2006 WINNERS

Results of the 2006 Official Indiana State
Picking & Fiddling Championships
September 15-16, 2006
Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton, Indiana

Old Time Singing - Female

1st - Lynna Woolsey, Petersburg, IN
2nd - Esther Mowery, Decatur, IN
3rd - Joy Maples, Owensboro, KY
4th - Diane & Loretta Fleetwood, French Lick, IN

Old Time Singing - Male

1st - James Woolsey, Petersburg, IN
2nd - David Foster, Petersburg, IN
3rd - Matt Nussmeier, Evansville, IN
4th - Larry Benham, Mt. Carmel, IL

Free Style Clogging

1st - Ramsey Carpenter, Hartsford, KY
2nd - Gail Mikesell, Indianapolis, IN
3rd - Ali Wickam, Evansville, IN
4th - Vi Wickam, Evansville, IN

Blue Grass Band

1st - The Baker Boys & Friends, Martinsville, IN
2nd - Fields of Home, Petersburg, IN
3rd - Blue Calling, Muncie, IN
4th - Cut Above, Evansville, IN

Harmonica

1st - Irvin Royal, Owensboro, KY
2nd - Cliff Duckworth, Newburgh, IN
3rd - Robert Guilliam, Louisville, KY
4th - Bruce Carter, Owensboro, KY

Beginning Fiddle

1st - Samantha Jean Cunningham, Versailles, KY
2nd - Stephanie Jarvis, Owensboro, KY
3rd - Christi Phelps, Newburgh, IN

Intermediate Fiddle

1st - Maggie Estes, Hopkinsville, KY
2nd - Doug Fleener, Leitchfield, KY
3rd - Andy Houck, Newburgh, IN
4th - Ramsey Carpenter, Hartsford, KY

Junior Fiddle

1st - Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green, KY
2nd - Liesl Schoenberger, Cape Girardeau, MO
3rd - Ed Carnes, Franklin, TN
4th - Vi Wickam, Evansville, IN

Senior Fiddle

1st - Albert Swain, Kokomo, IN
2nd - John Steuver, Dillsboro, IN
3rd - Norbert Wehr, Velpen, IN
4th - Herman Alvey, Reynolds Station, KY

Flat Picking Guitar

1st - Neil Yockey, Boonville, IN
2nd - Byron Sowders, Philpot, KY
3rd - Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green, KY
4th - James Woolsey, Petersburg, IN

Thumb Picking Guitar

1st - Adam Russ, Evansville, IN
2nd - Kenneth Herrmann, Newburgh, IN

Banjo

1st - Jesse Baker, Martinsville, IN
2nd - Rich Walter, Bloomington, IN
3rd - Jim Richtor, Bloomington, IN
4th - Zeke Walter, Greenville, KY

Mandolin

1st - Taylor Baker, Martinsville, IN
2nd - Solly Burton, Sullivan, IN’
3rd - Jim Richtor, Bloomington, IN
4th - Rich Walter, Bloomington, IN

Dobro

1st - Byron Saunders, Philpot, KY
2nd - James Woolsey, Petersburg, IN
3rd - Larry Benham, Mt. Carmel, IL

Hot Fiddle

1st - Liesl Schoenberger, Cape Girardeau, MO
2nd - Maggie Estes, Hopkinsville, KY
3rd - Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green, KY
4th - Ed Carnes, Franklin, TN

Fiddle Off

Winner - Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green, KY

Best Rhythm Person

Winner -Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green, KY

For additional information or event photos, please contact:
Eric Heidenreich, Executive Director
Gibson County Visitors & Tourism Bureau
888-390-5825 or 812-385-0999

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