Festivals & Fairs

Bristol Sessions Festival Night Five (Appalachian Roots)

Traditional Appalachian music showcase with programming led by ETSU Appalachian Studies and the Birthplace of Country Music. The series is structured as a three-act arc. Act 1 returns to the origin: the recordings, the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and the raw sound that started everything. Act 2 traces the evolution: bluegrass, the pickers, the women who shaped the genre, and the holiday traditions of the mountains. Act 3 builds toward the centennial: next-generation songwriters, outlaw country, and the echoes of Bristol's lasting impact on American music. Each night stands on its ow