Colorado Dulcimer Contest
The contests for Mountain and Hammered Dulcimer take place from 10:30-11:45 on Friday and Saturday of the Festival. For 2012, Mountain Dulcimer is on Friday, Hammered is on Saturday. There is a $10 entry fee for both instruments, and contestants are required to have four songs prepared, two for the first round, and two more should they make it to the final round.
Contest Registration for Mountain Dulcimers
Past Contest Winners
2011 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners1st Place - Nathaniel Samsel, Clarkesville, GA
2nd Place - Ruth Inglis-Widrick, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place - Cathy Maybury, Dillon, CO
2011 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Judy Jones, Roxborough, CO
2nd Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
3rd Place - Marta Dean, Fort Collins, CO
2010 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Paul Henderson, Fort Collins, CO
2nd Place - Ruth Inglis-Widrick, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place - Kama Baugher, Fort Collins, CO
2010 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
2nd Place - Judy Jones, Roxborough, CO
3rd Place - Hannah LeTourneau, Loveland, CO
2009 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Irma Reeder, Los Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place - Tessa Dowell, Los Alamos, NM
3rd Place - Beth Kloska, Morrison, CO
2009 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Allison Lotterhos, Boulder, CO
2nd Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
3rd Place - Hannah LeTourneau, Loveland, CO
2008 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Jonathan Dowell, Los Alamos, NM
2nd Place - Paul Henderson, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place - Beth Kloska, Morrison, CO
2008 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
2nd Place - Heidi McClure, Monument, CO
3rd Place - Georgia Simpson, Evergreen, CO