The War & Treaty, Sierra Ferrell and Junior Brown are among the final round of artists announced at a press conference today for the 21st Annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, which takes place Sept. 9-11 in Historic Downtown Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Dustbowl Revival, and GRAMMY Award-winning country music stalwart Jim Lauderdale are also on the bill.
"This year marks the 95th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is a celebration of that great history," said Leah Ross, executive director of advancement for Birthplace of Country Music (BCM), the parent nonprofit of the festival, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, and WBCM Radio Bristol. "Our lineup is a reflection of the vast influence those recordings have made on the music of today and the rich music culture of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee."
JJ Grey & Mofro, Tanya Tucker, Rosanne Cash, Del McCoury Band, The Wood Brothers, Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry Douglas Band, and Fantastic Negrito are among the acts previously revealed in Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion's multi-event announcement.
More than 120 acts are scheduled to perform on 16 stages over the course of the three-day event where Tennessee and Virginia meet along several blocks of State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol. The twin cities are world-renowned as the site where producer Ralph Peer recorded the 1927 Bristol Sessions, the event in history musicologists refer to as the "big bang of country music." The 1927 Bristol Sessions included the first recordings of the Carter Family, the "First Family of Country Music" and Jimmie Rodgers, the "Father of Country Music." Bristol is designated by U.S. Congress as the birthplace of country music and considered hollowed ground by artists all over the world.
The final round of artists announced today include the following:
The War & Treaty
Sierra Ferrell
Junior Brown
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Dustbowl Revival
Jim Lauderdale
Cruz Contreras
Joslyn & the Sweet Compression
Fireside Collective
M.S.G. - Acoustic Blues Trio
Margo Cilker
Tall Tall Trees
Miss Tess
Carly Booher Edwards & the Barbirds
The Sweet Lillies
Jive Mother Mary
Ed Snodderly
Daniel Davis
The Corklickers
Wayne Graham
Natalie Price
Breaking Tradition
Cedar Valley
U.S. Navy Band Country Current
Virginia Ground
Fritz & Co.
Side Hustle
Hustle Souls
Vaden Landers
Jett Holden
Abby Hollliday
Thrift Store Cowboys
Maya De Vitry
The Honey Badgers
The Successful Failures
Adam Bolt
Victor Lawson and Boogie Chillen
Jesse Daniel Edwards
Possum Creek Playboys
Green Grass Cloggers
Keller & the Kinfolk
Bailey George & Jukebox Jess
JP Parsons
Sam Collie & The Roustabouts
Zach McNabb
Taylor Winchester
Teni Rane
A few other Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2022 highlights announced this morning included a festival kick-off show on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Lumac Rooftop Bar above The Bristol Hotel, the return of Bristol Rhythm's free Children's Day activities for families on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Anderson Park, and a volunteer recruitment expo in coming weeks with more details to be announced. To stay up-to-date on upcoming announcements, the public is encouraged to sign up for the Birthplace of Country Music newsletter through their website at BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org.
Weekend passes to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion are on sale now for $100, that pricing will now extend through June 1. Single day passes to the festival will go on sale when artist schedule is released, coming soon. To check out the lineup in its entirety, purchase weekend passes and festival merchandise, and for more information, visit BristolRhythm.com.
