Performers picked, sang, and danced all day Friday until around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning during the first day of the 45th annual Smithville Fiddler’s Jamboree and Crafts Festival.
State Representatives Terri Lynn Weaver and Mark Pody presented flags flown over the state capitol to persons who traveled the greatest distances inside and outside the country to get here. John Sadler from Seattle Washington received a Tennessee State flag. John and Thelma Austin from Ramsey East Anglia, England were presented a United States flag
Following a Jamboree welcome Friday evening from Coordinator Jack Barton and an introduction of local public officials, the Community Chorus entertained the crowd with a patriotic program.
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):
First Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro, Tennessee
Second Place- Amanda McKenney of Cullman, Alabama
Third Place-Jennie Coppinger of McMinnville
*Junior Clogging (Ages 13-39):
First Place-Chris Stewart of Hermitage
Second Place Gary Giles of Franklin
Third Place-Justin Yates of Adams, Tennessee
*Junior Buck Dancing (Ages 13-39):
First Place- Justin Yates of Adams
Second Place-Amanda Herron of Algood
Third Place-Shelby Dunn of Fairview
*Old Time Appalachian Folksinging (Duet, Trio, Quartet)
First Place- – The McKenneys of Cullman, Alabama
Second Place- Kelcy and Sierra Tomlin of Springfield
Third Place-Harvey Brown of Beechgrove
*Dobro Guitar:
First Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Second Place-Joey Gipson of Manchester
Third Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro
*Mountain Dulcimer:
First Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Second Place-Daniel Amick of Centerville
Third Place-Lailah Valentine of Guntown, Mississippi
*Hammer Dulcimer:
First Place-Mack Garner of Walland, Tennessee
*Novelty Event:
First Place- Josiah Tyree of Carthage
Second Place-Hillary Klug of Shelbyville
Third Place-Joey and Daniel of Manchester
*Autoharp:
First Place- Austin Derryberry of Shelbyville
Second Place-Bill Rothe of Estill Springs
Third Place-Deanna Mathis of Watertown
*Gospel Singing (Solo):
First Place-Kelcy Tomlin of Springfield
Second Place- Addie Cooksey of Cedar Hill
Third Place-Cara DiGiovanni of Greenbrier
*Country Harmonica:
First Place- Tyler Martelli of Chattanooga
Second Place- Micah McCreary of Section, Alabama
Third Place- Daniel Amick of Centerville
*Old Time Banjo:
First Place- Josiah Tyree of Carthage
Second Place- Tyler Andal of Nashville
Third Place- Austin Derryberry of Shelbyville
*Youth Square Dancing:
First Place-Explosion of Springfield
Second Place- Main Stage Revolution of Mt. Juliet
Third Place-Little Texas of Franklin
*Gospel Singing (Duet, Trio, & Quartet):
First Place- The McKenneys of Cullman, Alabama
Second Place- Ivy and Cara of Chapmansboro
Third Place- Mountain Cove Bluegrass Band of Signal Mountain
*Mandolin:
First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville
Second Place- Daniel Amick of Centerville
Third Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro
*Old Time Fiddle Band:
First Place-Slim Chance Band of Smyrna
Second Place-Notorious Pick-Flickers of Shelbyville
Third Place- String Cats of Nashville
The Fiddler’s Jamboree resumes at 9:00 a.m. today with preliminaries in the following categories:
*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
*Junior Fiddlers (ages 13-39)
*Flat Top Guitar
*Contest Fiddle for the Neil Dudney Award
*Bluegrass Band*
*Senior Fiddlers (ages 40 and over)
*Square Dancing (4 Couples-8 Total Dancers).
Preliminaries will be held in each event and then the top three finalists will be called back tonight 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.
The Jamboree Blue Blaze Award will be presented at 6:00 p.m. to recognize a musician that is actively cultivating a love of bluegrass music. This year’s winner is Danny Roberts, a member of the Bluegrass music group “The Grascals”, a former Fiddlers Jamboree performer.
Meanwhile, the National Championship for Country Musician Beginners will be held this 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.
WJLE will broadcast the on-stage entertainment LIVE on AM 1480/ FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.
In addition to music and dancing competitions onstage, the Fiddlers Jamboree also features dozens of crafts displayed along the downtown streets, plenty of delicious foods for sale at local food booths, and lots of shade tree picking under trees around the town square.
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