Honor Roll

Official Kentucky State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest, Inc.

“The most important thing in playing music
and entering competition is just having fun and enjoying it.
It is not about winning or losing. Winning a competition is not all there is to it.
You have to be a good loser and when I lose, I just laugh and say to the other fiddle players:
I'm going back to the drawing board and I'll get after you next year.”

~ Chuck Reeves ~
Oakman, Alabama

See Past Honor Rolls 2009 2008 2007 2006

2010 WINNERS (36th ANNUAL CONTEST)

2010 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner

Maddie Denton
Murfreesboro TN

Harmonica

1st	Wailin Wood, Nashville TN
2nd	Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA
3rd	John Noftsger, Spring Valley OH
4th	Bob Gillim, Louisville KY

Beginner Open

1st	Tyler Sellers, Ashland City TN
2nd	Kyle Ramsey, North Vernon IN
3rd	Brian Rugg, Lexington KY
4th	Will Hayes, Easter KY

Bluegrass Banjo

1st	Weston Stewart, Anderson AL
2nd	Jared Shaw, Edmonton KY
3rd	Brett Martin, Auburn AL
4th	Kevin Harris, Tuscumbia AL

Flat Top Guitar

1st	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd	Brett Martin, Auburn AL
4th	Clint Morgan, Benton KY

Bluegrass Band

1st	Common Thread
2nd	Down on 5th
3rd	The Justin Family
4th	The Not Brothers

Old Time Banjo

1st	Daniel Rothwell, Smyrna TN
2nd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
4th	John Wells, Hartford KY

Pee Wee Fiddler

1st	Josiah Newman, Scottsville KY
2nd	Cameron Vaughn, Newburgh IN
3rd	Jaelee Roberts, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Ivy Phillips, Chapmansboro TN

Beginner Fiddler

1st	Samantha Cunningham, Versailles KY
2nd	Bethany Breakall, Berea KY
3rd	Andrew Lin, Lexington KY
4th	Alicyn Newman, Scottsville KY

Dulcimer

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Chuck Flaim, Owensboro KY
3rd	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA
4th	Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro TN

Senior Fiddler

1st	Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL
2nd	Norbert Wehr, Ireland IN
3rd	John Steuver, Dillsboro IN
4th	Lorraine Porter, Adams TN

Old Time String Band

1st	Slim Chance String Band
2nd	Uncle Bud's Strings & Things
3rd	Wild Bill & the Buffalo Chip Kickers
4th	Hog Unit

Junior Fiddler

1st	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Doug Fleener, Leitchfield KY
3rd	Adam French, Leitchfield KY
4th	Alex Thomlinson, Suches GA

Mandolin

1st	Solly Burton, Sullivan IN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Turner Hutchens, Boston KY
4th	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA

Intermediate Fiddler

1st	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Ed Carnes, Franklin TN
3rd	Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Rebecca Goff, Lexington KY

Jig Dancing, Division I

1st	Melanie Belroire, Rineyville KY
2nd	Maci Belfiore, Rineyville KY
3rd	Frannie DiGiovanni, Greenbrier TN
4th	Raygan Sellers, Ashland City TN

Jig Dancing, Division II

1st	Thomas Maupin, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Pam Jaggers, Tousey KY
3rd	Lark Reynolds, Louisville KY
4th

State Championship Fiddler

1st	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL

Backup Musician

Greg Denton, Murfreesboro TN

2009 WINNERS (35th ANNUAL CONTEST)

2009 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner

Maddie Denton

Murfreesboro TN

Harmonica

1st	Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA
2nd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd	Tim Shaw, Bowling Green KY
4th	Robert Gillam, Louisville KY

Beginner Open

1st	Tyler Sellers, Ashland City TN
2nd	Brian Rugg, Lexington KY
3rd	Frances, DiGiovanni, Greenbrier TN
4th	Scott Hayes, Horse Branch KY

Bluegrass Banjo

1st	Weston Stewart, Anderson AL
2nd	Cody Pearman, Radcliff KY
3rd	Rich Walter, Bloomington IN
4th	Aaron Thompson, Benton KY

Flat Top Guitar

1st	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Clint Morgan, Benton KY
3rd	Neil Yockey, Boonville IN
4th	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN

Bluegrass Band

1st	Blue Tradition
2nd	Down on 5th
3rd	Up-N-Gone
4th	Rough River Bluegrass Band

Old Time Banjo

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Rebekah Weiler, Murfreesboro TN
3rd	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Gene Bond, Old Hickory TN

Pee Wee Fiddler

1st	Allie Hagan, Nicholasville KY
2nd	Cara DiGiovanni, Greenbrier, TN
3rd	Raygan Sellers, Ashland City TN
4th	Connor McCracken, Fredericksburg IN

Beginner Fiddler

1st	Alex Thomlinson, Suches GA
2nd	Cody Beck, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Greer Kimball, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Bethany Breakall, Berea KY

Dulcimer

1st	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA
2nd	Chuck Flaim, Owensboro KY
3rd	Jeff Lambert, Henderson KY
4th	Lorinda Jones, Rineyville KY

Senior Fiddler

1st	Leonard Lawson, Vine Grove KY
2nd	Lorraine Porter, Adams TN
3rd	Morgan Duncan, Beaver Dam KY
4th	John Steuver, Dillsboro IN

Old Time String Band

1st	Coon Branch String Band
2nd	Slim Chance Band
3rd	Rough River String Band
4th	Blue Creek Ramblers

Junior Fiddler

1st	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Doug Fleener, Leitchfield KY
3rd	Eishen Harkins, Canon City CO
4th	Adam French, Leitchfield KY

Mandolin

1st	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Turner Hutchens, Boston KY
3rd	Solly Burton, Sullivan IN
4th	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA

Intermediate Fiddler

1st	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro TN
3rd	Terry Roby, Philpot KY
4th

Jig Dancing, Division I

1st	Ramsey Carpenter, Hartford KY
2nd	Raygan Sellers, Ashland City TN
3rd	Frances DiGiovanni, Greenbrier TN
4th	Cara DiGiovanni, Greenbrier TN

Jig Dancing, Division II

1st	Donna Carpenter, Hartford KY
2nd	Wendy Spivey, Murfreesboro TN
3rd	Pam Jaggers, Falls of Rough KY
4th	Sandra Sally, Vine Grove KY

State Championship Fiddler

1st	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Leonard Lawson, Vine Grove KY

Backup Musician

Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN

2008 WINNERS (34th ANNUAL CONTEST)

2008 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner

Mark Ralph
Huntsville AL

Harmonica

1st	Ronnie Murphy, Oakland KY
2nd	Mike Brown, Lewisport KY
3rd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
4th	Bob Gilliam, Louisville KY

Beginner Open

1st	Aaron Thompson, Benton KY
2nd	Justin Goodlett, Mt. Eden KY
3rd	Brian Rugg, Lexington KY
4th	Taylor Shuck, Fisherville KY

Bluegrass Banjo

1st	Zeke Walters, Greenville KY
2nd	Jared Shaw, Edmonton KY
3rd	Cody Pearman, Radcliff KY
4th	Tyler Mullins, Sparta KY

Flat Top Guitar

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Clint Morgan, Benton KY
4th	Neil Yockey, Boonville IN

Bluegrass Band

1st	Timberline Drive
2nd	Down on 5th
3rd	Kentucky Sassafras
4th	Ridgerunners

Old Time Banjo

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Mike Schoeder, Louisville KY
3rd	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Pete Webb, Paoli IL

Pee Wee Fiddler

1st	Alicyn Newman, Scottsville KY
2nd	Ethan Breakall, Berea KY
3rd	Joseph Collum, Waddy KY
4th	Allie Hagan, Nicholasville KY

Beginner Fiddler

1st	Alex Thomlinson, Suches GA
2nd	Cody Beck, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Maggie Lee Collum, Waddy KY
4th	Greer Kimball, Murfreesboro TN

Dulcimer

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA
3rd	Lorinda Jones, Rineyville KY
4th	Jeffrey Lambert, Henderson KY

Senior Fiddler

1st	Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL
2nd	Howard Marshall, Fulton Missouri
3rd	Lorraine Porter, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Norbert Wehr, Velpen IN

Old Time String Band

1st	Coon Branch String Band
2nd	Phillip Steinmetz & His Sunny Tennesseans
3rd	Rough River Ramblers
4th	Uncle Bud's Strings & Things

Junior Fiddler

1st	Adam French, Louisville KY
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
4th	Bill Jones, Chapel Hill TN

Mandolin

1st	Solly Burton, Sullivan IN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Turner Hutchens, Boston KY
4th	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA

Intermediate Fiddler

1st	Mark Ralph, Huntsville AL
2nd	David Morris, Whitesville KY
3rd	Ed Carnes, Franklin TN
4th	Marcia Denton, Murfreesboro TN

Jig Dancing, Division I

1st	Kelsey Spivey, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Brittany Leonard, Christiana TN
3rd	Alyssa Lindsey, Brownsville KY
4th

Jig Dancing, Division II

1st	Jay Bland, Kennesaw GA
2nd	Wendy Spivey, Murfreesboro TN
3rd	Pam Jaggers, Tousey KY
4th	Teena Leonard, Christiana TN

State Championship Fiddler

1st	Mark Ralph, Huntsville AL
2nd	Adam French, Louisville KY
3rd	Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL

Backup Musician

Daniel Carwile, Lexington KY

2007 WINNERS (33rd ANNUAL CONTEST)

2007 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner

Olivia Smiley

Greensburg IN

Harmonica

1st	Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA
2nd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd	Barry Stout, Boling Chapple KY
4th	Bob Gilliam, Louisville KY

Beginner Open

1st	Aaron Thompson, Benton KY
2nd	Turner Hutchens, Boston KY
3rd	Justin Goodlett, Mt. Eden KY
4th	Scott Hayes, Horse Branch KY

Bluegrass Banjo

1st	Zeke Walters, Greenville KY
2nd	Jared Shaw, Tompkinsville KY
3rd	Marty Elmore, Brownsville KY
4th	Jeff Hayes, Bowling Green KY

Flat Top Guitar

1st	Adam Wright, Nashville TN
2nd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd	Dillon Hodges, Florence AL
4th	Ben Helson, Scottsville KY

Bluegrass Band

1st	Oh Dil!
2nd	Sandy Creek
3rd	Big Creek Bluegrass
4th	Larry Lawson & Hwy 55

Old Time Banjo

1st	Rebeka Weiler, Murfreesboro TN
2nd	Clint Craven, Louisville KY
3rd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
4th	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN

Pee Wee Fiddler

1st	Karson Glancy, Greenup KY
2nd	Cole McCracken, Floyds Knob IN
3rd	Alicyn Newman, Scottsville KY
4th	Marie McGlone, Marshall IL

Beginner Fiddler

1st	Cody Beck, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Maggie Lander, Bethlehem KY
3rd	Hannah Wilson, Kuna Idaho
4th	Melanie Belfiore, Rineyville KY

Dulcimer

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Bobby Nobley, Lagrange GA
3rd	Will McMeans, Lester AL
4th	Chuck Flaim, Owensboro KY

Senior Fiddler

1st	Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL
2nd	Delmar Holland, Waverly TN
3rd	Lorraine Porter, Adams TN
4th	Norbert Wehr, Velpen IN

Old Time String Band

1st	Slim Chance Band
2nd	Blue Creek Ramblers
3rd	Whistlin' Rufus
4th	Back Home Again

Junior Fiddler

1st	Olivia Smiley, Greensburg IN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Meghan Lynch, Goodlettsville TN
4th	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN

Mandolin

1st	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Solly Burton, Sullivan IN
3rd	Will McMeans, Lester AL
4th	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN

Intermediate Fiddler

1st	Ed Carnes, Franklin TN
2nd	David Smith, Osh Kosh WI
3rd	Scott Sumner, Kuna ID
4th	Marcia Denton Murfreesboro TN

Jig Dancing, Division I

1st	Melanie Belfiore, Rineyville KY
2nd	Macie Belfiore, Rineyville KY
3rd	Sabrina Barton, Dora AL
4th	Kelsey Spivey, Murfreesboro TN

Jig Dancing, Division II

1st	Kathy Yearwood, Christiana TN
2nd	Dennis Rhodes, Hawesville KY
3rd	Wallace Quinn, Macea KY
4th	Lou Boreman, Whitesville KY

State Championship Fiddler

1st	Olivia Smiley, Greensburg IN
2nd	Ed Carnes, Franklin TN
3rd	Chuck Reeves, Oakman AL

Backup Musician

Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA

2006 WINNERS (32nd ANNUAL CONTEST)

2006 Governor's Cup Trophy Winner

Bill Jones

Chapel Hill, TN

Harmonica

1st	Lewis Taylor, Ringgold GA
2nd	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
3rd	Bob Gilliam, Louisville KY
4th	Bud Meredith, Leitchfield KY

Beginner Open

1st	Lukas Heller, Ortonville MI
2nd	Logan Whitely, Horse Branch KY
3rd	Dylan Williams, Big Clifty KY
4th	D

Bluegrass Banjo

1st	Marty Elmore, Bowling Green KY
2nd	Zeke Walters, Greensville KY
3rd	Jessie Baker, Martinsville IN
4th	Rich Walter, Bloomington IN

Flat Top Guitar

1st	Adam Hager, Kenna WV
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Neil Yockey, Boonville IN
4th	Byron Sowders, Philpot KY

Bluegrass Band

1st	Blue Tradition
2nd	Blue Moon Highway Band
3rd	Rough River Ramblers
4th	S.O.S.

Old Time Banjo

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Rebeka Weiler, Murfreesboro TN
3rd	Stratton Hammon, Louisville TN
4th	Robert Wilson, Scottsburg IN

Pee Wee Fiddler

1st	Layne Guyer, KY
2nd	Chaney Rose, KY
3rd	Karson Glancy, KY
4th	Austin Tipton,TN

Beginner Fiddler

1st	Doug Fleener, Leitchfield KY
2nd	Maddie Denton, Murfreesboro TN
3rd	Ramsey Carpenter, Hartford KY
4th	Sam Withers, Columbia IN

Dulcimer

1st	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA
2nd	Jeffrey Lambert, Harned KY
3rd	Pat VanGorder, Rockvale TN
4th	Joel Ray Bailie, Versailles KY

Senior Fiddler

1st	John Steuver, Dillsboro IN
2nd	Delmer Holland, Waverly, TN
3rd	Norbert Wehr, Jasper IN
4th	Bud Meredith, Leitchfield KY

Old Time String Band

1st	Slim Shinbone String Band
2nd	Delmer Holland and the Blue Creek Ramblers
3rd	The Ruffer River Band
4th	Kentucky Memories

Junior Fiddler

1st	Bill Jones, Chapel Hill TN
2nd	Olivia Smiley, Greensburg IN
3rd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
4th	Adam French, Leitchfield KY

Mandolin

1st	Solly Burton, Sullivan IN
2nd	Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green KY
3rd	Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA
4th	Mike Schroeder, Louisville KY

Intermediate Fiddler

1st	Johnny Ray Watts, Lineville AL
2nd	David Smith, Aurora IL
3rd	Mike Schroeder, Louisville KY
4th	M

Jig Dancing, Division I

1st	Ramsey Carpenter, Hartford KY
2nd	Chelsey Baker, Guston KY
3rd	Chris Gray, St. Joseph TN
4th	Josie Baker, Guston KY

Jig Dancing, Division II

1st	Rob Pearcy, Smyrna TN
2nd	Donna Carpenter, Hartford KY
3rd	Pam Frank, Falls of Rough KY
4th	Delmer Holland, Waverly TN

State Championship Fiddler

1st	Bill Jones, Chapel Hill TN
2nd	Johnny Ray Watts, Lineville AL
3rd	John Steuver, Dillsboro IN

Backup Musician

Bobby Nobley, LaGrange GA