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Foraging For Another Great Farm and Fun Time!

From blaring horns to sweet duets, May 9’s Farm and Fun Time featured a dynamic display of roots music styles! Thanks to our sponsor Eastman Credit Union, Radio Bristol was able to bring Farm and Fun Time to not only […]

Nathan Sykes
By: Nathan Sykes
Production Assistant at Radio Bristol
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From the Vault: A Father’s Photographs

May 7, 2019

By Ethan Walling

When you think of a specific site associated with country music, the first place that comes to mind is more than likely the Grand Ole Opry. In 2018, Lawrence Inscho, one of our regular contributors to Radio Bristol, donated a […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: The Summer of the Swans

May 3, 2019

By Amy Kimani

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club! Inspired by the museum’s current special exhibit – Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature – readers from the Birthplace of Country Music and the Bristol Public Library are coming together each month to celebrate […]

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The Origin Project: Children Telling Appalachian Stories

April 29, 2019

By Nancy Bolmeier Fisher

Every people has to have its own stories… If we don’t have our own stories then we don’t have our own soul: we don’t have our own deepest possession, which is ourselves and our own unfolding… Unless we cherish and […]

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Lights! Camera! Wynonna!

April 25, 2019

By Charlene Baker

Cool Bristol Rhythm ’19 Playlist included! Every year we try to come up with new and exciting ways to announce the lineup for Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. We always throw a big press conference, and look forward to sharing […]

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An Out-of-this-World Farm and Fun Time!

April 23, 2019

By Nathan Sykes

April’s Farm and Fun Time kicked off the fourth season of our popular monthly show! Thanks to our sponsor Eastman Credit Union, Radio Bristol was able to bring Farm and Fun Time not only to those in the audience or […]

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Pick 5: Welcome Spring and Easter Treats!

April 19, 2019

By Josh Littleton

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 chance […]

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Ken Burns’ Country Music Comes to Bristol

April 12, 2019

By Kim Davis

Ken Burns, one of the most acclaimed documentary makers in America, knows how to tell a story. He and his team have dug deep into the histories and stories of several important subjects – from national parks, baseball, and jazz […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: Bridge to Terabithia

April 3, 2019

By Rene Rodgers

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club! Inspired by the museum’s current special exhibit – Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature – readers from BCM and the Bristol Public Library are coming together each month to celebrate and explore one book […]

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