2005 Winners

First Annual Mountain Music Rendez-Vous Winners:

GUITAR
1st Place - Steve Lewis of Todd, NC
2nd Place - Aaron Garbade of Mouth of Wilson, VA
3rd Place - Eric Hill of Fries, VA
4th Place - Cody McGrady of Mouth of Wilson, VA
5th Place - Jesse Lovell of Fries, VA

MISCELLANEOUS (included autoharp, dulcimer, harmonica & mandolin)
1st Place - Chase Johner of Chilhowie, VA
2nd Place - Gilbert Suitt of Independence, VA
3rd Place - JoAnn Redd of Galax, VA
4th Place - Bobbi Roberts of Galax, VA
5th Place - Helen Newman of Galax, VA

OLD TIME BANJO
1st Place - Adam Hurt of Charleston, WV
2nd Place - Andy Edmonds of Pilot Mtn., NC
3rd Place - Marvin Gaster of Sanford, NC
4th Place - Brien Fain of Stuart, VA
5th Place - Jarred Nutter of Meadow Bridge, WV

VOCAL DUET
1st Place - Randy & Deborah Jean Sheets of Vilas, NC
2nd Place - Martha Spencer & Teresa Proffit of Whitetop, VA
3rd Place - Molly Stouten of Greensboro, NC & Pan Riggs of Chapel Hill, NC
4th Place - Helen Newman & Ray Chatfield of Galax, VA
5th Place - Beth Hartness of Greensboro, NC & Buck Buckner of Elkin, NC

DANCE (youth)
1st Place - Cody Jackson of Austinville, VA
2nd place - Kevin Snow of Fries, VA
3rd Place - Laurel Anderson Koenig of Hampton, TN
4th Place - Victoria Hall of Sparta, NC

DANCE (adult)
1st Place - Kevin Snow of Fries, VA
2nd Place - Barbara Bowman of Ararat, VA
3rd Place - Scott Anderson Koenig of Hampton, TN
4th Place - Karen Presnell of Sparta, NC
5th Place - Eric Hill of Fries, VA

OLD TIME BANJO/FIDDLE DUET
1st Place - Jacki Spector & Jackie Burgess of Pilot Mtn., NC
2nd Place - Marvin Gaster of Sanford, NC & Adam Hurt of Charleston, WV
3rd Place - Andy Edmonds & Cory Reynolds of Mt. Airy, NC
4th Place - Lucas Pasley of Sparta, NC & Tom Mylet of Winston Salem, NC
5th Place - Jarred Nutter of Meadow Bridge, WV & Patrick Hill of Fries, VA

FOLKSONG
1st Place - Brien Fain of Stuart, VA
2nd Place Dave Tate Stewart of Christiansburg, VA
3rd Place - Deborah Jean Sheets of Vilas, NC
4th Place - Tina Liza Jones of Riner, VA
5th Place - Marvin Gaster of Sanford, NC

YOUTH COMPETITION
1st Place - Marlon Allesandra of Colorado
2nd Place - Cory Toliver of Sparta, NC
3rd Place - Laurel Anderson Koenig of Hampton, TN
4th Place - Cate Hall of Sparta, NC
5th Place - James Hall of Sparta, NC

OLD TIME FIDDLE
1st Place - Andy Edmonds of Pilot Mtn., NC
2nd Place - Jarred Nutter of Meadow Bridge, WV
3rd Place - Richard Bowman of Ararat, VA
4th Place - Adam Hurt of Charleston, WV
5th Place - Lucas Pasley of Sparta, NC

OLD TIME BAND (fiddler in Parentheses)
1st Place - The Old Time Boys of Fries, VA (Jarred Nutter)
2nd Place - The Rendez-Vous Ramblers of Pilot Mtn., NC  (Jackie Burgess)
3rd Place - The Ubiquitones of Greensboro, NC (Adam Hurt)
4th Place - The Grayson County Jumper Cables of Elk Creek, VA (Molly Stouten)
5th Place - Slate Mountain Ramblers of Ararat, NC (Richard Bowman)
6th Place - The Round-A-Billies of Mt. Airy, NC (Andy Edmonds)
7th Place - 4 Horse Hitch of Boone, NC (Nina Pinto)
8th Place - Bailing Twine of Mouth of Wilson/Whitetop, VA (Chris Testerman)
9th Place - The Horse Creek Ramblers of Whitetop, VA (Martha Spencer)
10th Place - Crooked Creek of Independence, VA (Roger Wilson)

JUDGES’ CHOICE BACK-UP GUITAR
Beth Hartness of Greensboro, NC

JUDGES’ CHOICE BASS
Barbara Bowman of Ararat, VA