Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Concludes 23rd Annual Event

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Ashley McBryde headlining the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. Photo: Heidi Holloway/Birthplace of Country Music

The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, presented by Ballad Health and produced by Birthplace of Country Music, concluded its 23rd annual event last weekend.

The event aims to honor the influence of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings with various rock, country, bluegrass, Americana performances and more.

Friday (Sept. 13) featured performances from headliner Ashley McBryde as well as The Red Clay Strays, Wilderado, Dave Eggar, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Le’Asha Julius and Weedie Braimah. Other opening day sets included Bella White and Jaime Wyatt, both making their Bristol debut, Holy Roller, Laid Back Country Picker and Florencia & The Feeling.

On Saturday (Sept. 14), Jim Lauderdale united with Wyatt Ellis and Silverada, Logan Ledger and Brittney Spencer performed in addition to Dale Watson & His Lone Stars, Hannah Dasher, 49 Winchester and more. The Wallflowers played their hits, driving home an encore of Tom Petty classics. The evening then closed on Cumberland with Molly Tuttle & the Golden Highway, who had earlier joined AJ Lee & Blue Summit‘s late afternoon set on the same stage.

Post Bop Revival set the pace for Sunday (Sept. 15) with a two-hour set under the tent at Machiavelli’s, along with Stephen Day on State Street, among others. Grace Bowers & the Hodge Lodge and The SteelDrivers then closed out the final day.

Tickets for next year’s event, taking place Sept. 19–21, are available now. For more information, click here.

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