Above photos [clockwise from bottom left]: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder pick up a storm on the Watson Stage, banjo legend Earl Scruggs sits in with The Chieftains (photos by Steve LaBate), ...

As much as the overcast skies tempted with letting go of its rain, the weather could not dampen the sunny spirits of thousands of festivalgoers who attended Day 3 of MerleFest on Saturday, shining ...

MerleFest wrapped up its 37th annual celebration with a romp-roaring tribute to the music and community that folk icon Doc Watson championed throughout his life. Over the course of four vibrant days, ...

photos [L-R]: The Merlefest crowd gives the Avett Brothers a standing ovation after their performance on the Austin stage, Scott Avett strums his banjo After a long day working the Paste booth on ...

Wilkesboro, NC -- Organizers of MerleFest 2005 say this year's event drew a record attendance of more than 82,000 people.The organizers also say the celebration of music in the North Carolina ...

The pickins' have never been slim on the campus of Wilkes Community College over the last weekend of April, and this year was of no exception. Merlefest, the gold standard of acoustic music festivals, ...

There were plenty of memories made on the second day of the traditional plus music festival, though footnoted with sadness as word spread throughout the day of the passing of country music legend ...

WILKESBORO - More than 82,000 people attended the four-day MerleFest 2005, setting a new attendance record, organizers said. Preliminary estimates show 82,666 people attended the 18th annual ...