The Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree & Crafts Festival was designated the official jamboree and crafts festival of Tennessee in 1997. Event coordinator Neil Dudney said, “What we are trying to do is preserve the old time Appalachian music that our forefathers brought over here and came down through these hollars and hills..."

The annual event features hundreds of musicians, homemade crafts and a variety of foods. Music categories include:

OLD-TIME APPALACHIAN FOLK
GUITARS
BLUEGRASS BANJO
CLOGGING
BUCK DANCING
DOBRO
DULCIMER, Mountain and hammer
OLD-TIME FIDDLE
COUNTRY HARMONICA
OLD-TIME
GOSPEL SINGING
MANDOLIN
NOVELTY EVENTs (Spoon Clacking, Jug Blowing, Washboard, Tub, Saws, Appalachian-related only)

Source:

Smithvlle Fiddlers' Jambore Welcomes You
Tennessee Symbols: Tennessee Blue Book (PDF)
Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree & Crafts photo © Flickr

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