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.
Join us at Michael Waltrip Brewing on Wednesday, August 3, 7:00pm for Trivia Night: Mountain Dew & More (teams should arrive to register in-person at 6:30pm)! This event is complementary programming to the museum’s current special exhibit – “It’ll Tickle Yore Innards!”: A (Hillbilly) History of Mountain Dew – on display through August 7.
Join us on Tuesday, August 9, 7:00 p.m. for our next Speaker Series (Hybrid) featuring Dr. Malcolm Smith talking about renowned Appalachian fiddler Albert Hash.
Join us in the intimate performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for WBCM Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time live variety show with special guests Fireside Collective, Larry Bellorin and Joe Troop, and host band, Bill and the Belles.
If you love the earth and think being green is great, join Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion's Green Team and HOKA for a 5K plogging event starting at State Street Brewery!
1968: A Folsom Redemption is a collection of photographs and memories of two journalists lucky enough to be among a handful of eyewitnesses to the historic Johnny Cash concerts at Folsom Prison. The exhibit highlights Cash’s golden era from the January 1968 Folsom Prison album recording to a March 1, 1969 concert in Anaheim, California, when he was getting ready to launch his network television show. The collection include a wide range of intimate photos with friends and family to a backstage meeting with country music legend Merle Haggard with the Man in Black.
Gus Arrendale & Springer Mountain Farms Present this special tribute to Johnny Cash. Free tour of the museum and the special exhibit "1968: A Folsom Redemption" included!
The state-of-the-art VMFA on the Road Artmobile -- a traveling exhibit and education studio -- is coming to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and will be open to school groups,drop-in visitors, and Bristol Rhythm festivalgoers from September 7 to September 11, 2022!
Raise the rooftop with The Larry Keel Experience, Woody Woodworth & The Piners, and Old Line Skiffle Combo for the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion pre-festival kick-off show at The Bristol Hotel!
Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival September 2022!