UPDATED 04/13/07

May-August 2001 Who Am I? A total of 8 clues were given as follows:

Contest Solution 1 Who Am I? Answer: Alison Krauss Clue #1: In 1993, I was the youngest person to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Clue #2: I was 5 years old when I first took up the violin. Clue #3: I rode the "Silver Rail" when I was 12. Clue #4: In 1984, I won the fiddle contest in Winfield (13 years old). Clue #5: I soon went from Classified Grass to the Station. Clue #6: It was "too late to cry" before I reached "two highways". Clue #7: Some have said that I've brought bluegrass "to the forefront of the outside world". Clue #8: I refuse to fit into the commercial zone and compromise my acoustic artform. "Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois, July 23, 1971, and grew up in Champaign, Illinois, after age three. Krauss said, 'My parents put my brother (Viktor) and I in every program you can imagine: swinning, gymanastics, art classes, and sports...They wanted to make sure we had things to keep up interested.' The incident which brought her to the fiddle was a string program at her school. At age five, she took violin lessons on a half-size violin. at six, she began listening to such tunes as Hank Williams' song 'Honky-Tonk Blues.' At age nine, she attended her first fiddle contest, bought a book of fiddle tunes, and began learning the fiddle just for the fun of it. She came in fourth in the Tweleve Years and Under category in her first contest. Though these contest in Illinois were not as competitive as those in Texas, they prepared her for what was to come. Even at this early age she exhibited on oncanny ability to remember tunes, note-for-note, weeks after she heard them only once. She like rock and roll, disco, and musicals like 'Grease' and 'Saturday Night Fever.' " Excerpt from America's Music Bluegrass by Barry R. Willis "A history of bluegrass music in the words of its pioneers...631 pages!...available through Folk of the Wood...Retails: 49.95 Call 888-209-8434 Go to Top of Page

May-August 2001 Name This Tune #1:

Contest #2 Solution Name This Tune #1: Played on a Deering Golden Era 5-String Banjo This tune is a Ragtime classic...hint: "Canadians would love this title!"... Answer: Maple Leaf Rag For further info on the Deering Golden Era, Go directly to The Deering Golden Era Information Page To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests: Golden Era Video Sampler #8 Go to Top of Page

May-August 2001 Name This Tune #2:

Contest #3 Solution Name This Tune #2: Played on a Weber Yellowstone Octave Mandolin This tune is a fiddle classic...hint: "You can see the moon reflecting on the water."...for some reason I thought that this tune was "Midnight on the Water" at first...hence the off-the-wall clue above. Many were still able to name this tune inspite of the clue. Very impressive! Answer: Sheebeg and Sheemore For further info on the Weber Yellowstone Octave: Go directly to The Weber Yellowstone Octave Mandolin Info Page To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests: Weber Yellowstone Octave Video Sampler #4 Go to Top of Page

May-August 2001 Find the Hidden Dobro Player:

Contest #4 Solution Location: Hidden Dobro Player (Mickey with his Paul Beard Squareneck) Contest: Mickey is standing on the river in the deep forest of Ruidoso, NM. He's at home in the mountains...with his Dobro in hand! Hidden on the following pages: Page 1205, Page 335, Page 367, Page 489, Page 568, Page 693, Page 799, Page 953, Page 1178, Page 1170 (10 Pages in All) Since the FOTW site is pushing 2000 pages, this is still difficult to accomplish. Image for Find the Hidden Mando Player Contest of May-August 2001 Photograph: Alex Kinnan Go to Top of Page

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