Education and Outreach Archivist from East Tennessee State University's Archives of Appalachia explores the significant history of the studio where Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys and Jim Lauderdale recorded the GRAMMY Award-winning album "Lost in the Lonesome Pines," and many, many others.
Join us on Tuesday, August 12 for a Speaker Session with Ryan Nedrow. “Chords of Community” focuses on the importance and vitality of community-based music in small-town America. Whether through the parlor piano in the comfort of your home or in a crowd-fueled parade down Main Street, music finds a way into our hearts and minds becoming a staple of community life the world over. In small-town America, Jonesborough, Tennessee, is a case study for grassroots musical performance to the tune of an ever-changing national identity.
Join us on Tuesday, September 9 for a Speaker Session with Emily Hilliard. In this Speaker Session, folklorist Emily Hillard talks about the future-focused and collaborative approach to cultural work she explores in her book, Making our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia.
Join us on Tuesday, September 9 for a Speaker Session with Emily Hilliard. In this Speaker Session, folklorist Emily Hillard talks about the future-focused and collaborative approach to cultural work she explores in her book, Making our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia.
Join us on Tuesday, November 11 for a Speaker Session with Rissi Palmer. With the breakthrough 2007 single, "Country Girl," from her self-titled debut country album, Rissi Palmer made history as the first Black female country artist to ascend the Billboard Hot Country Singles Charts since Dona Mason in 1987. Palmer swiftly captured attention, ranking among iTunes' Top 5 Best-Selling Country Artists with her digital EP the same year.
Join us on Tuesday, December 9 for a Speaker Session with Nicholas Edward Williams. Roots Music History: Live! is a multimedia presentation on local East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia music history presented by the producer and host of the music history podcast American Songcatcher heard on Radio Bristol, WNCW and wherever you get our podcasts, Nicholas Edward Williams. The experience includes historical audio, video, imagery, and a short concert of early songs recorded or documented in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
