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Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Events at this venue
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Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen Live in Concert
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesPAT "MOTHER BLUES" COHEN LIVE IN CONCERTSaturday, September 25, 2021 | 7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen’s powerful voice, humor and deep blues bring audiences to their feet. Featured in the Our Living Past special exhibit, Pat’s vibrancy and love for the music jumps out of her
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Virtual Speaker Series – Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesJoin the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Tuesday, April 6, 7:00pm for a conversation with author Lydia R. Hamessley about her book Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first,
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Virtual Speaker Series – Black in Appalachia: Uncovering & Sharing Regional Black Narratives
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesJoin Black in Appalachia's Alona Norwood and William Isom on Tuesday, March 2, 7:00pm when they will discuss the public history research and educational components developed in Northeastern Tennessee in their work to uncover and share the Black stories and histories of our region. From school records and community partnerships to racial atrocities, Norwood and
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TN Songwriters Week Qualifying: Birthplace of Country Music
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesTENNESSEE SONGWRITERS WEEK QUALIFIYING ROUND Saturday, February 5, 2022 | 1:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum The Birthplace of Country Music is excited to partner with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to be a venue for qualifying rounds leading up to the annual Tennessee Songwriters Week. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, located in Historic Downtown
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Virtual Speaker Series – Food Matters: Exploring History Through Food
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesJoin Paula Johnson, Food History Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and Rene Rodgers, Head Curator at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, on Tuesday, January 12, 7:00pm for a conversation about the power of food as a lens for exploring history. We’ll hear about the National Museum of American History’s robust
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Special Exhibit: Centennial of Women’s Suffrage
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesThe Birthplace of Country Music Museum is marking the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States with two poster exhibits: Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service) and To Make Our Voices Heard: Tennessee Women’s Fight for the Vote (Tennessee State Museum). Both exhibits are a wonderful way to
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Special Exhibit: A Selection of Hard Rock’s Country Music Memorabilia
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesThe Birthplace of Country Music Museum and Hard Rock International have partnered up to bring priceless items from Hard Rock’s vast collection of country music memorabilia to Historic Downtown Bristol for exhibition. Hard Rock items featured in the museum’s new Honky Tonk special exhibit include costume pieces worn by Loretta Lynn and the Queen of
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Special Exhibit – Honky Tonk: Portrait of Country Music 1972-1981
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesIn the 1970s, photographer Henry Horenstein shot album covers for upstart bluegrass label Rounder Records. But in his off-hours, he soon became unofficial photographer to the culture of country musicians great and small, and their dedicated fans. It’s a world that looks quite a bit like country songs sound: full of hard-working operators and lonely
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Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time ft. Merle Monroe, Nora Brown
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesBe part of the studio audience for Farm & Fun Time featuring music guests Merle Monroe and Nora Brown! Farm and Fun Time hearkens back to the days of classic live radio and features today’s top traditional country, bluegrass and old-time artists. We’re proud to bring back this historic program to a new generation of
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Bristol Sessions Super Raffle
Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United StatesA fundraiser for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the Bristol Sessions Super Raffle gives you the opportunity to win up to $250,000 in cash and big prizes! Each ticket gives you two chances to win! Drawing will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2020 from noon to 4:00 p.m. with prizes to be given
