Contest Winners

2026 National Buck Dance Champion
Cameron Shaver - Salem, Arkansas

2nd Colette Rainwater - Murfreesboro, TN

3rd Hillary Klug - Nashville, TN

2026 Senior Buck Dance

1st Linda Block - Fairview, NC

2nd Catherine Posey - Heaters, WV

3rd Kathy Stehl - Christiana, TN

2026 Adult Buck Dance

1st Cameron Shaver - Salem, AK

2nd Hillary Klug - Nashville, TN

3rd Keith Symanowitz - Mountain View, AK

2026 Junior Buck Dance

1st Colette Rainwater - Murfreesboro, TN

2nd Sarah Hajmomenian - Los Angeles, CA

3rd Noah Fennell - Dickson, TN

2026 Youth Buck Dance

1st Max Fansler - Erin, TN

2nd Freya Crawford - Brasstown, NC

3rd Waylon Shaver - Salem, AR

Old-Time Singing
1st Tater Caruthers & Jordan Judkins - Algood & Smithville, TN
2nd Walter Robinson - Chattanooga, TN
3rd Casy Miekle - Nashville,TN

Old-Time Banjo
1st Tater Caruthers - Algood, TN
2nd Charles Graham - Crystal Lake, IL
3rd Freddy Badger - Ashland, MA

Old-Time Fiddle
1st Casy Meikle - Nashville, TN
2nd Tater Caruthers - Algood, TN
3rd Jordan Judkins - Smithville, TN

Old-Time Band
1st Runtime Ramblers - Nashville, TN
2nd New Frog Leg Lickers - Nashville, TN
3rd Salem Plateau - Sainte Genevieve, MO