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and Winner Announcements For January/February 2001


Winner Announcements for January/February 2001
Look for your name below...you must have officially entered to win. We keep all original entries and double-check the email addresses to ensure that you're one and the same when claiming your prize.
contact us directly by email: info@folkofthewood.com
This month, March/April, we're holding another 4 different contests (click here to check them out).
Enter them all and increase your chance of winning! A total of 200.00 in gift certificates are being given away.
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Contest Solutions and Winner Announcements for
Contests held through January/February of 2001
Each of the following winners have officially won a FOTW 50.00 Gift Certificate
1. Who Am I? Contest click here for solution...

Answer: Clarence White

Winner: Ingrid Stamatson, KS

2. Name This Tune #1 click here for solution...

Answer: Billy in the Lowground

Winner: Matt Steele, IL

3. Name This Tune #2 click here for solution...

Answer: Soldiers Joy

Winner: Terry Detwiler, FL

4. Find the Hidden Banjo Player! click here for solution...

Location: Hidden Banjo Player Contest: Hidden on the following pages:
Page 577, Page 745, Page 282, Page 426, Page 765, Page 772

Winner: Malcolm M Biggs, United Kingdom








January/February 2001 Who Am I? A total of 8 clues were given as follows:
Contest Solution 1 Who Am I? Answer: Clarence White

Clue #1: I was once a member of the folk-rock band "The Byrds"

Clue #2: I still inspire flatpicking guitarists to this day 27 years + after my passing.

Clue #3: I was born in Lewiston, Maine in 1944.

Clue #4: My brother Roland has played with the Country Gazette for many years.

Clue #5: I was best recognized while playing with the Kentucky Colonels.

Clue #6: You've got to have "Appalachian Swing".

Clue #7: Muleskinning was also my trade...

Clue #8: Tony Rice plays and owns my Martin today.

"Clarence's one guideline was to play the least amount of notes with the most amount of impact." Gram Parsons, 1973

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January/February 2001 Name This Tune #1:
Contest #2 Solution

Name This Tune #1: Played on a Breedlove K-Style Mandolin with F-Holes
This tune is a fiddle classic...hint: "You take the high ground and I'll take the "Lowground"...

Answer: Billy in the Lowground

For further info on the Breedlove K-Style mandolin: Go directly to--> Breedlove Quartz Style-K Information Page

To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests: Breedlove Quartz K-Style F-Hole #2








January/February 2001 Name This Tune #2:
Contest #3 Solution

Name This Tune #2: Played on a Deering 6-String B-6 Banjo
This tune is an old Civil War hit...hint: This tune was played on a previous "Name This Tune" contest...

Answer: Soldier's Joy

For further info on the Deering B-6 6-String Banjo: Go directly to --> Deering B-6 6-String Information Page








January/February 2001 Find the Hidden Banjo Player:
Contest #4 Solution

Location: Hidden Banjo Player Contest: Hidden on the following pages:
Page 577, Page 745, Page 282, Page 426, Page 765, Page 772

Image for Find the Hidden Banjo Player Contest of January/February 2001


Photograph: Mickey Cochran
This is a digital photograph of Dean Purcilla banjo player for "Capitan Gap" the foremost bluegrass band of New Mexico.


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