AL HJR96

Recognizes the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention held annually the first weekend in October on the Athens State University campus in Athens, Alabama

Convention was established nearly 47 years ago to nurture and foster old time music culture among musicians and audiences across the Southeast

Attracts approximately 15,000 visitors annually and serves as the largest tourism attraction in Limestone County

Designates the convention as the official home of 14 state championships in old time music categories including harmonica, banjo, dulcimer, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bluegrass band, and old-time singing

House adopted the resolution on February 28, 2013; Senate adopted on May 2, 2013