ATHENS – 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 music enthusiasts to enjoy the sounds of old-time music throughout the year. The grant signifies that through this project, Athens State is making Alabama’s communities stronger and our state’s arts and culture sector more vibrant.
“Support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts allows us to bring in top caliber bluegrass entertainers while keeping the cost for patrons, especially families with children, affordable,” said Dr. Keith Ferguson, vice president for University Advancement. “We sincerely appreciate the work of the Council and their support of culturally diverse music genres that are historically significant to the State of Alabama.”
Fiddlers Concert Series Lineup
- Dec. 3 – Andy Leftwich & Friends
- Jan. 16, 2025 – Kenny & Amanda Smith
- March 4, 2025 – The Tennessee Bluegrass Band
- May 15, 2025 – Act of Congress
- July 24, 2025 – The Kody Norris Show
- Sept. 4, 2025 – The Seldom Scene
Season passes and tickets for each individual concert in the series can be purchased online at www.TVOTFC.org. All six concerts will be at Athens State’s McCandless Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets for each show will cost $15 for adults and $5 for kids under 18.
A limited number of season passes are still available. Open seating season passes are $125 and include one ticket to each of the six concerts in the 2025 Fiddlers Concert Series and one weekend pass to the 2025 Fiddlers Convention. Seating for concerts will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
If guests would prefer to choose and reserve their seats for the concerts, they can purchase a reserved seating pass for $150. With this option, guests will choose which seats in McCandless Hall they would prefer to sit in, and these seats will be reserved for them for each concert in the series.
The reserved seating pass also includes one ticket to all six concerts in the 2025 Fiddlers Concert Series and one weekend pass to the 2025 Fiddlers Convention.
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