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Appalachian Ghost Tales and Stories to Help You Get Your Halloween On!

The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest mountains on Earth – and if these mountains and valleys could talk, one can only imagine what stories they could tell! The rich history and culture of the region is also home […]

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Toni Doman
By: Toni Doman
Toni Doman works at the Birthplace of Country Music in a variety of roles: Radio Station Associate, Museum Frontline Associate, and Grants Coordinator. She also hosts Radio Bristol’s Mountain Song & Story, a program that features music, stories, and folklore of the people who make up the rich cultural tapestry of Central Appalachia with the intent of promoting arts and culture for a greater understanding of the region.

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Girls Rock at Bristol Rhythm ‘18

October 5, 2018

By Charlene Baker

Though I choose to protect the identities of the severely misguided, I have been told – on more than one occasion – that female headliners don’t sell tickets (imagine me rolling my eyes so hard they nearly fall out of […]

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Instrument Interview: The Creole Bania, the Oldest Existing Banjo

September 20, 2018

By Kristina Gaddy

“Instrument Interview” posts are a chance to sit down with the instruments of traditional, country, bluegrass, and roots music – from different types of instruments to specific ones related to artists, luthiers, and songwriters – and learn more about them. […]

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All Things Country on International Country Music Day

September 17, 2018

By Rene Rodgers

September 17 is International Country Music Day! And while every day is “country music day” here at the Birthplace of Country Music, we thought we’d mark today in particular with a few fun facts and fancies all about this genre […]

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Left-hand pic shows a large crowd in one of the tent stages; right-hand pic shows a group of festivalgoers having fun together at the country mural.

Hillbilly Superstar: Owning the “H” Word

September 14, 2018

By Charlene Baker

I’m just going to say it. I loathe derogatory representations of people from the south in the media. Though not as prevalent today as it once was, I despise the backward caricatures made up to represent us. Insults like “hillbilly” […]

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Photograph of the display of books in the Birthplace of Country Music Museum store; several of the books noted in the blog are seen in this picture!

Reading is Music to the Ears!

September 6, 2018

By Nathan Sykes

Each year on September 6, bookworms across America celebrate National Read A Book Day. Though this is a fine thing to celebrate, reading is, of course, important and pleasurable every day of the year. If one wants to learn more […]

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