Live radio show Mountain Stage is returning to Bristol this August. Doc Watson, Justin Townes Earle, and David Holt are slotted to play.
Mountain Stage at the Paramount
Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Unveils Banjometer
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance unveiled a "Banjometer" on the side of the proposed Cultural Heritage Center building, corner of Cumberland and Moore Street's , Bristol, VA this morning. This banjometer will serve as an indicator of just how far the organization has come in the past year in raising funds for the Cultural Heritage Center and what a short distance we have to go; only $3.6 million left to raise.
$2.5 Million in Federal Funds Advances Birthplace of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center
On the morning of January 15, 2010, Congressman Rick Boucher made an announcement of $2.5 million in federal funding for the Birthplace of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center. The full text of the announcement can be found on Congressman Boucher's website or below. You can also see video of the announcement on Congressman Boucher's You Tube channel at www.youtube.com/CongressmanBoucher
ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, Country, and Celtic Band Celebration 2010 at The Paramount
This annual concert, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature 10 ETSU student bands playing everything from bluegrass and country to Celtic and old-time music. In addition, members of the ETSU program’s faculty, including Grammy Award-winning musicians Tim Stafford and Adam Steffey and others, will join students onstage, and a special guest appearance by the celebrated Tri-Cities bluegrass band Hard Times is scheduled.
During the 1980s Hard Times was a premier bluegrass band in the East Tennessee region. ETSU’s Professor Emeritus, Jack Tottle recalls that they were “exceptionally strong both instrumentally and vocally.
STILL INSIDE: THE TONY RICE STORY
The highly anticipated authorized biography of acoustic guitar legend Tony Rice is now in the final stages of production and will be released within a couple months!
Many consider Rice the greatest acoustic guitar player of all time. Still Inside: The Tony Rice Story, written by Tim Stafford and Caroline Wright, delivers Tony’s incredible tale in his own inimitable words, with anecdotes and observations from his friends, family, fans, and fellow musicians.
The 4th Annual The Fiddlers of Madison County
For centuries, literally, folks have been following The French Broad River into
2010 Ole Time Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Festival , Fiddler’s Grove.
The 2010 Ole Time Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Festival at Fiddler’s Grove is scheduled for May 28th-30th. Advanced ticket prices: Adult Full Festival = $35; Youth Full Festival = $15. These advanced rates are good through May 14th. Don’t miss out on this great deal. Camping reservations will open on March 1st. They are filled up on a first comefirst served basis.The updated 2010 ticket/camping registration form will be available online March 1st. Individual competition registrations will be open again this year. You do not need to pre-register. You can register when you arrive at the festival or on the morning of competition, Saturday May 29th.
Benefit Concert at Paramount to Feature The Dixie Bee-Liners
Internationally acclaimed recording artists The Dixie Bee-Liners , featuring Bristol's own Rachel Renee Johnson, will be performing at a benefit concert for Rita Forrester Sunday, February 21 at 3:00 pm. Also appearing will be The Brother Boys, Ed Snodderly, Brandon Story, Annie Robinette and a host of other acts. Forrester, director of the Carter Fold in Hiltons, Va., lost her husband in a fire that also destroyed her home in December 2009. The Paramount Center for the Arts in downtown Bristol will graciously host the event.

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