Top fiddlers, pickers named
The following winners were announced in the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships held Sunday in South Park.
Flatpick Guitar:
First Place: Ken Plummer, Augustas
Second Place: Brian Higgins, Anderson, Mo.
Fingerpick Guitar:
First Place: Mark Wheeler, Shawnee
Second Place: Ron Richards, Kansas City, Mo.
Miscellaneous Acoustic:
First Place: Owen Oliphant, Chanute
Second Place: Donald Spain, Leavenworth
Banjo:
First Place: Ken Plummer, Augusta
Second Place: Ike Lajoie, Overland Park
Ensemble Folk Singing:
First Place: Beth LePage and Misty Warren, “The Keepers”
Mandolin:
First Place: Josh Hungate, Kearney, Mo.
Second Place: Cara Oliphant, Chanute
Fiddle:
First Place: Emma Jane Pendleton, Tulsa, Okla.
Second Place: Cara Oliphant, Chanute
Third Place: Todd Etter, Kansas City, Mo.
Youth Fiddle (under age 16):
First Place: Marina Pendleton, Tulsa, Okla.
Second Place: Blaine Dunlop, Parker
Third Place: Elizabeth Poppe, Riley
Overall Youth Award:
Josh Hungate, Kearney, Mo.