2025 marks 100-year anniversary of the historic 1925 Fiddlers' Convention! This was the first of the big conventions, and folklorists have called it a watershed in the development of country music.
This year, Long Journey Home will celebrate this important centenary with the release of John McCutcheon's 1925 Fiddler's Convention Tribute Album. This album brings together grammy winning contemporary artists to perform the songs that started it all. We'll kick off this Long Journey Home weekend with Buskin' on Main Street Friday evening. On Saturday, you'll be treated to a musical heritage tour with performances at heritage sites throughout the county. John McCutcheon will be with us and will perform a concert at Heritage Hall at 7pm on Friday night. The weekend will close, as always with a Traditional Sunday Singin' at Heritage Hall.
Make plans now to join us Labor Day weekend to celebrate Johnson County's heritage arts and music.
Friday, August 29
6 pm Buskin' on Main Street
A showcase of local and regional acoustic talent playing up and down Main Street, Mountain City. Good friends, good music, and good eatin'.
Saturday, August 30
11am - 2pm Musical Heritage Tour
Visit heritage sites throughout Johnson County and hear live music played on front porches just like it used to be.
7 pm John McCutcheon Concert at Heritage Hall (tickets $20 advance/ $25 at the door)
Sunday, August 31
2 - 4:30 pm Sunday Singing at Heritage Hall Theatre
Hear old-time gospel music performed by the Junior Appalachian Musicians, the Price Family, Narrow Road and others. This event traditionally includes a jam session ending with the singing of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
Event maps will be available at the Johnson County Center for the Arts at 129 W Main Street, Mountain City, TN and Johnson County Welcome Center. All events except the John McCutcheon concert at Heritage Hall are free to the public. We look forward to seeing you!
Between now and Labor Day weekend, you can visit the Musical Heritage Mural mile in downtown Mountain City or watch these virtual segments from previous years. Bluegrass lovers, be sure to add the Mountain City Fiddler's Convention to your calendar in October! The convention is still going on produced by our own Kody Norris Show.
In a typical year, You can hear clawhammer banjo played on the front porch of the Clarence "Tom" Ashley homeplace, Buskin' on Main Street with an outdoor film. A new mural is unveiled each year and the hills come alive with the sounds of Old Time and Bluegrass!
BUT the last two years have been anything but typical. What do you do when life gives you lemons? Make good old fashioned lemonade, of course! Below, you'll find the segments that were produced in 2021.
Be sure to stop by and take your picture in I'll Fly Away on Main Street.
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Johnson County's Heritage Arts and Music Celebration is proudly sponsored by:
East Tennessee Foundation
Johnson County Community Foundation
Tennessee Arts Commission
Johnson County Center for the Arts
Quality Furniture
Johnson County Arts Council
Danny Herman Trucking
Danny Herman
Johnson County Community Theater
Johnson County Bank
Farmers State Bank
Maymead
Heritage Hall
Johnson County Center for the Arts
Bob and Minnie Miller
Joe Dean Ashley
Russell and Kathy Love
Mike and Temple Reece
The Town of Mountain City
Johnson County Senior Center
Mountain City Funeral Home
Positive Thinkers
TVA
Mountain Electric
The Ralph Stout Family
Karla Prudhomme
Gary South
Smith & Cockett
Quality Furniture
Our media sponsors:
The Tomahawk
WMCT Radio
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