| 2002 Contest Winners |
Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (853 Entries) |
BLUEGRASS CATEGORY |
COUNTRY CATEGORY |
GOSPEL CATEGORY |
GENERAL CATEGORY |
1st Place:
Martha Scanlon, Mountain City, TN, "Little Bird of Heaven" |
1st Place:
Cheley Tackett, Nashville, TN, "Penny Wishes" |
1st Place:
Michael Reno Harrell, Charlotte, NC, "The Baby's Name" |
1st Place:
Cindy Kalmenson, Nashville, TN, "Witness" |
2nd Place:
Mark Brinkman, Pickerington, OH, "Bluestone Mountain" |
2nd Place:
Martha Scanlon, Mountain City, TN, "Hallelujah" |
2nd Place:
Billy C. Smith, Jr., "When Mama Bowed Her Head to Pray" |
2nd Place:
Scott & Melanie Bomar, Los Angeles, CA, "Room Enough to Love" |
3rd Place:
Mary Huckins, Kittredge, CO, "Dig Real Deep" |
3rd Place:
John Lilly, Charleston, WV, "Broken Moon" |
3rd Place:
Mike Burns, Purdys, NY "Send the Angels Down from Heaven" |
3rd Place:
Cindy Kalmenson, Nashville, TN, "Right or Wrong" |
| Doc Watson Guitar Championship |
1st Place:
Scott Fore, Radford, VA |
2nd Place:
Steve Lewis, Todd, NC |
3rd Place:
Robert Schafer, Elkview, WV |
| Merle Watson Bluegrass Banjo Championship |
1st Place:
Steve Lewis, Todd, NC |
2nd Place:
Ben Krakauer, Charlottesville, VA |
3rd Place:
Jason Ericsson, Natrona Heights, PA |
| MerleFest Mandolin Contest |
1st Place:
Aaron Ramsey, Morganton, NC |
2nd Place:
Chris Hale, Blacksburg, VA |
3rd Place:
Joel Whittinghill, Bowling Green, KY |
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