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Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers and PaleFace to Perform at Border Bash

Border Bash, a monthly concert series in historic downtown Bristol, continues its 10th Year concert series on July 17th in the 700 block of State Street.  The evening’s events will start with children’s activities, crafters, and concessions at 6PM. Live music begins at 7:00PM with Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers followed by Paleface at 8:30PM. Border Bash is free to the public!

Birthplace of Country Music Brings Mountain Stage Back to Bristol

The Robert Cray Band, The Flatlanders, Robin and Linda Williams, Mike Seeger, and Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson are featured artists when Birthplace of Country Music Alliance brings Mountain Stage back to historic downtown Bristol on Sunday, August 16 at the Paramount Center for the Arts to record its weekly radio program. 

“We are excited about the line-up that Birthplace of Country Music Alliance and Mountain Stage has put together for this show in Bristol, “ noted Bill Hartley, Executive Director of the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance.  Hartley added that the performers for the August 16 show display a diversity of s

The Stanley Brothers’ Rank Stranger added to National Recording Register

The Stanley Brothers’ classic 1960 recording of Rank Stranger has been chosen by The Librarian of Congress as one of the culturally-significant audio recordings to be added to their National Recording Registry for preservation. Each year 25 new pieces of audio are added to the archive - some from commercial recordings, others from radio broadcasts or field recordings.

Blue Highway and Everett Lilly to Headline Song of the Mountains TV Taping June 13th in Marion

The award winning bluegrass band, Blue Highway will share headline status with the legendary Everett Lilly and the Lilly and his Lilly Mountaineers on the Public Television taping of Song of the Mountains on June 13th at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia.

This show offers a rare chance to see some of the pioneers of region's music perofmring along side of the best contemporary practicioners - Blue Highway.  2009 marks Blue Highway's fifteenth year performing together as a group and band member Tim Stafford serves as a member of the Birthplace of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center Artistic Council.

Mike Seeger receives NEA Award

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced the 2009 recipients of the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA National Heritage Fellowships. 

 The 2009 Bess Lomax Hawes Award was awarded to Mike Seeger, a musician, cultural scholar, and advocate from Lexington, Virginia. The Bess Lomax Hawes Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the preservation and awareness of cultural heritage.

Click here for more information about Mike Seeger.

Mountain Music Showcase at Bristol Trainstation Moves to Monday Nights

ARC TV and the Historic Bristol Trainstation present a weekly television music show titled "MOUNTAIN MUSIC SHOWCASE" with co-hosts Jim Edwards and Liz Marshall.

The show, featuring local bands and individuals performing bluegrass, mountain, classic country and southern gospel music, will be taped in front of a live audience each Monday from 7-9 pm in a family friendly environment.  Admission is FREE.

Upcoming Shows - Monday Nights:

June 8 - Whitetop Mountain Band
June 15 - Ramblin' Rose
June 22 - Old Dogs - New Tricks
June 29 - Duty Fee

Bluegrass and Barbeque to Benefit Children's Advocacy Center

The Children's Advocacy Center of Washington County, VA/Bristol, VA is having a bluegrass fundraiser on Saturday, June 27th -- with a lineup of talented artists (some of which will be at Rhythm & Roots this year).   $10.00 Admission, Children 12 & under free. (Cash only)2:00 PM, Barbeque and Concessions. Sugar Hollow park, Bristol, VA at Preston's Grove.

Bring your own blanket or chair and join us for a day of GREAT music and food!

Crooked Road exhibit on display in Pound

Rare film footage and photographs of four legendary country music groups are part of an exhibit at Pound Town Hall now through July 1. 

“Crooked Road Royalty” highlights the careers of the Hill Billies, Stoneman Family, Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers, considered Southwest Virginia’s musical royalty of the earliest era of the genre.

In the 1920s the Hill Billies and the Stoneman Family cut hundreds of cherished recordings. In the 1930s and ’40s the Carter Family blossomed into a regional legend, and the Stanley Brothers stamped an old-time mountain legacy on the bluegrass nation.

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