FIDDLE & BANJO COMPETITION
To enhance Ballyhoo’s cultural exchange, we are presenting an early Americana flare to the festival, in the form of a Fiddle & Banjo Competition. Anyone is free to enter!
RULES FOR BALLYHOO FIDDLE/BANJO COMPETITION
COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026 11AM-2PM
*EACH CONTESTANT WILL PLAY TWO SONGS (FIDDLE AND BANJO).
*CONTESTANTS MAY HAVE ONE ACCOMPANIST ON A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT.
*CONTESTANTS WILL BE JUDGED ON RHYTHM AND TIMING, AUTHENTICITY AND TASTE, CREATIVITY, EXECUTION AND OVERALL EXPRESSION.
*A TOTAL OF $4000.00 IN CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED. $2000.00 IN FIDDLE AND $2000.00 IN BANJO.
*DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL.
PRIZES ($2000.00 IN EACH CATEGORY)
DIVISION
YOUTH (12 AND UNDER)
JUNIOR (13 TO 18)
ADULT (AGE 19 AND OLDER)
FIRST
$100.00
$200.00
$600.00
SECOND
$75.00
$150.00
$425.00
THIRD
$50.00
$100.00
$300.00
