Speaker Session - Nicholas Edward Williams: “Roots Music History: Live!”

Schedule

Tue Dec 09 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States, Virginia 24201 | Bristol, VA

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Join us on Tuesday, December 9 for a Speaker Session with Nicholas Edward Williams. Roots Music History: Live! is a multimedia presentation on local East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia music history presented by the producer and host of the music history podcast American Songcatcher heard on Radio Bristol, WNCW and wherever you get our podcasts, Nicholas Edward Williams. The experience includes historical audio, video, imagery, and a short concert of early songs recorded or documented in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: In-person at the Birthplace of Country Music, Performance Theatre and streamed on Radio Bristol’s YouTube Channel
Cost: Free and open to the public
REGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bcm/events/speaker-session-nicholas-edwards-williams-138044?_gl=1*7uxq5*_gcl_au*MjA3MDI5MDQwMy4xNzQ1MjQyMTcy
Producer and host of the roots music history podcast American Songcatcher, Nicholas Edward Williams is a multi-instrumentalist, storyteller and preservationist who has spent the last 15+ years touring three continents, honoring and blending the American roots music spectrum with his own flair. He’s presented for TEDx, opened for Taj Mahal, The Wood Brothers, CAAMP, Dom Flemons, Ballroom Thieves, John Craigie, John Paul White and Town Mountain, and his 2019 debut record, As I Go Ramblin’ Around, hit the Top 10 Folk DJ charts for album and song. His critically acclaimed sophomore release Folk Songs For Old Times’ Sake has been heralded by well-regarded figures such as David Holt, Oliver Wood and JP Harris, and his newest traditional record, titled Rags, Folk and Blues, Oh My! releases in the Spring of 2025. Nicholas is also the Founder and Director of the Hurricane Helene instrument relief organization ReString Appalachia.



American Roots: Traditional Folk, Piedmont Blues, Ragtime & Early Country
Videos: Mississippi River Blues | Happy Life | TEDx
Links:
Official - https://nicholasedwardwilliams.com/?_gl=1%2A7uxq5%2A_gcl_au%2AMjA3MDI5MDQwMy4xNzQ1MjQyMTcy
Listen - https://nicholasedwardwilliams.com/music/?_gl=1*lefot6*_gcl_au*MjA3MDI5MDQwMy4xNzQ1MjQyMTcy
LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/NicholasEdwardWilliams?_gl=1*lefot6*_gcl_au*MjA3MDI5MDQwMy4xNzQ1MjQyMTcy
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