Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2018
Read our coverage of Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2018 Bristol VA/TN – 21 to 23 September 2018 – TriFest Music Tour Rob Dickens – words Jim Jacob – images Here I am in Bristol back for the fourth time and my second Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion. Bristol is officially recognised as The Birthplace of Country Music. For it was here in 1927 where Ralph Peer, with the most advanced equipment of...
Radio Bristol
Read about our catch up with Kris Truelson of Radio Bristol VA/TN Bristol VA/TN 21 September 2018 TriFest Music Tour Words – Rob Dickens Pictures – Jim Jacob Today we met with Kris Truelson, Producer and Announcer with Radio Bristol (and front man with local old-time group Bill and the Belles). Radio Bristol, a branch of the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM), is a nonprofit network of community radio channels...
Let’s Talk Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion
Read our interview on Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2018 Interview with Charlene Tipton Baker Marketing Specialist, Communications Birthplace of Country Music By Rob Dickens RD: The Birthplace of Country Music, Inc. is the parent non-profit with three main arms – the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Radio Bristol and the annual Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion. Firstly, for visitors to the Reunion in September,...
Asheville NC to Bristol VA/TN
Read of my music travels from Asheville NC to Bristol VA/TN 12 September 2016 Bristol VA/TN So, two nights in West Asheville. Not much going on there it seems. But that, dear reader, is not why I am here. Nor am I here because of the Rodeway Inn, (which looks good in the light of Extended Stay America, but in no other way). It all served a purpose, though, a bed during a busy time between two festivals – Black Mountain and...
Birthplace of Country Music Museum – Bristol TN/VA
Read about our visit to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum The Birthplace of Country Music Museum opened in Bristol TN/VA last August. The $10.5 million museum was built in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution and is a project years in the making for the small town of Bristol which straddles the border between Tennessee and Virginia. The grand opening weekend featured a number of special events, including a ribbon cutting...
ERIC BRACE & THOMM JUTZ - Circle and Square
