Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; guests are asked to be seated by 6:55 p.m.)
Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Tickets: $48.69 (includes all fees)
Join us for a Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time, with musical guests Joshua Ray Walker and Chancellor Lawson in the intimate performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
Hosted by Kris Truelsen and Country Casserole, 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 more than 143 PBS stations across the United States. 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.
Special thanks to Blue Ridge PBS, and our underwriters including the City of Bristol, Tennessee; The Bristol Hotel; Eastman Credit Union; Permatile Concrete Products Company; and News 5 WCYB. Closed captioning made possible by Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards.
About Joshua Ray Walker
Joshua Ray Walker is one of Americana’s most arresting new voices. A Texas singer-songwriter whose powerhouse vocals, razor-sharp writing, and magnetic stage presence have earned praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, Billboard, and fans around the world. Known for his humor, heartbreak, and once-in-a-generation vocal range, Walker’s solo “Stories & Songs” shows pull back the curtain on the characters, places, and moments behind his prolific and acclaimed discography. On stage, he’s warm, hilarious, and disarmingly honest—moving from roaring laughter to pin-drop-quiet confession in a matter of seconds. These intimate solo performances reveal Walker at his very best: raw, vulnerable, and unforgettable.
In October of 2025, the Dallas-based singer/songwriter Joshua Ray Walker released his new album Stuff via East Dallas Records / Thirty Tigers and marks Walker’s most ambitious concept album to date as he inhabits the inner lives of inanimate objects, writing each song from the perspective of an item at an estate sale. Arriving just months after the surprise release of his acclaimed beach-country album Tropicana, Stuff is a major stylistic shift for Walker as he explores stripped-down, experimental indie-folk and Americana, drawing inspiration from the indie music he listened to as a teenager like Bon Iver, Beirut, and The Postal Service.
The album opener “Stuff” sets the scene and the stakes for the album: “Why wait until it’s gone / To find out what matters / Sold out on the lawn worn well but not tattered / We’re what gets left behind / Under dust is where you’ll find me / Out of sight but you must mind / Like someone else’s trophies.” About the song, Walker explains: “This song is a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and an introduction to my most ambitious concept record to date. I hope people will connect with it even though it’s just about ‘stuff.’”
About Chancellor Lawson
Singer songwriter Chancellor Lawson is a well-traveled wordsmith. Playing shows across the USA the past decade, the 2022 TN Songwriters Week finalist has been gaining momentum in theatres as of late, opening for acts such as Kashus Culpepper and 49 Winchester.
His newest full studio session singles are available on all streaming platforms. His 2025 releases include several fresh studio singles, a live album from the Dothan Opera House, and an EP release featuring 2023 IBMA Guitarist of the Year and 2025 Grammy winner Trey Hensley. Also soon to be released is the new self-titled full length album from his group Donnie and the Dry Heavers. Keep your eyes peeled and ears open for Chancellor Lawson.
Kris Truelsen and Country Casserole
Kris Truelsen has spent the better part of the last two decades touring across the U.S., honing his craft as a songwriter and performer. With his latest project fronting Country Casserole, he leans into the rock n’ roll side of country music. It’s rowdy, loose and unmistakably Kris. The band features an all star lineup including JP Parsons (guitar), Rebecca Branson Jones (pedal steel), Sarah Griffin (bass), and Levi Trent (drums).
Special thanks to Blue Ridge PBS and underwriters including the City of Bristol, Tennessee, The Bristol Hotel, Eastman Credit Union, Permatile Concrete Products Company, and News 5 WCYB. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts at 100.1 FM in the Bristol area with streaming available on the station’s Facebook page, at ListenRadioBristol.org, and through the station’s free mobile app.
