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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion features local groups

When you walk into Leah Ross's office, you immediately know she has an overriding interest in music.

In This Issue

• Two new events at Rhythm and Roots scheduled Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion has developed partnerships with Capo's Music Store to create the Youth Music Competition and with Virginia Intermont College to offer a Bluegrass Jamming Camp.
• Former "closet' musician takes to the stage at BR&RR Amythyst Kiah says she was a closet musician during her adolescent years,
• These Undowners call BR&RR premier music festival Clay Prewitt, one of the members of These Undowners lives in Knoxville, but he's originally from Big Stone Gap, Va.
• Annabelle's Curse appearing at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion "This will be our third year at the festival as Annabelle's Curse but will be our very first year as this full five-piece band," Richard Graves, the band's manager, says.
• This year's local R&R line-up Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion considers these groups to be local or regional.
• Youth Arts Spotlight: Mischief in the Meadow performs at BR&RR The performing duo Mischief in the Meadow is composed of Rebekah Blair (guitar) and Alli Boling (fiddle).
• Backcountry Makers: The Malone Family chair makers Check your chairs...the old ones, that is. Chances are you just might have a local treasure.
• ETSU Arts Initiative reaches $4.24 million Five months after announcing plans for a new fine arts center and an expansion of arts programs, East Tennessee State University has surpassed the $4 million mark for its new arts initiative.
• Storytelling Center names new executive director The International Storytelling Center has hired Kiran Singh Sirah, a prominent folklorist, as its new executive director.
• A! Sharp Shooter Our first photo from the community.

A! Extra

• REVIEW: 'The Ghost in the 'Meadow' is delightfully scary While not as frightening as the average Headline News broadcast, "The Ghost in the Meadow,", currently haunting Barter's Stage II, will still send chills down your back — guaranteed!
• William King Museum receives People's Choice Award, top 10 honor in VAM Preservation Program The Virginia Association of Museums announced the winners in the Virginia's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts Program
• Bristol Rhythm & Roots partners with BVU and BTES Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion announced a partnership with BVU Authority and BTES Sept. 17.
• Virginia Intermont's Dr. Marvin Tadlock wins 1st place Rosen Award Virginia Intermont professor's Altered received first place out of 72 sculptures int the 27th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition in Boone, N.C.
• Bristol's Rhythm & Roots Reunion gets underway Friday Just as autumn signals the change of seasons, there are some significant shifts in the 13th annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and both arrive next weekend.
• Bristol's Rhythm and Roots spotlights all types of music Time ticks each year like keys on a piano. A never-ending melody twinkles by as folks await another installment of Rhythm & Roots.
• Retired teachers see stories in unusual places Some authors draw from inspiration from their surroundings, creating stories out of places that others might just take for granted.
• New book published on Washington County, Va. Retired professor James Hagy was not content in coming home to Washington County, Va., the land of his childhood, and letting many old legends lie — and live on.
• Hungry for soul-soothing tunes? From the late "30s through the late "60s, the Chuck Wagon Gang was like the Beatles to generations throughout the Mountain Empire and rural America.
• Marion's Musical Heritage Mural Canvas Unveiled The Town of Marion, in partnership with Virginia Sweetwater Moonshine Distillery, The Lincoln Theatre, "Song of the Mountains," and the Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts, unveiled "Marion's Musical Heritage Mural" canvas Thursday, Sept. 5 on s
• ECU Supports First Permanent AiPP Sculpture What weighs 7,500 pounds, is 16 feet tall, 16 feet wide, tells the story of our region's unique culture, reaches sister cities crossing state lines and is sure to make you smile?
• ETSU presents Distinguished Faculty Awards East Tennessee State University bestowed its highest honors upon three professors with the presentation of the 2013 Distinguished Faculty Awards for Teaching, Research and Service.
• Ron Rash coming to Bristol; his novels heading to the screen Ron Rash's novel "Serena," set in 1930s western North Carolina, has been adapted for film and will hit theatres this October.
• Up Against the Wall Gallery Rockin' Stroll Window Contest Winners Announced Several businesses in Historic Downtown Bristol have turned their windows into a celebration of Rhythm & Roots Reunion and our musical heritage.
• Song of the Mountains Host Tim White Nominated for Broadcaster of the Year Award by IBMA Tim White the host of the award winning public television concert series Song of the Mountains at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., has been nominated for the prestigious "Broadcaster of the Year Award" by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
• Washington County Fair opens Sept. 9 Garth Brooks signed autographs until 2 a.m. The Kentucky Headhunters played in a downpour. Luke Bryan backed up traffic clear to and onto the interstate.