The Virginia Tourism Corporation Has Awarded Financial Sponsorships To Over 30 Virginia Music Festivals Including Several In Southwest Virginia. Among Those To Receive Funds Are Abingdon Music Experience Which Is Getting 75-Hundred Dollars To Help With Thursday Jams And The Birthplace Of Country Music’s Bristol Rhythm And Roots Reunion Is Receiving 15-Thousand Dollars. A Total Of 245-Thousand Dollars Will Be Received As Part Of Its 2017 Music Festival Sponsorship Program.