Events from May 9 – February 24 – The Birthplace of Country Music
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Ongoing Exhibits

Through text and artifacts, multiple theater experiences, film and sound, and interactive displays, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum shares the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings, explores how evolving sound technology shaped their success, and highlights how this rich musical heritage lives on in today’s music.

I Have a Voice: Tennessee’s African American Musical Heritage

The special exhibit I Have a Voice gives a snapshot of African American Tennesseans’ important contribution to American music, including spirituals, blues, ragtime, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and soul music.

Radio Bristol Book Club

Listen live as the Radio Bristol Book Club explores The Bridge to Terabithia, a selection from the special exhibit Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children's Literature.

RTE 23 Listening Room

The Birthplace of Country Music proudly presents another exciting RTE 23 Listening Room concert experience in Wise, Virginia with Hello October!

NEW TIME! Radio Bristol Premieres

Join us at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum Performance Theatre for a special Radio Bristol Premieres album release show with Merle Monroe! 

ETSU Gospel Choir

The Birthplace of Country Music proudly presents the East Tennessee State University Gospel Choir in concert at the museum; companion programming to the I Have a Voice special exhibit.