Longtime performer Launderdale has unique connection with Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Scoot over COVID-19. Make plentiful room for the rhythm and the roots of music.

That’s precisely what happened Friday night and Saturday in downtown Bristol during the first night and second day of the 20th Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. Some people wore masks. A few seemed to maintain distance. After a year off during the pandemic, most if not all reveled in the return of the beloved festival….