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MERLEFEST

MerleFest 2026 Delivers

Liz Ferrell
by Liz Ferrell0253
You know you’re at a pretty special event when the Avett Brothers show up unannounced.   By the morning of Saturday, April 25th, the 38th annual MerleFest had already offered up two days of uncommonly gorgeous weather, lawn games, fair food, and some of the best music on the planet.......
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MerleFest 2025: The Usual Suspects

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey01204
All the planning leading up the MerleFest brings a balance of new artists and regular favorites to the four-day festival in Wilkesboro, NC, established 37 years ago by Doc Watson in memory of his son Merle. Now held on a dozen stages across the Wilkes Community College campus, the festival......
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A Rookie’s Guide to MerleFest

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey12568
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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Opening Night–Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey at Bluegrass Hall of Fame

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey01825
Chris Joslin, director of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in Owensboro, KY, introduced the Sam Grisman Project to the stage for the first night of the “Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey,” noting that Sam “literally has this music in his DA.” Opening with “Thanks, Jerry,” Grisman and his band......