Winners and Finalists - all Golden Fiddle Awards from 2005
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Winners & Finalists - 2011

Best fiddler soloist

Finalists

Chris Stone		Marcela Taylor
Nigel Maclean

Winner

Nigel Maclean

Best band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists

The String Contingent – Chris Stone
Smokin Crawdads – Ian Cooper
Leaping Lizards – Liam Kilpatrick
The Bostocks – Rachel Bostock
Round Mountain Girls – Rabbit Robinson

Winner
The Bostocks – Rachel Bostock

Best CD by a fiddler as soloist

Winner
‘Move On’ - Marcela Taylor

Best CD by a band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists

'The String Contingent' - The String Contingent - Fiddler Chris Stone
'Straight to the Pool Room' - The Smokin Crawdads - Fiddler Ian Cooper
'Shedding my Skin' - The Leaping Lizards - Fiddler Liam Kilpatrick
'Not by a long Shot' - The Bostocks - Fiddler Rachel Bostock

Winner
'The String Contingent' - The String Contingent - Fiddler Chris Stone

Lifetime achievement award for excellence as a fiddler/contributor to the furthering of fiddle playing/teaching

Winner
Leaping Lizards - Ron Dimmick, Donna Reynolds and Hugh Curtis, their new violinist, replacing Liam Kilpatrick, who retired from the band at the end of last year.

Best fiddle teacher

Finalists

Andras Racz
Karen Jackson
Emma Nixon

Winners

Andras Racz and Emma Nixon

Best fiddle composition

Finalists

‘Jazz Suite of the Week’ - Phil Rooke
‘The Whiskey Club’ - Rhiannon Fenn
‘Scutterby Slip’ - Leaping Lizards
‘Run and Hide’ – The Bostocks

Winner

‘Jazz Suite of the Week’ - Phil Rooke

Youth Achievement Award

Finalists

Quatro – Amity Brand, Claudia Vogel, Vanessa Smith, Radha Shukla
Emma Barlow
Ashleigh Dallas
The String Contingent - Chris Stone, Graham McLeod, Holly Downes

Highly Commended
Quatro - Amity Brand, Claudia Vogel, Vanessa Smith, Radha Shukla

Winners
Emma Barlow and Ashleigh Dallas

Winners & Finalists - 2010

Best fiddler soloist

Finalists

Catherine Fraser		Marian Burns
Andy Baylor

Winner

Catherine Fraser

Best band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists

Lolo Lovina – Jess Randall
Round Mountain Girls – Paul ‘Rabbit’ Robinson
Evenish – Khalida Foster and Tom De Ridder
Davidson Brothers – Lachlan and Hamish Davidson
Vardos – Alana Hunt

Winner
Davidson Brothers – Lachlan and Hamish Davidson

Best CD by a fiddler as soloist

Finalists

Just Fiddlin’ Around by Marian Burns
Possum Stole the Pumpkin by Andy Baylor
Rhymes and Reasons by Catherine Fraser

Winner

Possum Stole the Pumpkin by Andy Baylor

Best CD by a band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists

Baro Love – Lolo Lovina
Gates of Gold – Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club
White Rum by Round Mountain Girls
Born to Play by Davidson Brothers
Wild Side of the Village by Vardos

Winner

Gates of Gold – Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club

Lifetime achievement award for excellence as a fiddler/contributor to the furthering of fiddle playing/teaching

Winner

Marian Burns

Best fiddle teacher

Finalists

Catherine Fraser
Marian Burns
Emma Louise Nixon

Winner

Emma Louise Nixon

Best fiddle composition

Finalists

Clare O’Meara for ‘Oily Rag’
Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club for ‘The Original Set’
Catherine Fraser for ‘The Hills of Kaitoke’
Davidson Brothers for ‘Agony and Ecstacy’
Khalida Foster for ‘Hot Whiskey’

Winner

Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club for ‘The Original Set’

Youth Achievement Award

Finalists

Penelope Somerville
Khalida Foster

Winner

Khalida Foster

Winners & Finalists - 2009

Best fiddler soloist

Finalists:
Daniel Weltlinger
Shenton Gregory
George Jackson
Khalida De Ridder

Winner: Daniel Weltlinger

Best band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists:

Jigzag
Finn McCool
Trouble in the Kitchen
Grassroots Street Orchestra

Winner:
Jigzag

Best CD by a fiddler as soloist

Finalists:
‘Rise’ by The Crooked Fiddle Band featuring Jess Randall
George Jackson, for solo work with guitarist Davydd McDonald

Winner:

‘Rise’ by The Crooked Fiddle Band featuring Jess Randall

Best CD by a band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists:
‘The Next Turn’ by Trouble in the Kitchen
‘Ivory Tower’ by The Fiddle Chicks

Winner:
‘The Next Turn’ by Trouble in the Kitchen

Lifetime achievement award for excellence as a fiddler/contributor to the furthering of fiddle playing/teaching

Winner:
Pixie Jenkins

Best fiddle teacher

Winner:

George Washingmachine

Best fiddle composition

Finalists:
‘Spicy Fruit Reel’ by Clare O’Meara
‘Dial a Watts’ by Simon Watts
‘Spinning Her’ by George Jackson

Winner:
‘Spicy Fruit Reel’ by Clare O’Meara

Youth Achievement Award

Finalists:
George Jackson
Khalida De Ridder

Winner
George Jackson

Winners & Finalists - 2008

Best fiddler soloist

Finalists:
George Washingmachine
Adrian Keating
Nigel MacLean
Gisele Scales
Shenton Gregory
Marcela Taylor

Winner: George Washingmachine

Best band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists:
Ben the Hoose
Blue Drag
Shenzo’s Electric Stunt Orchestra
Sydney Lyric Orchestra
Crooked Fiddle Band
The Davidson Brothers (Players: Hamish Davidson – fiddle,banjo, guitar Lachlan Davidson – fiddle, mandolin, guitar Bryan Sutton – guitar Randy Kohrs – dobro Dennis Crouch – bass Travis List – guest vocal)

Judges’ Commendation:
Crooked Fiddle Band

Winner:
The Davidson Brothers (Players: Hamish Davidson – fiddle,banjo, guitar Lachlan Davidson – fiddle, mandolin, guitar Bryan Sutton – guitar Randy Kohrs – dobro Dennis Crouch – bass Travis List – guest vocal)

Best CD by a fiddler as soloist

Finalists:
‘Dining Room Sessions’ by Michael Kerin
Room 301 Sessions’ by George Washingmachine
I’ll See You There’ by Nigel Maclean

Winner: ‘Dining Room Sessions’ by Michael Kerin

Best CD by a band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists:
‘I’ll see you there’ by Blue Drag
Davidson Brothers
‘Now to the Future’ by Fourplay
‘Room 301 Sessions’ by George Washingmachine
‘Quartet In the Middle’ byJigzag
‘Now to the Future’ by FourPlay String Quartet

Winner:
‘I’ll see you there’ by Blue Drag

Best fiddle teacher

Finalists:
Jan Cooper
Phil Rooke

Winner: Jan Cooper

Best fiddle composition

Finalists:
‘Tipsy Gypsy’ by The Davidson Brothers
‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Bostocks’ by The Bostocks
‘Tsunami Surfing’ by Caroline Trengove and Greg Bryce and Jigzag
‘Arachnareelia’ by Clare O’Meara and Fiddlers Feast
‘Jasmin’ by Nigel Maclean Blue Drag
‘Now to the Future’ by Shenton Gregory Fourplay

Winner:
‘Tipsy Gypsy’ by The Davidson Brothers

Youth Achievement Award: The Bostocks

Winners & Finalists - 2007

Best fiddler soloist

Finalists:
Marcela Taylor
Ronni Rae Rivers

Winner:
Marcela Taylor

Best band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists:
CODA ( Players: Nick Wales – viola, keyboard,electronics, Naomi Radom – violin, melodica, Jared Underwood – drums,octapad, Oliver Smith – bass, Bree Van Reyk – vibraphone, percussion)
Fiddlers Feast (Players: Marcus Holden,Clare O’Meara, Mark Oates, Andrew Clermont, George Washingmachine, Garry Steel, John Coker, Rodney Ford)
FourPlay String Quartet (Players: Lara Goodridge – violin and vocals, Tim Hollo – viola and vocals, Shenton Gregory aka Shenzo Gregorio – viola and vocals, Peter Hollo – cello and vocals)
The Davidson Brothers (Players: Hamish Davidson – fiddle,banjo, guitar, Lachlan Davidson – fiddle, mandolin, guitar, Bryan Sutton- guitar, Randy Kohrs – dobro, Dennis Crouch – bass, Travis List – guest vocal)

Winner:
FourPlay String Quartet (Players: Lara Goodridge – violin and vocals, Tim Hollo – viola and vocals, Shenton Gregory aka Shenzo Gregorio – viola and vocals, Peter Hollo – cello and vocals)

Best band featuring a fiddler – alternate

Winner:
CODA ( Players: Nick Wales – viola, keyboard,electronics, Naomi Radom – violin, melodica, Jared Underwood – drums,octapad, Oliver Smith – bass, Bree Van Reyk – vibraphone, percussion)