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Fiddler’s Receipts Benefit Athens State Students

Fiddler’s Receipts Benefit Athens State Students Some of the proceeds from last year’s Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention will award two initiatives supporting students and student services. The Dr. Ronald McNutt Scholarship was endowed with a gift of $15,000 from the convention committee. The scholarship is available to students regardless of concentration and is...

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48th Fiddlers Convention “Fiddle Champ” is Crowned

48th Fiddlers Convention “Fiddle Champ” is Crowned Ross Holmes was named “Alabama State Fiddle Champion” at the 48th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention at Athens State University Saturday night on the Alabama Farmer’s Cooperative Main Stage. The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention is the home of the Alabama State Fiddle Champion. Holmes...

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Sweet sounds of tradition

Sweet sounds of tradition 48th annual fiddlers convention remains learning hub for all ages For Hartselle resident Brad Gurganious, the 48th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention is more than just a festival. It’s a classroom full of instructors who are happy to teach some rookies the art of bluegrass. Gurganious, 44, became serious...

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Bluegrass-induced toe-tapping under way as Fiddlers Convention comes to Athens

Bluegrass-induced toe-tapping under way as Fiddlers Convention comes to Athens The sounds of bluegrass banjos and old-time singing filled the air Friday morning on the historic campus of Athens State University in preparation for musical competitions of the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention. The 150-booth crafts fair opened this morning, along with food vendors...

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Fiddlers Convention, 150-booth crafts fair to be Friday and Saturday in Athens

Fiddlers Convention, 150-booth crafts fair to be Friday and Saturday in Athens The unmistakable sights, smells and upbeat, twangy sounds of the 48th annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention will fill every corner of the campus of Athens State University beginning Friday morning. Old-time music jams and contests, festival foods and an arts-and-crafts fair will...

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