The 1969 Bean Blossom Banjo Contest [2021] - Various Artists

Two of the great banjo players today, Alan Munde and Butch Robins, appear as contestants! Don't miss it.

Label: Take's Bluegrass Channel
Format: YouTube
Country: Japan
Released: 2021

Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, IN
June 19, 1969, Thursday Evening.
Narrated by Bill Monroe and Roger Sprung
Recorded by Ken Landreth

The 1969 Bean Blossom Banjo Contest was held in the Brown County Barn on Thursday Afternoon June 19, 1969, with all contestants playing one tune. Seven semi-finalists were chosen to play three tunes Thursday evening and three finalists were selected to play again before selecting
a winner.

Song List & Musicians:
【00:00】01 - Bluegrass Breakdown (Alan Munde from Norman, OK)
【02:02】02 - Sally Goodin' (Alan Munde)
【03:58】03 - Salt Creek (Alan Munde)
【05:48】04 - Paddy On The Turnpike (Richard Smith from Sugar Grove, PA)
【06:56】05 - Doug's Tune (Richard Smith)
【08:58】06 - Lonesome Banjo (Richard Smith)
【11:16】07 - John Henry (Paul Wiley from Seattle, WA)
【12:27】08 - Shuckin' The Corn (Paul Wiley)
【14:18】09 - Big Tilda (Paul Wiley)
【15:43】10 - Turkey Knob (Earl Sneed from Danville, VA)
【17:05】11 - Charlotte Breakdown (Earl Sneed)
【18:07】12 - John Henry (Earl Sneed)
【19:32】13 - Lonesome Road Blues (Larry Marschall from Williams Bay, WI)
【22:07】14 - When You and I Were Young Maggie (Larry Marschall)
【24:07】15 - Salt Creek (Larry Marschall)
【26:31】16 - Ruben (Louis Pope Joy from Indianapolis, IN)
【28:14】17 - Pike County Breakdown (Louis Pope Joy)
【29:52】18 - Sure Fire (Louis Pope Joy)
【30:52】19 - Lonesome Road Blues (Butch Robins from Radford, VA)
【32:28】20 - Old Joe Clark (Butch Robins)
【33:36】21 - Stoney Creek (Butch Robins)
Finalists
【35:18】22 - Fireball Mail (Butch Robins)
【37:02】23 - John Hardy (Butch Robins)
【38:16】24 - Train 45 (Butch Robins)
【39:39】25 - Ruben (Louis Pope Joy)
【41:02】26 - Cumberland Gap (Louis Pope Joy)
【42:19】27 - Whoa Mule (Louis Pope Joy)
【43:14】28 - Roanoke (Alan Munde)
【44:14】29 - Shenandoah Breakdown (Alan Munde)
【45:12】30 - Train 45 (Alan Munde)

Announcement of winner: Butch Robins
Prize...RB100 Gibson Banjo