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Radio Bristol Book Club: The Ballad of Tom Dooley

August 5, 2019

By Amy Kimani

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

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Off the Record: First Songs by Michael Hurley

August 2, 2019

By Ella Patrick

Our Radio Bristol DJs are a diverse bunch – and they like a huge variety of musical genres and artists. In our “Off the Record” posts, we ask one of them to tell us all about a song, record or artist they love. One […]

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Radio Bristol Book Club: Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?

July 5, 2019

By Rene Rodgers

Welcome to Radio Bristol Book Club! Originally inspired by Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature, a recent special exhibit at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, readers from the museum and the Bristol Public Library came together from March to June […]

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Cover of Wayfaring Strangers.

The Ballad – From There to Here with Wayfaring Strangers

June 24, 2019

By Mary Geiger

There is a book on the shelves in the museum’s Blue Stocking Club Learning Center that I come back to time and time again – Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia by Fiona Ritchie and Doug […]

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Slammin’ Into Summer with Farm and Fun Time!

June 20, 2019

By Nathan Sykes

From jug band blues to a tropical beat, June 13’s Farm and Fun Time was hotter than the approaching summer! Thanks to our sponsor Eastman Credit Union, Radio Bristol was able to bring Farm and Fun Time not only to […]

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