News Archive 2004

  • 2004 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Festival September 17-19th
  • Birthplace of Country Music Alliance announces plans for new Cultural Heritage Center to be established in downtown Bristol
  • Comedian Fred E. Smith celebrates 80th birthday August 25th
  • Fourth "Smithsonian to the Mountains" concert to be held August 21 at Pipestem, West Virginia
  • Tim Stafford to sign latest CD at BCMA Museum on August 18 at 7:00 pm
  • Kick-off events for the official opening of 'The Crooked Road -- Virginia's Heritage Music Trail'
  • Charlie Bowman Memorial Marker to be dedicated August 14
  • New BBC documentary to feature Carters, Rodgers August 11 on CMT
  • 2004 Carter Family Memorial Music Festival
  • Project Family: Makin' Music
  • Author Joe Tennis to sign latest book at BCMA Museum
  • Artist Audrey Young to present Carter Fold painting at Carter Fold
  • Smithsonian To The Mountains Tour coming to Blue Ridge Music Center
  • Appalachian Trail to perform at CD signing at BCMA Museum
  • Sandra Parker to perform at CD signing at Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Museum
  • Conference and Concert explore Bristol Sessions
  • Smithsonian to Mountains Tour Kicks off in downtown Bristol
  • Jimmy Martin, the King of Bluegrass, headlines BCMA fundraiser
  • BCMA unveils a new exhibit entitled "Twentieth Century Recording Technology: A Display of Country Music Recordings from Cylinder to CD"
  • BCMA Hosts Book Signing by Willard Gayheart, Appalachian Artist
  • Learn about the cultural connections between Southern Appalachia and the African nation of Mali
  • Keep on the Sunny Side: The Songs and Story of The Carter Family at the Carter Fold
  • Database project & Surveys of musicians and venues in our region
  • 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Focused on Music of Appalachia