Huge gratitude to all the contestants and big congrats to the winners of 2026 Hammons Fiddle Banjo Contests: Old Time Fiddle – first place: Jake Krack, Marlinton; second place: Stavros Calos, Charlottesville, Virginia; third place: Hollace Oakes, Snowville, Virginia; fourth place: Emily Miller, Elkins; and fifth place: Vernon Casseday, Elkins. Old Time Banjo – first place: Steven Casto, Dunmore; second place: Trevor Hammons, Marlinton; third place: Johanna Wacker, Warsaw, Virginia; fourth place: Stephen McCue, Beckley; and fifth place: Norman Casseday, Elkins. Bluegrass Fiddle – first place: Hollace Oakes, Snowville, Virginia; second place: Jesse Milnes, Elkins; third place: Robert Russell, Buckhannon; and fourth place: Mike Hammers, York, Pennsylvania. Bluegrass Banjo – first place: Jake Stover, Red House; second place: Robert Russell, Buckhannon; and third place: Stephen Halterman, French Creek. Photo by Will Price
