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Fiddlers of the Tennessee Valley

I picked up this gem over the past holiday weekend at Shake-It Records in Cincinnati during a quick trip.  The front cover was unassuming but any iteration of the word "fiddle" catches my attention digging through a stack of records.  Lena Hughes name popped out to me next and going through the list I knew it was definitely coming back to Missouri with me.  I'll copy the notes from the included pamphlet that was still with it.  Hope you all enjoy this album! In my element. _____________________________________   FIDDLERS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY DU-33004 The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Association (TVOTFA) was born about eight years ago in Sam McCracken’s large living room in his house in the hollow. It was the discovery of regular “Friday Night Fiddlins at Mr. Sam’s House” in the hilly northern part of Limestone County (Ala.) that inspired a small group of old time music enthusiasts to sponsor a couple of local fiddler’s contests, the first in thirty f...

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