2009 Winners

5th Annual Mountain Music Rendez-Vous Winners:

Youth
1st Place – Marlin Dean (fiddle), Independence, VA
2nd Place – Miguel Villarruel (mandolin), Glade Valley, NC
3rd Place – Kate Rhudy (fiddle), Raleigh, NC
4th Place – Jarred Boyd (banjo), Laurel Fork, VA
5th Place – Andre Lamb (banjo), Sparta, NC

Guitar
1st Place – Steve Kilby, Mouth of Wilson, VA
2nd Place – Monica Santos, Sparta, NC
3rd Place – Miguel Villarruel, Glade Valley, NC
4th Place – Matthew Jones, Independence, VA

Vocal Duet
1st Place – Randy & Deborah Jean Sheets, Vilas, NC
2nd Place – Kathy Ciolac & Art Lang, Roan Mtn., TN
3rd Place – Kay Justice, Wytheville, VA & Evelynn Hamilton, Abingdon, VA
4th Place – Ray & Helen Chatfield, Galax, VA
5th Place – Monica Santos, Sparta, NC & Kate Rhudy, Raleigh, NC

Miscellaneous
1st Place – Art Lang (harmonica), Roan Mtn., TN
2nd Place – Steve Kilby (mandolin), Mouth of Wilson, VA
3rd Place – Glen Zuhlke (harmonica), Galax, VA
4th Place – Nellie Zuhlke (autoharp), Galax, VA

Folk Song
1st Place – Deborah Jean Sheets, Vilas, NC
2nd Place – Kay Justice, Wytheville, VA
3rd Place – Evelyn Hamilton, Abingdon, VA
4th Place – Brian Yerman, Boone, NC
5th Place – Art Lang, Roan Mtn., TN

Banjo
1st Place – Steve Kilby, Mouth of Wilson, VA
2nd Place – Ken Inoue, Statesville, NC
3rd Place – Trish Fore, Lowgap, NC
4th Place – Ray Chatfield, Galax, VA
5th Place – Kevin Fore, Lowgap, NC

Fiddle/Banjo Duet
1st Place – Kevin Fore, & Lucas Pasley
2nd Place – Richard Bowman, Ararat, VA & Marsha Todd, Mt. Airy, NC
3rd Place – Raymond Gentry, & Ted Ashe, Colfax, NC
4th Place – John Hilston, Morganton, NC & Tom Mylet, Winston Salem, NC
5th Place – Stu Shenk, Galax, VA & Sarah Garbade, Mouth of Wilson, VA

Fiddle
1st Place – Marlon Dean, Independence, VA
2nd Place – Lucas Pasley, Sparta, NC
3rd Place – Kilby Spencer, Crumpler, NC
4th Place – Nathan Taylor, Boone, NC
5th Place – Dave Wood, Vilas, NC

Dance (Youth)
1st Place – Andre Lamb, Sparta, NC
2nd Place – Joseph Lamb, Sparta, NC

Dance (Adult)
1st Place – Barbara Bowman, Ararat, VA
2nd Place – Marsha Todd,
3rd Place – Stacy Boyd, Laurel Fork, VA
4th Place – Mitchell Robinson
5th Place – Vickie Boyd, Laurel Fork, VA

Judges’ Choice Bass
Tammy Sawyer, Trap Hill, NC

Judges’ Choice Back-Up Guitar
Donald Hill, Fries, VA

Old Time Bands
1st Place – Crooked Road Ramblers, Kilby Spencer, Fiddler, Crumpler, NC
2nd Place – Dogwood String Band, Sam Gobble, Fiddler, Mountain City, TN
3rd Place – Slate Mountain Ramblers, Richard Bowman, Fiddler, Ararat, VA
4th Place – Kerosene Hotdogs, Marlon Dean, Fiddler, Independence, VA
5th Place – Old Time Heritage, Gladys Musser, Fiddler, Galax, VA
6th Place – Carolina Cracker Jacks, John Hilston, Fiddler, Morganton, NC
7th Place – Timber Rattlers, Stu Shenk, Fiddler, Galax, VA