2007 Complete List Winners of the Georgia’s Official State Fiddlers’ Convention Held During the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

Event

Hiawassee, Ga. (October 22, 2007) – Contestants young and old from across the country gathered at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds during the annual Fall Festival to compete for Georgia’s annual Official State Fiddlers’ Convention. Winners were declared in a variety of categories including Fiddler, harmonica, buck dancing, dulcimer, dobro, old-time banjo, senior fiddler, junior fiddler, bluegrass band, finger-style guitar, flat pick guitar, banjo and mandolin. The event culminated with a rousing “Fiddle Off” between the winner of the junior and senior fiddler winners with Aerin DeJarnette of Snellville, Ga being named the “2007 Georgia Mountain Fiddle King.”

2007 Winners

Beginning Fiddle (Age 15 and younger)
1st Place: Alex Thomlinson – Suches, Ga. ($75)
2nd Place: Danielle Bishop – Fairview, N.C. ($50)
3rd Place: Jennifer Warrilous – Alpharetta, Ga.($25)

Harmonica
1st Place: Lewis Taylor – Ringgold, Ga. ($75)
2nd Place: Walter Waters – Dothan, Ala. ($50)
3rd Place: Gayle Decker – Spanish Fort, Ala. ($25)

Buck Dancing
1st Place: Kris Berrong – Hiawassee, Ga ($75)
2nd Place: Sarah Ellen McDonald – Dahlonega, Ga. ($50)

Dulcimer
1st Place: Rob Pearcy – Smyrna, Tenn. ($75)
2nd Place: Bobby Nobley – LaGrange, Ga. ($50)
3rd Place: Bradley Ellis – Grover, N.C. ($25)

Dobro
1st Place: Jeffrey Partin – Ellijay, Ga. ($75)
2nd Place: Walter Dean – Decatur, Ga. ($50)
3rd Place: Rob Pearcy – Smyrna, Tenn. ($25)

Old Time Banjo
1st Place: Chris Ryan – Brevard, N.C. ($75)
2nd Place: Rob Pearcy – Smyrna, Tenn. ($50)
3rd Place: Steve Marshall – Young Harris, Ga. ($25)

Mandolin
1st Place: Bobby Nobley – LaGrange, Ga. ($150)
2nd Place: Brian Stephens – Monroe, Ga. ($100)
3rd Place: David Blackmon – Winterville, Ga. ($50)
4th Place: Rob Pearcy – Smyrna, Tenn. ($25)

Banjo
1st Place: Jody Hughes – Marietta, Ga. ($200)
2nd Place: Kerry Warbington – Cleveland, Ga. ($100)
3rd Place: Seth Taylor – Bryson City, N.C. ($50)
4th Place: Brett Cantrell – Cherry Log, Ga. ($25)

Guitar – Flat Pick
1st Place: Seth Taylor – Bryson City, N.C. ($200)
2nd Place: Brian Stephens – Monroe, Ga. ($100)
3rd Place: Joshua Ledford – Mineral Bluff, Ga. ($50)
4th Place: Kevin Walker – Newnan, Ga. ($25)

Guitar – Finger Style
1st Place: Derrill Scott – Franklin, Ga. ($200)
2nd Place: Lonnie Portwood – Jacksonville, Fl. ($100)
3rd Place: Brian Stephens – Monroe, Ga.. ($50)
4th Place: Chris Ryan – Bryson City, N.C. ($25)

Bluegrass Band
1st Place: Blue Streak – Hartwell, Ga. ($300)
2nd Place: Cohutta Crossing – Ellijay, Ga. ($200)
3rd Place: The Porch Dogs – Sautee, Ga. ($100)
4th Place: Barefoot Creek – Dahlonega, Ga. ($25)

Junior Fiddler (Age 59 and under)
1st Place: Aerin DeJarnette – Snellville, Ga. ($400)
2nd Place: Maddie Denton – Murfreesboro, Tenn. ($200)
3rd Place: Kyra Key – Atlanta, Ga. ($75)
4th Place: John Duncan – Franklin, Ga. ($25)

Senior Fiddler (Age 60 and above)
1st Place: Mack Snoderly – Clyde, N.C. ($400)
2nd Place: Don Fox – Hiawassee, Ga. ($200)
3rd Place: Richard Bain – Campobello, S.C. ($75)
4th Place: DL Butler – Dahlonega, Ga. ($25)

2007 Georgia Mountain Fiddle King
Aerin DeJarnette – Snellville, Ga.

*The dollar amount following the winner’s name and city is the amount of the cash prize in which they received.