2026 Florida Old Time Music Championships
Guests of Honor : Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
(1) Harmonica – No Contest
(2) Dobro – No Contest
(3) Ukulele – No Contest
(4) Autoharp – No Contest
(5) Finger Pick Guitar
1st Place: Matthew Holladay (South Florida)
2nd Place: Bill Dudley (Dade City)
3rd Place: Kay VanTreese (Lamont)
(6) Men’s Individual Singing
1st Place: Bill Paine (Gainesville)
2nd Place: Matthew Sabatella (Hollywood)
3rd Place: Max Godfrey (Atlanta, Ga)
(7) Women’s Individual Singing – No Contest
(8) Old Time Banjo-Fiddle
1st Place: Jessica Bellaire (Tallahassee) & Aidan Collins (Tallahassee).
2nd Place: Kay VanTreese (Lamont) & Pam Monfore (Crawfordville).
3rd Place: Matthew Holladay (South Florida) & Max Godfrey (Atlanta, Ga).
4th Place: Seamus Murphy (South Florida) & Matthew Sabatella (Hollywood)
(9) Singing Saw – No Contest
(10) Percussive Dance
1st Place: Miss Moonshine
2nd Place: Mary Allgire (Tallahassee)
3rd Place: Karen Koenig (Asheville, North Carolina)
(11) Old Time Mandolin
1st Place: Bill Paine (Rochelle)
2nd Place: Karan Newman (Melrose)
3rd Place: John Richter (Dade City)
(12) Old Time Rhythm Instruments
1st Place: Bill Dudley - Guitar (Dade City)
2nd Place: Bill Paine – Guitar (Rochelle)
3rd Place: Jack Metzger – Guitar (Dade City)
(13) Hammered Dulcimer – No Contest
(14) Flat Pick Guitar – No Contest
(15) Mountain Dulcimer – No Contest
(16) Jr. Old Time Fiddle
1st Place: Joe Lolley (Tallahassee)
2nd Place: Ronan Murphy (South Florida)
(17) Beginner Old Time Banjo – No Contest
(18) Beginner Old Time Fiddle – No Contest
(19) Old Time Banjo
1st Place: Matthew Sabatella (Hollywood)
2nd Place: Max Godfrey (Atlanta, Ga)
3rd Place: Alec McDaniel (Tallahassee)
4th Place: Matthew Holladay (South Florida)
(20) Old Time Fiddle
1st Place: Abigail Gruber (Jacksonville)
2nd Place: Max Godfrey (Atlanta, Ga)
3rd Place: Matthew Holladay (South Florida)
4th Place: Kay VanTreese (Lamont)
(21) Old Time Singing Group – No Contest
(22) Old Time String Band
1st Place: KGB – Kathie Aagaard (Tampa), Gina Faber (Virginia) &
Bill Dudley (Dade City)
2nd Place: Pony Beer – Aidan Collins (Tallahassee), Abigail Gruber (Jacksonville), Jessica Bellaire (Tallahassee), & Matthew Holladay (South Florida).
3rd Place: Shut Up Andy - Kay VanTreese(Tallahassee), Pam Monfore (Crawfordville), Ray Monfore(Crawfordville),& Chuck Levy (Gainesville).
4th Place: Los Gatos Fabulosas – Jenny James (Brandon), Ron Gilbert (Brandon), Barbara Sutton (South Florida), Edie Murphy (South Florida), & Gina Faber (Virginia).
Cousin Thelma Boltin Service Award – Andy Kane (Gainesville)
Edward Lee Flemming, Jr. Award – Kay VanTreese (Lamont)
Ernie Williams Original Tune Contest
1. Tune for Tom Staley, Bill Dudley (Dade City)
2. Little Olentangy, Chuck Levy (Gainesville)
3. Waiting for Sandy, Janie Rothfield (Virginia)
4. Promised Land, Eleta Sucsy (Keystone Heights)
Jim Strickland Original Waltz Contest
1. Indigo Waltz, Eleta Sucsy (Keystone Heights)
2. Waltz for an Endless Spring, Bill Dudley (Dade City)
3. Farmer’s Hand Waltz, Karen Koenig (Asheville, NC)
4. Magnolia Waltz, Richard Hardy (North Carolina