Category: 2019 NOTFC 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...

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,...

Justin Branum – Nashville, TN

Justin Branum is a fiddler and multi-instrumentalist based out of the Nashville area where he does recording sessions/overdubs, tours, produces, and teaches music. Growing up...