FOTMC 2026
EVENT SCHEDULE
Please Note that schedule changes may occur due to a "no contest" when there are not two or more contestants for a contest.
FOTMC 2026
Florida Old Time Music Championships 2026
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs, Florida
***Registration for Contests Begins Friday, at 11:30 a.m.
***Admission to FOTMC 2025 Opens Thursday, at 12:00 p.m.
***Contests Take Place in the order listed in the time frame below, but there is no time limit per contest. THE ORDER IS FOLLOWED without a specific time due to the number of the contestants entered and the logistics of judging each contest.
It benefits each contestant to be present at the beginning of the contest time frame that their contest is listed in and to keep track of contestants ahead of them. A poster at the contest registration table will have the numbers of contestants listed for each contest to help in help in this matter.​
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FRIDAY
Contests Workshops Workshops Children's Workshops Concert & Dance Auditorium Suwannee Room Jeannie Room Nelly Bly's Kitchen Auditorium
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. 1 p.m. Old Time 1:30 p.m. Singing Circle 1:00 - 1:30 Sing Along 7 p.m. CONCERT
Fiddle with with Anna Strickland with TBA With Guests of Honor
1) Harmonica Chuck Levy *******
(2) Dobro Ashlee Watkins and
(3) Ukulele 2 p.m. Old Time 2:30 p.m. OT Mandolin 2 p.m. Tee Shirt Design Andrew Small
(4) Autoharp Banjo with Intermediate & above with Tasha Strigle *******
(5) Finger Pick Chuck Levy Sharing Circle
Guitar with Karan Newman
(6) Men’s Ind. 3 p.m. Hammered 3 p.m. Family Circle Music
OT Singing Dulcimer with 3:30 p.m. Flat Pick Guitar & Dance with Andy Kane &
(7) Women’s Chris Collins with Jack Metzger Others 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Ind. OT CONTRA
Singing 4 p.m. TBA The Open Air Barn 4 p.m. Jr. Old Time Fiddle DANCE
(8) Old Time 2:00 p.m. Singing Saw with Abigail Gruber with Caller:
Banjo-Fiddle with Richard Jones Andy Kane
Duet
4th Place Ernie Williams Tune 3:00 Percussive Dance
​4th Place Jim Strickland Waltz with Mary Allgire &
Contest Winners Showcase Dance Ambassador, Miss Sunshine
SATURDAY MORNING
Contests Workshops Workshops Children's Workshops
Auditorium Suwannee Room Jeannie Room Nellie Bly's Kitchen
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 10 a.m. Mountain 10:00 a.m. Shape 10 a.m. Nature Prints
Dulcimer with Note Singing with with Tasha Strigle
(9) Singing Saw Laurie Alsobrook Anna Strickland
(10) Percussive 10:30 a.m. Painted Rocks
Dance 11:30 a.m. Singing Saw 11 a.m. Ukulele with Tasha Strigle
(11) Mandolin with Richard Jones Singing Circle
(12) OT Rhythm with TBA 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Instruments Possible Skillet Toss Game
(13) Hammered 12 p.m. Back-Up Broomstick Horse Grooming
Dulcimer Guitar with and Possible Horse Race
(14) Flat Pick Jack Metzger
Guitar 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(15) Mountain Dulcimer OT Music "Petting Zoo"
3rd Place Ernie Williams Tune Contest Try out some of the Old Time Instruments
3rd Place Jim Strickland Waltz Contest For kids of all ages.
Contest Winners Showcase
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch Break for Contests
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Contests Workshops Workshops Children's Workshops Concert & Dance
Auditorium Carillon Tower Jeannie Room Nellie Bly's Kitchen Auditorium
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. 2 p.m. Mountain 2 p.m. Using Harmony 2 p.m. TBA
Dulcimer Circle Jam in Singing with 7 p.m. Concert with Laurie Alsobrook Ashlee Watkins & Guests of Honor:
(16) Jr. OT Fiddle Andrew Small 3 p.m. TBA Ashlee Watkins &
Ages 13 & under Open Air Barn Andrew Small
(17) Beginner OT 4 p.m. Percussive 4 p.m. TBA
Banjo Dance with 3:30 p.m. Playing Music
(18) Beginner OT Mary Allgire & for Contra Dances
Fiddle Dance Ambassador, with Kathie Aagaard, 8 p.m. Contra Dance
(19) Old Time Banjo Miss Moonshine Bill Dudley & Andy Kane
(20) Old Time Fiddle
2nd Place Ernie Williams Tune Contest
2nd Place Jim Strickland Waltz Contest
​Contest Winners Showcase
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SUNDAY
Contests Workshop Concert & Waltzes
Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium
10 a.m. - Noon 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 12 p.m. -12:45
Song Circle with Concert with
(21) Old Time Singing Group Goody Fuller Ashlee Watkins &
(22) Old Time String Band Andrew Small
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1st Place Ernie Williams Tune Contest
1st Place Jim Strickland Waltz Contest After Concert Waltzing
Contest Winners Showcase until 1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
"Cousin" Thelma Boltin Award
Edward Lee Flemming, Jr. Award At 1:30 p.m. the stage and furniture will be
Ernie Williams Original Old Time Tune Award taken down and put into storage. The auditorium
Jim Strickland Original Old Time Waltz Award will be cleaned and then locked.
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Thank you for visiting our FOTMC 2026 Schedule! We hope to see you on Friday, March 27th through Sunday, March 29th!
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