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February Farm & Fun Time

February 7, 2019

Rachel Baiman, Beth Snapp, and
Tribute to Tennessee Ernie Ford at Farm & Fun Time

Bristol, Tenn./Va. (February 7, 2018) – Radio Bristol’s Farm & Fun Time live variety show returns  with a very special Valentine’s Day edition–one that includes musical guests Rachel Baiman, the critically-acclaimed folk singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and our region’s own Beth Snapp, a singer-songwriter whose “Pop-Alachian” sound has mass, cross-genre appeal.

In celebration of the anniversary of the entertainer’s 100th birthday, Farm & Fun Time will pay tribute to Bristol native Tennessee Ernie Ford with a homespun Heirloom Recipe segment featuring Ford’s eldest son Buck, as he shares a family favorite from the Ford family table. Farm & Fun Time host band Bill & the Belles will also treat audiences to a few favorites from “The Ole Pea Picker’s” catalog.

A revival of the former WCYB radio program that aired from downtown Bristol in the 1940s and 1950s, Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time is original programming the entire family will enjoy.

Tickets to this Farm & Fun Time are now sold out, but Radio Bristol can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area, online at ListenRadioBristol.org, and through the station’s free mobile app. You may also view Farm and Fun Time on Radio Bristol’s Facebook Live at Facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol. For more information visit the Events page.

Farm & Fun Time Celebrates Album “Big Bend Killing”

January 4, 2019

“Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition”

Bristol, Tenn./Va. (January 4, 2018) – Radio Bristol’s popular Farm and Fun Time live variety show pays tribute to Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition, a 32-song album released in 2017 to support the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The program will feature performances by some of the artists who recorded on the album, including Amythyst Kiah, Elizabeth LaPrelle, John Lilly, and Farm and Fun Time house band Bill and the Belles. The ETSU Old Time Ramblers will also perform.

Farm and Fun Time takes place on Thursday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum; doors open at 6:30 p.m. and guests are asked to be seated by 6:50 p.m. There are only a handful of tickets available if you wish to be part of the live studio audience; tickets to this special program are $35 plus tax and fees.

The Appalachian ballad tradition is alive and thriving among a new generation of artists, many of whom learned the songs directly from an oral tradition, either from older singers, from recordings, or both. Big Bend Killing brings these powerful songs to people who may never have had the opportunity to hear them. A wide range of artists were assembled to record the album, including Rosanne Cash, Carter Family descendant Dale Jett ft. Hello Stranger, seventh-generation ballad singer, storyteller, and claw-hammer banjo player Sheila Kay Adams, renowned old-time and bluegrass artist Alice Gerrard, and many more.

Farm and Fun Time features a variety of segments including jingles written and performed by Bill and the Belles, a farm report, an heirloom recipe segment, and nationally touring artists. A revival of the former WCYB radio program that aired from downtown Bristol in the 1940s and 1950s, Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time is original programming the entire family will enjoy.

Radio Bristol can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area, online at ListenRadioBristol.org, and through the station’s free mobile app. You may also viewFarm and Fun Time on Radio Bristol’s Facebook Live at Facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol. To purchase tickets and for more information on concerts and programming, visit our Events page.

December Events at BCM

November 27, 2018

Bristol, Tenn./Va. (November 27, 2018) – Christmas time in Historic Downtown Bristol is a truly magical experience. From the annual Christmas parade to the beautifully adorned shop windows all decked out for the season, there’s an abundance of hometown warmth and holiday cheer. While the kids are out of school, it’s the perfect opportunity to visit the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and take in For All The World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, a nationally touring exhibition from NEH on the Road. For All The World To See examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s through a compelling assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts. It also traces how images and media disseminated to the American public transformed the modern Civil Rights movement and jolted Americans, both black and white, out of a state of denial or complacency.

The content of For All the World to See addresses a wide range of issues and includes some images that may be too sensitive for very young children.

Visitors to For All The World To See will also encounter a supplementary display focused on local African American educational history, thanks to the City of Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol, Virginia Public Schools, the Slater School Alumni Association, and the Douglass School Alumni Association. Slater and Douglass Schools were built during the time of segregation as centers for educating African American youth in the region. Some children were bused in from as far away as Saltville and Glade Spring, Virginia to attend Douglass High School in Bristol. Photographs and artifacts from both schools are displayed alongside the special exhibit. Radio Bristol, the in-house radio station that broadcasts from the museum, will also feature 15-20 minute segments during itsOn the Sunny Side program, featuring stories and perspectives from members of our region’s African American community. The station broadcasts in the Bristol area on 100.1 FM, online atListenRadioBristol.org, and through the Radio Bristol mobile app. Finally, an event entitled Community Conversations About Race: A Moderated Panel Discussion will be held at the museum on December 4 at 6:30 p.m. as additional programming For All The World To See.

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum may seem like an unusual place to explore topics like civil rights, but the museum’s temporary exhibition gallery gives us the opportunity to usher in a variety of special exhibits to Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee that may not otherwise reach this region. This exhibition has been made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It has been adapted and is being toured by Mid-America Arts Alliance. For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights was organized by The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in partnership with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.

The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) also presents Richmond, Virginia’s Andrew Alli, accompanied by Josh Small, in concert on two separate nights and in two locations. On Friday, December 7, Alli will perform at the museum, and on Saturday, December 8, you’ll find him at The Inn at Wise in Wise, Virginia. Advance tickets to the show are $10; they will be on sale for $15 at the door. To reserve tickets visit the Events page at BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org.

Monthly Community Jams continue on Saturday, December 15, bringing musicians together for a good, old-fashioned jam session. Community Jams take place the third Saturday of each month in the Learning Center at the museum. These sessions are free and open to the public—all ages and experiences welcome!

Radio Bristol’s popular Farm and Fun Time Christmas Spectacular on December 20 featuring The Church Sisters, Carolina Blue, Sally & George, and house band Bill & the Belles may be sold out, but you don’t need to miss a note! The show will air in its entirety on Radio Bristol’s Facebook Live at 7:00 p.m. EST.

 

Radio Bristol Premieres Folk Soul Revival Facebook Live

August 27, 2018
Radio Bristol Premieres new music from Folk Soul Revival during an intimate album release concert in the Performance Theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on August 31. The concert is sold out, but you don’t have to miss the performance! You may view the show on Radio Bristol’s Facebook Live, or tune in to the station for a listen.
“We are thrilled to host Folk Soul Revival for their album release show,” said Radio Bristol host and producer Kris Truelsen. “What a better way to experience the new record than to hear it live! We urge fans to join us on Radio Bristol’s Facebook page that evening and be part of the live chat during the concert. Let us know what you think of the new album and where you’re watching from!”
A modern band rooted in old-school southern sounds, Folk Soul Revival whips up its own version of amplified Americana on the band’s self-titled fourth record. The album is already achieving critical acclaim in the music press and has reached #45 on the Americana Radio Albums Chart. 
The name says it all – Folk Soul Revival. Like the band that created it, the album celebrates the sounds, stories, and small-town values of an earlier era while modernizing their approach with sharp songwriting and electrifying instrumental work. There’s country twang, bluegrass bounce, hillbilly hell-raising, chicken-pickin’ guitar, and roadhouse roots-rock, all sandwiched into a track list that mixes heartbreak, honesty, and humor in equal doses. Recorded in Nashville and road-tested on stages across the country, this is Folk Soul Revival’s finest work – an album that nods to the glory days of the past while still pushing the band forward. 
The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM – the parent nonprofit of Radio Bristol, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, and the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival), in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation, will bring three Virginia based acts to The Long Road: A Festival of Country, Americana, & Roots in Leicestershire, England September 7-9 – Folk Soul Revival will be among them, along with singer-songwriters Dori Freeman and Andrew Alli.
A favorite act at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Folk Soul is also scheduled to perform at the 18th annual event in Historic Downtown Bristol, VA-TN on Saturday, September 22nd. 
For more information about The Long Road visit TheLongRoad.com. To purchase tickets to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion visit BristolRhythm.com. 
Radio Bristol Premieres Folk Soul Revival will air at 7:00 p.m. EST on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area, online at ListenRadioBristol.org, and through Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Facebook users may view the show on Radio Bristol’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/WBCMRadioBristol.