1st-Place – Goats in a Tree by Chris Roszell, Denver, CO

2nd-Place – Bent Mountain Blues by Andrew Small, Floyd, VA

3rd-Place – Mozambique by Tanner Bingaman, Mifflinburg, PA

Honorable Mention:

Josh’s Bell by Joshua Bell and Lucas White of College Park, MD.

Congratulations to all!

Judges

DCBU extends its gratitude to this year’s judges, Ira Gitlin, Bryan McDowell, and Pat White, who each spent countless hours evaluating all the great songs submitted for this year’s contest.

Listen:

Goats in a Tree
Bent Mountain Blues
Mozambique

The Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition Contest honors a resophonic guitar pioneer and musical legend known for his discerning taste. All proceeds help fund the nonprofit DC Bluegrass Union in its mission to promote bluegrass music in the greater Washington, DC, area through performance and education.

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