Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association

2009 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

Minnesota Flatpicking Guitar & Duet Championships
held Friday, September 5 and Saturday, September 6, 2009
Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN

2009 Results

2009 Duet Championship Winners

First Place
Grand Prize: A pair of Baby Taylor Guitars from Guitar Rodeo

Barb Yotter

Chisago City, MN

$200

Kelton Parrish

Roseville, MN

 

Second Place

Erin Govrik

St. Paul, MN

$200

Chris Silver

River Falls, WI

 

Third Place

Jesse Moravec

Rochester, MN

$100

Clint Birtzer 

Rosemount, MN

 

Fourth Place

Bill Isles

Duluth, MN

$75

Kate Isles 

Duluth, MN

 

Fifth Place

Tom Skramstad

Excelsior, MN

$50

Peter Albrecht

Excelsior, MN

 

2009 Flatpicking Guitar Championship Winners

First Place
Grand Prize: Hand-Built "Slope D" Dreadnought Guitar by David Vincent Guitars

Clint Birtzer

Rosemount, MN

$200

Second Place

Allen Shadd

Lake Wylie, SC

$100

Third Place

Chris Silver

River Falls, WI

$75

Fourth Place

Austin Wahl

Minneapolis, MN

$50

Fifth Place

Dave Van Dusen

St. Paul, MN

$25

 

2009 Flatpicking Guitar Championship Preliminaries

Senior Category

First Place

Bob Dodd

Inver Grove Heights, MN

$40

Second Place

Paul Storms

St. Paul, MN

$20

Third Place

Steve Howard

St. Louis Park, MN

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Adult Category

First Place

Chris Silver

River Falls, WI

$40

Second Place

Allen Shadd

Lake Wylie, SC

$20

Third Place

Dave Van Deusen

St. Paul, MN

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Youth Category

First Place

Austin Wahl

Minneapolis, MN

$40

Second Place

Clint Birtzer

Rosemount, MN

$20

Third Place

Jacob Schmit

Rogers, MN

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