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Making a Living Living Your Passion: How Lefty Frizzell and 10-Cent Records Inspired a Dream

Anyone who knows me, knows how important music is in my life. This not only includes my experiences as a musician and audio engineer, but also includes my longtime passion for collecting and listening to music on vinyl records. When […]

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Clint Holley
By: Clint Holley
Clint Holley is owner of The Earnest Tube direct-to-disc recording studio in Bristol, Virginia. A life-long fan of American roots music, Clint hopes to help expose others to the wide-ranging musical heritage in Bristol and the surrounding areas.

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Three pics of Bill and the Belles: two pics of them singing together in a group and one detail shot of Kalia, the fiddle player.

All Roads Lead To Farm and Fun Time

November 15, 2018

By Nathan Sykes

Farm and Fun Time was back again on November 8 with another foot-stomping installment. This month’s show featured old-time and bluegrass music at its finest! Thanks to our sponsor Eastman Credit Union, Radio Bristol was able to bring Farm and […]

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Three student photographers pose and take photos of the photographer!

“With A Little Help From My Friends…” at King University!

November 8, 2018

By Caleb Beverly

In order for the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) to pass on the history and traditions of our region’s music heritage to future generations, it’s crucial that we engage our region’s youth in our educational and cultural programming in a […]

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Uncle Dave Macon in a shirt, vest and trousers playing the banjo sitting down.

Instrument Interview: Uncle Dave Macon’s Banjo

November 1, 2018

By Michael D. Doubler

“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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Old Halloween postcard of a witch in a red dress riding a broomstick with a black cat on the back.

Pick 5: The Witching 17 Minutes, 12 Seconds

October 30, 2018

By Scotty Almany

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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