Mountain City Fiddlers' Convention

10/10/2026

Awesome coverage from Bluegrass Today!
Scroll down in the article to watch our 2026 Grand Fiddle Champion Hollace Oakes!

The Mountain City Fiddlers' Convention has been running along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina since 1925.

10/06/2026

WHAT A WEEKEND 🎻

Kody and I wanted to drop in and say a big THANK YOU! The 101st Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention was another success.. thanks to you!
From our sponsors to spectators, contestants & bands to volunteers we always appreciate the loyal support you all show us. To The Town of Mountain City, Police Department, Johnson County Government, School Board, the Public Library, Community Center and Food Vendors.. we owe you a special Thank You! To Heritage Hall Theatre and the JC Senior Center, we owe you biggg time this year! Thank you for pivoting and being able to do whatever was needed when the inclement weather forecast arose. We are already planning next year’s event to make it bigger and better and look forward to seeing each one of you! Congratulations to all the winners!

Heritage Hall Theatre Lonesome River Band Remedy Tree The Kody Norris Show Riders In The Sky Visit Mountain City - Johnson County, TN Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

10/05/2026

ICYMI — the 2026 Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention was one for the books! 🎻

Over 700 people attended and participated over the weekend, with 40 youth and adult musicians and seven bands competing for more than $12,000 in cash and prizes.

Among this year’s highlights, 16-year-old Hollace Oakes of Snowville, VA was named the 2026 Grand Champion Fiddler, and Riders in the Sky received the G.B. Grayson Award honoring their lifetime of work preserving old-time country music.

We’ve posted the full press release with weekend highlights, competition results, special performances and more.

👉 Read the full recap here:
https://www.mountaincityfc.com/_files/ugd/3b1393_b6f37eea1eb34f488051b9df2eb40507.pdf

A huge thank-you to everyone who performed, competed, volunteered, sponsored, attended and helped make this year’s convention so memorable.

10/04/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Folk Song, Adult and Fiddle Off Winners! We hope to see you again next year.

10/04/2026

10/04/2026

It’s AWARD TIME! Adult Band & Fiddle Off … but first …. A big surprise! Stay tuned for the JAM!!

10/04/2026

Awesome show!!

10/04/2026

LIVE STREAMING NOW: Riders In The Sky!
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10/03/2026

LIVE STREAMING NOW: Carson Peters & Iron Mountain -CLICK LINK

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10/03/2026

LIVE STREAMING NOW: Remedy Tree

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