MerleFest. Just saying its name can cause goosebumps and bring forth a flood of memories. Not just me, but other folks I meet along my music travels have the same feelings when I ask them if they have ever been […]
MerleFest. Just saying its name can cause goosebumps and bring forth a flood of memories. Not just me, but other folks I meet along my music travels have the same feelings when I ask them if they have ever been […]
This week, I’m featuring the photography of Todd Gunsher, who should be familiar to ND readers as many of his photos have graced this site. I have been meaning to feature more individual photographers since taking over this column, but […]
MerleFest 2016 was bookended by something I had never experienced there before: car troubles. On Friday my battery died and on Sunday, after a full night of rain, I had a flat tire. While those inconveniences prevented me from catching […]
The Hillside Stage at MerleFest is situated on an asphalt parking lot next to a classroom building on the Wilkesboro Community College campus. The lot itself gently slopes up in two directions until the pitch takes a 40 degree turn […]
The Waybacks, along with special guests Joan Osborne, Sam Bush, Jim Lauderdale, and Jens Kruger, have something special planned for this year¹s Hillside Album Hour at this weekend’s Merlefest. It will be the band¹s eighth consecutive performance of what has become a hallmark Merlefest […]
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