On Saturday, March 20th, 2021 the Kentucky State Fiddle Championship took place at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. Nearly 90 musicians and dancers competed for state titles in fiddle, flatpick guitar, mandolin, bluegrass banjo, and dancing.
With nearly $10,000 in prize money awarded, the contest attracted musicians from 14 states and was sold out for attendees.
Joel Whittinghill is the 2021 Kentucky State Fiddle Champion.
The full list of winners is listed below:
- Overall Kentucky State Fiddle Champion – Joel Whittinghill
- Jr Jr Fiddle Champion (Ages 12 and under) – Noah Goebel
- Jr Fiddle Champion (Ages 13 to 17) – Nathan Pedneault
- Adult Fiddle Champion (18 to 49) – Joel Whittinghill
- Sr Fiddle Champion (50 and over) – Mark Ralph
- Mandolin Champion – Joel Whittinghill
- Flatpick Guitar Champion – Ivy Phillips
- Bluegrass Banjo Champion – Rance Fouts
- Dancing – Junior (Ages 17 and under) – Emily Brown
- Dancing – Senior (Ages 18 and over) – Ivy Phillips
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