Name: Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2023
Start: 2023-09-08
End: 2023-09-10
Location: Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia

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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will make its return to Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia on 8-10 September 2023. 

The first artists to be confirmed were alt-country trailblazers, 

. Fans will be excited to see the group taking the stage again, following a memorable set at the 2022 festival, considered a special homecoming for the Virginia-hailing band.  

Earlier in the year, 49 Winchester released their story-driven, invigorating blend of Southern country rock and folk-inspired impulses, 

, on New West Records. The band's Virginia roots and Appalachian influences make them the ideal addition to the 2023 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion line-up.

, Nickel Creek, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers and more. More recently, soulful crooner Brent Cobb and Carlene Cash have been confirmed as part of the stellar line-up. 

Here, we'll have all the up-to-date news on line-up announcements, the latest ticket and festival pass details, and any further exciting info and details for the 2023 edition. 

Also set to perform is Watchhouse, The Mavericks, 

, Larkin Poe and Wilderado, with more additions to be announced at a later date. 

In a first for Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, VIP packages have been made available. These will provide festival-goers with an ‘elevated experience’ at the September event, with a variety of VIP camping, glamping and hotel options on offer.

The 2023 instalment looks set to be another incredible celebration of Appalachian country music, with the 2022 event featuring roof-raising performances from artists such as Tanya Tucker, Rosanne Cash, The Wood Brothers and more. 

For more information on tickets and for other country festivals set for 2023 and 2024 - head here.

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Hailing from Castlewood, Virginia, 49 Winchester have always sought to incorporate the conflicting impulses of both longing for home and longing for the road into their music. Over the course of their four studio albums, the eight-piece band’s Appalachian folk has gradually blossomed into a rockier and more rough-around-the-edges sound.

49 Winchester have patiently built a loyal following over the course of their three independently released albums, which began back in 2014 with their self-titled debut release. This was followed by 

 in 2018, before the trio was completed by 

The band’s mercurial, definition-defying style caught the attention of Nashville’s go-to label for Americana and alt-country music, New West Records.

In 2022, 49 Winchester released their first album with New West, 

. the project received far-reaching acclaim, and served as a celebration of the band’s roots in Virginia.

The playful artwork depicts a coal miner, embodying 49 Winchester’s continued determination to pay homage to the blue collar traditions that have long formed the backbone of country music, as epitomised on ‘Hillbilly Daydream’.

elevated 49 Winchester from regional heroes to national prodigies. Various outlets championed the group for their eclectic mix of influences, with Holler naming the 2022 album as one of its Albums of the Year.

In 2023, 49 Winchester are set to embark on a hotly anticipated tour across the US, which will see them playing in Tennessee, Arizona and more.

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She played around town and worked on the side to support herself and her husband, guitarist Jeremy Ivey. But it would take several more years before her debut album, 2016's 

The autobiographical album wove together strains of traditional country, honky tonk, rock 'n' roll and other genres to create a stage for Price's honest lyricism and distinctive voice. 

The album soon landed on several prominent end-of-year lists and earned Price a win at the Americana Awards for Emerging Artist of the Year. 

 in 2017. That same year, she released her sophomore album, 

. In 2019, she was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys. 

arrived. Her longtime friend Sturgill Simpson served as producer. Price wrote the project while pregnant, which she's credited with influencing its subject matter and direction. 

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Singer/songwriter Margo Price heard her calling young. After attending Northern Illinois University for theater and dance, she dropped out and relocated to Nashville in 2003. 

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Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell was born in Montreal, where music became an outlet to escape her troubled home. 

From that early interest, Russell joined the Canadian roots act Po'Girl in the early aughts. 

Eventually, she began collaborating with her future husband, Chicago-based singer/songwriter J.T. Nero, on his project mountains/forests until the pair eventually formed their own duo, Birds of Chicago, in 2012. 

They released several albums together until Birds of Chicago went on indefinite hiatus in 2021, as Russell turned her attention to her solo career with the release of her debut solo album 

Russell is also a member of Our Native Daughters, alongside Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah and Leyla McCalla. The group released their debut album, 

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For Allison, music became an outlet to escape her troubled home. 

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Ciara Bains is a music journalist, radio host and musician from London, currently working as the Assistant Editor of Holler. She's a lover of all things disco, rock and roll and cosmic country. 

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