Arkansas State Contest

Arkansas State Old Time Fiddlers Contest

Grand Champions

2009 Jake Duncan
2008 Junior Marriott
2007 Tim Trawick
2006 Will Bush
2005 Babette Allen
2004 Chanley Painter
2003 Charlotte Crosmer
1998 Mike Yell
1994 Mike Yell
1989 Mike Yell
1988 Todd Cook
1987 Tim Crouch
1986 Wayne Massengale
1985 Tim Crouch
1984 Evan Green
1984 Bob Atchison ?
1980 Ken Sloan
1979 Kay Trawick
1949 Fiddling Tommy Henderson (won for about 15 years in a row)

Other winners include: Tim Crouch, Brandon Apple, Jerry Hodge, Scotty Branscom, Frank Ellis, Henry Matthews

If you can provide any additional information, or know the names of any other Arkansas State Old Time Fiddlers Contest Grand Champions, please email me at babette@raynababette.com.

Thank you Tim Crouch, Jonathan Trawick, Mike Yell, Mary Elmore and Tommy Henderson Jr.

Fiddling Tommy Henderson also won 4th place in the world in 1953 which Ralph Edwards sponsored in New Mexico. He was also staff fiddler for the Barnyard Frolic show on KLRA during the 50's. (Tommy Henderson Jr.)