl Gage Songwriting Contest plugged:

Abby Posner, Culver City, CA,

"Blind Spots"

The Carl Gage Songwriting Contest unplugged:

and The Emerging Songwriter Award

Piper Madison, Toluca Lake, CA,

"The Other Way Around"

Abby Posner, "Blind Spots"

The Topanga Contest Spirit Award:

Mary Zangerie, "The Church and the Station" Moorpark, CA

Piper Madison, "The Other Way Around"

Honorable Mentions for Songwriting:

(in alphabetical order)

Appa Bhavaraju, Agoura Hills, CA

Daniel Binkley, Nashville, TN

Alicia Blue, Chino, CA

Emily Colombier, Los Angeles, CA

James Doran, Los Angeles, CA

Sarah Margaret Huff, Los Angeles, CA

Matthew Lewis, Woodland Hills, CA

Simon Petty, Los Angeles, CA

Jessica Rotter, Thousand Oaks, CA

Korey Simeone, Montrose, CA

Mary Zangerie, "The Church and the Station"

• The Carl Gage Songwriter Contest Winner:

Abby Poster, Culver City, CA

"Blind Spots"

Abby Posner, "Blind Spots"

• The Taj Mahal Emerging Songwriter Award:

Piper Madison, Toluca Lake, CA

"The Other Way Around"

Advanced Traditional Banjo:

1. Jeff McLeod, Los Angeles, CA

2. Cathy Kerry, Anaheim, CA

3. Mary Z. Cox, Tallahassee, FL

Jeff McLeod, 1st Place Traditional Banjo

Intermediate Traditional Banjo:

1. Bill Dempsey, San Juan Capistrano

2. Andrew Taylor, Dolwyddelan, Wales, UK

3. Fred Jasper, Los Angeles, CA

Bill Dempsey, 1st place Intermediate Traditional Banjo

Advanced Bluegrass Banjo:

1. Luke Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

2. Robert Rubino, East Bangor, PA

3. Timothy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Luke Lindblom, 1st Place, Advanced Bluegrass Banjo

Intermediate Bluegrass Banjo:

1. Tommy Drinkard, Los Angeles, CA

2. Chuck Young, Simi Valley, CA

3. Kristina Olsen, Venice, CA

Tommy Drinkard, 1st Place Intermediate Bluegrass Banjo

Beginner Bluegrass Banjo:

1. Logan Thatcher, Bermuda Dunes, CA

2 .Flynn Fletcher, Los Angeles, CA

3. Levi Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Logan Thatcher, 1st Place, Beginner Bluegrass Banjo

Advanced Fiddle:

1. Joyce Pan, Los Angeles, CA

2. Ranelle Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

3. Kenny Feinstein, Los Angeles, CA

Joyce Pan, 1st Place, Advanced Fiddle

Intermediate Fiddle:

1. Jessie Morgan, Sunbury, PA

2. Brie Dietrich, Casa Grande AZ

3. Luisa Bryson, Woodland Hills, CA

Jessie Morgan, 1st Place, Intermediate Fiddle

Beginning Fiddle:

1. Miranda Witsken, Pacific Palisades, CA

2. Lucas Kittle, Pasadena, CA

3. Logan Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Miranda Witsken, 1st Place, Beginning Fiddler

Advanced Mandolin:

1. Christian Tomita, Culver City, CA

2. Lucy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

3. Teo Quale, Alameda, CA

Christian Tomita, 1st Place Advanced Mandolin

Intermediate Mandolin:

1. Allegra Frost, Topanga, CA

2. Mary Zangerle, Moorpark, CA

3. Sam Locascio, Los Angeles, CA

Allegra Frost, 1st Place, Intermediate Mandolin

Beginning Mandolin:

1. Matthew Wong, Arcadia, CA

2. Susan Burns, Sherman Oaks, CA

3. Leo Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Matthew Wong, 1st Place, Beginner Mandolin

Advanced Flatpick Guitar:

1. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs, CA

2. Seth Oster, Ventura, CA

3. Dave Holodiloff, Monterey, CA

Bob Hamilton, Advanced FlatPick Guitar

Intermediate FlatPick Guitar:

1. Libby Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

2. Lucy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

3, Timothy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Libby Lindblom, 1st Place, Intermediate FlatPick Guitar

Beginning FlatPick Guitar:

1. Linus Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

2. Ranelle Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

Linus Lindblom, 1st Place, Beginning FlatPick Guitar

Advanced Finger Style Guitar:

1. Ryan Chen, Los Angeles, CA

2. Janel Wagner, Los Angeles, CA

3. Jon Wittenberg, El Granada, CA

Ryan Chen, 1st Place, Advanced Finger Style Guitar

Intermediate Finger Style Guitar:

1. Mark Humphrey, Santa Monica, CA

2. Jill Fenimore, Ventura, CA

Mark Humphrey, 1st Place, Intermediate Finger Style Guitar

Beginning Finger Style Guitar:

1. Michael Gutperle, Culver City, CA

2. Libby Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Michael Gutperle, 1st Place, Beginning Finger Style Guitar

Advanced Other Instruments:

1. Tim Holtwick, Simi Valley, CA (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar)

2. Ken Leiboff, San Jose, CA

3. Chris Teuber, Venice, CA

Tim Holtwich, 1st Place, Advance Other Instruments

Intermediate Other Instruments:

1. Mark Humphrey, Santa Monica, CA (Acoustic Hawaiian Guitar)

2. Bill Dempsey, San Juan Capistrano, CA (Appalachian Dulcimer)

Beginning Other Instruments:

1. Anna Kroskrity, Venice, CA (Trad. Banjo)

2. Logan Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA (Harmonica)

Mark Humphrey, 1st Place, Intermediate Other Instruments

Anna Kroskrity, 1st Place, Beginning Other Instruments

Advanced Dobro:

1. Luke Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

2. Steve Lavering, San Juan Capistrano, CA

3. Oblin Strum, Santa Monica, CA

Luke Lindblom, 1st Place, Advanced Dobro

Advanced Ukulele:

1. Marlow Teichman, Los Angeles, CA

2. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs, CA

3. Paul McCallum, 1000 Oaks, CA

Intermediate Ukulele:

1. Doug Newman, Santa Monica, CA

2. Chuck Young, Simi Valley, CA

3. Max Trotter, Hermosa Beach, CA

Marlow Teichman, 1st Place, Advanced Ukulele

Doug Newman, 1st Place, Intermediate Ukulele

Beginning Ukulele:

1. Noah Whitman, Encino, CA

2. Ranelle Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

Noah Whitman, 1st Place, Beginning Ukulele

Advanced Backup Instrument:

1. Seth Oster, Ventura, CA (Guitar)

2. Timothy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

3. Anya Strum, Santa Monica, CA

Seth Oster, 1st Place, Advanced Backup Instrument

Singing unplugged:

1. Madison Fayre, Toluca Lake, CA (duet)

2. The Arizona Wildflowers, Casa Grande, AZ (trio)

3. Charletta Erb and Seth Oster, Ventura, CA (duet)

Singing plugged:

1. Jessie Morgan, Sunbury, PA (trio)

2. Jessica Rotter Thousand Oaks, CA (solo)

3. Alicia Blue, Chino, CA (solo)

Honorable Mention:

Appa Bhavaraju, Agoura Hills, CA (solo)

Cynthia Brando, South Pasadena, CA (solo)

Jessie Morgan, 1st Place, Singing (plugged)

Honorable Mention:

Seth Oster, Ventura CA (solo)

Mike Telega, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

Madison Fayre, 1st Place Singing (plugged)

Youth Step Dance Competition (under 17):

1. Elizabeth Crawford, Anaheim, CA

2. Clare Philippi, Yorba Linda, CA

3. Sonja Blake, Scottsdale, AZ

Elizabeth Crawford, 1st Place, Youth Step Dance Competition

Adult Step Dance Competition:

1. Becky Hill, Brentwood, MD

2. Evie Ladin, Oakland CA

3. Laura Jelensky, Orange, CA

Becky Hill, 1st Place, Adult Step Dance Competition

Senior Step Dance Competition (60 and up)

1. Craig Schoenbaum, Culver City, CA

2. Hap Palmer, Woodland Hills, CA

Craig Schoenbaum, 1st Place, Senior Step Dance Competition.

All contestant videos can be viewed here.

Congratulations to all of the

Virtual Contest winners!!!

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@TopangaBanjo-FiddleContest

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE CONTEST Gimme Shelter (in place)

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Winners

• Band:

The Carl Gage Songwriting Contest plugged:

Abby Posner, Culver City, CA,

The Carl Gage Songwriting Contest unplugged:

and The Emerging Songwriter Award

Piper Madison, Toluca Lake, CA,

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The Topanga Contest Spirit Award:

Mary Zangerie, "The Church and the Station" Moorpark, CA

Honorable Mentions for Songwriting:

(in alphabetical order)

• The Carl Gage Songwriter Contest Winner:

Abby Poster, Culver City, CA

• The Taj Mahal Emerging Songwriter Award:

Piper Madison, Toluca Lake, CA

Advanced Traditional Banjo:

Intermediate Traditional Banjo:

Advanced Bluegrass Banjo:

Intermediate Bluegrass Banjo:

2. Chuck Young, Simi Valley, CA

3. Kristina Olsen, Venice, CA

1. Logan Thatcher, Bermuda Dunes, CA

2 .Flynn Fletcher, Los Angeles, CA

3. Levi Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Advanced Fiddle:

1. Joyce Pan, Los Angeles, CA

3. Kenny Feinstein, Los Angeles, CA

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Intermediate Fiddle:

1. Jessie Morgan, Sunbury, PA

2. Brie Dietrich, Casa Grande AZ

3. Luisa Bryson, Woodland Hills, CA

Beginning Fiddle:

1. Miranda Witsken, Pacific Palisades, CA

2. Lucas Kittle, Pasadena, CA

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Advanced Mandolin:

1. Christian Tomita, Culver City, CA

2. Lucy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Intermediate Mandolin:

1. Allegra Frost, Topanga, CA

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2. Mary Zangerle, Moorpark, CA

3. Sam Locascio, Los Angeles, CA

Beginning Mandolin:

1. Matthew Wong, Arcadia, CA

2. Susan Burns, Sherman Oaks, CA

3. Leo Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Advanced Flatpick Guitar:

1. Bob Hamilton, Palm Springs, CA

2. Seth Oster, Ventura, CA

3. Dave Holodiloff, Monterey, CA

Intermediate FlatPick Guitar:

1. Libby Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

2. Lucy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

3, Timothy Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Beginning FlatPick Guitar:

1. Linus Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

2. Ranelle Dietrich, Casa Grande, AZ

Advanced Finger Style Guitar:

1. Ryan Chen, Los Angeles, CA

2. Janel Wagner, Los Angeles, CA

3. Jon Wittenberg, El Granada, CA

Intermediate Finger Style Guitar:

1. Mark Humphrey, Santa Monica, CA

2. Jill Fenimore, Ventura, CA

Beginning Finger Style Guitar:

1. Michael Gutperle, Culver City, CA

2. Libby Lindblom, Bloomingdale, GA

Advanced Other Instruments:

2. Ken Leiboff, San Jose, CA

3. Chris Teuber, Venice, CA

Intermediate Other Instruments:

2. Bill Dempsey, San Juan Capistrano, CA (Appalachian Dulcimer)

Beginning Other Instruments:

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE CONTEST
Gimme Shelter (in place)