2025 National Mandolin Championship Prizes

Be sure to click on each logo for important. information

1st Place

Prizes

Trophy
$350 Cash in memory of Johnny & Louise Logsdon
Invited to perform in the 2026 Champion Showcase Concert
Fishman M-300 Mandolin Pick Up
Solid Ground Stands Custom Mandolin Stand
BlueChip Pick of Choice
Silver Pearl Designs, Silver Encased Festival Pick Pendant
Brendan White Designs, Custom Mandolin Pendant Necklace

Instruments

Bourgeois M5-F Mandolin

Wrapped in a natural finish and prepared with Dana’s all-torrefied “secret sauce” of Adirondack spruce and European maple, Bourgeois’ first F-style mandolin is a unique take on a Golden Era classic. This mandolin includes a Bill James tailpiece, Golden Age tuners, Loar-style case and our signature Amaryllis inlay round out the simple but elegant appointments of this value-saturated mandolin.

2nd Place

Prize

Trophy

Cash Prize

$1,500 Cash

3rd Place

Prizes

Cash Prize

$750.00 Cash

All contests will be held on Stage IV.

Contestants must have a valid wristband for the day of the contest in order to gain admittance to the Festival grounds.

Bourgeois Guitars

41 Canal Street
Lewiston, ME 04240-7764
(207) 786-0385
bourgeoisguitars.net

Walnut Valley Festival

918 Main Street
Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-3250
wvfest.com

Providing the following financial prizes:

International Autoharp Championship – 1st Place = $250.00
– 2nd Place = $200.00
– $3rd Place = $1,000.00

International Finger Style Guitar Championship – 1st Place = $3,100.00

National Mountain Dulcimer Championship – 1st Place = $250.00
– 2nd Place = $225.00
– 3rd Place = $200.00

National Mandolin Championship – 1st Place = $350.00
in memory of Johnny & Louise Logsdon
– 2nd Place = $1,500.00
– 3rd Place = $750.00

Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship – 1st Place = $350.00
in memory of Dean Bradbury

National Flat Pick Guitar Championship – 1st Place = $3,100.00
in memory of Brian Redford

National Hammer Dulcimer Championship – 1st Place = $200.00
– 2nd Place = $175.00
– 3rd Place = $150.00

National Bluegrass Banjo Championship – 1st Place = $350.00
in memory of Ed and Jeanine Foster

Solid Ground Stands
Tulsa, OK
(918) 688-6790
solidgroundstands.com

Providing Custom Heirloom Quality Instrument Stand to the
First Place Winner

Fishman Transducers

3 Riverside Drive
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 988-9199

fishman.com

Providing professional Pick Up for the following:

International Finger Style Guitar Championship – Loudbox Artist Amplifier
– Matrix Infinity Mic Blend System

National Mandolin Championship – M-300 Archtop Pick up

Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship – V-300 Concert Pick up

National Flat Pick Guitar Championship – Rare Earth Humbucking Pick up

National Bluegrass Banjo Championship – Rare Earth Active Magnetic Banjo
Pick up

BlueChip Picks
Matthew Goins
1112 New Henderson Rd
Knoxville, TN 37931
(865) 622-5044
bluechippick.net

Providing one Pick of Choice to the First Place Winner of each championship hosted by Walnut Valley Festival.

Silver Pearl Designs
Debbie Winton
Valley Center, KS
silverpearl@me.com

Providing one Silver Encased Pick Pendant to the First Place Winner of each championship hosted by Walnut Valley Festival.

Brendan White Jewelry Designs
Gypsum, CO 81637
bwvail@yahoo.com

brendanwhitejeweler.com

Providing one Music Related Pendant to the First Place Winner.