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 […]
Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum The Director of the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University, Gregory Reish, Ph.D., will offer a lecture and demonstration on the guitar styles of musicians who recorded on the 1927 Bristol Sessions. The focus of this fascinating program will be on Mother Maybelle Carter’s fingerpicking style […]
From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Historic Downtown Bristol will be filled with art lovers as several galleries and some local favorites join together to host another Art D’Vine event! This art walk offers patrons the chance to gain after-hours access to merchants, sample domestic and international wines, and enjoy a range of works from artists […]
Spring is in the air and it’s the perfect time to have fun with family at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! There will be lots of fun, games, and activities that the whole family will enjoy together! Best of all, Family Fun Day is free and includes admission to "Made In Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones" […]
Multi-instrumentalist Dr. Lee Bidgood, Assistant Professor of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), will present a lecture detailing the history of mandolin orchestras, their wide repertoire, and some of the catalogs of companies like Gibson who marketed mandolin and banjo orchestras. A performance by the ETSU Mandolin Orchestra […]
The speculation, the anticipation, the excitement! It all comes to a head TODAY, April 21 as we unveil artists slated to perform at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2016! Everyone is excited about "The Big Lineup Reveal" for our 16th annual festival! The festival lineup will be live on our website and social media channels around 6:00 […]
2015 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy nominees Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen celebrate the release of their new album Family, Friends & Heroes with a dining experience cooked up by Frank Solivan himself! A benefit for WBCM Radio Bristol, fans will be treated to a hearty dish made by Frank and cocktails before setting into the Performance Theater at the […]
