HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — The town of Ashland is inviting musicians of all ages to find inspiration in the self-proclaimed “Center of the Universe” and turn it into song.
Now in its second season, the Ashland Song Contest brings together artists from all music genres and asks them to write about what they love about the town.
Sarah Forty, who has lived in Ashland for eight years, participated in last year’s contest. She says her son’s love for the train inspired her previous song. This year, she’s taking a more comical approach by writing about the number of cars that get stopped along the tracks by passing trains…