2019 International Autoharp Contest
1st Place Winner: Doug Pratt
Cary, NC
2nd Place Winner: Steve Luper
Andover, KS
3rd Place Winner: Ivan Stiles
Phoenixville, PA
Runners Up
Loriann Clayton-Bethard,
Ken Shoemaker
2019 International Finger Style Guitar Championships
1st Place Winner: Adam Gardino
Colorado Springs, CO
2nd Place Winner: Jesse Smith
Wadsworth, OH
3rd Place Winner: Gints Smukais
Riga, Latvia
Finalists:
RD King of Brighton, MA
Hiroya Tsukamoto of Woodside, NY
2019 National Mountain Dulcimer Championships
1st Place Winner: Grant Olson
Andover, MN
2nd Place Winner: Jeff Hames
Madison, MS
3rd Place Winner: Michele Star
Durham, NC
Runners Up:
Katie Moritz of Yorkville, IL
Jim Curley of Ironton, OH
2019 National Mandolin Championships
1st Place Winner: R. Wesley Carr
Rochelle, IL
2nd Place Winner: Luke Lovejoy
Cloverdale, IN
3rd Place Winner: Holten Doucette
Waller, TX
Finalists:
Ethan Batan of Spencer, IN
Marina Pendleton of Houston, TX
2019 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championships
1st Place Winner: Celeste Johnson
Arvada, CO
2nd Place Winner: Monte Gaylord
Vinita, OK
3rd Place Winner: Marina Pendleton
Houston, TX
Finalists:
Hannah Farnum of Galena, MO
Emma Jane Pendleton of Tulsa, OK
2019 National Guitar Flat Pick Championships
1st Place Winner: Allen Shadd
Lake Wylie, SC
2nd Place Winner: Sullivan Tuttle
Palo Alto, CA
3rd Place Winner: Jason Shaw
Lincoln, NE
Runners Up:
Matthew Lindsey from Culloden, WV
Chapman Welch from Pearland, TX
2019 National Hammer Dulcimer Championships
1st Place Winner: Nate Pultorak
Saranac, NY
2nd Place Winner: Ben Haguewood
Mineral Point, MO
3rd Place Winner: Fran Mayfield
Spring, TX
Runners Up:
Cal Sweeten from Overland Park, KS
John Lion from Landsdowne, PA
2019 National Bluegrass Banjo Championships
9 contestants from 7 states
1st Place Winner: Eric Welty
Argyle, TX
2nd Place Winner: Weston Stewart
Anderson, AL
3rd Place Winner: Trevor Smith
Austin, TX
Runners Up:
Charles Butler of Nashville, TN
G. Rockwell of Bridgeport, CT