The Birthplace of Country Music Museum will host the 20th annual Banjo Gathering, November 1-4, in Bristol, VA. The Gathering is a unique event, dedicated to the instrument rather than any particular style of playing. It combines an academic conference, a
Farm and Fun Time transcription disc arrives safely at the NDCC in Massachusetts The folks at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA, are one step closer to their goal of digitizing a rare Stanley Brothers recording. As of
The folks at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum have posted on their Facebook page a light-hearted update on the digitization process for the rare Stanley Brothers record that won a restoration grant from the Virginia Association of Museums last
Congratulations are in order for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. The museum will receive a $5,000 grant from the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) to help preserve a rare Stanley Brothers recording from the museum’s collection. The recording, a
The Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) has selected a rare Stanley Brothers recording as one of its Top 10 Endangered Artifacts for 2018. The record is a live transcription disc from a Stanley Brothers performance on Farm and Fun Time,
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Virginia, is celebrating the upcoming 90th anniversary of the Bristol Sessions with a symposium focusing on the technology, impact, and legacy of the historic 1927 recording sessions at which Ralph Peer recorded
Though it may not be obvious to bluegrass consumers, those who work in the business from artists, writers, radio professionals, and record label staff, know what a major player Airplay Direct has become in the bluegrass world. Formed in 2005 by Robert
If you live in that part of the country where Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina collide - and can play an instrument and sing old time country music - here's an opportunity to be included in a new film
This review of IIIrd Tyme Out's CD release concert is a contribution from Jessica Boggs. When Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out walked on to the stage in the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s Performance Theater in Bristol, Virginia, last Friday
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA is officially launching its new radio service today at 5:00 p.m. with a live radio broadcast from the museum. WBCM will be broadcasting in the region at 100.1 FM, with the signal also
