1979

Cathy Barton & Dave Para
Ken Bloom
Bluegrass Cardinals
Bryan Bowers
Guy Carawan
Clanjamfrey
Country Ham
County Line
Dan Crary
Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen
Cathy Fink & Duck Donald
The Folktellers
Lilah Gillette
George Gritzbach
David Holt
Hot Rize
Bruce Hutton
Steve Kaufman
Claire Lynch & the Front Porch String Band
Joel Mabus
Magpie
McLain Family
New Cache Valley Drifters
New Grass Revival
Lisa Null & Bill Shute
Peter Ostroushko
Harvey Prinz & Lilah Gillette
The Red Clay Ramblers
Gamble Rogers
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker & John Davis
Claudia Schmidt
Ed Snodderly
Talisman
Art Thieme
Ed Trickett
Jay Ungar & Lyn Hardy
Unity Bluegrass Band
Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee
Washboard Leo
Whetstone Run
Robin & Linda Williams
Wry Straw

National Flat Pick Guitar Championship

Roger Ferguson
First
Steve Hanson
Second
Chris Biggs
Third

National Bluegrass Banjo Championship

Gary "Biscuit" Davis
First
Scott Vestal
Second
David Bennett
Third

National Hammer Dulcimer Championship

Bruce Warren
First
Al Jacobs
Second
Linda Borcherding
Third

National Mountain Dulcimer Championship

Mark Nelson
First
Larkin Bryant
Second
Tom Haver
Third

Walnut Valley Old Time Fiddle Championship

Johnny Murdock
First
Fred Carpenter
Second
David Harvey
Third

National Finger Style Guitar Championship (1979-2003)

Robert Bowlin
First
Royce Campbell
Second
John Barger
Third

Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship (1976-2009)

Bob Clark
First
David Harvey
Second
David McCarty
Third