Sunday marked the close of the 27th edition of MerleFest, the storied “traditional plus” festival in Wilkesboro, NC. Before it ended, I sat down with a person who served as both a personal friend of ...

WILKESBORO – Country music artist Merle Haggard will play the closing concert at MerleFest on April 27, officials said Monday. It will be Haggard’s first time to perform at the festival.

Thursday night’s MerleFest Moment was Kris Kristofferson’s highly-anticipated MerleFest debut, with backing band The Strangers (Merle Haggard’s original backing band and son Ben Haggard). The night ...

The annual local music festival Merlefest kicks off in Wilkesboro today and will run until Sunday. Read more about this weekend of fun from Arts & Culture and News Reporter Colin Wishneski.

The 38th annual MerleFest this past weekend was one for the books. For decades, music fans have descended upon the town of Wilkesboro, NC - situated in the foothills beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains - ...

Alan Jackson and Merle Haggard are two of the artists playing this year's Merlefest, a four-day music festival on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro. The annual festival, which ...

The past, present and future of MerleFest, a bluegrass and roots music festival in NC. Go behind the scenes of MerleFest, an annual bluegrass and roots music festival that attracts thousands to ...

MerleFest, presented by Window World, will hold its 36th annual festival April 25-28 on the campus of Wilkes Community College. Today festival organizers announced MerleFest pioneering artist John ...