32nd Annual Fiddling and Picking Championships!
August 26, 2012
Thanks for making it out!
2012 Winners
Misc. Acoustic Instrument
First Place-Joe Pickett, Eudora, KS(Octave Mandolin)
Second Place- Ruth Byers, Lawrence, KS (Nyckelharp)
Ensemble Folk Singing
First Place- Maggie and Abbey Vogt, Erie, KS
Second Place- Linnea and Gabriel Kyne, Kansas City, MO
Third Place-Walt Babbit and Ardys Ramberg, Baldwin City, KS.
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Youth Fiddle
First Place-Elizabeth Poppe, Riley, KS
Second Place-Glen Sigler, Joplin, MO
Third Place- Emily Koke, Overland Park, KS
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Open Fiddle
First Place-Michael Thompson,
Second Place-Jason Shaw, Lincoln, NE
Banjo
First Place- Ken Plummer, Augusta, KS
Second Place-Peter Oviatt, Lawrence, KS
Third Place- Matt Oliphant, Chanute, KS
Mandolin
First Place-Jonah Chilton, Leawood, KS
Second Place- Jason Shaw, Lincoln, NE
Third Place- Rick Faris, Topeka, KS
Finger Style Guitar
First Place- Thomas Silkman, Emporia, KS
Second Place-Kevin Hiatt, Kansas City, MO
Third Place-Bruce Huss, Wichita, KS
Flat Pick Guitar
First Place- Jason Shaw, Lincoln, NE
Second Place- John Shaw, Lincoln, NE
Third Place-Ken Plummer, Augusta, KS
Youth Award
Josh Keegan, Lenexa, KS
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2012 COMPETITIONS
Misc. Instruments
Ensemble Folk
Youth Fiddling
Open Fiddle
Banjo
Flatpicking Guitar
Mandolin
Fingerpicking Guitar
You can find more info on the competitions here.
2011 WINNERS
Wondering who won the contest last year? Click here to see a list.
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Past winners
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