Multi-instrumentalist Dr. Lee Bidgood, Assistant Professor of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), will present a lecture detailing the history of mandolin orchestras, their wide repertoire, and some of the catalogs of companies like Gibson who marketed mandolin and banjo orchestras. A performance by the ETSU Mandolin Orchestra […]
This volunteer training session has been cancelled and will be rescheduled -- for more information, email volunteercoordinator@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org. If you are interested in working behind the scenes at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, become a volunteer! Help is needed in a number of areas including gallery assistant, archives, special events, and curatorial. Your level of involvement […]
Spring is in the air and it’s the perfect time to have fun with family at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! There will be lots of fun, games, and activities that the whole family will enjoy together! Best of all, Family Fun Day is free and includes admission to Made In Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones […]
This volunteer training session has been cancelled and will be rescheduled -- for more information, email volunteercoordinator@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org. If you are interested in working behind the scenes at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, become a volunteer! Help is needed in a number of areas including gallery assistant, archives, special events, and curatorial. Your level of involvement […]
“Morristown: In the Air and Sun” will be screened in the museum’s Performance Theater on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30pm. A working class response to globalization, this hour-length documentary looks at the issues of immigration, factory flight, and the organized demand for economic justice. The film is free and open to the public. This film […]
At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 1, at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Adam “Butter Bean” Alfrey will bring to life the national pastime as it was played in 1864. Back then, base ball (most often written as two words) was played without gloves and ascribed to be a gentleman's game. Butter Bean plays for the Knoxville […]
Now that summer is here, it’s the perfect time to have fun with family at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! On Saturday, June 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., there will be lots of fun, games, and activities that the whole family will enjoy together. Best of all, Family Fun Day is free and includes […]
"Made in the U.S.A.,” part of PBS’s America Revealed series, will be screened in the museum’s Performance Theater on Thursday, June 16, at 6:30p.m. This documentary is the story of how American manufacturers embraced new ideas and technologies to transform themselves into world-leading producers of everything from sleek new cars to mighty ships to microchips. […]
Join the The Palace Pickers band at Pick Along! Summer Camps 2016! SOLD OUT Week 1: June 20-24 String Instrument Camp ages 7-10 The Birthplace of Country Music Museum's Pick Along! Summer Camps are back for a second season! Not only will your child learn about Bristol's important role in country music history and its […]
Join the The Palace Pickers band at Pick Along! Summer Camps 2016! SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE Dates: June 27-July 1 String Instrument Camp ages 11-14 The Birthplace of Country Music Museum's Pick Along! Summer Camps are back for a second season! Not only will your child learn about Bristol's important role in country music history and […]
