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Monthly Bluegrass Jam

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association is hosting a monthly gathering of local musicians for a bluegrass jam session! The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick, collaborate, share their experiences, and—most importantly—to have fun. The jams are acoustic and only feature traditional bluegrass instruments: acoustic guitar, upright bass, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and dobro. The jams are free and...

Mary Draper Ingles Festival

Returning this year is the Mary Draper Ingles Festival! Join us from July 26 to 28 at multiple locations: Glenoce Mansion, Long Way Brewing, Wilderness Road Regional Museum, and Ingles Farm! We will have many activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy over the course of the festival! We look forward to celebrating our frontier heroine with you! To learn more about the Festival and to see a full listing of activities, visit https://www.glencoemansion.org/mdifestival

Weekly Music Lessons with JAM Kids at the Museum!

Date: Weekly on Saturdays Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET Location: The Learning Center, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: $5 per class or $45 for 10 lessons  Through a new partnership with Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM), the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is a new affiliate location for the program, offering weekly music lessons at the museum for children grades 4-8 and beyond. JAM Kids introduces music through small group instruction on acoustic instruments common...

Americana Afternoons

Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store Saturdays, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join us at the Floyd Country Store every Saturday at noon for Americana Afternoons. Saturday lunch at the store is a special event. Pick up one of our homemade soups or sandwiches, or a plate of farm-fresh salad and find a table near the stage. Starting at noon you can enjoy Americana Afternoons. The music is varied but has the common thread of Americana: traditional acoustic...

Monthly Bluegrass Jam- February

Dates: Monthly every 4th Saturday Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: FREE EVENT The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association, hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a bluegrass jam session. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick, collaborate, share their experiences, and—most importantly—to have fun. The jams are acoustic and only...

The Country Cabin II Live Music! Norton

The Country Cabin is one of the nine major venues on the Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, providing travelers Saturday night bluegrass music, special music and dance programs for bus tours. LIVE Music Country-Bluegrass-Old TimeEvery Saturday Night 7:30PM -10:30PM Admission: Adults $6.00 Child (2-11) $1.00 Child (0-1) Free *Admission Subject to Change*

Mary Draper Ingles Festival

Returning this year is the Mary Draper Ingles Festival! Join us from July 26 to 28 at multiple locations: Glenoce Mansion, Long Way Brewing, Wilderness Road Regional Museum, and Ingles Farm! We will have many activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy over the course of the festival! We look forward to celebrating our frontier heroine with you! To learn more about the Festival and to see a full listing of activities, visit https://www.glencoemansion.org/mdifestival

Sunday Music Jams

Sunday Music Jams at The Floyd Country Store 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm Each Sunday, The Floyd Country Store comes alive with community music during our old time and bluegrass music jams that take place between 1:30-6:00pm. The old time jam session is hosted by a different string band each week, leading tunes at a moderate speed. Traditional instruments and dancers welcome! At 4:00 the bluegrass jam kicks off, with hosts who lead the group in bluegrass...

Monday Night Jam at the Blue Ridge Institute

Please join us every Monday night at 7:00 for the Ferrum Jam, hosted by Appalachian Music at Ferrum College. Bring your instrument and join in or listen to all of the folks that get together sharing their songs and amazing stories. The BRIM is a major venue along The Crooked Road which promotes the region's rich musical heritage.

Museum Story Time – “Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile” by Gloria Houston

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024 Time: 10:30 a.m. EST Location: The Learning Center, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Free and open to the public Join us in the museum’s Learning Center for our monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick, and a related...