Florida Old Time Music Championship

2004 Winners

Harmonica

1^st Joan Alderman - Altha, FL

2^nd Jim Anderson - Lake Mary, FL

3^rd Brian Phelan - Nova Scotia

4^th John McClure - Sebring, FL

Dobro

1^st Harold Thomas - Dade City, FL

2^nd Michael Irish - Venice, FL

3^rd Uncle Paul - Grand Marais, MN

4^th Bruce Hartmann - Winter Park, FL

Autoharp

1^st John Amon - Pompano, FL

2^nd Cheryl Belanger - Tampa, FL

3^rd Brian Symonds - Venice, FL

4th Abby ZurSchmiede - Tallahassee, FL

Special Award - Gailanne Amundsen

Wonderful lap style playing and singing in the Sara Carter tradition

Old Time Singing - Men

3^rd Charlie Ullian -

4^th Art Crummer - Gainesville, FL

Special Award -

Andy Thomas

Old Time Singing - Women

1^st Gailanne Amundsen Longwood, FL0

2^nd Pamela Jo Hatley - Tampa, FL

3^rd Amy Alderman - Altha, FL

4^th Joey Arrigo - Zephyrhills, FL

Special Award - Kia Spitzner

Great pluckin & singing, nice arrangement

Special Award - Elizabeth Perras

Most words in minimum time

Old Time Singing - Group

1^st The Exum Family - Thonotasassa, FL

2^nd Cheryl and Ray Belanger - Tampa, FL

3^rd Flying Turtles (Tom & Ellen Hogan) - Boca Raton, FL

4^th Sucsy & Price - Lake Geneva, FL

Special Award - Anna & Kia (too cute!)

For staying up past bedtime without getting cranky

Finger Pick Guitar

1^st Pete Sucsy - Lake Geneva, FL

2^nd Bill Perras - Sanford, FL

3^rd Art Crummer - Gainesville, FL

4^th Dan Lacey - Hollywood, FL

Appalachian Dulcimer

1^st Aaron O'Rourke, - Tallahassee, FL

2^nd Sandee Arozqueta - Live Oak, FL

3^rd Frank Denis - Cape Coral, FL

4^th Bill Baily - Zephyrhills, FL

Hammered Dulcimer

1^st Ray Belanger - Tampa, FL

2^nd Gary Zimmerman - Key West, FL

3^rd Karen Newman -

Beginning Banjo

1^st Clay Black - Spring Hill, FL

2^nd Jason Knoer - Spring Hill, FL

3^rd Ellen Stahl - Tamarac, FL

4^th Lauren Mayeux - Orlando, FL

Beginning Fiddle

1^st Cody Burnsed - Hawthorne, FL

2nd Megan Bartlett - Spring Hill, FL

3^rd Lucy Bernard - Gainesville, FL

4^th Sheila Kristen Hughes - Tampa, FL

Special Award - John Francis Baker

Great old time fiddling

Rhythm Instruments

1^st Sharon Hartmann - Winter Park, FL

2^nd Frank Denis - Cape Coral, FL

3^rd Ray Belanger - Tampa, FL

4^th Kristi Hamilton - Sanford, FL

Mandolin

1^st Mike Benson - New Port, FL

2^nd Jim Anderson - Lake Mary, FL

3^rd Willie Hutton - Cocoa, FL

4^th Tom Hogan - Boca Raton, FL

Flat Pick Guitar

1^st Michael Irish - Venice, FL

2^nd Robert Feathers - Malabar, FL

3^rd Mike Benson - New Port, FL

4^th Albee Tellone - Key West, FL

Old Time Banjo

1^st Walt Koken - Avondale, PA

2^nd Clayton Jones - West Palm Beach, FL

3^rd Ron Smith - Lakeland, FL

4^th Chuck Levy

5^th Seth Swingle - Charlottesville, VA

Senior Fiddle

1^st Clare Milliner - Avondale, PA

2^nd Barbara Smith - Interlachen, FL

3^rd Walt Koken - Avondale, PA

4^th Lauren Mayeux - Orlando, FL

5^th Phil Levy - Tampa, FL

Old Time String Band

1^st The Corn Family - Tampa,Fl

2^nd The Staleys - Micanopy,FL

3^rd Free Wine & Ribs, All Over, FL & MN

4^th One Eye Braindead - Winterpark, FL

5^th Public Domain - Gainesville, FL

Special Award - Ken Larson of Perfectly at Home

For getting back on the horse, please keep playing

Edward Lee Flemming, Jr.Award

Pete Sucsy - Lake Geneva, FL

Thelma Boltin Community Service Award

Friends of Florida Folk

Jan Milner - Brandon, FL

Best Hat Award