Over the past two decades, hundreds of young musicians have taken part in the Acoustic Kids programming at MerleFest presented by Window World. This year-the showcase's 20th anniversary-young ...

The twang will return for 2021. MerleFest, the beloved Americana and bluegrass music festival founded by guitar legend Doc Watson, will be held this fall. The festival was sidelined in 2020 due to the ...

MerleFest is back in its rightful place on the calendar. And boy, did that have the folks pickin’ and grinnin’ on a sun-splashed Thursday, the opening day of the four-day festival. COVID-19 shut down ...

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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, ...

MerleFest may be canceled, but the contest will go on with a Western N.C. and a Southern Virginia musician in the running for this year’s Chris Austin Songwriting Competition honors. The top three ...