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Wayne Henderson, Sage and Baruch Wright (and their band, The Wright Kids) were among those who won or placed highly in Galax at last week's Old Fiddler's Convention.

Sage Wright won the youth mandolin competition (she also bows a mean fiddle, or a violin, when the occasion arises). Baruch finished second in the youth guitar contest. In an interesting misspelling, the convention has him listed as "Barack." Baruch Wright also finished second in the folk song competition.

Henderson, who after all these years of picking and guitar building still loves to come out and jam, finished second among guitarists.

Tina Steffey, whose husband Adam Steffey is mandolinist for Dan Tyminski Band, finished third in the clawhammer banjo competition. She is from the Roanoke Valley, and the couple had lived in Salem until recently, before moving down to East Tennessee.

And the winners were:

OLD TIME FIDDLE
1. Jake Krack - Orma, WV
2. Richard Bowman - Ararat, VA
3. Barbara Kuhns - Midway, OH
4. Erynn Marshall - Galax, VA
5. Emily Shaad - Poughkeepsie, NY
6. Charlie Walden - Evalston, IL
7. Erika Godrey - Mt. Airy, NC
8. Kilby Spencer - Galax, VA
9. Benton Flippen - Ararat, VA
10. Betty Vornbrock - Hillsville, VA

DOBRO
1. Eddie Marrs - Princeton, WV
2. Garvin Largent - Waterford, VA
3. Danny Hargis - Huntersville, NC
4. Jacob Joines - Millers Creek, NC
5. Randy Pasley - Jefferson, NC
6. Brad Harper - Statesville, NC
7. Doug Smith - Midway, OH
8. Tony Joines - Millers Creek, NC
9. Maggie Anderson - Woodlawn, VA
10. Jimmy Kidd - Lynchburg, VA

MANDOLIN
1. Ryan Blevins - Marion, VA
2. Brian Muller - Christiansburg, VA
3. Chase Johner - Chilhowie, VA
4. Spencer Strickland - Lambsburg, VA
5. Ben Hill - Galax, VA
6. Spencer Blankenship - Roanoke, VA
7. Eric Davis - Winston-Salem, NC
8. Brewster Hubbard - Roanoke, VA
9. Cory Piatt - Springfield, TN
10. Jordan Rice - Greensboro, NC

BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1. Bryan McDowell - Canton, NC
2. Dannielle Bishop - Asheville, NC
3. Caleb McAllister - Fincastle, VA
4. Tim Martin - Collinsville, VA
5. Casey Driscoll - Mt. Airy, NC
6. Jessica Zelinsky - Williamsburg, VA
7. Courtney Burroughs - Stoneville, NC
8. Brandon Godman - Nashville, TN
9. Malia Furtado - Front Royal, VA
10. Adam Masters - Marshall, NC

DULCIMER
1. Ashby Frank - Nashville, TN
2. Dot Christenson - Lexington, KY
3. Sharon Boyd - Colonial Heights - VA
4. Don Newhauser - Charlestown, IN
5. Frank Horn - North Tazewell, VA
6. Julie DeHart - Willis, VA
7. Tim Thornton - Shawsville, VA
8. Katie Cannaday - Calloway, VA
9. Sheri Sigmon - Rocky Mount, VA
10. Debbie McAllister - Fincastle, VA

BLUEGRASS BANJO
1. Eric Harden - Warrensville, NC
2. Steve Lewis - Todd, NC
3. Andy Lowe - Winston-Salem, NC
4. Houston Caldwell - Galax, VA
5. Lynwood Lunsford - Cascade, VA
6. Courtney Wright - Saltville, VA
7. Gina Clowes - Winchester, VA
8. Jonathan Dillon - Wirtz, VA
9. Lee Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
10. Rusty Breedlove - Salem, VA

CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1. Brien Fain - Stuart, VA
2. Marsha Todd - Mt. Airy, NC
3. Tina Steffey - Jefferson, NC
4. Marianne Kovatch - Morgantown, WV
5. Robert Montgomery - Moulton, AL
6. Peco Watson - Galax, VA
7. Kelly Breiding - Mt. Airy, NC
8. Trish Fore - Low Gap, NC
9. Susan Sterngold - Suffern, NY
10. Joey Neal - Blackstock, SC

AUTOHARP
1. Ronnie Burroughs - Keysville, VA
2. David Kilby - Peachbottom, PA
3. John Hollandsworth - Christiansburg, VA
4. Doug Pratt - Cary, NC
5. Frederick Douglas - Pickens, SC
6. Gary Dalton - Bluefield, WV
7. Heather Mabe - Walnut Cove, NC
8. Glenna Anderson - Christiansburg, VA
9. Barbara Durham - Lexington, VA
10. Jimmy Handy - Woolwine, VA

GUITAR
1. Seth Taylor - Bryson City, NC
2. Wayne Henderson - Rugby, VA
3. Brandon Davis - Independence, VA
4. Will Jones - Cana, VA
5. Buddy Dunlap - Wardensville, WV
6. Zeb Snyder - Lexington, NC
7. Allen Shadd - Fort Mill, SC
8. Jared Hensley - Marshall, NC
9. Aaron Williams - Blacksburg, VA
10. Paul Dulaney - Buchanan, VA

FOLK SONG
1. Tyler Williams - Marysville, OH
2. Baruch Wright - Rocky Mount, VA
3. Laura Leigh Jones - Cana, VA
4. Leslie Dunbar - Eagle Rock, VA
5. Beth Lawrence - Nashville, TN
6. Gailanne Amundsen - Longwood, FL
7. Elizabeth Laprelle - Rural Retreat, VA
8. Kenneth Johnson - Alpharetta, GA
9. Sarah Toler - Williamson, WV
10. Mickey Galyean - Mt. Airy, NC

DANCE
1. Justin Jackson - Austinville, VA
2. Brett Morris - Elk Creek, VA
3. Michael Sexton - Hillsville, VA
4. Gary Dunn - Advance, NC
5. Kenny Monahan - Rural Retreat, VA
6. Loretta Wilson - Galax, VA
7. Cherry Quinn - Ferrum, VA
8. Kathy Delp - Galax, VA
9. John Perry - Independence, VA
10. Stacy Boyd - Laurel Fork, VA

BLUEGRASS BANDS
1. Second Circle - Independence, VA
2. Mashin-Grass - Bristol, VA
3. Exit 109 - Hillsville, VA
4. Rich In Tradition - Mt. Airy, NC
5. No Grass On The Playground - Roaring Gap, NC
6. Full Throttle Bluegrass - Statesville, NC
7. Fierce Twang - Winchester, VA
8. Narrow Road - Mt. Airy, NC
9. The Ugly Coyote Band - Unicoi, TN
10. The Carolina Tunetwisters - Haddock, GA
11. The Del-Tones - Roanoke, VA
12. The David Sowards Band - Dobson, NC
13. Carolina Blue - Mt. Airy, NC
14. Chestnut Creek Ramblers - Galax, VA
15. Sarah Toler & Lost Highway - Williamson, WV

OLD TIME BANDS
1. The Whoopin' Holler String Band - Orma, WV
2. Cabin Creek Boys - Independence, VA
3. Slate Mountain Ramblers - Ararat, VA
4. The Virginia Creepers - Morgantown, WV
5. Roan Mountain Hilltoppers - Roan Mt, TN
6. Benton Flippen & The Smokey Valley Boys - Mt. Airy, NC
7. Crooked Road Ramblers - Galax, VA
8. Zephyr Lightning Bolts - State Road, NC
9. Backstep - Mount Airy, NC
10. Dry Hill Draggers - Ferrum, VA
11. Pilot Mountain Bobcats - Westfield, NC
12. The Thumb Dingers - Blacksburg, VA
13. Grayson Highlands Band - Jefferson, NC
14. Cornbread And Buttermilk - Roanoke, VA
15. Blue Ridge Mountain Ramblers - Low Gap, NC

BEST ALL AROUND PERFORMER
Eric Harden - Warrensville, NC - Bluegrass Banjo

YOUTH OLD TIME FIDDLE
1.Timothy Hale - Galax, VA
2.Carson Peters - Piney Flats, TN
3.Maggie Banks - Wimberley, TX
4.Kali Taylor - Barren Springs, VA
5.Dave Jett - White Oak, VA

YOUTH BLUEGRASS FIDDLE
1.Samatha Snyder - Lexington, NC
2.Adam Larkey - Erwin, TN
3.Marlon Dean - Independence, VA
4.Hannah Russ - Toledo, OH
5.Avery Davis - Radford, VA

YOUTH MANDOLIN
1.Sage Wright - Rocky Mount, VA
2.Catherine Conner - Stuart, VA
3.Zeb Snyder - Lexington, NC
4.Nichols Goad - Stuart, VA
5.Adam McPeak - Max Meadows, VA

YOUTH CLAWHAMMER BANJO
1.Corbin Hayeslett - Amherst, VA
2.Ben Hill - Galax, VA
3.Miguel Villarruel - Glade Valley, NC
4.Tyler Owen - Clovers, VA

YOUTH BLUEGRASS BANJO
1.Brandy Miller - West Jefferson, NC
2.Stephanie Gibson - Galax, VA
3.Autumn Hill - Fancy Gap, VA
4.Dylan Johnson - Elkton, MD
5.Jack Circle - Independence, VA

YOUTH GUITAR
1.Joseph Burcham - Galax, VA
2.Barack Wright - Rocky Mount, VA
3.Jack Dunlap - Winchester, VA
4.Jeffery Roten - Ennice, NC
5.Brennen Ernst - Lucketts, VA

YOUTH BANDS
1.Mountain Thunder - Max Meadows, VA
2.New Time Tradition - Laurel Fork, VA
3.The Wright Kids - Rocky Mount, VA
4.Loose Strings - Galax, VA
5.The Tennessee Three - Piney Flats, TN