Event will take place at the Paramount Bristol in Downtown Bristol The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is proud to partner with The Paramount Chamber Players to produce a one-of-a-kind evening dedicated to the music of Tennessee Ernie Ford on February 13, 2016 at Paramount Bristol. The concert, on what would have been Ford's 97th […]
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 can include meeting the public or working behind the scenes. The Volunteer Overview Session allows you […]
It's the event festivarians look forward to all year long: the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion line-up announcement and festival artwork reveal! Thursday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. the shroud of mystery will be removed during an evening at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Be prepared: minds will be blown!
Join us for Radio Bristol Sessions, a live radio interview and performance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Everyone is invited to be part of the studio audience for free! You can also listen live by downloading the Radio Bristol mobile app or tune in locally in the Bristol area at WBCM Radio Bristol 100.1 FM. […]
In March 2016, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum unveiled the special exhibit “Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones.” The exhibit chronicles the rich variety of manufacturing traditions in Tennessee over the past 2 ½ centuries from the early agricultural and craft heritage to our current age of advanced technology and global competition. The diverse panels […]
With our permanent exhibits and a rotating Special Exhibits Gallery, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is a great place to bring your students. Educators are invited to visit the museum for free to learn more about school group visits at two Open Houses in February and March. Wednesday, February 10, 4:00—6:00pm Thursday, March 3, […]
On Friday, March 4, WBCM's "On the Sunny Side" program will be celebrating the recent release of the CD and book, "Blind Alfred Reed: Appalachian Visionary." Ted Olson, author of the liner notes, and Denny Reed, Blind Alfred Reed's grandson, will be discussing Reed's musical legacy with Kris Truelsen on the show. You can hear them […]
Join us for Radio Bristol Sessions, a live radio interview and performance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Everyone is invited to be part of the studio audience for free! You can also listen live by downloading the Radio Bristol mobile app or tune in locally in the Bristol area at WBCM Radio Bristol 100.1 FM. […]
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is participating in a special Museum Day Live! on Saturday, March 12, 2016. In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free […]
Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Please note this event is a Museum Members Event It all started with Ralph Peer, the ambitious record producer who recorded the 1927 Bristol Sessions and helped make The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers into household names. On March 30, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum will open a […]
