Bonnie Raitt to headline 2025 MerleFest
The festival continues the legacy of High Country musician Doc Watson and his son Merle.
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The return of MerleFest means music for fans, support for students and community
The annual MerleFest returns for its four-day run Thursday. The festival is not just a celebration of traditional American music, but also an important way to bring in money for local causes.
MerleFest to celebrate two milestones in 2023 with 'traditional plus' music
MerleFest organizers have announced their schedule for this year’s festival in Wilkes County with music
MerleFest to return with new director
MerleFest, the annual festival in Wilkesboro that celebrates traditional music and more, returns to its normal spring schedule this month after a shift to the fall last year.
Steve Martin Joins Lineup For 2018 Merlefest
Comedian and musician Steve Martin will be performing in Wilkesboro in April with the Steep Canyon Rangers, joining the lineup of performers for this year's Merlefest music festival.
Across the Blue Ridge #71 - A Festival Visit & Blues in Bluegrass
This week we take a moment at Merlefest – not for the main stage acts, but with the community of jammers at festivals. Beyond that, we hear a fine selection of bluegrass and old time music wi
Across the Blue Ridge #69- Merlefest at 30
A festival that started small at Wilkes Community College in North Carolina has become one of the most enthusiastically supported roots music events in the U.S. Merlefest began in 1988 as an
WATCH: MerleFest In Five Minutes
MerleFest is an annual "traditional plus" music festival held in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on the campus of Wilkes Community College.
Legendary Musicians Share The Makings Of MerleFest
Over the years, MerleFest has become an annual homecoming for both music fans and the artists who perform there. Two of the musicians who return every year and who knew the Watsons well spoke with WFDD's David Ford about Doc, Merle, and the festival that bears his name.
Richard Watson, Guitarist and Grandson of Doc Watson, Dies
A member of one of North Carolina's first families of traditional music has died. Richard Eddy Watson died Monday.