Winners Announced – 2024 Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship.
The Walnut Valley Association was formed in 1972, with its sole purpose to produce the Walnut Valley National Guitar Flat-Picking Championships Festival, also known as the Flat-Picking Championships, now known as the Walnut Valley Festival or simply Winfield to the long time attendees.
Tashina Lindley, Jason Shaw, Nathan Pednault.
The Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship is held annually over the 3rd weekend in September, the Walnut Valley Festival is now the home of the following championships:
- International Autoharp,
- International Fingerstyle Guitar,
- National Mountain Dulcimer, National
- National Flat Pick Guitar,
- National Hammered Dulcimer,
- National Bluegrass Banjo
- National Mandolin Championship
- Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship
Results for the 2024 Old Time Fiddle Championship:
Champion: Jason Shaw
City/State/Zip: Lincoln, NE
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Prize Instrument Selected: Ming Jing ZhuHand Crafted Fiddle, Represented by Beautiful Music Violin Shop
2nd Place: Tashina Lindley
City/State/Zip: Mt. Shasta, CA
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Prize Instrument Selected: BMVS 700 Model, Represented by Beautiful Music Violin Shop
3rd Place: Nathan Pednault
City/State/Zip: Crowley, TX
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Prize Instrument Selected: Gilga model Vasile Master Fiddle made in Romania – Represented by Beautiful Music Violin Shop
Runners up: Tricia Spencer, Lawrence, KS and Edith Sigler, Wichita, KS.
The event featured 11 contestants from 6 states and 2 countries (Japan and USA).
Pictured L-R: Pictured L-R: Tashina Lindley, Mt. Shasta, CA (2nd Place), Jason Shaw, Lincoln, NE (1st Place), and Nathan Pednault, Crowley, TX (3rd Place)
