SONGS FROM THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE CONCERT
Saturday, September 27, 2025 starting at 11 AM
Historic Hanover Arts & Activities Center
500 S Center St, Ashland, VA 23005
Come cheer on the winners of the Ashland Song Contest as they perform their original Ashland-inspired anthems live on the lawn! Free Jambalaya will be recording each song for streaming on all major platforms—and airing on K101.2 POP Richmond!
✨ Enjoy a day of hometown harmony with:
🍽️ Farm-to-fork food trucks
🛍️ Local art, craft, and business vendors
🎯 Lawn games and community cheer
It’s all free—just bring your blanket, your friends, and your love for the Center of the Universe!
Songs from the Center of the Universe Merch
Show your Ashland Song Contest support when you how up in Minuteman Press of Ashland Songs from the Center of the Universe swag
Vendor Application
Want to get out in front of music lovers and an estimated 300 Virginia Girl Scouts? Apply to vend or skip the application and guarantee your place at all of our upcoming vendor events when you become a Downtown Ashland Association Sponsor.
Now streaming on all major platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify. This compilation features heartfelt and inspiring tracks celebrating the rich history and vibrant community spirit of Ashland, Virginia—affectionately known as the Center of the Universe.
Ashland Song Contest Winners playing the Songs from the Center of the Universe Concert
Tammy Hart Mosby
Performing the grand prize winning song - 1800 Ashland
JOHNNY ROCK
Performing the honorable mention winning song - Ashland VA
Tim Nelson
Performing the honorable mention winning song - To Ashland!!
Bryan Klupp
Performing their original song
Kevin Fergusson
Performing their original song - A Day and Night in Ashland
Gerry Seeley
Performing their original song - Ashland Is My Town
Brad Tuggle
Performing their original song - Ashland Ashland
Aydan Gill
Performing their original song
Victor Gottlieb
Performing their original songs
Intro for 'Songs From The Center Of The Universe Volume 2
Ashland, Virginia And You Here With Me
Ashland Gypsy Melody
I'm An Ashland Cowboy
Ashland Virginia - A Town Where I Have Been
Finger Picking Tour Of Ashland, Virginia
Ashland Mini Opera
Let's Go Back To Ashland
I’m Coming Home To Ashland, Virginia
Welcome To Ashland - Girl Scout Cookies
🎶 Sponsor the Sound of Ashland! 🎶
Join us in celebrating the Ashland Song Contest and Songs from the Center of the Universe Concert. With your sponsorship, we can award brilliant artists the big cash prizes they deserve, while showcasing the businesses and neighbors who make our town shine. Together, we’ll share Ashland’s magic with millions worldwide—right from the Center of the Universe.
✨ Be part of the music. Be part of the story. Be part of the Center. ✨
Step into the spotlight and power the Ashland Song Contest!
✔️ Your logo on our website + all contest marketing
✔️ Spotlight placement in our Get Centered newsletter
✔️ Complimentary vendor space at every DAA event including the Songs from the Center of the Universe Concert (except Train Day) – reaching 15K+ in-person fans + millions of media impressions
Celebrate local talent and get noticed in the process with the Ashland Song Contest!
✔️ Your logo on our website + all contest marketing
✔️ Spotlight placement in our Get Centered newsletter
✔️ Complimentary vendor space at the Songs from the Center of the Universe Concert – reaching 1K+ in-person fans + millions of media impressions
Put your business center stage at the Songs from the Center of the Universe Concert!
✔️ Your logo on our website + all contest marketing
✔️ Spotlight placement in our Get Centered newsletter
✔️ A ticket to Happy Hour Vibes Networking and Recording Party