Lineup
for MerleFest
Apr 28, 2016
- John Prine
- Steep Canyon Rangers
- Peter Rowan
- Alison Brown
- Jim Lauderdale
- Donna the Buffalo
- Blue Mafia
- The Slocan Ramblers
- Shannon Whitworth
- Love Canon
- EmiSunshine
- In With the Old
- Tellico
- Jeff Little Trio
- Wayne Henderson
- Pete & Joan Wernick
- Pete & Joan Wernick
- Jack Lawrence
- Bob Hill
- Joe Smothers
- Susie Glaze And The Hilonesome Band
- Jeni & Billy
- Steve and Ruth Smith
- Billy Strings
- Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
- Banknotes
Apr 29, 2016
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- The Jerry Douglas Band
- Peter Rowan
- Kruger Brothers
- Jim Lauderdale
- Mike Farris
- Scythian
- Donna the Buffalo
- The Waybacks
- Doug Seegers
- T. Michael Coleman
- Blue Mafia
- The Brothers Comatose
- Mark Bumgarner
- Bryan Sutton
- Grace & Tony
- Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
- The Slocan Ramblers
- Sarah Potenza
- We Banjo 3
- April Verch
- In With the Old
- Carol Rifkin
- The Whiskey Gentry
- Andy May
- Wayne Henderson
- Laura Boosinger
and The Midnight Plowboys
- Uncle Ted White
- The South Carolina Broadcasters
- Sutton, Holt and Coleman
- Happy Traum
- The Waybacks
- Pete & Joan Wernick
- Charles Welch
- Bonnie Logan
- Jack Lawrence
- Mitch Greenhill
- Bob Hill
- Joe Smothers
- Sherman Lee Dillon
- Foghorn Stringband
- Susie Glaze And The Hilonesome Band
- Jeni & Billy
- Kacy & Clayton
- Wanamaker Lewis and Rootololgy
- Lou Reid & Carolina
- Steve and Ruth Smith
- Kenny and Amanda Smith Band
- Billy Strings
- Seth Walker
- Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
- Kristy Cox
- Roy Book Binder
Apr 30, 2016
- Dave Rawlings Machine
- The Wood Brothers
- Sam Bush
- Peter Rowan
- Alison Brown
- Kruger Brothers
- Jim Lauderdale
- Scythian
- Donna the Buffalo
- The Waybacks
- Nicki Bluhm
- Becky Buller
- David Holt
- T. Michael Coleman
- Mark Bumgarner
- Bryan Sutton
- Fireside Collective
- Wood & Wire
- Zoe & Cloyd
- We Banjo 3
- April Verch
- Salvador
- The Contenders
- Carol Rifkin
- Shinyribs
- The Williams Brothers
- Andy May
- Jeff Little Trio
- Wayne Henderson
- Laura Boosinger
and The Midnight Plowboys
- Uncle Ted White
- The South Carolina Broadcasters
- Sutton, Holt and Coleman
- Happy Traum
- The Waybacks
- Pete & Joan Wernick
- Charles Welch
- Bonnie Logan
- Jack Lawrence
- String Madness
- Mitch Greenhill
- Bob Hill
- Bob Hill
- Joe Smothers
- Ash Breeze
- The Barefoot Movement
- The Buck Stops Here
- Carbon Leaf
- Clyde's On Fire
- Sherman Lee Dillon
- Tom Feldmann
- High Plains Jamboree
- Jeni & Billy
- Lindsay Lou
- Penny & Sparrow
- David and Valerie Mayfield
- Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
- Steve and Ruth Smith
- Billy Strings
- Stemwinder
- Mark "T"
- Will Overman Band
- WestWend
- Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
- Fruteland Jackson
- Liz Frame & The Kickers
- Commonwealth Bluegrass Band
- The Commons
- Britt Gully
- The Local Boys
- Roy Book Binder
May 1, 2016
- Jason Isbell
- Brandi Carlile
- Tim O'Brien
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Jim Lauderdale
- Scythian
- Donna the Buffalo
- Sierra Hull
- Annie Moses Band
- T. Michael Coleman
- The Bros. Landreth
- Jim Avett
- The Contenders
- Carol Rifkin
- Andy May
- Jeff Little Trio
- Laura Boosinger
and The Midnight Plowboys
- Bill Mathis
- The South Carolina Broadcasters
- Bonnie Logan
- Jack Lawrence
- Mitch Greenhill
- Jonathan Byrd
- Sherman Lee Dillon
- Tom Feldmann
- Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
- Liz Vice
- Fruteland Jackson
- Britt Gully
- Roy Book Binder
Details
MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, serves as an annual homecoming for musicians and music fans. Held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson. MerleFest is a celebration of ‘traditional plus’ music, a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time music, and expanded to include Americana, country, blues, rock and many other styles. The festival hosts numerous artists, performing on 13 stages during the course of the four-day event.
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