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The Root of It: Joseph Decosimo on Dick Burnett

Radio Bristol is excited to share “The Root of It,” a new series connecting today’s influential musicians to often lesser known and sometimes obscure musicians of the early commercial recording era. The sounds and musicians we hear today on platforms […]

Joseph Decosimo
By: Joseph Decosimo
Joseph Decosimo is a banjo and fiddle player. His performing and recording career has included projects like The Bucking Mules and The Rocky Creek Ramblers, along with solo work.
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Radio Bristol Book Club: Trampoline

May 1, 2021

By Scotty Almany

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club where readers from BCM and the Bristol Public Library are coming together each month to celebrate and explore books inspired by our region’s rich Appalachian cultural and musical heritage! We invite you to read along and then […]

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1927: From Babe Ruth to Country Music

April 26, 2021

By Rene Rodgers

Today is National Babe Ruth Day! Did you know that the summer of 1927 saw a whole host of important historic and cultural milestones, including Babe Ruth’s home run record and, of course, the 1927 Bristol Sessions? Author Bill Bryson’s […]

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A group of three men and one woman, the men wearing matching t-shirts that read "Swedish Music Fans US Tour 2018."

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion: Homecoming

April 14, 2021

By Charlene Baker

We always say that once we get someone to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion for the first time, they’ll be back. We love hearing stories from visitors who tell us how they discovered our event and return every year, and […]

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The Root of It: Vivian Leva on Texas Gladden

April 8, 2021

By Vivian Leva and Kris Truelsen

Radio Bristol is excited to share “The Root of It,” a new series connecting today’s influential musicians to often lesser known and sometimes obscure musicians of the early commercial recording era. The sounds and musicians we hear today on platforms […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: Where the Dead Sit Talking

March 1, 2021

By Summer Apostol

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

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The Root of It: Brad Leftwich on John Dykes and the Magic City Trio

February 25, 2021

By Kris Truelsen and Brad Leftwich

Radio Bristol is excited to share “The Root of It,” a new series connecting today’s influential musicians to often lesser known and sometimes obscure musicians of the early commercial recording era. The sounds and musicians we hear today on platforms […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: The Devil’s Dream

February 1, 2021

By Tonia Kestner

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club! Readers from BCM and the Bristol Public Library come together each month to celebrate and explore a 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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Instrument Interview: The Kazoo

January 28, 2021

By Rene Rodgers

“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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Walk the Line in Bristol, TN-VA

January 21, 2021

By Charlene Baker

Exploring the Birthplace of Country Music & Beyond Navigating travel during a pandemic can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. So if you’re itching to get out on the open road for an overnight or weekend, why not visit Bristol […]

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Pick 5: Songs to Ring in the New Year

December 26, 2020

By Rene Rodgers

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

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Thomas Edison: From “Mary Had a Little Lamb” to Recorded Music

December 22, 2020

By Rene Rodgers

On December 24, 1877, inventor Thomas Edison filed for a patent for his “talking machine” or cylinder phonograph. This technology was transformative, successfully reproducing recorded sound and thus setting the stage for our experience of listening to the music we […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: Mama, Me, & the Holiday Tree

December 3, 2020

By Brenda G'Fellers

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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Once Upon a Time: Remembering and Sharing Family Stories

November 20, 2020

By Rene Rodgers

“Do you remember when…?” “Let me tell you about your grandmother’s apple butter…” “Uncle Roger, I want to hear the story about the time you thought you’d swallowed a water dog!” November is Family Stories Month, and even though we […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: Woman Walk the Line

November 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 1928 Bristol Sessions

October 27, 2020

By Nathan Sykes

If you are reading this blog post, you are probably familiar with why Bristol is considered by many to be the Birthplace of Country Music. During late July and early August of 1927, Ralph Peer of the Victor Talking Machine […]

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Jamie Lee Curtis wearing a mask in the movie Halloween

Cardio, Double Tap, and Other Stuff Scary Movies Taught Us About Avoiding COVID-19

August 7, 2020

By Charlene Baker

I think we can all agree 2020 has been one giant dumpster fire. As we enter the Halloween season, you might be thinking reality has become a little like living a scary movie. This got me to thinking: if this were a scary movie, how could we flip the script? Hasn’t the horror genre taught us everything we need to know about surviving until the credits? And because every good Halloween flick needs a killer soundtrack, I’ve included a Spooktacular Bristol Rhythm playlist on Spotify to aid in your assault on COVID-19, with nearly five hours of music by your favorite festival artists! Enough to get you though a double feature!

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New Exhibit, Virtual Event in April

April 21, 2021

By Charlene Baker

Bristol, Tenn.-Va. (April 7, 2021) – The Birthplace of Country Music Museum has once again teamed up with Music Maker Relief Foundation to host a new special exhibit entitled Our Living Past: Platinum Portraits of Southern Music Makers, scheduled to […]

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