The Kentucky State Fiddle Championship is returning to Owensboro in March. There are a dozen categories of competition — including dancing, old time banjo and singing, and playing other bluegrass instruments on top of the fiddle competitions.
Set for March 18-19, this will be the fourth year in a row the event has been held at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Spectator tickets will be available for $10 each on the day of competition. Tickets allow for the viewing of the contest, plus grant access to tour the exhibits in the museum space. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
To register for the competition or for more information about the event, visit their website here.
According to the event website, the schedule is as follows:
- Saturday, March 18, beginning at 10 a.m.
- Jr Jr Fiddle (Ages 12 and under)
- Jr Fiddle (Ages 13 to 17)
- Old Time Banjo
- Adult Fiddle (18 to 49)
- Sr Fiddle (50 and over)
- Dancing – Junior (Ages 17 and under)
- Dancing – Senior (Ages 18 and over)
- Old Time Singing
- Championship Fiddle-Off
- Sunday, March 19, beginning at 10 a.m.
- Flatpick Guitar
- Mandolin
- Bluegrass Banjo
- Dulcimer
Randy Lanham, education director at the Hall of Fame education director, was the state champion fiddler in 1992. Other notable past winners include Mark O’Connor (three-time Grammy winner, six-time CMA Musician of the Year), and Jimmy Mattingly (plays fiddle for Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton).
