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In the end the 13 June 2019 performance by Tennessee Border Bluegrass will be the last Pickin' Porch Show in Kingsport, Tennessee at the ACMA Mountain Music Museum. Effective by decision of the ACMA Board Of Directors the ACMA operated Mountain Music Museum will cease to exist by the end of July 2019. The Museum owned artifacts will be integrated with the existing collections of the Birthplace Of Country Music Museum, BCM, in Bristol, Virginia and loaned artifacts are being returned to the lenders. The ACMA Museum, along with The Pickin' Porch Show, was begun in 1998 in a storefront on the lower level of the old Bristol Mall by Tim White and James Bryant of Blountville, Tennessee. I have been told the Appalachian Cultural Music Association and it's endeavors such as the Leon Kiser Memorial Scholarship Show will continue going forward. The Pickin' Porch Show may reemerge but I don't think such reemergence will be anytime soon. I personally hope that this traditional and bluegrass music showcase will continue somewhere in this region. Kingsport doesn't realize what a treasure it has lost- 'nuff said. JLW37663 (22 July 2019).

Tennessee Border Bluegrass performs "Old Home Place" composed by Dean Webb and Mitchell Jayne and recorded by such famous artists as J.D. Crowe and the New South, Dr. Ralph Stanley, and The Dillards.

Tennessee Border Bluegrass:
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Morgan Rogers (Fiddle and Vocals)
Erin Tipton (Fiddle and Vocals)
Braeden Christian (Guitar and Lead Vocals)
Eli Barbour on bass (filling in for regular bass man, Ty Wilcox)
Matthew Rogers (Mandolin and Vocals)
Avery Peters (Banjo)

(From Tennessee Border official Facebook promotional description)
Tennessee Border is a high energy local bluegrass band comprised of college aged students. The band was formed by Avery Peters and friends in 2016. Tennessee Border has made quick work of accomplishments in their short time as a band. The band has played on stages in neighboring states, on television with the Crooked Road General Store, and with the Appalachian Cultural Music Association at their Pickin’ Porch stage in both Bristol and in Kingsport. The band’s latest accomplishment was being invited to join Dollywood's Bluegrass and BBQ festival for the second year in a row in 2018. The band is comprised of Avery Peters (Banjo), Braeden Christian (Guitar and Lead Vocals), Morgan Rogers (Fiddle and Vocals), Ty Wilcox (Bass), Erin Tipton (Fiddle and Vocals), and Matthew Rogers (Mandolin and Vocals). Though a local friend will be filling in for Ty, Eli Barbour will be on bass for this show! All members of the band are full time college students, hold jobs in their community, and are members of their churches’ praise bands! Their love for music drives their motivation to continue to share the Appalachian Music with those in their community!

See Tennessee Border Facebook for great bios and current activities:
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The ACMA Pickin' Porch was founded in 1998 in Bristol, Virginia to perpetuate the traditional music of the region and has moved through several location in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia since then. The Appalachian Cultural Music Association (A.C.M.A) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed by a group of volunteers to promote, enhance and perpetuate the music of the Southern Appalachian Region. Bluegrass, old time, Celtic, classic country, gospel and Americana music was born in or has influenced the music of this region.

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