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The Bluemont Concert Series presents the third annual Tribute to John Ashby, featuring the Free State Ramblers and a host of other Virginia country musicians at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, in the Fauquier High School Auditorium, Warrenton. Requested admission is $3 and all are welcome.

John Ashby (1915-1979) lived near Marshall, Virginia, and made his living as a carpenter and his reputation as a fiddler. With his band, the Free State Ramblers, he played for local country dances and gatherings for over 40 years. When he died in May, 1979, John Ashby was a nationally acclaimed fiddler who in 197S

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