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Pick 5: Anti-Valentine’s Day Ballads of Tragic Love

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 […]

By: Ella Patrick
Originally from the Pines of North Carolina and currently based in Bristol, Virginia, Ella Patrick performs as Momma Molasses and has toured throughout the southeast as a breakout D.I.Y. musician. Her radio show Folk Yeah! can be heard on Radio Bristol on Mondays at 2pm.
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Victor Talking Machine Company record (78) of Jimmy Rodgers' First Yodel

Yodeling and Wounded Animals

February 3, 2019

By John Lilly

I was booked to play and sing at an outdoor music festival in Indiana shortly after I learned to yodel. This was probably around 1983. I recall wandering around under the trees in a sparsely populated section of the festival […]

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Love Live Local: Supporting Your Local Music Economy

January 31, 2019

By Charlene Baker

As we settle into the winter months, our cozy pjs become more and more appealing. The skies darken earlier, beckoning us to retreat to our homes where the warmth of comfort foods fill our bellies and the urge to snuggle […]

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Close up of the red Peackock Record label for Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog" release.

Off the Record: Big Mama Thornton and Nina Simone

January 26, 2019

By Amythyst Kiah

Usually our “Off the Record” posts focus on one of our Radio Bristol DJs. Today, however, we asked Amythyst Kiah, one of our favorite artists, to tell us all about a song, record or artist she loves. Throughout my musical and personal journey […]

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The Power of Music: Five Songs for Civil Rights

December 29, 2018

By Rene Rodgers

Here at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, we’ve spent the past month and a half exploring the power and impact of visual imagery through the NEH on the Road exhibit For All the World to See: Visual Culture and […]

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