RADIO BRISTOL'S FARM AND FUN TIME

#201 Melissa Carper, Scythian
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features an incredible mix of early jazz and honky tonk from Melissa Carper, and Scyhtian gives us an energetic blend of Irish and American string band music. We also take a visit to Horse Creek Farms in Chuckey, TN to learn more about diversified farming and agritourism in the 21st century.

#202 Blue Cactus, Twisted Pine
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features some cosmic americana from North Carolina duo Blue Cactus, and Twisted Pine, a Boston based group, explore the boundaries of bluegrass, pop and everything in between. We also take a visit to Aunt Willie’s Wildflowers in Blountville, TN to learn more about wildflowers and how they can make your next flower arrangement really pop,

#203 Willi Carlisle, The Steel Wheels
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features multi-instrumentalist folksinger Willi Carlisle, and The Steel Wheels, an innovative modern stringband from the mountains of Virginia. We also take a visit to Boone Street Market in Jonesborough, TN to learn more about farmers markets and how they help local farmers and food producers get their products to market.

#204 Zoe & Cloyd, John R. Miller
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features a blend of original bluegrass, klezmer, old-time and folk sylings from Zoe & Cloyd, and the intricate wordplay and haunting imagery from singer-songwriter-picker John R. Miller . We also take a visit to the Tennessee Nature Conservancy in Shady Valley, TN to learn more about a rare occurrence in the southern Appalachian mountains, a wild cranberry bog.

#205 The Slocan Ramblers, Tim O’Brien
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features the bluegrass-infused stylings of Canadian roots music ensemble, The Slocan Ramblers, alongside West Virginia native multi-instrumentalist, and Grammy Winning Singer-Songwriter Tim O’Brien. We also take a visit to Rocky Mount State Historical Site in Piney Flats, TN where visitors can step back in time to explore the history of Tennessee, with an immersive experience that includes period-clothed reenactors, immaculately maintained gardens, and historical buildings.

#206 Unspoken Tradition, Darin & Brooke Aldridge
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features the high-octane new-grass inspired sounds of North Carolina based quintet Unspoken Tradition, and the dynamic musings of the heartfelt husband-wife duo, Darin & Brooke Aldridge. We also take a visit to Virginia to O’Possum’s Bottom Farm in Gate City, VA to learn more about sustainable practices of goat cheese production in Southwest Virginia.

#207 Alexa Rose, Parker Millsap
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features the profoundly well-crafted balladry of mountain songstress Alexa Rose, and expansive americana roots rock from Oklahoma based singer-songwriter Parker Millsap. We also take a visit to The Funny Farm in Chuckey, TN to learn more about teaching young children about working farm animals and the importance of eco-education.

#208 Caleb Caudle, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features thoughtful alt-country singer-songwriter Caleb Caudle, and the rip-roaring country blues rock of Indiana based group, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. We also take a visit to Rain Crow Farm in Johnson City, TN to learn more about urban no-till farming, and how a lot of food can be cultivated in a small amount of urban space.

#209 Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz, Dale Ann Bradley
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features the reflective old-time steeped songwriting of collaborative project Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz, and Kenucky raised six-time IBMA “Female Vocalist of the Year” bluegrass artist Dale Ann Bradley. We also take a trip to Little Mountain Microgreens in Kingsport, TN to learn more about innovative small scale farming, and the nutritional packed benefits of tasty microgreens.

#210 Blue Ridge Girls, The Crooked Road Allstars
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features a celebration of Southwest Virginia's musical heritage trail, The Crooked Road with regional Appalichian folk trio The Blue Ridge Girls, and traditional music supergroup composed of the region’s top performers The Crooked Road Allstars. We also take a trip to Rural Resources Farm & Food Education Center in Greeneville, TN to learn about their innovative community center that acts as an educational resource for at-risk youth to learn about agro-business.

#211 The Wildmans, The Malpass Brothers
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features Floyd Virgina raised neo-tradtional stringband The Wildmans, and always entertaining honky tonk humor from crowd favorites The Malpass Brothers. We also take a trip to Jonesborough, TN to learn more about new and innovative sustainable farming practices at Serenity Knoll Farm.

#212 Dallas Wayne & Redd Volkaert, The Mavericks
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won’t soon forget! This week’s show features original music from the host of Sirius XM Radio’s Willie’s Roadhouse, Dallas Wayne, accompanied by telecaster legend Redd Volkaert. The show finished up with a literal bang as grammy award winning eclectic rock-country group The Mavericks take the stage for a show you won’t soon forget.