Past Winners

2008 WINNERS

Results of the 2008 Official Indiana State
Picking & Fiddling Championships
August 29 - August 30, 2008
Pike County Fairgrounds in Petersburg, Indiana

Bluegrass Band

1st Pike Ridge – Pike County, IN
2nd Deep Fried Acoustiblasters – Indianapolis, IN
3rd Backroads Band – Petersburg, IN

Grand Champion Fiddle

1st Maddie Denton – Murfreesboro, TN
2nd Doug Fleener – Leitchfield, KY
3rd Robert Bowlin – Cobden, IL
4th Adam French – Leitchfield, KY
5th Ed Carnes – Franklin, TN

Jr. Jr. Fiddle

1st Alicyn Newman – Bowling Green, KY
2nd Cameron Vaughn – Newburgh, IN
3rd Connor McCracken – Fredericksburg, IN

Junior Division

1st Maggie Lee Collum – Waddy, KY
2nd Cole McCracken – Fredericksburg, IN
3rd Kristen Robideaux – Toledo, OH

Adult Fiddle

1st Marcia Denton – Murfreesboro, TN
2nd Janet Vogel – Lexington, KY
3rd Matt Mabrey – Springville, MO

Senior Fiddle

1st Ed Cosner – Portage, IN
2nd Norbert Wehr – Velpen, IN
3rd John Steuver – Dillsboro, IN

Hot Fiddle

1st Maddie Denton – Murfreesboro, TN
2nd Kerry Varble – Toledo, OH
3rd Ed Carnes – Franklin, TN

Flatpick Guitar

1st Robert Bowlin – Cobden, IL
2nd Alex Benefiel – Petersburg, IN
3rd Clint Morgan - Hardin, Ky

Thumbpick Guitar

1st Robert Bowlin – Cobden, IL
2nd John Matsel – Bloomfield, IN
3rd Dan Cantwell – Nashville, IN

Freestyle Clogging

1st Allie Wickam – Evansville, IN
2nd Kenneth Moyes – Newburgh, IN
3rd Marie McGlone – Marshall, IL

Oldtime Female Singing

1st Cheryl Benefiel – Petersburg, IN
2nd Lynna Woolsey – Petersburg, IN
3rd Sarah Ellis – Chrisman, IL

Oldtime Male Singing

1st James Woolsey – Petersburg, IN
2nd Joe Sumner – Winslow, IN
3rd John Matsel – Bloomfield, IN

Ragtime Annie

1st Solly Burton – Sullivan, IN
2nd Doug Fleener – Leitchfield, KY
3rd Zachary Crouch – Montezuma, IN

Harmonica

1st Barbara Reich – Evansville, IN
2nd Lloyd Lamar
3rd Cole McCracken – Fredericksburg, IN

Dobro

1st James Woolsey – Petersburg, IN
2nd Thomas Langley – Indianapolis, IN
3rd Maddie Denton – Murfreesboro, TN

Banjo

1st Aaron Thomas – Washington, IN
2nd David Frye – Indianapolis, IN
3rd Alex Benefiel – Petersburg, IN

Mandolin

1st Robert Bowlin – Cobden, IL
2nd Solly Burton – Sullivan, IN
3rd Turner Hutchins – Boston, KY

2007 WINNERS

2006 WINNERS

2005 WINNERS

2004 WINNERS

2003 WINNERS

2002 WINNERS