Events from August 1, 2014 – August 27, 2015 – The Birthplace of Country Music
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Museum Talk

Museum Talk

Do you want to know more about the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s exhibits and programs? Go behind-the-scenes into the museum vault and learn about how museums work? Get acquainted […]

Outside The Box

Outside The Box

Join Roxanne Thursdays at 2pm for an eclectic mix of all things country and country-adjacent. From iconic hits to obscure treasures, from the world stage to local artists, Roxanne brings […]

Pressing Matters

Pressing Matters

Dive into the ever expanding world of vinyl records with host Clint Holley. Vinyl records, once considered a “dead” format, have exploded in popularity during the last decade. Join Clint Thursdays at 6pm as […]

Diggin’ with Big Lon

Diggin’ with Big Lon

Diggin' with Big Lon discovers the rich musical heritage of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia one dusty record at a time. Big Lon has combined his love of history and […]

Stanley Brothers Transcription Disc Listening Party

Birthplace of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Join us on Thursday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. for a Listening Party, a chance to hear a restored 1940–1950s radio transcription disc of The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys on Farm and Fun Time. Participants will be able to see (but not touch!) the disc, learn about the disc and its preservation from the museum’s curatorial team, hear about the history of Farm and Fun Time from Radio Bristol Program Director Kris Truelsen, and listen to several of the tracks that were restored digitally over a year-long process.

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Museum Storytime – The Highwaymen

Birthplace of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will gather on the first Friday of each month to read a music or Appalachia-related storybook, sing along with WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick, and enjoy a related activity or coloring sheet. There is no cost to attend.

American Songcatcher

American Songcatcher

American Songcatcher is a documentary-style podcast that educates, preserves and connects the cultural heritage of American roots music, weaving stories from across the roots spectrum from Traditional music to Blues, […]

Country Song Round Up

Country Song Round Up

Craving country authenticity? Tune in on Fridays, 12:30 -  2:30 p.m. ET for Country Song Round Up. From Roy Acuff to Dwight Yoakam, it's twang aplenty and songs of substance. […]

The Pocket

The Pocket

“The Pocket” is an hour-long, weekly show that hopes to introduce the listener to soul music, or at least remind them of something they might have forgotten about along the […]