The 38th annual MerleFest this past weekend was one for the books. For decades, music fans have descended upon the town of Wilkesboro, NC - situated in the foothills beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains - ...

Doc Watson, who was born in 1923 in Deep Gap, NC and passed in 2012, left an indelible mark on music. This compilation of songs that were important to him are lovingly rendered, like a gathering of ...

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — MerleFest is back with a stellar lineup for its 2025 festival, taking place April 24-27 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC. This annual celebration of ...

MerleFest has been a mainstay on the music circuit since 1988. People flock to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina each year to celebrate the music of the Appalachian region, ...

As the stages are broken down and the gear is packed up, fans from across the country and the world are coming down from their annual MerleFest excitement. The centerpiece of MerleFest 2023-which took ...

MerleFest returns to Wilkesboro, North Carolina for the 36th year. Old Crow Medicine Show, Turnpike Troubadours, and more are on the initial lineup. The four-day event will take place on the campus of ...

MerleFest is considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, and serves as an annual homecoming for musicians and music fans. Held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro ...

Merlefest, a four-day music festival on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, kicks off Thursday. The annual festival that celebrates the memory of musician Eddy Merle Watson, son of ...

Melissa Etheridge, Tedeschi Trucks and LeAnn Rimes are among this performers announced for this year's Merlefest, organizers announced Tuesday. The annual festival, which celebrates the memory of ...

How to keep the current customers happy while also attracting newcomers? It’s a bit unflattering and unfair to think of MerleFest as a product and its attendees as customers, but the MerleFest moniker ...