Well we lost one of the great ones. Here's my favorite Dolly Parton video. Watch the whole thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK0...
Doc Watson and Dolly Parton - Merlefest 2001
YouTube video by Bolling Willse Sr
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August 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Well we lost one of the great ones. Here's my favorite Dolly Parton video. Watch the whole thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK0...
Very pleased to announce that Compton and Newberry will be at MerleFest next year. Here is the link to purchase tickets... merlefest.org/purchase/ See you in Wilkesboro, N.C.!
December 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Very pleased to announce that Compton and Newberry will be at MerleFest next year. Here is the link to purchase tickets... merlefest.org/purchase/ See you in Wilkesboro, N.C.!
My family has attended Merlefest since the early 90s. It was a blast to attend Saturday and to introduce the Avett Brothers!
April 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My family has attended Merlefest since the early 90s. It was a blast to attend Saturday and to introduce the Avett Brothers!
Getting ready to get back on the road tomorrow. Heading to Merlefest.
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April 23, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Getting ready to get back on the road tomorrow. Heading to Merlefest.
Here is a fun Merlefest memory from a few years back... JT, JN, JD1, JD2, Russ Barenberg, and Declan O'Rourke during the Transatlantic Sessions. #bluegrass #banjo
📷 Kristen Bearfield
📷 Kristen Bearfield
April 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Here is a fun Merlefest memory from a few years back... JT, JN, JD1, JD2, Russ Barenberg, and Declan O'Rourke during the Transatlantic Sessions. #bluegrass #banjo
📷 Kristen Bearfield
📷 Kristen Bearfield
#MusicLingo Day 30 Jam #MusicChallenge
Scrapple from the Apple, the Waybacks with Bela Fleck
Midnight Jam, Merlefest, 2008
youtu.be/bwCgo-vNPIk?...
Thanks for another fun challenge @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social and everyone with your awesome tunes.
Scrapple from the Apple, the Waybacks with Bela Fleck
Midnight Jam, Merlefest, 2008
youtu.be/bwCgo-vNPIk?...
Thanks for another fun challenge @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social and everyone with your awesome tunes.
Waybacks with Bela Fleck Midnight Jam Merlefest 2008
YouTube video by squirrel6277
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June 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#MusicLingo Day 30 Jam #MusicChallenge
Scrapple from the Apple, the Waybacks with Bela Fleck
Midnight Jam, Merlefest, 2008
youtu.be/bwCgo-vNPIk?...
Thanks for another fun challenge @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social and everyone with your awesome tunes.
Scrapple from the Apple, the Waybacks with Bela Fleck
Midnight Jam, Merlefest, 2008
youtu.be/bwCgo-vNPIk?...
Thanks for another fun challenge @indigobunting.bsky.social and @pops1971.bsky.social and everyone with your awesome tunes.
Dolly Parton - 2001-04-28 - Merlefest Watson Stage - Wilkesboro, NC https://archive.org/details/dolly-parton-2001-04-28-merlefest-watson-stage-wilkesboro-nc-06
Dolly Parton - 2001-04-28 - Merlefest Watson Stage - Wilkesboro, NC : Dolly Parton : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Dolly PartonMerlefest Watson StageWilkesboro, NCApril 28, 2001Source: Neumann SKM-140's->Lunatec V2-> HHb PDR-1000 18th row...
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August 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Dolly Parton - 2001-04-28 - Merlefest Watson Stage - Wilkesboro, NC https://archive.org/details/dolly-parton-2001-04-28-merlefest-watson-stage-wilkesboro-nc-06
m.youtube.com/watch?v=thKm...
Emoji Sounds
#musicchallenge
#emojisounds
June 15
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Sweet Baby James
Steep Canyon Rangers
Emoji Sounds
#musicchallenge
#emojisounds
June 15
🚼
Sweet Baby James
Steep Canyon Rangers
Steep Canyon Rangers - "Sweet Baby James" (Live at MerleFest)
Steep Canyon Rangers' cover of James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James" is...
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June 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
m.youtube.com/watch?v=thKm...
Emoji Sounds
#musicchallenge
#emojisounds
June 15
🚼
Sweet Baby James
Steep Canyon Rangers
Emoji Sounds
#musicchallenge
#emojisounds
June 15
🚼
Sweet Baby James
Steep Canyon Rangers
Here's more of the rehearsal, and she is just as easy going as can be with everyone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK0...
Doc Watson and Dolly Parton - Merlefest 2001
YouTube video by Bolling Willse Sr
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August 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Here's more of the rehearsal, and she is just as easy going as can be with everyone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK0...
Sam will be returning to MerleFest for his (and their) 38th year. See y’all in Wilkesboro, NC the last weekend of April 2026. Always a joy. Tkts & info: merlefest.org/purchase/
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest #northcarolina #wilkesboro
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest #northcarolina #wilkesboro
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Sam will be returning to MerleFest for his (and their) 38th year. See y’all in Wilkesboro, NC the last weekend of April 2026. Always a joy. Tkts & info: merlefest.org/purchase/
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest #northcarolina #wilkesboro
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest #northcarolina #wilkesboro
MerleFest Music Lovers! Sam dug deep into the NGR songbook and brought back “Dancin’ With the Angels” for last Saturday night’s Watson Stage set. Here’s a snippet for you - and for Doc & Merle and all our friends and pickers that have passed on
Video courtesy of MerleFest
Video courtesy of MerleFest
May 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
MerleFest Music Lovers! Sam dug deep into the NGR songbook and brought back “Dancin’ With the Angels” for last Saturday night’s Watson Stage set. Here’s a snippet for you - and for Doc & Merle and all our friends and pickers that have passed on
Video courtesy of MerleFest
Video courtesy of MerleFest
MERLEFEST music lovers! Sam is hosting the return of the Merlefest Late Night Jam TONIGHT, 4/25 at 11pm, followed by a full Sam band set tomorrow on the Watson Stage at 7:35. Word is you’re not going to want to miss the opening tune.
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest
April 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
MERLEFEST music lovers! Sam is hosting the return of the Merlefest Late Night Jam TONIGHT, 4/25 at 11pm, followed by a full Sam band set tomorrow on the Watson Stage at 7:35. Word is you’re not going to want to miss the opening tune.
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest
#sambush #sambushband #newgrass #bluegrass #merlefest
QT this post with someone you wish was still alive
August 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
QT this post with someone you wish was still alive
So just got off the phone with my brother. Realized Merlefest is in 8 days. Going Sat / Sun & these are some of the artists:
Donna the Buffalo
Railroad Earth
Sam Bush
Blackberry Smoke
The Jack Wharff Band
Joy Oladokun
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
#musicsky
Donna the Buffalo
Railroad Earth
Sam Bush
Blackberry Smoke
The Jack Wharff Band
Joy Oladokun
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
#musicsky
April 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM
So just got off the phone with my brother. Realized Merlefest is in 8 days. Going Sat / Sun & these are some of the artists:
Donna the Buffalo
Railroad Earth
Sam Bush
Blackberry Smoke
The Jack Wharff Band
Joy Oladokun
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
#musicsky
Donna the Buffalo
Railroad Earth
Sam Bush
Blackberry Smoke
The Jack Wharff Band
Joy Oladokun
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
#musicsky
For nearly four decades, Wilkes Community College has hosted Merlefest as a fundraiser for the school. This first festival after Hurricane Helene feels especially meaningful – the people of western NC continue to come together to support each other.
April 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
For nearly four decades, Wilkes Community College has hosted Merlefest as a fundraiser for the school. This first festival after Hurricane Helene feels especially meaningful – the people of western NC continue to come together to support each other.
Dolly Parton - 2001-04-28 - Merlefest Watson Stage - Wilkesboro, NC https://archive.org/details/dolly-parton-2001-04-28-merlefest-watson-stage-wilkesboro-nc-06
Dolly Parton - 2001-04-28 - Merlefest Watson Stage - Wilkesboro, NC : Dolly Parton : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Dolly PartonMerlefest Watson StageWilkesboro, NCApril 28, 2001Source: Neumann SKM-140's->Lunatec V2-> HHb PDR-1000 18th row...
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August 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Dolly Parton - 2001-04-28 - Merlefest Watson Stage - Wilkesboro, NC https://archive.org/details/dolly-parton-2001-04-28-merlefest-watson-stage-wilkesboro-nc-06
MerleFest Late Night Jam returns in 2025! Tickets are available now for the Late Night Jam hosted by Sam Bush. Brought to you by The Bluegrass Situation. Friday’s Jam promises an unforgettable super-set featuring an All-Star cast of Merlefest heavy hitters. Tkts & info: merlefest.org/purchase/
April 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
MerleFest Late Night Jam returns in 2025! Tickets are available now for the Late Night Jam hosted by Sam Bush. Brought to you by The Bluegrass Situation. Friday’s Jam promises an unforgettable super-set featuring an All-Star cast of Merlefest heavy hitters. Tkts & info: merlefest.org/purchase/
This weekend is Merlefest, a famous and eclectic music festival in Wilkes County, and one of the area’s few institutions that has stood the test of time and lifted up its community. Its future success will depend on keeping the sprawling festival young.
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Playing Above Its Weight
Merlefest, a famous and eclectic music festival in Wilkes County, is one of the area's few institutions that has stood the test of time and lifted up its community.
www.theassemblync.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This weekend is Merlefest, a famous and eclectic music festival in Wilkes County, and one of the area’s few institutions that has stood the test of time and lifted up its community. Its future success will depend on keeping the sprawling festival young.
www.theassemblync.com/culture/musi...
www.theassemblync.com/culture/musi...