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Artists for 1927
January 23, 2012
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance grassroots fundraising campaign, Friends of 1927, is simple. It’s 1,927 people giving $520 to raise $1 million to begin final construction on The Birthplace of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center. With less than $1 million of the $10.57 million project left to raise, the Friends of 1927 are key to achieving that goal.
“When you have the support of a large number of people from the community, it speaks volumes to legislators and grant holders,” says Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Board President John Rainero. “We’re asking a large number of people to support us with fewer dollars to show everyone this is a project our community really wants.”
Now through May local musicians are getting on board by using their gigs as mini-fundraisers for Friends of 1927.
“We have a large number of talented artists in our region who have expressed their support verbally, but are unable to commit financially,” says BCMA Director of Marketing Charlene Baker. “The support of our music community is essential, and our local musicians deserve the honor of having their names in the halls of the new Cultural Heritage Center as a founding Friend of 1927. We want to do everything we can to help them achieve that.”
The plan is simple. Artists use gigs they already have booked to help them raise $520 to become Friends of 1927. The BCMA helps get people out to the show by promoting the gig as a BCMA event. What if the artist doesn't raise the entire $520 in one night? Anyone who makes a pledge is given the opportunity to pay in up to four installments.
“We want to get as many people out to those shows as possible,” says Baker. “At the end of the night we want the artists to not only have raised the money they need to become a Friend of 1927, but to also walk away with cash in their pocket. It’s also a loving gift from the fans who want to see their names in the new Cultural Heritage Center.”
Local groups who wish to do Artists for 1927 fundraisers should contact Charlene Baker, marketing@bristolrhythm, or call 423-573-4898.
BRISTOL, TN/VA – JAN. 23, 2012 — The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance brings Mountain Stage with Larry Groce back to Bristol’s Paramount Center for the Arts Sunday, March 11st at 7pm for what is sure to be a quickly sold-out event. Multi-Grammy winner Marty Stuart will share the stage with Grammy nominated and International Bluegrass Music Association standout group Blue Highway.
“Even before the line-up announcement, nearly half the seats have already sold,” states BCMA Board President John Rainero. “With Marty Stuart and Blue Highway sharing the bill, we have every reason to believe this will be another sell-out Mountain Stage show in Bristol.”
Both acts were well received headlining acts at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion last September.
“Marty Stuart is a dynamic performer with a large and loyal fan base,” says BCMA/BRRR Executive Director Leah Ross, “and Blue Highway is one of the most celebrated acts in bluegrass music performing today. To see them together in an intimate venue like the Paramount, in the Birthplace of Country Music and on Mountain Stage, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Additional performers will be announced at a later date.
The two-hour Mountain Stage event at The Paramount will be recorded for air at a later date. The NPR program is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting and is distributed nationwide to more than 100 affiliate stations including WETS 89.5 FM in Johnson City, TN. Mountain Stage airs Saturdays on WETS at 2am and 8pm.
Admission to the March 11st Mountain Stage event at The Paramount Center for the Arts is $35. Tickets are on sale now at The Paramount Box Office at 518 State Street in Downtown Bristol, TN and online at www.theparamountcenter.com.
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BCMA Presents Mountain Stage Featuring Marty Stuart & Blue Highway
January 23, 2012
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Grammy Nominated Bristol Sessions 1927-1928 Box Set IN STOCK!
December 12, 2011
The Bristol Sessions 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music Box Set is now available for sale at the office of Birthplace of Country Music Alliance. The digitally remastered compilation of the 1927 & 1928 Bristol Sessions includes previously unreleased material and is the first time both the '27 and '28 Sessions have been packaged together.
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