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- Full name Merlefest 2024
- Dates Apr 25 - 28, 2024
- Location Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Line up Turnpike Troubadours, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Teskey Brothers, Nickel Creek and more
- Tickets Purchase here
The line-up for MerleFest 2024 has been unveiled, with Turnpike Troubadours, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Teskey Brothers and Nickel Creek all set to headline the much-loved event.
They'll be joined by the likes of Steep Canyon Rangers, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, The Earls of Leicester, Shinyribs, Peter Rowan, Scythian, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Kruger Brothers, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Chatham County Line, Chatham Rabbits, John McEuen, Willi Carlisle, Adeem the Artist, The Sensational Barnes Brothers and more.
Also set to take the stage is Jake Kohn, The Waybacks, Alexa Rose, Andy May, Ashes & Arrows, B. Townes, Banknotes, Buffalo Nichols, Carol Rifkin, Charles Welch, Flattop, Goldpine, Gravity Check Juggling, The InterACTive Theater of Jef, Jack Lawrence, Jeff Little Trio, JigJam, Joe Smothers, Josh Goforth, Kyshona, Laura Boosinger, The Local Boys, Mark Bumgarner and Mitch Greenhill & Mitch’s Kitchen.
Some of the late, yet still exciting, additions to the 2024 bill include Brandy Clark, Evan Honer, Lukas Nelson & POTR, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, S.G. Goodman, Nick Shoulders and several others, rounding out MerleFest's stacked thirty-sixth year lineup.
Here, we'll have all the up-to-date news and all the latest ticket and festival pass details for 2024.
The 2023 instalment of the much-loved festival featured eye-catching appearances from the likes of Lori McKenna, The Avett Brothers, The Local Honeys, Miko Marks, Cole Chaney, Black Opry Revue, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas.
In recent years, the Merlefest line-up has included esteemed artists such as Greensky Bluegrass, Old Crow Medicine Show, Emmylou Harris, 49 Winchester, Margo Price, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Strings, Willie Nelson & Family, Alison Krauss, Charley Crockett and the late great John Prine, whose son, Tommy Prine, performed at Merlefest 2023.
Since being established in 1988, Merlefest has secured its place in the hearts of innumerable country and folk fans. The festival was founded by singer-songwriter, Doc Watson, who set up Merlefest as a tribute to his son, Eddy Merle Watson, who was sadly killed in a tractor accident at the age of 36. Before his untimely passing, Eddy Merle Watson regularly performed with his father and recorded a number of projects with him.
Merlefest honoured their founder in 2023 with a special celebration of what would've been Doc Watson's 100th birthday. This was hosted by the Kruger Brothers, and featured guest appearances from Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Mitch Greenhill and more.
For the full MerleFest 2024 line-up so far, see below:
Old Crow Medicine Show
Turnpike Troubadours
The Teskey Brothers
Nickel Creek
Brandy Clark
Evan Honer
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
S.G. Goodman
Lukas Nelson & POTR
Dan Tyminski Band
Steep Canyon Rangers
Sam Bush
Jerry Douglas
The Earls of Leicester
Shinyribs
Peter Rowan
Scythian
Donna the Buffalo
Jim Lauderdale
Kruger Brothers
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Chatham County Line
Chatham Rabbits
John McEuen
Willi Carlisle
Adeem the Artist
The Sensational Barnes Brothers
The Waybacks
Alexa Rose
Andy May
Ashes & Arrows
B. Townes
Banknotes
Buffalo Nichols
Carol Rifkin
Charles Welch
Flattop
Goldpine
Gravity Check Juggling
The InterACTive Theater of Jef
Jack Lawrence
Jake Kohn
Jeff Little Trio
JigJam
Joe Smothers
Josh Goforth
Kyshona
Laura Boosinger
The Local Boys
Mark Bumgarner
Mitch Greenhill & Mitch’s Kitchen
Nefesh Mountain
Palmyra
Pete & Joan Wernick
Presley Barker
Roy Book Binder
The Silent Comedy
T. Michael Coleman
Them Coulee Boys
Tony Williamson
Uwade
Wayne Henderson
Arkansauce
Bob Margolin
Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart
Carolina Detour
Colby T. Helms & the Virginia Creepers
Corey Harris
Ettore Buzzini
Falling Timber Band
Into The Fog
Ken Crouse
Larkin Poe
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Missy Raines & Allegheny
New Dangerfield
New Found Gap
Nick Shoulders
Pixie & The Partygrass Boys
Roan Street Ramblers
Sierra Hull
The Harris Brothers
The Langan Band
The Last Revel
The Sullivan Sisters
The Tan & Sober Gentlemen
Twisted Pine
Willie Watson
Wyatt Ellis
Tickets to MerleFest 2024 are available to purchase at the link below:
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Featured photo by Laura Ord.
