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Here is your preview of the special re-release vinyl or CD of the original 1925 "A Fiddlers’ Convention in Mountain City" album.
This limited, collector's edition* will be available at the 2025 Mountain City Fiddlers' Convention on Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4, at Heritage Hall Theatre Square.
After the Convention, the vinyl or CD will be available through The Kody Norris Show or at the Museum of Butler, TN.
You will receive a confirmation email regarding your contest entry. We are not responsible for any electronic transmission or entry errors during the contest period. The winner will be notified via phone and email, with a special announcement made on our Mountain City Fiddlers' Convention Facebook page.
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"Tom" Clarence Ashley (1895–1967) was a true son of the Southern Appalachians—an old-time musician whose banjo rang with the rhythms of mountain life.
By the age of 16, he was performing at traveling medicine shows, captivating crowds with his clawhammer banjo style, guitar playing, and rich, distinctive voice. In the late 1920s, Ashley’s talent carried him from country fairs to the recording studio, where he found national attention both as a solo artist and alongside some of the era’s most celebrated string bands. His music not only entertained but helped carry the sound of the mountains to audiences far beyond his Tennessee home.
In 1925, Tom Ashley took part in the very first Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention, joining fellow musicians in a landmark gathering that helped shape the future of old-time and country music.