Eastman Guitar: Steve Hung
Eastman Mandolin: Rose Columb
Gold Tone Banjo: Wyn Gorby
Claude Martin Memorial Fiddle Award by luthier Thomas Precht: Eli Gorby
Common Ground on the Hill Scholarship Award (5 workshops): Lauren Amanda Garrett
Best Band Overall: Intemperate Reelers
2024 Fiddle: Todd Clewell
2024 Guitar: MIchael Riedm:an
2024 Banjo: Christopher Curran
2024 Mandolin: Emily Day
2024 Vocalist: Julia Gabriel
2024 Special Performer: David Kilby
2024 Young Performer: Eli Gorby
2024 Banjo: Jakob Wiswesser
2024 Fiddle: Micah John
2024 Guitar: Damian Gadiyak
2024 Vocalist: Micah John
Many thanks to our distinguished judges: Karen Ashbrook, Joe Herrmann, Sam Herrmann
See the winners HERE.
Eastman Guitar: Ryan Rissler
Gold Tone Banjo: Sam Hatch
Claude Martin Memorial Fiddle Award, sponsored by luthier Thomas Precht: Gabe Poulios
1st Place: Luke Giles
2nd Place: Paul Tooley
3rd Place: Stacy Small-Lorenz
1st Place: Damian Gadiyak
2nd Place: Rylan Rissler
1st Place: The Idle Diddlies
2nd Place: Tom & Douglas Holmberg
1st Place: Heather Pankl
1st Place: Steafan Hannigan
2nd Place (tie): Doug Holmberg, David Kilby
3rd Place: Ben Kepler
1st Place: Gabe Poulios
2nd Place: Damian Gadiyak
Many thanks to our judges: Andy Cohen, Emily Martin and Lydia Sylvia Martin
See the winners HERE.
Carroll County Office of Tourism
Eastman Guitar: Damian Gadiyak
Eastman Mandolin: Jonathan Rudie
Gold Tone Banjo: Colinda Blankenship
Claude Martin Memorial Fiddle Award, sponsored by luthier Thomas Precht: Doug Holmberg
1st Place: Liesl Mom
2nd Place: Elizabeth Cunha
3rd Place: Malachi Henderson
1st Place: Steve Hung
2nd Place: Damian Gadiyak
3rd Place: Josh Hetrick
1st Place: Aly Maris
2nd Place: Jonathan Rudie
3rd Place: DJ Kessinger
1st Place: Saskia & Steafan
1st Place: Jan Scopel
1st Place: Donna Korn
2nd Place: Bayla Davis
3rd Place: Jane Story
1st Place: Dave Burkitt
2nd Place: Michael Ronstadt
3rd Place: Doug Homberg
1st Place: Damian Gadiyak
2nd Place: Everly Davis
3rd Place: Alecia Gadiyak
Many thanks to our judges: Andy Cohen, Amy Ferebee, Lydia Sylvia Martin and Alexander Mitchell
See the winners HERE.
Carroll County Office of Tourism
Eastman Guitar: Damian Gadiyak
Eastman Mandolin: Emme Davis
Gold Tone Banjo: Bayla Davis
Claude Martin Memorial Fiddle Award: Myles Thomas
Abraham Joyner-Meyers
1st Place: Sarah Gilbert
2nd Place: Elizabeth Cunha
3rd Place: Micah John
1st Place: Niccolo Seligmann
2nd Place: Abraham Joyner-Meyers
3rd Place: Katey Aucoin
1st Place: Joe Herrmann
2nd Place: Chuck Becker
3rd Place: Steve Hung
1st Place: Chuck Becker
2nd Place: Susan Burns
3rd Place: Emme Davis
1st Place: Abraham Joyner-Meyers
2nd Place: Joe Herrmann
3rd Place: Darrow Sherman
1st Place: Darrow Sherman
2nd Place: Niccolo Seligmann
3rd Place: Henry Barnes
1st Place: Lydia Foy
2nd Place: Micah John
3rd Place: Bayla Davis
1st Place: Clara Becker
2nd Place: Damian Gadiyak
3rd Place: Eliza Mood
Many thanks to our judges: Andy Cohen, Jo Morrison, Harry Orlove and Mark Schatz
See the winners HERE.
Eastman Guitar: Abraham Joyner-Meyers of Takoma Park, MD
Eastman Mandolin: Tzipora Ruehl of Coquille, Oregon
Gold Tone Banjo: Ronda Foust Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Cordoba Ukulele: Miriam Maaravi of Seattle, Washington
Headway Violin Pickup: Katelynn Casper of Finksburg MD
Judge’s Choice Full Tuition to Traditions Weeks Online: Katey Aucoin of Stellarton, Nova Scotia
1st Place: Becky Hill of Brentwood, MD
2nd Place: Marsha Searle of Falls Church, VA
1st Place: Abraham Joyner-Meyers of Takoma Park, MD
2nd Place: Benjamin Farnum of Galena, Missouri
3rd Place: Richard Hood of Mosheim, Tennessee
1st Place: Eric Lee of Northampton, MA
2nd Place: Katelynn Casper of Finksburg, MD
3rd Place: Alani Sugar of Eldersburg, MD
1st Place: Amelia Parker of Centra West River, Nova Scotia
2nd Place: Andrew Small of Floyd, Virginia
3rd Place: Katelynn Casper of Finksburg MD
1st Place: Norm Farnum of Galena, Missouri
2nd Place: Richard Hood of Mosheim, Tennessee
1st Place: Norm Farnum of Galena, Missouri
2nd Place: Richard Hood of Mosheim, Tennessee
1st Place: Emily Wilson of Littleton, Colorado
1st Place: Amelia Parker of Central West River, Nova Scotia
2nd Place: Katey Aucoin of Stellarton, Nova Scotia
3rd Place: Abraham Joyner-Meyers of Takoma Park, MD
1st Place: Niccolo Seligmann of Westminster, MD
2nd Place: Per Stian WØlneberg of Bjorbekk, Norway
3rd Place: Zoe Zsebenyi of Baltimore, MD
1st Place: Danielle Vita of Island Park, NY
2nd Place: Miriam Maaravi of Seattle, Washington
3rd Place: Michael Hall of Lexington, Kentucky
1st Place: Eliza Mood of Johnstown, PA
2nd Place: Tzipora Ruehl of Coquille, Oregon
3rd Place: Eric Michael Zsebenyi of Baltimore, MD
Eastman Guitar: Keagan Justice
Eastman Mandolin: Mickey Justice
Gold Tone Banjo: Rob Caswell
Headway Violin Pickup System: Peri Leighty
Musilia P2 Violin Case: Katelynn Casper
1st Place: Ghost Sugar
2nd Place: 896 Southbound
1st Place: Darrow Sherman & Peri Leighty
1st Place: Katelynn Casper
1st Place: Katelynn Casper
2nd Place: Perid Leighty
3rd Place: Darrow Sherman
1st Place: Keagan Justice
2nd Place: Mickey Justice
1st Place: Rob Caswell
2nd Place: John Bolten
3rd Place: Colinda Blankenship
1st Place: Rob Caswell
2nd Place: Keagan Justice
3rd Place: Colinda Blankenship
1st Place: Katelynn Casper
2nd Place: Mickey Justice
3rd Place: John Bolten
1st Place: Hannah Caswell
2nd Place: Damian Gadiyak
3rd Place: Eric Michael Zsebenyi
Eastman Guitar: Eric Zsebenyi
Eastman Mandolin: Willie Marschner
Full Tuition to Traditions Weeks 2019: Avagail Hubert
1st Place: Mosley Brothers
2nd Place: Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive
1st Place: Gabriel Epstein
1st Place: Back Step Cindy
2nd Place: RIKITIKITIN
1st Place: Avagail Hubert
2nd Place: Peri Leighty
3rd Place: Hollyrose Weber
1st Place: Alani Sugar
2nd Place: Hollyrose Weber
3rd Place: Darrow Sherman
1st Place: Rikitikitin
1st Place: Peri Leighty
2nd Place: Abraham Joyner-Meyers
3rd Place: Darrow Sherman
1st Place: Joey Mosley
2nd Place: Woody Norris
3rd Place: Chris James
1st Place: Jacob Mosley
2nd Place: Kyle Windbeck
3rd Place: Kenny Wise
1st Place: Elizabeth Burkholder
2nd Place: Jacob Mosley
3rd Place: Michael Kelly
1st Place: Willie Marschner
2nd Place: Elizabeth Burkholder
3rd Place: Hannah Caswell
1st Place: Shannon Bielski
2nd Place: Jennifer Burkholder
3rd Place: Michael Kelly
Eastman Guitar: Tim Bradley
Eastman Fiddle: Dean Evans
Eastman Mandolin: Mike Shaffer
Caswell Banjo: Noah Bowman
1st Place: Gideon Werner
2nd Place: Michelle Canning
1st Place: Peri Leighty
2nd Place: Clare Brown
3rd Place: Willie Marschner
1st Place: Darrow Sherman & Peri Leighty
1st Place: Peri Leighty
1st Place: Tim Bradley
1st Place: Tim Bradley
1st Place: Mark Schatz
2nd Place: Noah Bowman
3rd Place: Donna Evans
1st Place: Peri Leighty
2nd Place: Willie Marschner
3rd Place: Clare Brown
1st Place: Mark Schatz
2nd Place: Michelle Canning
1st Place: Deborah Kauffmann
2nd Place: Clare Brown
3rd Place: Tim Bradley
1st Place: Logan Jones
2nd Place: Mac Nifontoff
3rd Place: Willie Marschner
Bluegrass Band: Werner Family Band
Old-Time Band: Evans Family Band
Special Performer: Linda Huber
Eastman Guitar Winner: Daniel Caton
Eastman Fiddle Winner: Darrow Sherman
Eastman Mandolin Winner: Micky Justice
Gold Tone Banjo Winner: Victor Furtado
1st: Headwaters: Kyle Windbeck, Logan Sutton Joey Mosley, Derrick Cole, Kenny Windbeck
1st: Kyle Windbeck
2nd: Levi Sanders
1st: Peri Leighty
1st: Darrow Sherman & Peri Leighty
1st: Darrow Sherman
2nd: Peri Leighty
1st: Joey Mosley
2nd: Kyle Windbeck
3rd: Victor Furtado
1st: Taylor Baker
2nd: Victor Furtado
3rd: Mickey Justice
1st: Claude, Erica and Company!
1st: Victor Furtado
2nd: Elizabeth Baker
3rd: Noah Bowman
1st: Claude Martin
2nd: Elizabeth Baker
3rd: Peri Leighty
1st: Mickey Justice
2nd: Jerry Leitner
3rd: Claude Martin
1st: Mac Nifontoff
1st: Mickey Justice
2nd: Erica Snow
3rd: Victor Furtado
1st: Headwaters: Logan Sutton, Joey Mosley, Kyle Windbeck
2nd: Southern Brewed Bluegrass Band: Joey Mosley, Jacob Mosley, Jeremy Mosley, Justin Klaverweiden
1st: Kyle Windbeck ~ Kyle received a banjo courtesy of Gold Tone
2nd: Justin Klaverweiden
1st: Joseph McAnulty
2nd: Rebecca Weiss
3rd: Peri Leighty
1st: Peri Leighty & Rebecca Weiss
1st: Peri Leighty
2nd: Rebecca Weiss
3rd: Nathaniel Johnston
1st: Joey Mosley ~ Joey received a guitar courtesy of Eastman Instruments.
2nd: Kyle Windbeck
3rd: Kevin Neidig
1st: Jacob Mosley
2nd: Taylor Baker
Taylor Baker ~ Taylor received a mandolin courtesy of Eastman Instruments.
1st: Mark Schatz
1st: Four Taters (Joe Herrmann, Mark Schatz, Bob Winans, Luke Chohaney)
2nd: Banana Express (Elizabeth Baker and Mary Dunlap)
1st: Mark Schatz
2nd: Elias Johnston
3rd: Elizabeth Baker
1st: Joe Herrmann
2nd: Rebecca Weiss
3rd: Peri Leighty
1st: Elizabeth Baker
2nd: Kevin Neidig
3rd: Luke Chohaney
1st: Silas Werner
2nd: Anna Herz
1st: David Kilby
2nd: Nathaniel Johnston
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