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L-R: Owen Brockman, Dayton, OH (2^nd Place), Anthony Howell, Kosiusko, MS (1^st Place), and Steven Moore, Saint Clairesville, OH (3^rd Place)

Contest Name: 2023 National Bluegrass Banjo Championship

Date: September 17, 2023                       Time: 11:45 a.m.

Champion:  Anthony Howell

City/State:  Kosiusko, MS

Prize Instrument Selected: OME Megatone IKON Bluegrass Banjo – OME Banjos, 5680 Valmont Rd., Boulder CO 80301 (303) 449-0041  omebanjos.com

2nd Place: Owen Brockman

City/State: Dayton, OH

Prize Instrument Selected: Deering Calico 5-string Banjo – Deering Banjo Company, 3733 Kenora Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977-1829  800-845-7791 deeringbanjos.com

3rd Place:            Steven Moore

City/State: Saint Clairesville, OH

Prize Instrument Selected: Deering White Lotus 5-string Banjo— Deering Banjo Company, 3733 Kenora Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977-1829  800-845-7791 deeringbanjos.com

Runners up: Evan Reed, Fairview, MO, and Gregg Welty, Durham, NC

11 contestants from 9 states                                                                           

L-R: Gage Milton, Lewisville, TX (2^nd Place), Mickey Sweeney, Lake St. Louis, MO (1^st Place), and Tim Simek, Maryville, TN (3^rd Place)

Contest Name: 2023 National Hammer Dulcimer Championship

Date: September 16, 2023                         Time: 5:53 p.m.

Mickey Sweeney, Lake St. Louis, MO, took home the title of the National Hammer Dulcimer championship on Saturday at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. The contest started with 11 contestants. Second place went to Gage Milton, Lewisville, TX, and Tim Simek, Maryville, TN, rounded out the top three. The runners up were Ken Shoemaker, Overland Park, KS, and Clifford White, Jefferson City, MO.

Champion:  Mickey Sweeney

City/State: Lake St. Louis, MO

Prize Instrument Selected: Rick Thum 17/17 Professional Chromatic Hammer Dulcimer – Rick Thum Dulcimers, 6710 Twin River Rd, Eureka, MO 63025, 314-406-0690 rthum.com

2nd Place: Gage Milton

City/State: Lewisville, TX

Prize Instrument Selected: Master Works 16/15 CBWXR7 Bantam Weight Chromatic Extended Range Hammer Dulcimer CBWXR7 – Master Works, PO Box 167, 36613 US Hwy 70, Bennington, OK 74723 580-847-2273 masterworksok.com

3rd Place: Tim Simek

City/State: Maryville, TN

Prize Instrument Selected: Songbird Finch Chromatic – Hammer Dulcimer – Songbird Hammer Dulcimers, 803 Whicher Street, Muscatine, IA 52761 563-571-5296 songbirdhd.com

Runners up: Ken Shoemaker, Overland Park, KS, and Clifford White, Jefferson City, MO

11 contestants from 6 states

L-R: Mike Cramer, Minneapolis, MN (2^nd Place), Ian Ly, San Francisco, CA (1^st Place), and Hayden Reidling, Dawsonville, GA (3^rd Place)

Date: September 16, 2023                      Time: 11:46 a.m.

Contest Name: 2023 National Guitar Flat Pick Championship

Champion:  Ian Ly

City/State/Zip:  San Francisco, CA

Prize Instrument Selected: Collings Winfield Model Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce Guitar Collings Guitar, Inc., 11210 W. Highway 290, Austin, TX 78737 (512) 288-7776 collingsguitars.com

2nd Place:         Mike Cramer

City/State/Zip: Minneapolis, MN

Prize Instrument Selected: PK Thompson D-MA Guitar – PK Thompson Guitars 352 East Main Avenue, Sisters, OR 97759  (541)-588-6211 pktguitars.com

3rd Place:            Hayden Reidling

City/State/Zip: Dawsonville, GA

Prize Instrument Selected: Martin D-28 Guitar – C.F. Martin & Co., 510 Sycamore St., Nazareth, PA 18064 (610) 759-2837 martinguitar.com

Runners up: Danny Spires, Wilmington, OH, and Chapman Welch, Pearland, TX

19 contestants from 15 states.

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

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

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

L-R: Gordon Parker, Mountain View, AR (2^nd Place), Ethan Batan, Spencer, IN (1^st Place), and Luke Lovejoy, Spencer, IN (3^rd Place)

Date: September 15, 2023                         Time: 4:08 p.m.

Contest Name: 2023 National Mandolin Championship

Champion:  Ethan Batan

City/State/Zip:  Spencer, IN

Prize Instrument Selected: Bourgeois M5-F Mandolin – Bourgeois Guitars, Inc. 2 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-0385 bourgeoisguitars.com
PLUS $350 cash in memory of Johnny & Louise Logsdon by WVA and trophy

2nd Place:         Gordon Parker

City/State/Zip: Mountain View, AR

Prize Instrument Selected: N/A ($1,500 cash)

3rd Place:            Luke Lovejoy

City/State/Zip: Spencer, IN

Prize Instrument Selected: N/A ($750 cash)

Runners up: David Mayfield, Akron, OH and Scott Schmidt, Claremore, OK

14 contestants from 9 states

2023 National Mountain Dulcimer Championship

Champion:  David Wilson

City/State/Zip:  Springfield, MO

Prize Instrument Selected: 4FHKK-E Custom – Koa Mountain Dulcimer, provided by The Dulcimer Shoppe/McSpadden Mountain Dulcimers,  P. O. Box 1230 Mountain View, AR 72560 (870) 269-4313 mcspaddendulcimers.com

2nd Place:      Dana Hamilton

City/State/Zip: Arlington, TX

Prize Instrument Selected: 6FTWWB-E Baritone – Baritone Mountain Dulcimer provided by The Dulcimer Shoppe/McSpadden Mountain Dulcimers,  P. O. Box 1230 Mountain View, AR 72560 (870) 269-4313 mcspaddendulcimers.com

3rd Place:      Allison O’Shea

City/State/Zip: Nashville, IN

Prize Instrument Selected: 4FSGCC-E – 3/4 size Scroll Head Mountain Dulcimer provided by The Dulcimer Shoppe/McSpadden Mountain Dulcimers, P. O. Box 1230 Mountain View, AR 72560 (870) 269-4313 mcspaddendulcimers.com

Runners up: Sarah Miner, Post, TX, and Keith Reynolds, Arkansas City, KS

11 contestants from 6 states and 1 country (USA).

Pictured L-R: Pictured L-R: Adam Cantor, Houston, TX (2^nd Place), Momo Kimura, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan (1^st Place), and Mikey Bilello, Bend, OR (3^rd Place)

Date: September 14, 2023                         Time: 8:08 p.m.

Contest Name: 2023 International Finger Style Guitar Championship

Champion:  Momo Kimura

City/State/Zip:  Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan

Prize Instrument Selected: Bourgeois Finger Style Custom Guitar – Bourgeois Guitars, Inc. 2 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-0385  bourgeoisguitars.com

2nd Place: Adam Cantor           

City/State/Zip: Houston, TX

Prize Instrument Selected: Taylor 814-ce Grand Concert – Taylor Guitars, Inc. 1980 Gillespie Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 258-1207 taylorguitars.com

3rd Place:            Mikey Bilello

City/State/Zip: Bend, OR

Prize Instrument Selected: Huss & Dalton Winfield Competition Model FS Guitar Huss & Dalton Guitar Co., Inc. 420 Bridge St, Staunton, VA 24401-4508 (540) 887-2313 hussanddalton.com

Runners up: Jimmy Dehenau, East China, MI, Roger Hudson, Jacksonville, FL, and Patrick Woods, Warsaw, IN.

31 contestants from 18 states and 2 countries (Japan and USA).