Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton IL, welcomes back The Farm Hands to our outdoor stage, on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Join us for an evening of praise and worship. A free-will offering will be received. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.
Tim Graves and The Farm Hands is one of the most exciting and in-demand bands in Bluegrass Music. Since their inception in 2010, the band has received over 82 award nominations, winning an unprecedented 34 major awards, including Bluegrass Gospel Band of the Year at the 2019 and 2020 Bluegrass Music Awards.
Their YouTube videos, Facebook, and Twitter pages have thousands of followers! They are one of the busiest touring bands in Bluegrass, performing over 150 dates per year! They are booked at a variety of venues: Festivals, Churches, Performing Arts Centers, Theaters, and Fairs. The quartet is at home at any venue, because they stay true to their calling.
Tim Graves of The Farm Hands explains, “When you do what you are called to do, you really don’t have to worry about anything, because the Lord is in charge. We are merely the vessel that He chooses to use, when someone decides to have us at their event. The Lord leads; we follow. It’s very simple: if we just get out of The Lord’s way, it will work out like it should. It’s when we try to do things on our own, that we have difficulties.”
Tim Graves and The Farm Hands play Bluegrass and Gospel Music; Gospel Music has always been a part of Bluegrass Music. When anyone brings Tim Graves and The Farm Hands to their event, they will be getting the best of both genres. The Lord must love music, to make those two styles of music work so well together!
For anyone who has seen them in concert, none of this comes as a surprise. Tim Graves and The Farm Hands is one of the most exciting and talented bands in Bluegrass music. The group features four award-winning singers, musicians, and songwriters, including two long-time veterans of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.
They had a number one song, called “Pride.” The classic song was first released by Ray Price in the 1960s and was number two on the list of the top-200 Artists of 2021 worldwide. This is the only Group in the Bluegrass genre that can honestly say they have Bluegrass DNA that was handed down from the first generation of Bluegrass Music Greats. That is exciting news for this talented group!
They have a number one song in the charts again, titled “She’s Gone, Gone, Gone,” a Harlan Howard song first recorded by Lefty Frizzell and later by Glen Campbell. The version that Tim Graves and The Farm Hands perform is a bit different, but it is just as appealing to the listener.