Category: Judges

Dan Stewart – Spokane, WA

Dan Stewart has been fiddling for more than 35 years. Over the years, he has won a few local and regional contests, but more recently,...

Eileen Walter – Portland, OR

I have enjoyed fiddling, teaching, judging, performing at restaurants, in shows, at farmers markets, and playing for dances since I first heard fiddle music upon...

TONY MARCUS – OAKLAND, CA

Tony Marcus of Oakland, CA has played bluegrass with mandolin legend Frank Wakefield, jug band music and blues with Geoff Muldaur, fiddle tunes with the...

Milly Raccoon – NEW ORLEANS, LA

Milly Raccoon is a songwriter and performer based out of New Orleans. She fiddles and sings in multiple bands, playing original songs inspired by classic...

Jeanine Orme – Beaverton, OR

Jeanine Orme was born in Ogden, Utah and came to Weiser for the first time when she was eight years old.  She is a past...

Aaron Fewkes – Meridian, ID

Aaron started playing the fiddle about 25 years ago largely because his older brother, Jason, had taken up the fiddle.  Aaron took lessons under the...

Tristan Clarridge – Mount Shasta, CA

Tristan Clarridge is a 5-time Grand National Fiddle Champion who began music studies at the age of two. He has toured the world as the...

Laura Waters – Provo, UT

Laura Waters, originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho, is the 2013 National Junior fiddle champion and the 2013 Grand Master Fiddle champion. Laura discovered her love...

Dan Emert – Walla Walla, WA

Dan Emert has been playing the fiddle for over 40 years. He has placed highly in many contests around the region including Oregon State, Washington...

Isaac Callender – Sand Coulee, MT

Isaac Callender was born in Great Falls, Montana. He began playing violin at the age of three and, at age seven due to sibling rivalry,...