[The following is from the official press release.]
49 Winchester, Ashley McBryde, The Wallflowers, The Red Clay Strays, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Sam Bush, Wilderado, The SteelDrivers, Brittney Spencer, Drayton Farley, Jaime Wyatt, Bella White, and Silverada are set to headline the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. Presented by Ballad Health and produced by the nonprofit Birthplace of Country Music (BCM), the festival returns to State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tenn.-Va. Sept. 13-15.
Additional 2024 performers include Grace Bowers, Jesse Daniel, Dale Watson & His Lone Stars, The Waybacks, Hannah Dasher, Stephen Day, Logan Ledger, Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, Tommy Prine, Joshua Hedley, Ed Snodderly, Dallas Wayne, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, J & The Causeways, The Kody Norris Show, Lauren Morrow, Bristol Lightning feat. Dave Eggar, and more to be announced.
Split down the middle by the state lines of Tennessee and Virginia, Bristol is officially designated by U.S. Congress as the “birthplace of country music,” due to the lasting impact of the legendary 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings. Overtaking several blocks of downtown below the iconic “Bristol Sign,” the festival showcases the roots and far-reaching branches of those sessions on more than a dozen stages over the course of the three-day weekend.
Festival goers are encouraged to visit the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, located just steps away from festival gates. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the interactive museum, a milestone among many sweeping across The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail–which celebrates its own 20th anniversary this year. Other Crooked Road attractions celebrating milestones in 2024 include The Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, turning 50 this year, plus the 40th anniversary of the Floyd Country Store‘s Friday Night Jamboree in Floyd, the 20th anniversary of the Ralph Stanley Museum in Clintwood, and the 20th anniversary of the Song of the Mountains concert series in Marion.
In honor of Leap Year, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is offering a special one-day, group discount with the purchase of four weekend passes. Available on Feb. 29 only, a group purchase of four weekend passes will be discounted $29 for a total of $429 (plus tax/fee) at checkout. The purchase of one weekend pass is currently $135 (plus tax/fee); the price will increased March 7. To purchase, visit the festival’s website at BristolRhythm.com.
| About The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail The Crooked Road is a 330-mile driving trail through the mountains of Southwest Virginia that connects nine Major Venues and over 60 Affiliated Venues and Festivals that visitors may enjoy every day of the year. The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail is also a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, founded in 2004, whose mission is to support economic development in Southwest Virginia by promoting this region’s rich heritage of traditional music. For more information, visit TheCrookedRoadVA.com. |
| About Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia is heralded as the birthplace of country music, home to the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings. The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is a celebration of that great legacy and is renowned for its diverse headliners, established touring acts, up-and-coming artists, and some of the Appalachian regions finest music across a wide variety of roots genres. It is also noted for its unique downtown setting along State Street, where Virginia and Tennessee meet to form the twin cities of Bristol. The festival hosts an estimated 40,000 attendees over the course of the 3-day weekend. For more information about Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion visit BristolRhythm.com. |
| About the Birthplace of Country Music Located in Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) is the parent nonprofit organization of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, and WBCM Radio Bristol. It is the mission of BCM to perpetuate, promote, and celebrate Bristol’s rich music heritage; to educate and engage audiences worldwide regarding the history, impact, and legacy of the 1927 Bristol Sessions from which BCM derives its name; and to create recognition, opportunities, and economic benefit for BCM’s local and regional communities. BCM accomplishes this mission through each of its primary branches (museum, festival, and radio station), special projects and events, and a multitude of community and educational outreach programs. Visit BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org for more information. |
