Mountain Music Mash

Saturday Oct 25 9:30am – 5:00pm
Main Street, Brevard NC no advance registration
No registration fees - a competition for skilled players from throughout the region
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd
Changes from 2013 -
• By popular demand … a “Youth Open” category… right in the heart of the day.
• Melding of Old Time and Bluegrass categories.
• Order of play will be determined randomly.
• Bigger cash prizes (see below)!!!!
• All adult individual categories will feature ”preliminaries” in the morning followed by finals in the afternoon (top 5). All to perform 1 -2 numbers as time/sign up volume dictates.
• The winning band will play for the street dance as the final celebration of “The Mash”.
Schedule of the day (subject to reality …) –
• 9:30 sign up table opens (no advance registration; no registration fees; sign up closes 15 minutes before event)
• 10:00 Open Category (anything that is not a vocal, banjo or fiddle)
• 10:30 Ballad Singing
• 11:00 Banjo
• 11:30 Fiddle
• 12:00 Youth Open (anything goes)
• 12:30 Ballad finals then youth awards (no cash prizes for youth)
• 1:00 Open finals then Ballad awards
• 1:30 Banjo finals then Open awards
• 2:00 Fiddle finals then Banjo awards
• 2:30 Fiddle awards
• 2:45 Band (2-3 numbers as time allows)
• 4:45 Band Awards
• 5:00 Street Dance with the winning band playing for the dance
Awards –
Individual categories:
• $75 for 1st;
• $50 for 2nd
• $25 for 3rd
Band:
• $400 for 1st
• $300 for 2nd
• $200 for 3rd