The band that first made “Wagon Wheel” famous returned to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion on Sunday.
Tad Dickens
Tad Dickens is technology reporter for Cardinal News. He previously worked for the Bristol Herald Courier and The Roanoke Times and likes to bang on his drums when he can. Reach at tad@cardinalnews.org or 540 293-6018.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Getting ‘Laid Back’ with a hard rock-slinging Country Picker at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
The unique duo from Eastern Kentucky was part of a diverse Friday lineup at the 25th version of a Bristol tradition.
Posted inPodcast
Grooves & Grub Ep. 1: Bristol Rhythm & Roots Preview, Live Music and Late-Night Pizza
What do a 25th-anniversary music festival, a 50-acre nonprofit paradise and a giant slice of late-night pizza have in common? They are all setting the stage for Grooves and Grub, a brand-new Southwest Virginia culture podcast powered by Cardinal News! Join your host, Tad Dickens, for an action-packed premiere featuring an exclusive studio interview and […]
Posted inNew River Valley
Tech Briefs: Animatronics, AI and more at Virginia Tech’s Music + Technology Festival
Plus: Virginia Tech professors weigh in on Meta settlement ramifications. Roanoke College teams with Google to offer free AI training, career certificates.
Posted inSouthwest Area
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion’s new festival director has a FloydFest connection
The event celebrates 25 years this week with Sierra Ferrell, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Old Crow Medicine Show and more.
Posted inNew River Valley
Tech Briefs: Warner, Griffith talk drone technology for Iran — and the Radford arsenal
Warner says White House turned down Ukraine’s offer of drone assistance; Griffith floats a plan to have Virginia Tech drone program monitor Radford Army Ammunition Plant.
Posted inNew River Valley
Virginia Tech gears up to fight enemy drones
The university’s Kentland Farm now houses the headquarters of a $5 million Army project that seeks to defeat the unmanned aerial systems that could threaten military, law enforcement and infrastructure.
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60 years ago, a rising star named Dolly Parton took the stage at a Tennessee club. Her opening act remembers it well.
Tommy Dickens sang and played bass around East Tennessee. He also had a young son named Tad.
Posted inEconomy
Top federal broadband official visits Bedford County, touts connectivity
Arielle Roth, who leads the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, announced that all contracts have been signed to move forward with the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.
Posted inCulture
‘Special human, now gone’: Southwest Virginians remember Dolly Parton
Those who met her through musical performances and radio industry gatherings had strong and positive memories.
