9/16- 9/17/16: Bristol, TN- Bristol Rhythm and Roots. We have been looking forward to this awesome festival for almost a year and were so happy to finally have the weekend upon us. We started out our morning playing a live showcase on the local radio station WBCM (Birthplace of Country Music) and loaded up after that for our first evening set of the festival. Bristol Rhythm and roots is an incredible annual festival that takes place in Bristol, right on the state line of Tennessee and Virginia. We had a crazy show with an excellent crowd and it was so great getting to see the response we had. We were excited about people coming up to us the rest of the night saying that they would be at tomorrow’s set of ours. We got to see some incredible music the rest of the evening, including Anderson East, Darrell Scott, Hayes Carl, and Buddy Guy.

Our Saturday show was a blast as well. Before we left from the festival Collin was going down the elevator at the hotel we were staying at and someone asked him ‘are you in a band?’ He said yes and they asked about the wanderers. Collin asked him if he was playing at the festival and he said, 'Yes, my name is Buddy Guy!’ We were so happy to see John and Lucy, our booking agents at the Americana agency and go out to dinner with them to catch up and hang out. We love having such kind and fun people on our team! We were a little worried about our show that night because we were playing at the same time as the Indigo Girls as well as Keller Williams. We were pleasantly surprised with a packed house for our set and had a ton of fun playing. This festival was a ton of fun and we can’t wait to make our way back to Johnson City, TN in a couple weeks on our way to IBMA!