Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Family, Friends, Fiddlers
Dateline: December 11, 2024, Athens, AL – The 2025 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series continues with a performance by Kenny & Amanda Smith on Thursday, January 16 at 7:00 pm. The concert, presented by Redstone Federal Credit Union, will be held at Athens State University in McCandless Hall. Winners of the IBMA’s prestigious...
The Athens State University Foundation and the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention Steering Committee are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series line-up. This six-part series, leading up to the 2025 Fiddlers Convention next October, will allow music enthusiasts to enjoy the sounds of old-time music throughout the year....
Athens State University has received a $12,000 grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to fund the 2025 Fiddlers Concert Series, a year-long series of bluegrass concerts that coordinates with the annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention. With these funds, Athens State will be able to secure top-notch bluegrass talent to allow...
Tristan Clarridge from Mount Shasta, California was named the 2024 “Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion” at the 57th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention held at Athens State University on Saturday night. As the top fiddler, Clarridge not only won the title of Alabama State Fiddle Champion but also the Convention’s top prize of $2,000....
Dateline: August 26, 2024, Athens, AL – The 2024 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series concludes with a concert on Thursday, September 12 at 7:00 pm with a performance by Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. The concert will be held at Athens State University in McCandless Hall. Multi-Grammy nominated Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen...
Dateline: August 23, 2024, Athens, AL – Athens State University will be welcoming old time music lovers of all ages to campus from October 2-5, 2024 for the 57th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention. This year we’re also celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the very first Athens Fiddle Contest that was held in...
We regret to report that due to illness within the band, the Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley concert originally scheduled for tomorrow, January 25, 2024, will be rescheduled to Thursday, April 4, 2024. Please save-the-date and join us in McCandless Hall at 7 PM on April 4. The band wishes to extend their apologies and...
The Athens State University Foundation and the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention Steering Committee are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series lineup. This six-part series, leading up to the 2024 Fiddlers Convention next October, will allow music enthusiasts to enjoy the sounds of old-time music throughout the year....
Monte Gaylord from Nowata, Oklahoma was named the 2023 “Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion” at the 56th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention held at Athens State University on Saturday night. As the top fiddler, Gaylord not only won the title of Alabama State Fiddle Champion but also the Convention’s top prize of $2,000. Katrina...
Dateline: August 17, 2023 – Athens State University will be welcoming old-time music lovers of all ages to campus from October 4-7, 2023 for the 56th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, presented by Aetos Systems, Inc. Musical competitions will be held on the Alabama Farmers Cooperative Main Stage in front of Founders Hall...
