Any Country music festival is bound to promise good music and good times. MerleFest, which was founded in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle Watson, is no exception. The festival is scheduled to run from April 28 – May 1 with a line-up bound to leave audience members dancing in their boots.
The artist list includes Doc Watson, Rory Block, Cadillac Sky, The Doobie Brothers, Lyle Lovett, The Neighbors, Shana Banana, Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society, Tony Williamson and much more! The seemingly never ending list of artists will join host Doc Watson at the Wilkes Community College for a celebration of “traditional-plus” music, a term coined by Watson to describe the traditional meets bluegrass meets old-time music that is unique to the festival. This sound also expands to include Americana, country, “plus whatever other styles we were in the mood to play.”
With over 90 acts performing on 14 stages during the festival, “The MerleFest 2011 lineup offers an incredibly exciting, diverse and talented group of musicians, which is always our mission as a festival,” Festival Director Ted Hagaman said. “Another goal this year is to give our festival attendees up-to-the-minute information about lineup additions and other aspects of MerleFest. As new artists are added, we will share that information immediately through our social media venues. So, staying in touch with us via our website (www.merlefest.org), Facebook and Twitter is crucial!”
The entire set list, as of now, includes the following:
Doc Watson
Richard Watson
The Banknotes
Ken Crouse
The Doobie Brothers (with newest member John Cowan)
Bob Hill
Bill Mathis
Slate Mountain Ramblers
Charles Welch
A radio special dedicated to the artists of MerleFest 2011 will air Nov. 4 at 8 PM ET on the public radio station WNCW, which serves the North Carolina communities of Boone, Charlotte, Wilkesboro and Greenville. Fans from outside the listening area can listen live at wncw.org.
The festival is a fundraiser for Wilkes Community College Endowment Corporation. Tickets will be on sale Tues, Nov. 9 at 9 PM ET. Tickets can be purchased at the MerleFest box office at merlefest.org or by calling 1-800-343-7857. It is also important to keep note an early bird ticket discount is available through March 13, 2011.
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