NIGHT 1: The First Take
May 22, 2026 · L.C. King Building · Bristol, TN • $27
The first chapter opens with a songwriter round featuring up-and-coming regional artists exploring what Bristol and Appalachia mean to their own creative processes. This isn't a tribute night or a history lecture. It's a room full of working songwriters telling you why this place still matters to the music they're making right now.
Night 1 sets the schedule and the tone for everything that follows. Twelve nights. Twelve chapters. This is where the story starts.
Artists
Chance Lawson
Chancellor Lawson is a folk singer-songwriter from Kingsport, Tennessee rooted in Appalachian storytelling and acoustic tradition.
Ed Snodderly
Ed Snodderly is a songwriter, singer and guitar picker, following in the footsteps of songsters as varied as AP Carter to Riley Puckett to Ray Davies.
Seth Thomas
Seth is a singer-songwriter from East Tennessee. His songs are filled with stories of past and present, and the pursuit to connect with listeners from all walks and in every season of life.
The Venue
The Bristol Listening Room at the L.C. King Building in downtown Bristol, Tennessee. Five thousand square feet of raw industrial character in the heart of the city where American music was born. Intimate capacity. Big sound.
Tonight's Pour
Bristol Session West Coast Pilsner. Brewed by Tennessee Hills Distillery for this moment. The official pour of Bristol Sessions Nights. A True Taste of Tennessee.
