robdickens101 – April 27, 2016 at 02:00AM
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The historic city of Bristol sits across the States of Tennessee and Virginia. In fact the main thoroughfare (State Street) is the State border.
Musically, Bristol is most famous as The Birthplace of Country Music, where The Bristol Recording Sessions of 1927 are officially regarded as The Big Bang of Country Music, spawning The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers among many others. I stayed a few days in Bristol in 2014 – you can read more about The Big Bang here and my experiences of the town and environs here and here.
Another key music event is The Rhythm & Roots Reunion which is run by The Birthplace of Country Music Museum. This annual music festival is held over three days in the heart of the town. To date I have been unable to get there for The Reunion has clashed with The Americana Music Conference and Festival in nearby Nashville. This year, the former has moved and the Bristol festival will kick off the weekend before Americanafest (16 to 18 September) which means I get to do both in 2016.
It’s a good time to experience this, as the 2016 line-up is large and talent-laden. When I see an artist like Dori Freeman, whose debut album is so assured and captivating (read my review), towards the bottom of this monster bill, it fills me with confidence that this event will be one to savour.
Here is the full 2016 list:
Loretta Lynn
T.B.A. •The Indigo Girls •Houndmouth
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Marty Stuart •Keller Williams •T.B.D.
Hayes Carll •Darrell Scott Band •Cracker
Steep Canyon Rangers
Scythian •Mike Farris •Unknown Hinson
HONEYHONEY •Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown
Balsam Range •Larry Sparks •Noah Gundersen
Hot Club of Cowtown •Joe Purdy •Folk Soul Revival
Jill Andrews •Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley •Liz Vice
The Lonely Biscuits •Roadkill Ghost Choir
Elliot Root •Mipso •Front Country •EmiSunshine
The Derailers •John Moreland
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades •Wild Reeds
Seth Walker •Woody Pines •The Americans Los Colognes
•Blair Crimmins and the Hookers
David Peterson & 1946 •Forlorn Strangers
Mountain Faith •The Mantras
Becky Buller •David Gans •Dave Eggar •Aaron Lee Tasjan
The Harris Brothers •Levi Lowrey
•The Way Down Wanderers
The Weather Machine •The Tillers •The Midatlantic
Annabelles Curse •this mountain •Amythyst Kiah
Bill & the Belles
•Josh Daniel and The Mark Shimick Project
C2 and the Brother Reeds •Clear Plastic Masks
Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats •Ben Gilmer
Chris Jamison •Fritz The Redux •Successful Failures
Fiddlin’ Carson Peters Band •Natasha Borzilova •Avers
Dead Horses •Ryley Walker •BRUNS
A Great Disaster •Adam Lawson •Beth Snapp Band
•Billy Crawford Band
Boots On The Ground Bluegrass Band •Breaking Tradition
•Brushy Rides Carol Torch Torricelli •Carolina Catskins
•Corbin Hayslett Crooked Road Ramblers
•Cumberland River •Demon Waffle
Dexter Ramey & Friends •Dirk Quinn Band
•Dori Freeman •E Young & Friends
Eli Fox
•Emery Reid and Shady Appalachia
•Empty Bottle String Band grand shell game
•H.B. Beverly •Handsome and the Humbles •Indighost
Jake and the Comet Conductors •Jim Lloyd
•Kacey Buchanan •Latrelle Liam Purcell •Mark Webb
•Marshall Ballew •Mic Harrison and The High Score
Monster Atlantic •Old Heavy Hands •Pale Root
•Paul Lee Kupfer •PJ Steelman
Rob Nance & The Lost Souls •Scratch River Telegraph
•Sigean Spencer Branch •Steve Gilbert •Steven Wesley
•Symphony Rags Tennessee Stifflegs •The Boys
•The Honey Badgers •The Kindest People
The Kodiak Brotherhood •The Local Honeys
•The Pointer Brothers
The Worthless Son-in-Laws •Travis Atwell
•Trevor McKenzie
West End String Band •Wires and Wood •Wise Old River
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