2009 Winners & Finalists

Best fiddler soloist

Finalists:

• Daniel Weltlinger
• Shenton Gregory
• George Jackson
• Khalida De Ridder

Winner:

• Daniel Weltlinger

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Best band, group, ensemble or orchestra featuring a fiddler

Finalists:

• Jigzag
• Finn McCool
• Trouble in the Kitchen
• Grassroots Street Orchestra

Winner:

• Jigzag

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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

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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

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

Winner:

• Pixie Jenkins

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Best fiddle teacher

Winner:

• George Washingmachine

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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

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Youth Achievement Award

Finalists:

• George Jackson
• Khalida De Ridder

Winner:

• George Jackson