By Erika Barker, Curatorial Manager “Instrument Interview” blog posts are a chance to sit down with an instrument and learn more about it! From the different types of instruments played […]

In the BCM Blog, a re-post of the story in the May 2023 edition of Voice Magazine for Women. Link to full issue included.

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day, also known as National Teacher Day. The National Education Association notes that this is “a day for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they […]

This edition of the BCM Blog is contributed by Coleman Austin, our marketing intern and senior from Virginia High School. He’s been attending the festival with his friends since he […]

Radio Bristol is proud to offer a platform to local and regional artists, artists who are often underrepresented on a national level yet deserving of that audience. In expanding upon […]

Did you know that last year the Birthplace of Country Music Museum took in on loan one of the most important guitars in American music history – Jimmie Rodgers’ 1928 […]

As 2022 comes to a close, it becomes a time for reflection – and so Radio Bristol would like to take the opportunity to look back at some of the […]

Wearing your favorite band's t-shirt to their show is definitely cool. Support your local music scene!

While December 13 – today – is National Violin Day, here at the Birthplace of Country Music, we celebrate it as National Fiddle Day! The violin or fiddle is believed […]

Today we welcome guest writer Miriam Meeks to the BCM Blog as she shares stories and objects from a wonderful special exhibit currently on display at the Mississippi Department of […]

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club where readers from BCM and the Bristol Public Library come together each month to celebrate and explore books inspired by our region’s rich Appalachian cultural and musical heritage! […]

Transmitting cosmic gratitude and positive energy through the transformative power of music this holiday season.