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Hard Times, Silver Linings and Farm and Fun Time

Only six months ago, on March 12, 2020, I thanked our sold-out crowd at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for joining us for another live broadcast of Farm and Fun Time. Though the show went off without a hitch, […]

Kris Truelsen
By: Kris Truelsen
Producer at Radio Bristol
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Radio Bristol Book Club: Meeting Jimmie Rodgers

September 3, 2020

By Rene Rodgers

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club! Each month, readers from BCM and the Bristol Public Library come together to celebrate and explore one book inspired by our region’s rich Appalachian cultural and musical heritage. We invite you to read along and then listen […]

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Pick 5: The Old Lonesome Quarantine Blues

August 31, 2020

By Nathan Sykes

For our “Pick 5” blog series, we ask members of the Radio Bristol team to pick five songs within a given theme – from heartsongs to murder ballads and everything in between! Once they pick their “5,” they get the […]

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The Power of Music: Suffrage Songs

August 17, 2020

By Rene Rodgers

Today is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which states “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account […]

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A (Safe) Weekend Getaway to Bristol

August 13, 2020

By Charlene Baker

COVID-19 may have interrupted plans for Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, but Bristol is still a great weekend trip for those who wish to safely travel during the pandemic.

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Radio Bristol Book Club: The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap

August 4, 2020

By Tonia Kestner

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club! Each month, readers from BCM and the Bristol Public Library come together to celebrate and explore one book inspired by our region’s rich Appalachian cultural and musical heritage. We invite you to read along and then listen […]

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Off the Record: The Hobo’s Convention

July 28, 2020

By Brody Hunt

Our Radio Bristol DJs are a diverse bunch – and they like a huge variety of musical genres and artists. In our “Off the Record” posts, we ask one of them to tell us all about a song, record or artist they love. Today […]

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Real Folk: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 16, 2020

By Rene Rodgers

On March 6, the museum opened a special exhibit called Real Folk: Passing on Trades & Traditions Through the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, in partnership with the Virginia Folklife Program. While the COVID-19 situation meant that for three months no one […]

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