2019 Grand Master Fiddler Championship winners

Over the Labor Day Weekend, the Grand Master Fiddler Championships were held in Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Considered by many to be the grand-daddy of the fiddle competitions, it carries a tremendous prestige for the artists who place highly or take the crown. For 2019 the honor goes to Ridge Roberts, a 16 year old prodigy from Texas. This year, a number of returning winners were on hand, including Mark O’Connor, who performed with his wife Maggie during the judges’ deliberations. Mark had won the championship several times while he was in his teens. Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show and The Farmer & Adele also performed.

Here are the 209 winners:
2019 GMFC OPEN Championship

1. Ridge Roberts – Texas
2. Justin Branum – Tennessee
3. Billy Contreras – Tennesseen
4. Jesse Maw – North Carolina
5. Ivy Phillips – Tennessee
6. Eli Bishop – Tennessee
7. Andrew Lin – Kentucky
8. Jacie Sites – Idaho
9. Joel Whittinghill – Kentucky
10. Matthew Lin – Kentucky
11. Mari Black – Massachusetts
12. Benjamin Lin – Kentucky
13. Leah Bowen – Nevada
14. Marina Pendleton – Texas
15. Carl Hopkins – Texas
16. Mark Ralph – Kentucky
17. Kate Ward – Kentucky
18. Carina Baker – Missouri
19. Zach Lashley – Kentucky

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