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  • Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

    Downtown Bristol Bristol, TN, United States

    Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion celebrates 20 years in Historic Downtown Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee September 10-12, 2021. Honoring the legacy of the 1927 Bristol Sessions, which included the first recordings of The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers and ushered country music into the mainstream, Bristol Rhythm digs deep into the roots of Appalachian music while lifting

  • Affrilachian Storytelling with Lyn Ford

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Join us Tuesday, October 5, 7:00pm for our next Virtual Speaker Series, a chance to get spooky with Affrilachian storyteller Lyn Ford! Lyn will explore the importance of Affilachian storytelling within Appalachian communities and her own family, talk about the power of telling stories about “spookers and haints” and some of their origins and history,

  • Appalachia & Scottish Folk Songs

    TN, United States

    Virtual Speaker Series Appalachia and Scottish Folk Songs with Musician Jennifer Licko JOIN US ON November 9 | 7:00pm FREE  |  PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Register Now Appalachia & Scottish Folk Songs Join us on Tuesday, November 9, 7:00pm for our next Virtual Speaker Series with musician and historian Jennifer Licko. Scottish settlers established themselves in the

  • 75th Anniversary of Radio Bristol’s Farm & Fun Time

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    FARM AND FUN TIME'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL featuring JOHN R. MILLER ZOE AND CLOYD and host band BILL AND THE BELLES Thursday, November 11, 2021  |  7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum Be part of the live studio audience! Farm and Fun Time lines up 75th anniversary show “That was the biggest thing in this part

  • From Work Songs to Productivity: Connections Between Music and Labor

    TN, United States

    Virtual Speaker Series From Work Songs to Productivity: Connections Between Music and Labor with the Birthplace of Country Music Curatorial Staff JOIN US ON December 7 | 7:00pm FREE  |  PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Register Now Connections Between Music and Labor Join us on Tuesday, December 7, 7:00pm for our next Virtual Speaker Series with the Birthplace

  • Farm and Fun Time

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    TIM O'BRIEN BAND THE SLOCAN RAMBLERS and BILL AND THE BELLES Thursday, December 9, 2021  |  7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum Be part of the live studio audience! "He Walked On" ~ Tim O'Brien TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The Birthplace of Country Music presents Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time variety show, live from the

  • A Radio Bristol Christmas

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    CELEBRATE THE SEASON A Radio Bristol Christmas ft. The Kody Norris Show, Martha Spencer & Larry Sigmon, & Bill & the Belles Friday, December 17 | 7:00 p.m. ET Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tickets: $35 You're invited to a night of merriment and seasonal delight with a very special Radio Bristol Christmas at the Birthplace of Country

  • 1927 Society Concert: Mike Farris

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Tickets On Sale Now to the Public! Mike Farris  1927 Society Concert Saturday, January 29, 2022 Doors: 6:00 PM | Concert: 7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music MuseumJoin us for an intimate 1927 Society Concert experience at the museum with GRAMMY Award-winning artist Mike Farris. In addition to an incredible GRAMMY win for 2015's Shine for

  • Pick Along Summer Camp

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    2022 PICK ALONG SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! At the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s Pick Along Summer Camp, students will learn foundational skills from expert instructors on the same style of acoustic instruments played on the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings – banjo, guitar, or fiddle. Campers also get to explore the museum, learn about