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Bristol Sessions Festival Night Six (The Pickers)
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📅 Sunday, August 16, 2026
🕐 10:00am – 1:00pm 📍 Bristol Music / Concerts
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📍 Bristol — Bristol, Tennessee, USA
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Instrumental virtuosity — banjo, mandolin, fiddle, flat-top guitar. Multi-band bluegrass showcase ending with a high-energy community jam session.
The series is structured as a three-act arc.
Act 1 returns to the origin: the recordings, the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and the raw sound that started everything.
Act 2 traces the evolution: bluegrass, the pickers, the women who shaped the genre, and the holiday traditions of the mountains.
Act 3 builds toward the centennial: next-generation songwriters, outlaw country, and the echoes of Bristol's lasting impact on American music.
Each night stands on its own. Together, they build something bigger: a community that's been rehearsing this celebration for an entire year.
The series is structured as a three-act arc.
Act 1 returns to the origin: the recordings, the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and the raw sound that started everything.
Act 2 traces the evolution: bluegrass, the pickers, the women who shaped the genre, and the holiday traditions of the mountains.
Act 3 builds toward the centennial: next-generation songwriters, outlaw country, and the echoes of Bristol's lasting impact on American music.
Each night stands on its own. Together, they build something bigger: a community that's been rehearsing this celebration for an entire year.
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