51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival – Winfield, Kansas

Date: September 15, 2023                         Time: 9:24 p.m.

Pictured L-R: Pictured L-R: Edith Sigler, Wichita, KS (2nd Place), Monte Gaylord, Nowata, OK (1st Place), and Nathan Pedneault, Canyon, TX (3rd Place)

Contest Name: 2023 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship

Champion:  Monte Gaylord

City/State/Zip:  Nowata, OK

Prize Instrument Selected: Gilga model Vasile Master Fiddle made in Romania – Represented by Beautiful Music Violin Shop, 925 Iowa St., Ste I, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 856-8755 beautifulmusicviolinshop.com

2nd Place:      Edith Sigler

City/State/Zip: Wichita, KS

Prize Instrument Selected: Glasser Carbon Composite 5-String Fiddle; – Represented by Beautiful Music Violin Shop, 925 Iowa St., Ste I, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 856-8755 beautifulmusicviolinshop.com

3rd Place:         Nathan Pedneault
City/State/Zip: Canyon, TX

Prize Instrument Selected: Andrzei Glodek Fiddle made in Nowy Targ, Poland – Represented by Beautiful Music Violin Shop, 925 Iowa St., Ste I, Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 856-8755 beautifulmusicviolinshop.com

Runners up: Mary Parker, Mountain View, AR, Nathan Pedneault, Canyon, TX,  Tricia Spencer, Lawrence, KS

15 contestants from 9 states

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