The Mountain City Fiddlers Convention brought in competitors from three states plus two countries this year. One of those international competitors, Timon Veelenturf from Holland, impressed the audience and judges who awarded him the Grand Champion of the Fiddle Off. With youth and adult categories, judges remarked about the level of talent and competition for this year's convention produced by The Kody Norris Show.
"What a weekend! We couldn’t have had asked for a more perfect weekend. The weather was great, the fans were all excited and the contestants were all ready for friendly competition," stated Mary Rachel Norris. "Our mission for the Mountain City Fiddlers Convention is to combine the culture and heritage of Mountain City all while growing the awareness of our past! I feel this year we stepped that up a notch by bringing in three national touring music acts whose roots stem to the very first Fiddlers Convention but also fiddlers and band that have paved their own way in the industry! We want to preserve and grow!"
This is the second year the Mountain City Fiddlers Convention has been produced by The Kody Norris Show in collaboration with the Johnson County Tourism Office. Funding for the convention was underwritten through corporate sponsorships and individual donors, as well as grants from the East Tennessee/Johnson County Community Foundation, Tennessee Arts Commission and Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. Skyline National Bank/Johnson County Bank provided the Title Sponsorship for this year's two-day event which included a Friday Opening Night concert featuring The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys, and Appalachian Road Show at Heritage Hall Theatre.
Over $6500 in cash, plus the custom, hand-carved Jason Barrie fiddle valued at $5,000, was given as prizes to the winners during the convention. The following are the winners of the 2024 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention on Saturday, September 7, 2024:
JUNIOR MANDOLIN
1st - Hollace Oakes - Snowville, VA
2nd - Tucker Conner - Fleetwood, VA
JUNIOR GUITAR
1st - Berkley Stewart - Saltville, VA
2nd - Tucker Conner - Fleetwood, VA
3rd - Zane Lewis - Shady Valley, TN
JUNIOR BANJO
1st - Berkley Stewart - Saltville, VA
2nd - Grace Weatherly - Johnson City, TN
JUNIOR BAND
1st - Denim & Plaid - Snowville, VA
2nd - Hail Mary Bluegrass Band - Shady Valley. TN
FOLK SONG
1st - Cassandra Bates - Hartsville, TN
2nd - Wayne Frye - Radford, VA
3rd - J.M. Trivette - Zionville, NC
DOBRO
1st - Eric Handy - Christiansburg, VA
2nd - Ethan Handy - Christiansburg, VA
ADULT BANJ0
1st - Tom Isaacs - Vilas, NC
2nd - Kenny Price - Mountain City, TN
3rd - Brock Greer - Kingsport, TN
ADULT GUITAR
1st - Tom Isaacs - Vilas, NC
2nd - Grant Dresnok - Johnson City, TN
3rd - Greg Blevins - Marion, VA
ADULT MANDOLIN
1st - Joe Henson - Johnson City, TN
2nd - Greg Blevins - Marion, VA
3rd - William Robert - Boomer, NC
JUNIOR FIDDLE
1st - Hollace Oakes - Snowville, VA
2nd - Josephine Walker - Todd, NC
3rd - Jeremiah Bates - Hartsville, TN
ADULT FIDDLE
1st - Cody Bauer - Knoxville, TN
2nd - Timon Veelenturf - Rotterdam, Holland
3rd - Tom Isaacs - Vilas, NC
ADULT CLOGGING
1st - Annette Burkhart - Lansing, NC
2nd - Lisa Friess - Mountain City, TN
ADULT BAND
1st - Tater Hill Rambling Boys - Zionville, NC
2nd - Pythagorus - Johnson City, TN
3rd - Wilkes Record Players
GRAND CHAMPION - FIDDLE OFF
1st - Timon Veelenturf - Rotterdam, Holland
2nd - Cody Bauer - Knoxville, TN
3rd - Hollace Oakes - Snowville, VA
The Kody Norris Show has announced the dates for the 100th Celebration of the Mountain City Fiddlers Convention for October 3 and October 4 of 2025. More information will be released at MountainCityFC.com in the coming months. #mountaincityfc
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