Farm and Fun Time

BRISTOL, TN-VA – The Birthplace of Country Music Museum will present Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time, with musical guests Belle Frantz and Andrew Sa in the acoustically perfect intimate Performance Theater on Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m.

Hosted by Kris Truelsen & Country Casserole, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WYCB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on more than 143 PBS channels across the United States. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

Hailing from Greenwood Springs, Mississippi, Belle Frantz is an independent artist bringing the classic country charm to today’s music scene. Her music has been featured in the hit show Landman and her debut EP, “Why I Sing This Way” was a collection of covers paying respect to some of her heroes including Reba McEntire, Conway Twitty and George Jones. She was recently a writer on a Vince Gill song “Lonely’s What I Do” and released the first piece of a project called “Hymns From a Barstool”, inspired by the gospel music that shaped her sound today. She’s toured with Willie Nelson, Alabama, The Castellows and Tracy Lawrence, and is looking forward to headlining venues of her own soon.

Andrew Sa steps confidently into the spotlight with his debut album American Rough, out on June 26 via Bloodshot Records. After growing up in the Bay learning to sing along to classic country hits, Sa eventually moved to Chicago to further his songwriting education through a class at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and went on to meet the collaborators that shaped his musical career in Chicago for the years to come: Liam Kazar and Sully Davis. It was Davis who first invited Sa to open for the legendary queer country band Lavender Country at The Hideout and also tapped him for the brilliantly campy music revue Cosmic Country Showcase, started by Davis and Dorian Gehring in 2018. It was largely through Cosmic Country that Sa became a sought-after voice in Chicago’s independent music scene, enveloping audiences with his signature, siren-like croon and delectable charm.

Host Kris Truelsen has spent the better part of the last two decades touring across the U.S., honing his craft as a songwriter and performer. With his latest project fronting Country Casserole, he leans into the rock n’ roll side of country music. It’s rowdy, loose, and unmistakably Kris. The band features an all star lineup including JP Parsons (guitar), Rebecca Branson Jones (pedal steel), Sarah Griffin (bass), and Levi Trent (drums).

Tickets to the show are $48.69 (includes applicable taxes and fees) and may be purchased through the Events page at BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org.

Special thanks to Blue Ridge PBS, and our underwriters including the City of Bristol, Tennessee, The Bristol Hotel, Eastman Credit Union, Permatile Concrete Products Company, and News 5 WCYB. Closed captioning made possible by Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards.