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Guitar Contest

Wartrace Chamber of Commerce

J. W. Gallagher
Memorial Guitar Contest
This is the first guitar contest held in conjunction with the Wartrace Musicfest!  In Winfield, Adam Wright and I decided that it was time to bring the guitar contest back to Wartrace.  From 1979 to 1986 Wartrace was the home for the Tennessee State Guitar Championship.  This contest was part of the Wartrace Pick'n and Fiddle'n Festival.  Jim Wood (my guitar instructor) and my father have told me stories of all the great flat pickers that would come to the competition. In fact, one year there were five national flatpicking champions in the competition.

Adam and I are excited about this guitar competition. The contest will be held in the Walking Horse Hotel Music Hall.  The music hall seats 150 people.  The competition will be judged blind. It will be a flat-pick competition.  The competition is limited to 30 contestants.  Pre-registration begins March 1, 2008.

                              Sincerely,
                              Stephen Gallagher

        First place Prize
Gallagher Guitar (designed by Stephen Gallagher)
Model: G-55
Mahogany back & sides
Adirondack top
Tortoise shell binding
Ebony fingerboard with 3mm abalone dots
Abalone G in ebony head plate
Waverly Tuners

Get more information and pics@
www.myspace.com/gallagherguitarcontest
or contact me:
Stephen@gallagherguitar.com
cell: 931-205-4955
  Special Thanks to:

J. W Gallagher & Son
Hand crafted Guitars
Wartrace, TN.