Mandolin contests

[Scott Tichenor]

Thinking of making up a little map thingy for mandolin contests similar to the camps/workshops page, which, after spending a bit of time updating for 2008 I'm finding is way, way easier the second year around when you don't have to replot those location coordinates. Someone asks about a list of contests every so often and it wouldn't be very difficult to maintain. Probably not so useful, don't know.

Obvious ones that come to mind:

Winfield/Walnut Valley
Wickenburg, Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival Mandolin Contest
MerleFest
Tulsa State Fair/Oklahoma Championships
Texas State Mandolin Championships
Telluride Mandolin Contest
Rockygrass (Colorado)
CMSA has had one in the past (I think)
Indiana State Championships
Kansas State Picking and Fiddling Championships

[sunburst]

You mean "real" contests?
If you mean anything called a contest, there's Galax, the Maury River fiddlers convention, and a few other go-on-stage-play-one-tune-and-you're-done 'contests'.

[Scott Tichenor]

You mean "real" contests?
If you mean anything called a contest, there's Galax, the Maury River fiddlers convention, and a few other go-on-stage-play-one-tune-and-you're-done 'contests'.

Eh, have another

No comprendo, senior.

[sunburst]

Well, I think of a "real contest" as being one where the contestants play more than one tune, the judges select finalists, and the players play again, or something like that.
When 150 or so mandolin players cross the stage in rapid succession and play one tune each, then the winners are selected (and local pickers very often finish near the top), is that a "real" contest?

The ones mentioned in the first post are pretty good contests, it seems to me.

[Rick Banuelos]

While it doesn't quite have the prestige of Winfield, I was glad to be at the Grand Targhee contests this year. Very small festival, very cool atmosphere.

[AlanN]

West Jefferson, NC in the Blueridge Mountains used to/still does hold a mandolin contest in the spring. I entered one year. They did not call me to tell me I won

[Daniel Wheeler]

henderson has one or i think they still have one

[jefflester]

Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest Southern California

[Steve Perry]

Here's one in Kentucky....

Official Kentucky State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest

Steve Perry

"Quit thinkin'... just play"

[jim_n_virginia]

Mandolin and Guitar contest at the Watermelon Park Bluegrass Festival - Winchester VA

Galax Old Time Fiddlers Convention - Galax VA

I think a contest list would be great. I love playing in contests.