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Daughter wins Denton showdown
Mother, child face off for second time
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Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro faced off with her mother, Marcia Denton, for the Grand Champion Fiddler prize - photo by Photo by Reed Vanderpool

 

In a replay of the fiddle-off two years ago, mother and daughter Marcia and Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro faced off for the Berry C. Williams Memorial award at the 2014 Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival Saturday night. Daughter Maddie Denton again took home the prize.

 

The younger Denton won the Junior Fiddling title earlier that day, and mother Marcia took the Senior Fiddling title to set up the showdown around 11:30 p.m.

 

Annabelle Watts of Philpot, Kentucky was named the Grand Champion Fiddler in the National Championship for Country Musician Beginners on Friday, and took home the James G. "Bobo" Driver Memorial Award.

 

Kyle Ramey of North Vernon, Indiana won Entertainer of the Year, an award presented each year to the best overall entertainer in the dobro guitar, mandolin, five string banjo, and flat top guitar competition.

 

Saturday’s winners were:

 

*Junior Old-Time Appalachian Flatfoot Dance (ages up to 39): First Place- Chris Stewart of Lebanon; Second Place- Shawn Jones of Lyles; Third Place Hillary Bevels of Shelbyville.

 

*Senior Old-Time Appalachian Flatfoot Dance (ages 40 and Over): First Place- Thomas Maupin of Murfreesboro; Second Place- Ruth Alpert of Santa Barbara, California Third Place- Tommy Scruggs, Jr. of Hartsville.

 

*Senior Buck Dancing (ages 40 and Over): First Place- Tammy Gay Scruggs of Primm Springs; Second Place- Ruth Alpert of Santa Barbara, California; Third Place- Tommy Jackson of Franklin.

 

*Senior Clogging (ages 40 and Over): First Place-Tommy Jackson of Franklin; Second Place- Eileen Stewart of Lebanon; Third Place- Lonnie Stewart of Fairview.

 

*Bluegrass Banjo: First Place-Kurt Stephenson of Dyersburg; Second Place- Daniel Amick of Pleasantville; Third Place- Joey Gipson of Manchester.

 

*Junior Fiddlers (ages 13-39): First Place-Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro; Second Place- Tyler Andal of Nashville; Third Place- Hillary Bevels of Shelbyville.

 

*Flat Top Guitar: First Place-Colin Mabry of Hixson; Second Place- Tyler Sellers of Goodlettsville; Third Place-Elijah Jenkins of Wilder.

 

*Contest Fiddle (Neil Dudney Award): First Place- Tyler Andal of Nashville; Second Place-Maddie Denton of Murfreesboro; Third Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro.

 

*Bluegrass Band: First Place-Mountain Cove Bluegrass Band of Signal Mountain; Second Place-Ellis Porch of Dyersburg; Third Place-Cross Tied of Wilder.

 

*Senior Fiddlers (ages 40 and Over): First Place-Marcia Denton of Murfreesboro; Second Place- Gail Johnson of Lavergne; Third Place-Billy Brewer of Lyles.

 

*Square Dancing: First Place-Rhythm-N-Motion of Cookeville; Second Place- Rocky Top Revue of Franklin; Third Place- Harpeth River of Franklin.

 

Friday’s winners were:

 

*Old Time Appalachian Folk Singing (Solo): First Place- Christiana Joneikis of Shreve, Ohio; Second Place-Chloe Shreve of Nashville; Third Place-Sierra Ivie Tomlin of Springfield.

 

*Junior Clogging (ages 13-39): First Place-Gary Giles of Franklin; Second Place-Chris Stewart of Lebanon; Third Place-Katie Huntley of Loretto.

 

*Junior Buck Dancing (ages 13-39): First Place-Chris Stewart of Lebanon; Second Place-Jacob Campbell of Smithville; Third Place-Kris Jamison of Waverly.

 

*Old Time Appalachian Folksinging (Duet, Trio, Quartet): First Place-Ivy Phillips and Chloe Shreve of Chapmansboro; Second Place- The Chunns of Greenbrier; Third Place-Gray and Rothwell of Smyrna

 

*Dobro Guitar: First Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna; Second Place-Elijah Jenkins of Wilder; Third Place-Robbie Harris of Rockvale.

 

*Mountain Dulcimer: First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville; Second Place-Christiana Joneikis of Shreve, Ohio; Third Place-Lynsey Nixon of Woodbury.

 

*Hammer Dulcimer: First Place-Beth James of Newport; Second Place-Pamela Sanders of Sparta.

 

*Novelty Event: First Place-Wailin Wood of Nashville; Second Place-Haint Hollow Hootenanny of Unionville; Third Place-Hillary Bevels of Shelbyville.

 

*Autoharp: First Place- Kurt Stephenson of Dyersburg; Second Place-Bill Rothe of Estill Springs; Third Place-Bettye Kash of Cookeville.

 

*Gospel Singing (Solo): First Place-Amanda McKenney of Cullman, Alabama; Second Place-Elizabeth Koegler of Smithville; Third Place-Sierra Ivie Tomlin of Springfield.

 

*Country Harmonica: First Place-Wailin Wood of Nashville; Second Place-Ken Tenpenny of Murfreesboro; Third Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna.

 

*Old Time Banjo: First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville; Second Place-William See of Frankewing; Third Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna.

 

*Youth Square Dancing: First Place-Main Stage Fusion of Springfield; Second Place-Main Stage Revolution of Smyrna; Third Place-Main Stage Explosion of Springfield.

 

*Gospel Singing (Duet, Trio, and Quartet): First Place-New Hickory-Sandi Kay and Cassie Kay of Lebanon; Second Place-The Chunns of Greenbrier; Third Place-The Jenkins Family of Wilder.

 

*Mandolin: First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville; Second Place-Elijah Jenkins of Wilder; Third Place-Tyler Martelli of Chattanooga.

 

*Old Time Fiddle Band: First Place-Uncle Shuffelo and His Haint Hollow Hootenanny of Unionville; Second Place-DeKalb County Hilltoppers of Dyersburg; Third Place-Flat Creek String Band of Shelbyville.

 

Winners in the National Championship for Country Musician Beginners were:

 

*Fiddle: First Place-Annabelle Watts of Philpot, Kentucky; Second Place-Kyle Ramey of North Vernon, Indiana; Third Place-Antonis Dodson of Murfreesboro.

 

*Buck Dancing: First Place-Brayden Chunn of Greenbrier; Second Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro; Third Place-Gracie Parrish of Pleasant View.

 

*Clogging: First Place- Brayden Chunn of Greenbrier; Second Place-Isabella McCoy of Brush Creek; and Third Place-Amelia Baker of Springfield.

 

*Dobro Guitar: First Place-Antonio Dodson of Murfreesboro; Second Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro, and Third Place-Kyle Ramey of North Vernon, Indiana.

 

*Mandolin: First Place-Kyle Ramey of North Vernon, Indiana; Second Place-Anna Claire Stockoff of Brentwood; Third Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro.

 

*Five String Banjo: First Place-Axel Rico of Smithville; Second Place-Kyle Ramey of North Vernon, Indiana; Third Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro.

 

*Flat Top Guitar: First Place-Kyle Ramey of North Vernon, Indiana; Second Place-Ivy Phillips of Chapmansboro; and Third Place-Antonio Dodson of Murfreesboro.