Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Unveils 2010 Poster

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion unveiled the 2010 annual poster, announced line-up for the 10th annual festival, reported on the "green" commitment, and tickets for the 10th annual music festival sched...

Bluegrass All-Star Jam Postponed Until February 28th

The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance has postponed the Bluegrass All-Star Jam from January 30, 2010 at The Paramount Center for the Arts until February 28th. Tickets purchased for both shows wil...

IAN GILLIAM & THE FIRE KINGS TO KICK OFF UVA-WISE SPRING CONCERT SERIES

The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Concert Series at UVa-Wise is happy to return for its third season on Saturday, February 6th, with Ian Gilliam & The Fire Kings in the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center.

The Infamous Stringdusters at the Goodloe Center, Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, VA

The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Concert Series is thrilled to host bluegrass phenoms The Infamous Stringdusters at The Goodloe Center at Mountain Empire Community Center in Big Stone Gap, Virginia,...

Justin Townes Earle To Perform Special Concert - Sunday, November 15th

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will present a special concert featuring Justin Townes Earle and Jessica Lea Mayfield at Machiavelli's on Sunday, November 15, at 8:00 P.M.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Sets 10th Anniversary Festival Prices

The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Board of Directors announces ticket pricing for the 10th annual festival, to be held Sept. 17-19, 2010.

Mark Mervis Benefit a Huge Success

2009 Merchandise Still Available

There is a limited amount of 2009 festival merchandise available and post-festival sales are brisk !

Benefit Concert for Mark Mervis

A Bluegrass benefit concert will be held for Mark Mervis, founder and bass player for Wires and Wood. The concert will be held on Thursday, September 24 from 7:30PM until 10:00PM at The Paramount Cent...

Tennessee Ernie Ford Collection Comes Home

It doesn't weigh 16 tons, but it did take a 22-foot truck to move the Tennessee Ernie Ford collection to its new home at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va., the Birthplace of Country Musi...

Pets and Our Festival

Pets and Festival Rules

Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Bristol Convention & Visitors Bureau Bring Home State Tourism Award

BRISTOL, TN/VA - Tourism initiatives in Bristol gained recognition at the state level at the Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (VACVB) Tourism Summit held April 20-22 at Wintergr...

IBMA Announces Leadership Bluegrass 2009 Graduates

The International Bluegrass Music Association is pleased to announce the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2009, listed below. Leadership Bluegrass, now in its tenth year with more than 225 al...

John Cephas 1930-2009

It is with profound sadness that we share the news that Piedmont blues guitar master and National Heritage Fellow John Cephas died this afternoon, March 4th, 2009. With his passing we have lost an ir...