The 4th Annual Fiddlers Jamboree in 1975 (View Videos Here)

July 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

In 1975, a film crew produced a documentary on the Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree & Crafts Festival called “Showdown at the Hoedown”.

In our continuing “Jamboree Special Moments” series from past festivals this week, WJLE today presents the 4th Annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival as it was in 1975.

View the two part program by clicking the links below. You might see yourself or someone you know.

SHOWDOWN AT THE HOEDOWN- part A from MOVING HISTORY RESOURCE on Vimeo.

SHOWDOWN AT THE HOEDOWN, part B from MOVING HISTORY RESOURCE on Vimeo.

July 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The Grand Champion Fiddler of the 2020 Virtual Jamboree is Justin Branum of Murfreesboro.

For his performance via social media, Branum has won the Berry C. Williams Memorial Grand Champion Fiddler Award, the top prize given each year by the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree & Crafts Festival. Branum was also the Junior Fiddling Champion.

(View One of Justin’s Video Submissions Below)

July 2, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The 49th annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival would have started tomorrow (Friday, July 3) in the traditional manner had it not been for COVID-19. Instead a 2020 Virtual Jamboree has been held and the winners announced based on social media submissions by competing performers. A special televised program will be featured this weekend on WCTE and DTC 3 TV

In our continuing “Jamboree Special Moments” series from past festivals this week, WJLE today showcases the talents of the Slim Chance Band of Smyrna who won the Old Time Fiddle Band Competition and Harvey Brown Smith of Beechgrove who claimed the Gospel Singing Title among duos, trios, and quartets in 2018 during the 47th Annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree.

Enjoy the videos below

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