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FESTIVALS MERLEFEST 24

MERLEFEST 2024: SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0408
Saturday at MerleFest poses a challenge for festival-goers with a bad case of FOMO: At any given time slot, several stages beckon. With a choice of either seeing MerleFest favorite performers one more time or checking out some of the new acts on the lineup, the only guarantee is good......
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A Rookie’s Guide to MerleFest

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey1916
You’ve been promising yourself you’d make it to MerleFest for years. Now you’ve committed. You have your four-day pass (because who would want to miss a daylight?) Now what? WEATHER Expect all four seasons in one day. The end of April in the South is the epitome of fickleness. It......
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MERLEFEST 2024 FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey01596
December 4, 2023 (Wilkesboro, NC) Adding to the already stellar performers announced earlier, MerleFest has added a number of top-notch performers to the final lineup for MerleFest 2024. The festival, scheduled for April 25–28, will feature Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson & POTR, Sierra Hull, and......
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MERLEFEST 2024 ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0935
Organizers for MerleFest, the annual music festival held at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, announced to day the initial lineup for next year’s even, scheduled for April 25–28, 2024. Going into its 36th year, MerleFest was founded by the music legend Doc Watson as a tribute to his son,......
FESTIVALS MERLEFEST 2023

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

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0811
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......
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Americana Fest: Fans at Bluebird Cafe “Come Hear North Carolina”

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey01371
North Carolina had an unmistakable presence at this year’s Americana Fest, not simply because of the quality and quantity of music and musicians in the state.  “Come Hear North Carolina: A Celebration of the2019 Year of Music,” is an effort of the North Carolina Arts Council to spread the word about......