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Category : MERLEFEST 2023

MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 4 OF MERLEFEST 2023:

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0435
Sunday morning at MerleFest each year begins with a Sunday morning devotional, this year led by Jeff Little Trio featuring gospel songs of Doc Watson, and Laura Boosinger offered a set of shape-note singing. Festival-goers got another chance to see the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, and......
MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 3 OF MERLEFEST 2023: BLUE SKIES

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0444
Festival-goers still needed the rain boots to navigate the mud, but the sun came out on Saturday. The annual tradition, the Waybacks’ Hillside Album Hour, means that people start staking out spots early in the day in preparation for the the California band’s cover of a classic album each year,......
MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 2 OF MERLEFEST 2023: “LET IT RAIN, LET IT POUR”

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0444
Day two of MerleFest offered the same dilemma festival-goers face every year: so many stages, so many choices. With storm clouds threatening, early arrivals had an opportunity to catch several MerleFest favorites, as well as some first-time performers with multiple appearances. Banjo icon Alison Brown, whose album “On Banjo” was......
FESTIVALS MERLEFEST 2023

Day 1 of MerleFest 2023: Music, Memories, and Mud

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0524
Festival-goers kept a wary eye on Ray’s Weather, western North Carolina’s favorite meteorology site with special MerleFest daily–and hourly–forecast. With rain inevitable, music lovers stocked up on ponchos, boots, and tarps and headed to Wilkesboro for the 35th MerleFest. This year was particularly meaningful, marking what would have been Doc......