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Trey Wellington and Jacob Metz The Appalachian Cultural Music Association in Kingsport, TN was founded in 1998 with the goal of educating the public about all the music and cultural history that has been created in the east Tennessee region. They

When Gary Brewer & the Kentucky Ramblers perform later this month at the Pickin' Porch of the Appalachian Cultural Music Association in Kingsport, TN, they will also unveil a new exhibit for the ACMA Museum which details the six generations of Brewers

For going on 20 years, folks in the tri-cities region of east Tennessee have enjoyed great bluegrass and old time music at The Pickin' Porch Show on Thursday nights in Bristol. Everyone from the biggest names in bluegrass, to up-and-coming

The Appalachian Cultural Music Association, located on the border between the cities of Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia, has prepared a new exhibit for its Mountain Music Museum to honor a regional music and education celebrity. Papa Joe Smiddy, now 93

The Appalachian Cultural Music Association held their first annual Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising April 12-13 in Wytheville, VA. The event was designed to shine a light on the unique mix of old time, Americana, and bluegrass music that is native

Due in part to the pivotal town of Bristol, northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia have long been known as one of the locations where traditional country music was founded. Bristol, the location of the 1927 recording sessions which put The