An American Samoan woman, Myra Bates received a United States flag while Lynn Rickard of Seattle Washington and Roger Wolfe of Memphis were presented a Tennessee State flag during the Fiddler’s Jamboree on Friday evening
The flags, which have flown over the state capitol, go to the persons who travel the greatest distances, both from inside and outside the country, to get here.
The flags were presented by State Senator Mae Beavers and State Representatives Terri Lynn Weaver and Mark Pody.
The first day of the 41st annual Smithville Fiddler’s Jamboree and Crafts Festival ran non-stop from about 9:00 a.m. Friday morning until close around 10:30 p.m. Friday night.
(PLAY THE FOLLOWING VIDEO OF THE YOUTH SQUARE DANCING WINNER MAIN STAGE FUSION OF SPRINGFIELD)
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Preliminaries were held in sixteen categories of music and dance competition followed by the finals featuring the top three acts in each event.
The following are the winners in each category:
Old Time Appalachian Folk Singing (Solo/Duet):
First Place- Graham Sherrill of Nashville
Second Place-Daren Gallman of Shelbyville
Third Place-Sierra Tomlin of Springfield
Flat Top Guitar:
First Place-Andrew Rigney of Normandy
Second Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Third Place-Jonathon O’Neal of Onieda
Junior Clogging (Ages 13-39):
First Place-Chris Stewart of Nashville
Second Place-Tanner Dunn of Cookeville
Third Place-Kris Jamison of McEwen
(PLAY VIDEO TO SEE WINNER OF OLD TIME FIDDLE BAND: SLIM CHANCE)
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Junior Buck Dancing (Ages 13-39):
First Place-Jacob Campbell of Murfreesboro
Second Place-Sierra Tomlin of Springfield
Third Place-Kody Hash of Elk Creek, Virginia
Dobro Guitar:
First Place-Weston Stewart of Anderson, Alabama
Second Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Third Place-Jason Sanders of Lancaster
(PLAY VIDEO OF GOSPEL DUET WINNER KURT AND CORINNA OF DYERSBURG)
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Mountain Dulcimer:
First Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Second Place-Kurt Stephenson of Dyersburg
Third Place-Sarah Morgan of Sharps Chapel
Hammer Dulcimer:
First Place-Kyle Paxton of Thompson Station
Second Place-Howard Friedman of Knoxville
Third Place-Beth James of Newport
Novelty Event:
First Place-Hillary Bevels of Shelbyville
Second Place-Nate Clark and Payton Clark of Cookeville
Third Place-Tara Guinn of Gaston, Indiana
Youth Square Dancing:
First Place-Main Stage Fusion of Springfield
Second Place- Main Stream of Springfield
Third Place- Main Stage Explosion of Springfield
Old Time Fiddle Band:
First Place-Slim Chance Old Time String Band of Smyrna
Second Place- The Hogslop String Band of Nashville
Third Place- Keg County String Band of Lyles
Autoharp:
First Place- Bill Rothe of Estille
Second Place-None
Third Place-None
Gospel Singing (Solo):
First Place-Matthew Campbell of Murfreesboro
Second Place-Sarah Jane Cripps of Smithville
Third Place-Samantha Lewis of Smithville
Country Harmonica:
First Place-Daniel Amick of Pleasantville
Second Place- Isaac Vick of Lyles
Third Place- Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Old Time Banjo:
First Place- Graham Sherrill of Nashville
Second Place- Daniel Rothwell of Smyrna
Third Place- Daniel Amick of Pleasantville
Gospel Singing (Duet, Trio, & Quartet):
First Place- Kurt and Corinna of Dyersburg
Second Place- Larry and Cheryl Chunn and Lindsey Batts of Greenbrier
Third Place- Sierra Tomlin of Springfield.
Mandolin:
First Place-Daniel Amick of Pleasantville
Second Place- Abby Ward of Columbia
Third Place- Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
The Fiddler’s Jamboree resumes at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 7th with preliminaries in the following categories:
Junior Fiddlers (ages 13-39); Junior Old Time Appalachian Flatfoot dance (ages up to 39); Senior Old Time Appalachian Flatfoot dance ( ages 40 and over); Senior Buckdancing (ages 40 and over); Senior Clogging (ages 40 and over); Bluegrass Banjo; Bluegrass Band; Bluegrass Fiddle, Senior Fiddlers (ages 40 and over); and Square Dancing. The winner of the Bluegrass Fiddle will receive the Neil Dudney Award, named for the former longtime President and Coordinator of the Fiddlers Jamboree.
Preliminaries will be held in each event and then the top three finalists will be called back Saturday night to compete for first, second, and third place.
The winners of the Junior and Senior Fiddling competition will square off for the Grand Champion Award, the Berry C. Williams Memorial Trophy at the conclusion of the festival.
Meanwhile, the National Championship for Country Musician Beginners will be held Saturday afternoon during the Jamboree featuring competitions for children, up to age twelve, in the categories of Buck Dancing, Clogging, Dobro Guitar, Mandolin, Five String Banjo, Flat Top Guitar, and Fiddle.
Preliminaries will be held in each event and then the top three finalists will be brought back to compete for first, second, and third place.
One child will receive the Best Overall Instrumental Entertainer and the top fiddler will get the James G. “Bobo” Driver Memorial Trophy.
WJLE will broadcast the on-stage entertainment LIVE and on-line at www.wjle.com.
In addition to music and dancing competitions onstage, the Fiddlers Jamboree also features hundreds of crafts displayed along many of the downtown streets, plenty of delicious foods for sale at local food booths, and lots of shade tree picking around the town square.
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