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CONTEST RULES FOR 2009 ARE POSTED!
CLICK ON THE "CONTESTS" LINK ON LEFT.
Visit the Deering Banjo Company website.BREAKING NEWS: First Prize for the RenoFest 2009 Banjo Competition will be a Deering Terry Baucom Signature Model 5-String Banjo, one of the premier instruments produced by the Deering Company. Read more about the Terry Baucom Signature Model at THIS LINK.

You can learn more about the banjo competition and review the rules by clicking on the "CONTESTS" link to the left.

Visit SCETV Bluegrass Express MORE BREAKING NEWS: Hartsville Downtown Development Association is proud to announce sponsorship of SCETV's acclaimed weekly HD bluegrass program, BLUEGRASS EXPRESS, which airs Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4:00 p.m. on the South Carolina Channel. BLUEGRASS EXPRESS is in its 5th season of tele-taping outstanding bluegrass concerts at the Sumter Opera House in downtown Sumter. Live Thursday concerts during the 2008 season will be held April 17 & 24, May 1, June 5 & 19, July 17 & 24, August 21 & 28, and September 4, 18 & 25. These concerts are free and the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Join us for a great BLUEGRASS EXPRESS concert this year in Sumter! Also, don't forget to catch Clarence Dreher's & Larry Klein's BLUEGRASS SOUND radio show Sundays at 8 p.m. on SCETV Radio.

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME??!! RenoFest 2008 is history. The weather was fantastic, the music was absolutely fabulous and everyone sure looked like they were enjoying themselves. Our contest winners are announced (see below), and plans are already starting for 2009. We'll post some pictures real soon, so stay tuned. If you missed it, you can still watch the "Bluegrass Express" episode filmed by SCETV at the 2007 RenoFest on your computer!

2008 Competition Results
BAND
  1. Church Street Blues
         Hermitage,PA

  2. Ridge Hill
         Fort Mill, SC
  3. Blue Horizon
         Candor, NC

 
 
 
GUITAR
  1. Chris Hale
         Blacksburg, VA

  2. Tyler Grant
         Nashville, TN
  3. Eric Hardin
         Warrensville, NC
  4. Austin Mikeal
         Lansing, NC
  5. Tyler Thompson
         Mountain City, TN
BANJO
  1. Johnathan Dillon
         Wirtz, VA

  2. Jason Bales
         New Market TN
  3. Mike Harvey
         Concord, NC
  4. Tyler Thompson
         Mountain City, TN
  5. Tanner Norris
         Monroe, NC
- Are YOU Coming to RenoFest 2009? -
Come back soon! We're already working on next year, and we'll post a schedule just as soon as we can. The left menu provides more information, including information about the Hartsville area, food and lodging, and how you can purchase your tickets securely online through PayPal. Come to the BEST Bluegrass festival in South Carolina - RenoFest 2009! We hope to see you there.