1st-Place – Prairie Fire by Brad Kolodner, Baltimore, MD

2nd-Place – Tsali’s Run by Carley Arrowood Newton, NC

3rd-Place – Rocky Gap by Jonathan Ackerman Reisterstown, MD

Honorable Mentions:

Dittyville by Cathy Fink of Silver Spring, MD

The Wash Rag by Andrew Wakefield of Chimney Rock, NC


Congratulations to all!

Judges

DCBU extends its gratitude to this year’s judges, Dede Wyland, Carolyn Eyerly, Matt Slocum, who each spent countless hours evaluating all the great songs submitted for this year’s contest.

Listen:

Prairie Fire
Tsali’s Run
Rocky Gap

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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