Over the years the fine fiddling of Wally Bryson has been featured on such well-known programs as the WNOX Barn Dance in Knoxville, Tennessee; the Renfro Valley Barn Dance; the Big D Jamboree in Dallas, Texas; and the Grand Ole Opry; as well as all of the local television stations in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. It wasn’t until 1969 that Wally decided to try his hand at contest fiddling. That year he attended the annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers’ Association Convention held annually at Athens, Alabama. He fiddled his way into the finals at this event and has been an outstanding competitor ever since. Perhaps his most outstanding victory to date was his July, 1974 win at Gadsden, Alabama where he was proclaimed Alabama State Champion!
