BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Birthplace of Country Music - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Birthplace of Country Music REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270910 DTSTAMP:20240328T181006 CREATED:20150817T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T221253Z UID:10019646-1441065600-1820534399@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Ongoing Exhibits DESCRIPTION:enjoy an online tour of our museum with a collection of new behind-the-scenes videos!\nTAKE VIRTUAL TOUR \nThrough beautiful theater experiences\, interactive displays\, and text and artifacts 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. It’s an immersive\, interactive museum with amazing sights and sounds!\n\nPanels focus on topics such as the development of the modern recording industry and the artists who recorded at the Bristol Sessions\, including Ernest V. Stoneman\, Alfred G. Karnes\, El Watson\, The Carter Family\, and Jimmie Rodgers. The Bristol Sessions were the first recordings of The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers\, and they quickly became stars in the emerging “hillbilly” music industry. A timeline of audio technology introduces you to the different ways to produce and listen to music\, and the Variety & Voice gallery highlights the history and beauty of the iconic instruments that have created the recognizable sounds of country music. \nVisiting the core exhibits at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is not a passive experience – we want you to explore the music through a variety of interactive and immersive experiences. Sound surrounds you throughout your visit. You can delve into local history to set the scene for the Bristol Sessions story\, and explore the sounds of the Sessions through clips of all of the songs issued by Victor Records from the Bristol recordings. In other parts of the gallery\, you can listen to the ways later musicians from Lead Belly to Nirvana have arranged some of these classic songs\, give those tunes new sounds at the mixing stations\, and belt out a song with family\, friends and fellow visitors at the sing-along station! \nYou can also engage in multiple film and theater experiences\, beginning with the Orientation Theater film “Bound to Bristol.” In the Greasy Strings Theater\, we explore the philosophy and techniques behind the playing of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings. You can take a pew in our small chapel to hear local gospel groups speak and sing about how faith has shaped music and our connection to it. The Immersion Theater makes you part of “the unbroken circle” – and gives you space to dance! Several shorter films explore oral histories of participants in the 1927 Bristol Sessions\, the career of Tennessee Ernie Ford\, and the impact of this music on TV and film. \n\nThe museum’s permanent exhibits won four awards at the 2015 Tennessee Association of Museums conference: Award of Excellence for Permanent Exhibits\, Award of Excellence for A/V – Mixing Station\, Award of Commendation for Chapel Film\, and the Past President’s Award of Excellence. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/ongoing-exhibit-one-test/ CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Circles-of-Success-Wall_2014_Fresh-Air-Photo.JPG1_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181006 CREATED:20221215T170144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T155625Z UID:10021554-1675515600-1675526400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week Qualifying Round at the Museum DESCRIPTION:The Birthplace of Country Music is hosting a qualifying round for the 2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week. Registration for songwriter participation at this Qualifying Round location is now closed. \nDate: Saturday\, February 4\, 2023 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: $10 (For spectators only; songwriters enter below\, no registration fee required)\n \nBUY SPECTATOR TICKETS HERE  \nREGISTRATION FOR SONGWRITERS NOW CLOSED \nAspiring singer-songwriters dream of the opportunity to perform at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe\, and for a few lucky artists\, that opportunity will arrive during 2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week! A number of venues\, including the Birthplace of Country Music in Downtown Bristol\, Virginia-Tennessee\, will host qualifying rounds for singer-songwriters to compete for a place in the spotlight at this historic proving ground for artists – and spectators are invited to watch the competition! \nFour (4) songwriters will be chosen from the Bristol competition to move forward and compete during Tennessee Songwriters Week Showcase at The Down Home in Johnson City\, Tennessee on Feb. 22. One songwriter will move forward from each Showcase event across the state of Tennessee to perform at Bluebird Cafe in March. \nUp to 20 contestants will be considered for the Qualifying Round at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Saturday\, February 4\, 2023\, but we will be accepting a waitlist after the first 20 spots are filled. There is no registration fee. Any legal resident of the Unites States\, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are eligible. \nThe deadline to register for Bristol qualifying round is Friday\, January 13\, 2023.  \nTo enter\, songwriters must submit their contact information\, song lyrics for the song they plan to perform\, and a YouTube link to a video of the song they will perform during the competition. Songwriters will be judged based on their overall performance\, originality and connection to the audience. Songs deemed inappropriate or inflammatory will not be considered. Songwriters are only permitted to register with one venue during qualifying rounds. Internet access is required to enter\, with no purchase necessary. \nTennessee Songwriters Week Official Rules.  \nFor more information on qualifying rounds across the state of Tennessee\, click here. \nFor 2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week FAQs\, click here. \nTimeline of events for Tennessee Songwriters Week: \nDecember 15: Songwriter registration opens \nJanuary 13: Deadline for Bristol qualifying round entry \nJanuary 29 – February 11: Qualifying Rounds statewide \nFebruary 19 – 25: Showcase Events statewide \nMarch ?: Finale at The Bluebird Cafe \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/2023-tennessee-songwriters-week-qualifying-round-at-the-museum/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_BCM_TNSongwriters_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181006 CREATED:20230502T192020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T203838Z UID:10024049-1675526400-1675530000@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Country Classics DESCRIPTION: URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/country-classics/2023-02-04/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2017_Radio_Country-Classics_Web-Thumb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181006 CREATED:20230123T163829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T164743Z UID:10029359-1675535400-1675544400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Square Dance at the Museum DESCRIPTION:  \nTime to “do-si-do”! You’re invited to a square dance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! \nDate: Saturday\, February 4\, 2023 \nTime: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: Free\, but please RSVP HERE \nJoin us for the first Square Dance at the Museum in 2023! An evening of old-fashioned square dancing with caller Tyler Hughes and live string band music is sure to get your feet moving. No partner or experience necessary – just a desire to have a great night out! \nThis square dance is free and open to the public\, though donations at the door are greatly appreciated and help the museum to offer free and low-cost programming to our community. \n\n6:30pm – Half-hour of instruction on basic square dance steps\n7:00–9:00pm – Do-si-do and promenade in our lively square dance\n\nGet your dancing shoes on and spread the word! For more information\, email info@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org or call 423-573-1927. \n\n* The square dance will be held in the museum’s Special Exhibits Gallery\, and we ask participants to wear sturdy\, comfortable shoes (no heels please!) to protect the wooden floor. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/square-dance-at-the-museum-3/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022_BCMM_SquareDance_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181006 CREATED:20210726T182546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T204210Z UID:10029001-1675778400-1675782000@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Joe Bussard's Country Classics DESCRIPTION:Country Classics features American roots music from the world renown collection of Joe Bussard. Bussard is one of the world’s foremost collectors of rare 78rpm recordings and a celebrated radio personality. Country Classics airs Tuesdays 2pm to 3pm Eastern and Saturdays 4pm to 5pm. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/joe-bussards-country-classics/2023-02-07/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dust_and_Grooves_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20180709T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T205004Z UID:10027473-1675875600-1675879200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Scotty's Tune-Up DESCRIPTION:Scotty’s Tune-Up explores the raw and primal sounds of garage rock by showcasing tunes from obscure bands you won’t hear anywhere else. Tune up and get into high gear with Scotty every Wednesday at 5pm EST! \n  \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/scottys-tune-up/2023-02-08/ CATEGORIES:Radio Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Scottys-Tune-Up2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230106T160452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T142937Z UID:10029357-1675969200-1675976400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Farm and Fun Time featuring Town Mountain\, Anya Hinkle Trio DESCRIPTION:Sorry\, tickets are sold out! Be sure and join us on WBCM Radio Bristol’s Facebook page to view online for free! \nDate: Thursday\, February 9\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, audience is asked to please be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Performance Theater \nTickets: SOLD OUT! \nJoin 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 Town Mountain and Anya Hinkle Trio. \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Town Mountain \n \nHailing from Asheville\, North Carolina\, Town Mountain is the sum of all its vast and intricate influences — this bastion of alt-country rebellion and honky-tonk attitude pushed through the hardscrabble Southern Appalachian lens of its origin. \n“For us\, it’s all about the interaction between the audience and the band — doing whatever we can onstage to facilitate that two-way street of energy and emotion\,” says mandolinist Phil Barker. “Whether it’s a danceable groove or a particular lyric in a song\, we’re projecting what we’re going through in our daily lives\, and we feel that other people can attest to that\, as well — it’s all about making that connection.” \nAbout Anya Hinkle Trio \n \nWith vivid storytelling\, vibrant musicianship and arresting honesty\, Anya Hinkle and her band explore the beauty of song craft through the lens of the Appalachian string band tradition. Originally from the mountains of Virginia\, Anya’s music is steeped in the tones of folk and bluegrass and seasoned by travels across the world. A founding member of Asheville-based bands Dehlia Low (Rebel Records) and Tellico (Organic Records)\, Anya released the first full-length album under her own name\, “Eden And Her Borderlands\,” in July 2021 on Organic Records. Hinkle won the MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Competition in 2019 for her song “Ballad of Zona Abston” and was runner-up in the International Acoustic Music Awards in 2022 for her song “Hills of Swannanoa.” \nAnya tours regionally and nationally in the U.S. as well as Japan and Europe. The Trio includes dobro master Billy Cardine and Mary Lucey on bass and vocals. \nBilly Cardine has been recognized as a slide guitar pioneer\, taking the dobro with him into unchartered genres. Dobro master Jerry Douglas calls him “…an amazing Dobro player…He is fluent in everything that I do and…everybody that has come before. I couldn’t…pick a better example of where the Dobro is now or what the possibilities are with the instrument.” Billy has performed original compositions at Carnegie Hall\, The Kennedy Center\, and The Grand Ole Opry.  His albums have been awarded Indie Acoustic Music Project’s Roots Album of the Year and Chicago Tribune’s Bluegrass record of the year.  His memorable compositions and emotive playing have been featured on Television productions such as The History Channel’s “Our Generation”\, BBC World’s “Destination Music”\, and PBS’ “RoadTrip Nation”.  An internationally featured artist\, he tours and teaches in India\, Japan\, Europe and Canada. \nMary Lucey is a talented vocalist\, multi-instrumentalist and performer. She played bass for the The Biscuit Burners\, as well as for the all female group\, Uncle Earl. Mary has played venues such as The Kennedy Center\, Ryman Auditorium and festivals such as Bonnaroo\, Merlefest and Rockygrass. Her music has been featured on Mountain Stage and Woodsong’s Radio Hour. \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nBill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, TN-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Their delightfully deadpan new album\, Happy Again\, is full of life\, humor\, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Bill and the Belles is Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small. The group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-town-mountain-anya-hinkle-trio/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_RB_FFT_Feb_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20220511T124945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T131845Z UID:10029304-1676124000-1676134800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Monthly Country Jam DESCRIPTION:The Birthplace of Country Music Museum hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a country jam session focusing on country\, old-time and blues music. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick\, collaborate\, share their experiences\, and—most importantly—to have fun! \nThe jams are free and open to the public. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Those just interested in attending as a spectator are also welcome at no charge. \nJams will be held on the second Saturday of each month from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.\, serving as a great warm-up for Saturday night gigs. Musicians are asked to bring their own instruments. \nThe sessions will be held in the Learning Center at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. \nFor more information call 423-573-1927. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/monthly-community-jam-8/2023-02-11/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CountryJamWeb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230124T212009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230203T143524Z UID:10029390-1677006000-1677011400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW DATE: Speaker Sessions: Musician Greg Cornett on Jimmie Rodgers & Other Influences with Special Guest Wayne Henderson DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE! Tuesday\, February 21\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum & Via Zoom \nFree Event! \nRSVP (in-person)\nREGISTER (online) \nAbout Greg Cornett \nGreg B. Cornett is a fourth generation musician\, born and raised in one of the most musically rich areas in the country – east Tennessee. It is there that he heard his father and grandfather play the songs of the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. His great-grandparents played fiddle and banjo. Greg’s influences are woven into his guitar\, mandolin\, and banjo to create is own distinctive style. \nWayne Henderson \nWayne C. Henderson is an American guitar maker who specializes in the crafting of handmade\, custom acoustic guitars. He also occasionally makes other stringed instruments\, such as mandolins\, banjos\, and fiddles. \nHenderson’s guitars are inspired by the great pre-World War II guitars of C.F. Martin & Company\, and are hand-built in limited quantities; by October 2012\, over five hundred Henderson guitars had been constructed. As of the year 2022\, Henderson has built nearly nine hundred acoustic guitars\, over one hundred mandolins\, and has also built several banjos to add to his name. Henderson was originally exposed to the art of luthiery by a local of Grayson County\, Albert Hash. Hash was a violin builder and repairer who gave inspiration to Henderson and helped him learn about different types of wood and how to work with wood. \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-musician-greg-cornett-on-jimmie-rodgers-other-influences/ CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_BCM_SS_Feb_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20221222T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T132054Z UID:10029342-1677333600-1677344400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Monthly Bluegrass Jam DESCRIPTION:The Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association\, hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a bluegrass jam session. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick\, collaborate\, share their experiences\, and—most importantly—to have fun. The jams are acoustic and only feature traditional bluegrass instruments: acoustic guitar\, upright bass\, fiddle\, mandolin\, banjo\, and dobro. \nThe jams are free and open to the public. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Those just interested in joining as a spectator are welcome at no charge. \nBluegrass Jams will be held every fourth Saturday of the month from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.\, serving as a great warm-up for Saturday night gigs. Musicians are asked to bring their own instruments. Beginner-focused hour from 2:00-3:00. \nThe sessions will be held in the Learning Center at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. \nFor more information call 423-573-1927. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/bluegrass-jam-2/2023-02-25/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BluegrassJamWeb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230209T210411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T182730Z UID:10029418-1677839400-1677842100@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: Cowboy Dreams DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, March 3\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading Cowboy Dreams written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and read with permission by Penguin Random House. \nAbout Cowboy Dreams \nAll little May ever wanted to be was a cowboy\, for as long as she can remember. At the movies each Saturday\, she studies how to be a cowboy\, how to push her hat back and squint in the sun\, or ambush something on her bike. All she needs is a horse\, but her parents won’t even let her have a dog. So May builds her own horse from a blanket and a piece of clothesline on the basement banister. On her banister horse\, she dreams of the world of cowboys\, the open trail\, and her favorite cowboy songs. \nAbout the Author \nDayal Kaur Khalsa both wrote and illustrated picture books that celebrate the joys in life: the love between grandparents and grandchildren\, the togetherness of a family holiday\, the ingenuity of a girl who wants a dog\, the thrill of discovering a new and delicious food. Her books have won numerous awards\, including being chosen twice for the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year and twice as a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Dayal Kaur Khalsa died in 1989. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/new-museum-story-time-cowboy-dreams/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/StoryTime_CowboyDreams_Web_Update.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230213T214913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T155416Z UID:10029421-1678820400-1678825800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions: Insider Access to The Opry Archives with Jen Larson (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 14\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: Online Via Zoom \nFree Event! \nREGISTER (online) \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 14\, 7:00pm for our next Speaker Sessions when we will be hosting Jen Larson\, the Grand Ole Opry’s Archives Manager. For this virtual program\, Jen will be providing a behind-the-scenes view of the Grand Ole Opry archives\, sharing several interesting country music artifacts and collections that represent nearly a century of legendary programming with an iconic roster artist members. \nThe Grand Ole Opry archives are comprised of thousands of photographs and live recordings from some of the most significant artists in the history of American music. The archive spans decades and includes photographs\, interviews\, performances\, and appearances by both country artists and non-country talent at the height of their careers. \nAbout Jen Larson \nJen Larson is the Archives Manager for the Grand Ole Opry Archives\, and she also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum. While simultaneously developing her career in museum collections and archives management\, over the years she also garnered critical praise with the bluegrass band Straight Drive\, and she’s performed widely in concert series and music festivals. Additionally\, Jen has shared her passion for bluegrass music through educational programs through Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, a U.S. State Department goodwill tour\, and the Augusta Heritage Center. \n  \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/march2023-opryarchives-jenlarson/ CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_BCM_SS_Mar_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230127T170050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T140842Z UID:10029360-1678993200-1679000400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring Sam Bush\, Annabelle's Curse at the Paramount DESCRIPTION:Join the audience for a live broadcast of WBCM Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time variety show\, featuring special guests Sam Bush and Annabelle’s Curse and hosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, on the stage of the historic Paramount! \nDate: Thursday\, March 16\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) \nLocation: Paramount Bristol (518 State Street\, Bristol\, TN) \nTickets: $43.02 – $85.13 \nBUY TICKETS \nFarm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Sam Bush \n \nThere was only one prize-winning teenager carrying stones big enough to say thanks\, but no thanks to Roy Acuff. Only one son of Kentucky finding a light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys and catching a fire from Bob Marley and The Wailers. Only one progressive hippie allying with like-minded conspirators\, rolling out the New Grass revolution\, and then leaving the genre’s torch-bearing band behind as it reached its commercial peak. \nThere is only one consensus pick of peers and predecessors\, of the traditionalists\, the rebels\, and the next gen devotees. Music’s ultimate inside outsider. Or is it outside insider? There is only one Sam Bush. \nHe’s released seven albums and a live DVD over the past two decades. In 2009\, the Americana Music Association awarded Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist. Punch Brothers\, Steep Canyon Rangers\, and Greensky Bluegrass are just a few present-day bluegrass vanguards among so many musicians he’s influenced. His performances are annual highlights of the festival circuit\, with Bush’s joyous perennial appearances at the town’s famed bluegrass fest earning him the title\, “King of Telluride.” \n“With this band I have now I am free to try anything. Looking back at the last 50 years of playing newgrass\, with the elements of jazz improvisation and rock-&-roll\, jamming\, playing with New Grass Revival\, Leon\, and Emmylou; it’s a culmination of all of that\,” says Bush. “I can unapologetically stand onstage and feel I’m representing those songs well.” \nAbout Annabelle’s Curse \n \n“This five-piece alternative folk band from Bristol\, Tennessee/Virginia doesn’t seem to be cursed as much as blessed with talent.” – Huffington Post \n“Annabelle’s Curse are one of several folk-rock bands that have gone out on a limb to give the classic American genre an engaging revitalization…”\n– PopMatters \nFarm and Fun Time is made possible by Eastman Credit Union\, Toyota of Bristol and Virginia Tourism. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-sam-bush-annabelles-curse-at-the-paramount/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_BCM_FFT_Mar-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240101 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230216T204317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T171908Z UID:10022969-1679529600-1704067199@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:I've Endured: Women in Old-Time Music Special Exhibit DESCRIPTION:March 23 – December 31\, 2023 \nLocation: Special Exhibits Gallery\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \n“Congratulations to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for honoring the women of old-time music with their own exhibit. These women were from the hills and hollers of the rural south\, who helped plant musical seeds for all of us. My momma could have been in that exhibit\, since she taught us kids old ballads and immigrant songs\, gave us a love for music\, and access to banjos\, fiddles\, and a wash-tub bass. It’s great to see the seeds growing\, from Mother Maybelle Carter all the way to my fellow-Tennessean Amythyst Kiah.” ~ Dolly Parton \nVisit the “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” website. \nThe Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Historic Downtown Bristol honors the hidden heroines\, activists\, and commercial success stories of women who have impacted the roots and branches of old-time music in a new special exhibit\, “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music\,” on display March 23 – December 31\, 2023. Created by a women-led content team\, this will be the first exhibition curated by the museum that will eventually travel to other institutions. \nA commercial career in music may never have occurred to many women tending large families and domestic responsibilities. Women were frequently tied to the home. Others were discouraged or even forbidden by their husbands to keep their music going at home or to play in public. Some women were influenced by their church leaders to stay away from dancing and the music that surrounded it. In many cases women had fewer opportunities than men to make a viable career from their music. Nonetheless\, several found ways to work within these challenges – and move beyond them – in order to pass on old-time music\, and the related genres of country and bluegrass\, as performing musicians or in other roles in music. \n“I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” spotlights commercial success stories and iconic musicians like Mother Maybelle and Sara Carter\, Ola Belle Reed\, Elizabeth Cotten\, Lily May Ledford\, Hazel Dickens\, Etta Baker\, and Alice Gerrard. It also includes women who have impacted the genre in other ways\, such as Audrey Hash Ham\, Florence Reece\, Helen White\, Anne Romaine\, and Bernice Johnson Reagon. By showcasing today’s torchbearers and innovators\, the exhibit also illuminates the ways that women are carrying the old-time genre forward and the work still to be done to open it up to other underrepresented communities. Women like Rhiannon Giddens\, Martha Spencer\, Carla Gover\, Suzy Thompson\, and Amythyst Kiah are but a few examples of students of old-time who are blazing new trails. The content development team interviewed dozens of contemporary female old-time musicians and industry professionals as part of the exhibit. \nSpecial Thanks \nThis exhibit has been funded in part by grants from Virginia Humanities\, the Massengill-DeFriece Foundation\, and the IBMA Foundation\, along with local women-led business sponsorship from Friends of Southwest Virginia\, The Crooked Road\, Artemis Consulting Services\, LLC\, Bristol Ballet\, Suzi Griffin (Studio 6)\, Kim Sproles (KS Promotions)\, and Kayla Stevenson (Matte Nail Bar). East Tennessee Foundation Arts Fund provided grant funding for related public programming\, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation provided grant funding for the exhibit’s website. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/ive-endured-women-in-old-time-music-special-exhibit/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events,Special Exhibits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_BCMM_WIOTM_Web-e1684265675903.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T173000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230321T190252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T192603Z UID:10023381-1679932800-1679938200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Teacher Introduction To I've Endured: Women In Old-Time Music DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, March 27 from 4:00-5:30 PM EST for a FREE educator introduction to our new special exhibit – “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” \nWe will share information about booking school group visits\, related resources and lessons\, a curator-led tour of the exhibit (starting at 5:00pm)\, and refreshments! \nDate: Monday\, March 27\, 2023 \nTime: 4:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to all educators \nRSVP HERE \n  \nAbout The Exhibit \nOld-time music is described and experienced in different ways and for different purposes\, but at its heart\, old-time is mountain folk music with strong ties to Appalachia and the diverse peoples who have called it home. While old-time music has primarily been related to “hillbilly music” and its roots and branches can be found in the development of country and bluegrass\, it is one of the melting pots of American culture\, connecting to multiple genres\, influences\, and instruments. \nWomen have always been central to old-time music – in the home and on the stage\, and as instrumentalists and singers\, preservationists\, activists\, promoters\, and cultural memory keepers. I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music highlights the many women who have been integral to this music\, exploring the challenges they’ve faced making a career in the field\, the ways they have impacted the genre\, and their vision for the future of old-time. \n*Image courtesy Earl Neikirk URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/teacher-introduction-to-ive-endured-women-in-old-time-music/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC0106-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230210T183829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T155905Z UID:10029420-1680863400-1680866100@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: Come a Tide DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, April 7\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading Come a Tide written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. \nAbout Come a Tide \nCome a Tide is a lighthearted account of the spring floods. At a young girl’s rural home it’s been raining for days and the river is rising. “It’ll come tide\,” says Grandma – and it does. But these kinfolks are used to floods in the mountains\, to delighted pigs swirling by the swollen creek\, to the mess of mud that’s always left behind. “Then it’s time\,” as Grandma says\, “to make friends with a shovel.” And they do. \nAbout the Author \nGeorge Ella Lyon has published award-winning books for readers of all ages\, and her poem\, “Where I’m From\,” has been used as a model by teachers around the world. Recent titles include She Let Herself Go (poems) and the following picture books: “Which Side Are You On?” The Story of a Song\, and All the Water in the World (both CCBC Choices)\, The Pirate of Kindergarten (Schneider Award) and You and Me and Home Sweet Home (Jane Addams Honor). Originally from the mountains of Kentucky\, Lyon works as a freelance writer and teacher based in Lexington\, where she lives with her husband\, writer and musician Steve Lyon. They have two grown sons. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/new-museum-story-time-come-a-tide-2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230413 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230407T200631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T200702Z UID:10029422-1681171200-1681343999@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Radio Bristol Fund Drive DESCRIPTION:Please support WBCM Radio Bristol! \nDates: April 11-12\, 2023\n \nCLICK HERE TO DONATE  \nRadio Bristol is proud to lift the voices of our region and offer a multifaceted platform to an internationally spanning and ever-growing audience. As a community station your support is a crucial part of the continued success of this important project. Though our on air fund drive starts April 11th you can donate today and become an active member of the Radio Bristol community.\nConsider becoming a sustaining member by donating at the “Radio Bristol Record Breaker” level. By donating just $25 a month or a one time donation of $300 you will receive the following:\n– Limited edition T- shirt designed by celebrated regional artist Harry Slater\n– Radio Bristol hat\n– Limited edition Radio Bristol mug\n-One year membership in the 1927 Society including:\n\nUnlimited entry into the Birthplace of Country Music Museum\nName listed in donor display at BCMM and on website\nReceive quarterly newsletters on all things BCM\n6 Museum passes to share with friends\nA Smithsonian membership Opportunity to purchase Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion passes at lowest available price\nDonate at: shorturl.at/dqEKP\n  \nRadio Bristol is listener supported and your donations help provide funds for staff and programming. Listeners can pledge online during the fund drive by dialing 1-833-I-LUV-Bristol (1-833-458-8274). \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/radio-bristol-fund-drive-2/ CATEGORIES:Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_Radio_FundDrive_Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230407T195059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T142457Z UID:10023509-1681218000-1681228800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Radio Bristol Songwriter Showcase DESCRIPTION:Kicking off our annual Fund Drive with Radio Bristol DJs in concert! \nDate: Tuesday\, April 11\, 2023 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nFree event! \nCLICK HERE TO DONATE \nJoin us in celebration of all things Radio Bristol! We have curated a special performance highlighting some of your favorite Radio Bristol DJ and local songwriters during this variety show! Our Radio Bristol Songwriter Showcase coincides with our upcoming Radio Bristol fund drive. \nThe program will be free and open to the public; donations are encouraged in support of our unique community radio station! \nPerformers include: \nAlli Epperson\nDallas Wayne\nMomma Molasses\nChance Lawson\nLightnin’ Charlie\nAdam Bolt\nHarrison Hunt\nVirginia West\nMarshall Ballew\nJP Parsons\nBill Smith\nJared Bentley\nHosted by Kris Truelsen \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/radio-bristol-songwriter-showcase/ CATEGORIES:Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_Radio_FundDrive_Showcase_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230316T193352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T160209Z UID:10022972-1681239600-1681245000@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions: The cast and collaborators for Barter Theatre's "Keep on the Sunny Side" DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, April 11\, 7:00pm \nWhere: In-person and via Zoom\, please RSVP or register to participate \nCost: FREE! \nRSVP HERE for in-person attendance \nRegister HERE for the Zoom link \nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 11\, 7:00pm for our next Speaker Sessions with the cast and collaborators of Barter Theatre’s upcoming production of Keep on the Sunny Side: The Songs and Story of the Original Carter Family. Together they will tell stories about the history of the play and their collaboration with members of the Carter Family\, along with singing songs from the show and sharing the joy this play has brought to thousands of people. Featuring playwright Doug Pote\, director Nick Piper\, Eugene Wolf\, and members of the cast. \nKeep on the Sunny Side runs from April 22nd-May 20th on Barter‘s Gilliam Stage. \nAbout the Barter Theatre \nBarter Theatre opened its doors\, proclaiming “With vegetables you cannot sell\, you can buy a good laugh.” The price of admission was 40 cents or an equivalent amount of produce. Four out of five theatregoers paid their way with vegetables\, dairy products and livestock. To the surprise of many\, all the seats for the first show were filled. The concept of trading “ham for Hamlet” caught on quickly. At the end of the first season\, the Barter Company cleared $4.35 in cash\, two barrels of jelly\, and a collective weight gain of over 300 pounds. \nToday\, at least one performance a year celebrates Barter’s history by accepting donations for Feeding America Southwest Virginia. Barter Days happen in the month of June as a birthday celebration for Barter Theatre. The state theatre of Virginia\, the Barter is the nation’s longest running professional theatre\, and has received countless awards and accolades over its history and has been a launching pad for the careers of many iconic actors and actresses. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-the-cast-and-collaborators-for-barter-theaters-keep-on-the-sunny-side/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-03.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230208T142253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T142549Z UID:10029417-1681326000-1681333200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring Joslyn & The Sweet Compression\, Time Sawyer at the Museum DESCRIPTION: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 Joslyn & The Sweet Compression and Time Sawyer. \nDate: Wednesday\, April 12\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. ET (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, audience is asked to please be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Performance Theater \nTickets: $40 \nBUY TICKETS \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Joslyn & The Sweet Compression \n \nAfter cultivating her dynamic voice and performance skills in backup roles and stage plays\, Joslyn Hampton teamed with her stepfather\, Marty Charters (a touring guitarist and songwriter who has shared the stage with legends such as Junior Wells\, Buddy Guy\, and Van Morrison)\, to compose a captivating set of tunes and assemble an ace band. Joslyn & The Sweet Compression (Robert Frahm – guitar\, Smith Donaldson – bass\, Rashawn Fleming – drums\, Trevin Little – saxophone\, and Isaac Stephens – trumpet) combine to deliver a hook-filled mix of funk and soul on their self-titled debut album\, released in 2019. A headlining favorite at regional clubs and music festivals\, they are poised to engage fans across the country with widespread touring in 2023. \nAbout Time Sawyer \n \nTime Sawyer’s name reflects the pull between the past and the future. The character Tom Sawyer evokes the rural background and love of home that the band shares. Time is a muse for songwriting; it’s the thread that runs through life\, bringing new experiences and giving us a sense of urgency\, while still connecting us with our past. \nThe folk-rock band has performed on the stages of some of the Southeast’s most iconic festivals\, including Merlefest\, Floydfest\, Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion\, Albino Skunk Music Festival\, and Carolina in the Fall. They’ve shared bills with American Aquarium\, John Craigie\, Hiss Golden Messenger\, Langhorne Slim\, John Moreland\, Steep Canyon Rangers\, The Wood Brothers\, Susto\, and many more. \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nBill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, Tennessee-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Their delightfully deadpan new album\, Happy Again\, is full of life\, humor\, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Bill and the Belles is Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small. The group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. \nFarm and Fun Time is made possible by our generous sponsors Eastman Credit Union\, Toyota of Bristol and Virginia Tourism. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-joslyn-the-sweet-compression-time-sawyer-at-the-museum/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_RB_FFT_Apr_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230328T144513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T160623Z UID:10023382-1682447400-1682452800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: Songcatcher DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, April 25\, 2023 \nTime: 6:30 p.m. EST \nLocation: The Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public\, but please RSVP HERE \nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 25\, 6:30 p.m. for a screening of the 2000 film Songcatcher. \nThe fictional story of musicologist Dr. Lily Penleric\, Songcatcher traces her journey of discovery in the mountains of Appalachia. After losing out on a promotion at her university\, Lily visits her sister\, a teacher in rural Appalachia. There she discovers the Scots-Irish music of the mountains. She decides to travel into the isolated Appalachian region to “collect” these old ballads in an effort to prove herself as a university researcher and secure her promotion. There she meets war veteran and musician Tom\, who makes her question the motivations and ethics of her work and shares a deeper understanding of the music and the people of Appalachia. \nThis film screening is complementary programming for the museum’s current special exhibit\, I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music\, on display at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum through December 31\, 2023. \nSpecial thanks to the East Tennessee Foundation Art Fund for their support of the exhibit programming. Other funders of the exhibit and related assets include Virginia Humanities\, the Massengill-DeFriece Foundation\, Virginia Tourism Corporation\, the Crooked Road\, Friends of Southwest Virginia\, Artemis Consulting Services\, LLC\, Bristol Ballet\, Suzi Griffin (Studio 6)\, Kim Sproles (KS Promotions)\, and Kayla Stevenson (Matte Nail Bar. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-songcatcher/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-05.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230210T182236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T132437Z UID:10029419-1683282600-1683285300@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: My Great-Aunt Arizona DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, May 5\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick (a.k.a. Momma Molasses)\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston and illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb\, shared with permission from Harper Collins. \nAbout My Great-Aunt Arizona \nReminiscent of the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder\, My Great-Aunt Arizona is an inspiring tale rich with history\, family\, and artistry. Based on a true story\, author Gloria Houston’s joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona’s quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the special place a great teacher can hold in our hearts—even after we’ve grown up. \nArizona was born in a log cabin her papa built in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She grew into a tall girl who liked to sing\, square-dance\, and—most of all—read and dream of the faraway places she would visit one day. Arizona never did make it to those places. Instead she became a teacher\, helping generations of children in the one-room schoolhouse which she herself had attended. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Gloria Houston wrote over 10 books that were published in numerous languages. Her books have won and been listed on more than forty awards and awards lists. Over the years\, Houston taught at the University of South Florida and Western Carolina University and was lovingly referred to as “Ms. Mack” in earlier years teaching in Florida and Texas schools grades K-12. She frequently identified herself as “first\, last and always\, a teacher.” \nHouston’s books are filled with Appalachian mountain history and culture with great attention to detail woven throughout the characters and scenery with many of the character’s based on her relatives. Her “Littlejim” series are books about her father\, J. Myron Houston’s life and “The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree” features her Mother\, Ruth Houston\, as the main character. She penned a tribute to teachers in “My Great Aunt Arizona\,” a story about her Aunt Arizona Hughes\, and librarians are the stars of “Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile.” \nIn each book Houston wrote of her childhood experiences and stories handed down through her family and community. Dr. Houston was designated as a Distinguished Educator by the International Reading Association. She won the National Excellence in Literacy Education Award\, and was named a Distinguished Alumni at Appalachian State University. She is listed in Who’s Who in America\, Outstanding Women of the Twenty-First Century\, Who’s Who in the Southwest\, Who’s Who in Education\, International Who’s Who of Authors\, Something about the Author\, Contemporary Authors as well as other references. Houston passed away at the age of 75 in 2016. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/my-great-aunt-arizona-2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230424T150210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T204446Z UID:10029423-1683658800-1683664200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions - Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend with Taylor Hagood (Virtual Only) DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, May 9\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: Virtual only \nCost: Free and open to the public\, but please register for the Zoom link HERE \nJoin us on Tuesday\, May 9\, 7:00 p.m. for our next Speaker Sessions with author Taylor Hagood as he shares the story of the life and murder of Stringbean. \nNovember 10\, 2023\, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of country music legend\, David\n“Stringbean” Akeman\, and his wife\, Estelle. The brutal murder of the beloved couple shook\nNashville and the country music industry to its foundations\, changing it in fundamental ways.\nStringbean’s death ended a life that had spanned country music from its beginnings to the Outlaw Country era. Along the way\, Stringbean played a foundational role in developing bluegrass music\, continued through the honky tonk era\, and survived the onslaught of rock-and-roll. He made his mark as a banjo player\, singer\, and comedian on the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw\, forging a persona at once hilariously retro and strikingly ahead of its time. The publication of Taylor Hagood’s book\, Stringbean: The Life and Death of a Country Music Legend\, coincides with the 50th anniversary of Stringbean’s murder and explores both the myths and facts of the\nenigmatic performer and his death. Hagood will offer fresh perspectives on Stringbean’s life and career while revisiting the intrigues of the murder\, investigation\, trial\, and parole that altogether form one of country music’s most tragic stories. \nAbout the Speaker \nTaylor Hagood is a writer\, speaker\, literary critic\, musician\, artist\, and educator. An\ninternationally-renowned scholar of the writing of William Faulkner\, Hagood is the author of\nmultiple books\, including Faulkner\, Writer of Disability\, which won the C. Hugh Holman Award\nfor Best Book in Southern Studies. His many articles range from literary criticism to a series of\ntravel essays for the online journal Throomers. He has lectured throughout the United States and\nEurope at universities\, institutes\, and private clubs. His interest in country music is deep and\nlifelong\, and he has had a particular fascination with banjo playing\, construction\, and history. A\nnative of Ripley\, Mississippi\, he is currently a professor at Florida Atlantic University. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-stringbean-the-life-and-murder-of-a-country-music-legend-with-taylor-hagood-virtual-only/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_May_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230310T174952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T161245Z UID:10022971-1683831600-1683838800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring Jesse Daniel\, Compton and Newberry DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, May 11\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. ET (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, guests are asked to be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: $40 \nBUY TICKETS \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Jesse Daniel \n \nIt’s no secret that Jesse Daniel puts on one heck of a live show. With his top notch band\, he’s been touring the country for years and earning fans the old fashioned way – with honest songs played well. The California native is blazing the trail for a new wave of traditional artists\, bringing his hardcore country music to stages all of the country. There are many making traditional country music in modern times\, but there is no one making it like Daniel. His sound is uniquely his own\, while rooted in the tradition of his Bakersfield heroes including Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. Daniel and his band has toured or shared stages with Colter Wall\, Tyler Childers\, Sierra Ferrell\, Charley Crockett\, American Aquarium\, Turnpike Troubadors\, Shane Smith\, Mike and the Moonpies\, Raul Malo\, and many others. \nAbout Compton and Newberry \nMike Compton and Joe Newberry\, masters of old-time mandolin and banjo/guitar\, dig deep into early country music and blues. Their duet-singing\, two-man string band ranges between traditional songs\, instrumentals\, ‘mother’ ballads and original tunes. It’s not about the number of notes with Compton and Newberry\, but telling the truth and respecting the song. \nMike Compton is a Grammy award winner\, IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year nominee\, a steady sideman for John Hartford from 1994 until Hartford’s death in 2001\, and mandolinist for the Nashville Bluegrass Band. Mike is inarguably the world expert on Bill Monroe-style bluegrass mandolin\, and is also steeped in old-time fiddle tunes\, early string band music and Delta blues. \nKnown far and wide for his powerful banjo playing\, Joe Newberry is a prizewinning guitarist\, songwriter\, and singer to boot. In addition to his work with Mike\, Joe plays with fiddler and step-dancer April Verch. He was a frequent guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion\, and was a featured singer on the Transatlantic Sessions. He won the songwriting prize for “Gospel Recorded Performance” at the 2012 IBMA Awards for his song\, Singing As We Rise\, and was co-writer\, with Eric Gibson\, of the 2013 IBMA Song of the Year for They Called It Music. \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nFarm and Fun Time house band Bill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, Tennessee-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Featuring Farm and Fun Time program host Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small\, the group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. \nFarm and Fun Time is made possible by our generous sponsors Eastman Credit Union\, Toyota of Bristol and Virginia Tourism Corporation. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-jesse-daniel-compton-and-newberry/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_RB_FFT_May_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230426T013125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T173504Z UID:10029424-1684868400-1684875600@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Music as Work: A Discussion Panel in Partnership with Arts Alliance Mountain Empire DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, May 23\, 2023\, 7:00pm \nCost: Free and open to the public \nVirtual (via Zoom): Click here to register \nIn-person (Museum’s Performance Theater): Click here to RSVP \nJoin us on Tuesday\, May 23\, 2023 at 7:00pm for a fascinating discussion on “Music as Work\,” in partnership with the Arts Alliance Mountain Empire (AAME)! \nComing from a variety of different perspectives\, the panelists will discuss what it is like to work in the music field\, how they engage others with their creative vision\, the challenges and joys of dealing with the day-to-day realities of their careers\, and more. The group will include Carla Gover\, Dr. Dena Jennings\, Ella Patrick\, and Emily Spencer (see artist bios below). \nThis program is complementary programming to our I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music special exhibit\, currently on display at the museum through December 31\, 2023. Interested in-person attendees can participate in a curator-guided tour of the exhibit at 6:15pm before the program starts. \nCarla Gover \nCarla Gover is an 8th-generation Kentuckian\, whose art and work celebrate the best of what the state has to offer. She shares flatfooting\, ballads\, and banjo through her performances\, recordings\, collaborations\, and online courses. She’s released seven albums of music\, including her most recent recording with  CornMaiz String Band\, which went to #1 on the Folk Radio Charts. \nShe’s toured for nearly three decades\, playing such venues as the Glasgow Royal Hall\, Merlefest\, and The Kennedy Center. She’s also won a slew of awards\, including the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest and the Kerrville New Folk Award. She was also recognized as a Master Dancer by the Kentucky Folklife Program\, and recently won the “Appy” for Best Dance Educator from the Appalachian Arts & Entertainment Awards. She is the founder of the groundbreaking online Appalachian Flatfooting & Clogging Academy. \nWith her partner Yani Vozos\, she  also coordinates the Cornbread & Tortillas Artist Collective\, whose mission is to build community by sharing art\, music\, dance\, and cultural heritage. \nDr. Dena Jennings \nDena Jennings is a physician and artist in Central Virginia who can trace her ancestry in Appalachia back five generations through her mother’s family. Twenty years after establishing her medical practice and ImaniWorks\, a non-profit organization for conflict transformation and human rights advocacy\, Jennings moved to Ontario\, Canada\, where she entered a four-year arts apprenticeship. There\, she learned to hand carve modern instruments made from gourds and other natural fibers in the style of traditional instruments from around the world. At the end of her apprenticeship\, she opened a workshop\, studio\, and retail music store in a small town in Central Ontario. \nUpon meeting her husband who had developed an herb farm and retreat center in Central Virginia\, she relocated the workshop and studio where she could grow her own gourds and mill her own wood. She re-opened her practice in Orange and its waiting room is a gallery for her sculpted instruments and a listening room for Appalachian and Black American roots music. Through ImaniWorks\, Jennings conducts instrument building workshops\, conflict transformation retreats\, and hosts the Affrolachian On-Time Music Gathering at the farm. She also makes sculptures and performs Appalachian and folk Bengali music on gourd instruments. Jennings is the Vice Chair of the Virginia Commission for the Arts\, and she has served as a commissioner since 2019. As she explains\, she “endeavors to build the Beloved Community through my devotion to music\, culture\, and social justice.” \nElla Patrick \nCurrently based in Bristol\, VA/ TN\, and originally from the Pines of North Carolina\, Ella Patrick is a singer-songwriter (also known as Momma Molasses)\, radio DJ\, and production assistant at Radio Bristol. Growing up with a deep love of music\, Patrick began playing stringed instruments at an early age while singing gospel music in church and learning folk ballads from her parent’s dusty late 1960s record collection. She spent most of her childhood summers in a swamp south of her home in Moore County\, where she began playing for friends around the campfire\, or sneaking out in canoes after dark to sing by herself to the moon. While in college at Warren Wilson\, just outside of Asheville\, NC\, Patrick became greatly influenced by Appalachian folk music and took classes in old-time\, murder ballad singing\, and bluegrass music. Patrick has since decided to cook up some songs of her own\, with a recipe consisting of equal parts Southern Appalachia\, 1940s Country Swing\, and 1960s folk revival. She has two years of touring under her belt and a self-released EP to her name. \nEmily Spencer \nEmily Spencer has played and taught music for a good portion of her life. She was born and grew up in Arlington\, Virginia\, and always had a love for the mountains and music. She moved to Southwest Virginia to attend college and to live where the mountain music could be found. She graduated from UVA-Wise in 1975 with a BS in Social Welfare and completed her education requirements to become certified in K-12 music from there many years later. \nShe met her late husband\, Thornton Spencer\, in 1975\, and they soon formed the Whitetop\nMountain Band along with the renowned fiddler Albert Hash. The band continues to perform to this day\, and has performed widely in the region and other countries. In 1980\, she began teaching mountain music in a community music program at the Mount Rogers Fire Department. This program eventually became the Albert Hash Memorial Band program in Grayson County Schools. She was a part of the program there from its inception until March 2020 when the pandemic struck. \nShe is currently an instructor in both the Ashe and Alleghany JAM programs in North Carolina and has also taught through Wilkes Community College in Ashe\, Alleghany\, and Wilkes\, and at Wytheville Community College. Emily has also led many workshops at various festivals and events. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/music-as-work-a-discussion-panel-in-partnership-with-arts-alliance-mountain-empire/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Music-as-Work-collage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T113000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230515T202102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T163923Z UID:10029427-1685701800-1685705400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Museum Story Time - Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, June 2\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography written by Geof Smith and illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler. \nAbout Willie Nelson: A Little Golden Book Biography \nWillie Nelson\, singer-songwriter of such hits as “On the Road Again” and “You Were Always on My Mind\,” is the subject of this terrific Little Golden Book biography. Children–as well as adult fans–will be inspired by Willie’s activism and work with Farm Aid and how he always stayed true to himself by dressing how he liked and creating the music he wanted to share. \nAbout the Author \nGeof Smith is a children’s book author and editor. He doesn’t currently have a pet\, but hopes to one day solve crimes with a super-intelligent chimpanzee. He has worked on A New Hope (Star Wars) and Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Star Wars Little Golden Book\, among others. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/museum-story-time-she-sang-for-the-mountains/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Museum-Story-Time-Museum-Graphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230515T203434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T203434Z UID:10029428-1686387600-1686398400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Museum Volunteer Training DESCRIPTION:We want YOU to join our wonderful team of volunteers at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! \nDate: Saturday\, June 10\, 2023 \nTime: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, Learning Center \nIf you have a passion for Bristol and its musical legacy and love helping others\, our museum volunteer program is the perfect fit for you! \nMuseum volunteers play a vital role in a number of key areas behind the scenes and on the front lines\, such as working as a gallery assistant or docent\, helping out in The Museum Store\, working with the public at events and programs\, assisting with behind the scenes administrative or collections work and so much more! Our Museum Volunteer Training session gets you acquainted with every aspect of the museum to help you find your area of interest. Volunteer schedules are flexible and fun! \nIf you are interested in coming to our Museum Volunteer Training\, email Myrissa at volunteercoordinator@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/museum-volunteer-training-15/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022_BCMM_VolunteerTraining_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230517T200707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T141919Z UID:10029429-1686682800-1686688200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions – Holly Gleason on Country Music's Women: Changing Lives One Fan at a Time DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, June 13\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: In-person and virtual \nCost: Free and open to the public\, but please RSVP or register for the Zoom link below \nRSVP for in-person (Please note that you will not get an automatic confirmation when you RSVP but you ARE on our list!) \nRegister for Zoom link \n  \nJoin us on Tuesday\, June 13\, 7:00 p.m. for our next Speaker Sessions with journalist and author Holly Gleason as she explores the stories and impact of country music’s women. \nHope\, grief\, grit\, dreams – and music. Country’s female artists have always told their truths in songs. Gleason’s WOMAN\, WALK THE LINE tracks the impact those artists have had over time\, bringing together moving and in-depth essays by Rosanne Cash\, Taylor Swift\, Caroline Randall Williams\, Alice Randall\, Ali Berlow\, and Grace Potter and featuring artists like Emmylou Harris\, Hazel Dickens\, Lucinda Williams\, Rhiannon Giddens\, Dolly Parton\, Maybelle Carter\, and Lil Hardin. Through this Speaker Sessions program\, Gleason will explore how women artists change lives through their music\, what they embody\, and why – even with radio still not playing them – their music has impact. \nWe hope to have copies of Woman\, Walk the Line available for signings after the program. \nThis program is complementary programming to our I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music special exhibit\, currently on display at the museum through December 31\, 2023. Interested in-person attendees can explore the exhibit from 6:00pm (before the program starts at 7:00pm). \nAbout the Speaker \nHolly Gleason is a Nashville-based writer and artist development consultant. She’s written for Rolling Stone\, The LA Times\, The New York Times\, Oxford American\, No Depression\, PASTE\, Lone Star Music\, Texas Music\, Spin\, Musician\, CREEM\, Interview\, and more. Besides Woman\, Walk the Line\, Gleason is the co-writer of Miranda Lambert’s #3 New York Times Best SellerY’ALL EAT YET?\, and a Belmont Book Award and CMA Media Achievement Award winner. She loves songwriters\, roots music\, country\, r&b\, and very early rap\, as well as life moments\, fame\, and its impact on who we are. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-holly-gleason-on-country-musics-women-changing-lives-one-fan-at-a-time/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Holly-Gleason-cropped-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230619T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230623T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230406T191236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T195951Z UID:10023508-1687165200-1687532400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:*SOLD OUT* 2023 Pick Along Summer Camp - Beginners DESCRIPTION:*BEGINNER CAMP IS SOLD OUT* \nAt the Birthplace of Country Music Museum‘s Pick Along Summer Camp\, students will learn foundational skills from instructors on the same style of acoustic instruments played on the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings – banjo\, guitar\, or fiddle. Campers also get to explore the museum\, learn about the music of Bristol and our region\, receive instruction in singing and dancing\, and work on projects with WBCM Radio Bristol while also making new friends! Students are given the opportunity to hone their skills as budding musicians while busking in Historic Downtown Bristol and will give a final performance for parents at the museum at the end of camp week. \nPick Along Summer Camp for beginners is designed for students aged 8-14. No previous musical experience is required\, just an interest in music and a desire to learn! \nJune 19-23\, 2023\nBeginner Level – First time campers and those wanting a refresher in the basics \nJune 26-30\, 2023\nIntermediate Level – Return campers & those who already have basic skills in music \n\nTimes & Fees\nMonday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nFriday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\n$175 for Birthplace of Country Music Museum members\n$225 for non-members\nInstrument Rental\n$25\n\n* Discounts are available for families with multiple campers. Scholarships may be available upon request. \nIf you are selecting the Beginners option June 19-23\, see below to pay registration fee and fill out registration form: \nREGISTER HERE \nCLICK HERE for payment \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/2023-pick-along-summer-camp-beginners/ CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_BCMM_SummerCamp_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230623T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230623T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T181007 CREATED:20230504T172933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T185557Z UID:10029426-1687543200-1687554000@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:1927 Concert Series featuring Boy Named Banjo DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, June 23 \nTime: 6:00 p.m. ET  \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music \nTickets: $100 \nBUY TICKETS \nThe 1927 Concert Series is an intimate concert experience set in the “acoustically perfect” performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. It’s more than a night of music\, it’s a very personal event with some of the most renowned roots music artists performing today. Guests are asked to arrive promptly at 6:00 p.m. to enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar (ages 21+ with valid ID) before the show\, food and drinks included with ticket. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Post-performance\, guests will have the opportunity to mingle with the band after the show. \nMembers of the Birthplace of Country Music’s 1927 Society are given access to exclusive ticket pre-sales to the 1927 Society Concert Series before they go on sale to the public. To learn more about becoming a member of the 1927 Society and all its advantages\, click here. \n \nAbout Boy Named Banjo \nIn a time when the popular choice is to chase the double yellow line down the road to country radio\, Boy Named Banjo thrives on its fringes. The Nashville-raised five-piece is a fusion of contemporary country\, Americana and folk-rock stacked on a foundation of bluegrass. \n“We’re trying to find our own niche within popular country music today\,” says Sam McCullough (drums). “But not straight down the middle.” \nThe band\, which has been together in some iteration since members were in high school\, is comprised of Barton Davies (banjo)\, Ford Garrard (bass/standing bass)\, Sam McCullough (drums) Willard Logan (mandolin\, acoustic/electric guitar) and William Reames (acoustic guitar/harmonica). William and Willard played in a middle school garage rock band together\, but it wasn’t until William met Barton in high school English class that Boy Named Banjo started to take shape. \nBarton had just started playing banjo when he heard William listening to bluegrass music. He suggested they jam together\, which led to them asking Willard to join them. The guys started playing music on the streets of downtown Nashville\, which is where the name “Boy Named Banjo” was created\, outside of the famed Robert’s Western World. While playing\, a man walked by and yelled to Barton “Play that banjo boy!” Later that night William came up with the name Boy Named Banjo\, which has stuck ever since. \nNot only did the band continue to steadily release music independently\, releasing two albums and an EP\, the band developed its one-of-a-kind live show over the years until it attracted Mercury Records Nashville’s attention in 2019. Boy Named Banjo had just launched their most extensive headlining tour to date when the pandemic commanded them to drive the 36 hours from Portland\, Oregon\, back to Nashville and put their lives on hold for the next 18 months. They became the first act that Universal Music Group Nashville signed via Zoom about two weeks later. \nBoy Named Banjo released their debut EP\, Circles\, in summer of 2021. The collection includes seven tracks co-written by members of the band including the compassionate “Go Out Dancing\,” which the band says takes on a much larger meaning post pandemic thinking “if it really was ending” what would we do? They used the time to write songs and hone in on their sound with writer/producer Oscar Charles (Carly Pearce\, Charlie Worsham\, Elvie Shane). With a catalogue of songs to choose from\, and recent time spent in the studio\, the guys are deciding what to run with next. \nThe band is currently out on the road playing some of country music’s largest festivals including Dierks Bentley’s Seven Peaks\, Country Jam\, and they recently made their CMA Fest debut playing at the Ascend Amphitheatre Nighttime Concert. They head out on the road this fall as direct support to multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter\, Kip Moore on his Fire on Wheels Tour. \nFor more information on Boy Named Banjo\, visit their website here. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/1927-concert-series-featuring-boy-named-banjo/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023_BCM_1927ConcertSeries_BoyNamedBanjo_Web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR