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Best fiddler soloist
Finalists:
Winner:
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:
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’ by Jigzag
Winner:
- ‘I’ll see you there’ by Blue Drag
Best fiddle teacher
Finalists:
Winner:
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:
Winner: