MerleFest 2024
MerleFest 2024, hosted at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, is a cherished gathering that honors both heritage and innovation within America's musical landscape. Founded by the legendary Doc Watson in memory of his son, the festival has grown to attract 80,000 fans each spring. As America's largest roots festival, it offers a rich tapestry of bluegrass, folk, and Americana, featuring both iconic artists and fresh faces. The campus setting provides a perfect backdrop for unique collaborations and unforgettable performances, celebrating a shared love for time-honored sounds and new musical explorations.
Dates:
April 25, 2024 - April 28, 2024
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Lineup:
Donna the Buffalo
Larkin Poe
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Old Crow Medicine Show
Sam Bush
Turnpike Troubadours
Pixie & The Partygrass Boys
Sierra Hull
Them Coulee Boys
Arkansauce
Chatham County Line
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Missy Raines & Allegheny
The Langan Band
Twisted Pine
Willie Watson
Wyatt Ellis
ASHES & ARROWS
PALMYRA
Evan Honer
The Teskey Brothers
BUFFALO NICHOLS
SHINYRIBS
The Sensational Barnes Brothers
Dan Tyminski Band
Scythian
Jake Kohn
New Dangerfield
Goldpine
The Waybacks
Jim Lauderdale
ADEEM THE ARTIST
ALEXA ROSE
BRANDY CLARK
Into the Fog
JigJam
Jerry Douglas
Peter Rowan
The Earls of Leicester
Nefesh Mountain
“B” Townes
Andy May
Banknotes
Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart
Bob Margolin
Carol Rifkin
Carolina Detour
Charles Welch
Chatham Rabbits
Corey Harris
Ettore Buzzini
Falling Timber Band
Gravity Check Juggling
Jack Lawrence
Jeff Little Trio
Joe Smothers
John McEuen
Josh Goforth
Kruger Brothers
Kyshona
Laura Boosinger
Lukas Nelson & POTR
Mark Bumgarner
Mitch Greenhill & Mitch’s Kitchen
New Found Gap
Nick Shoulders
Nickel Creek
Pete & Joan Wernick
Presley Barker
Roan Street Ramblers
Roy Book Binder
S.G.Goodman
Steep Canyon Rangers
T. Michael Coleman
The Harris Brothers
The InterACTtive Theater of Jef
The Local Boys
The Silent Comedy
The Sullivan Sisters
The Tan & Sober Gentlemen
Tony Williamson
Uwade
Wayne Henderson
Willie Carlisle