MerleFest 2009, presented by Lowe’s and slated for April 23-26, is proud to announce the line up for the event’s 22nd year. The following artists will join host Doc Watson on the campus of Wilkes Community College for a celebration of what Doc calls “traditional-plus” music—traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, complemented by spontaneous jam sessions and musical collaborations not seen anywhere else:
Doc Watson http://www.docsguitar.com/
Richard Watson
Susana and Timmy Abell http://www.timmyabell.com/
The Alberti Flea Circus http://albertifleacircus.com/
Angel Band http://www.angelband.net/
Banknotes
Buffalo Barfield http://www.buffalobarfield.com
Bearfoot http://www.bearfootbluegrass.com/
BeauSoleil http://www.rosebudus.com/beausoleil/
Rory Block http://www.roryblock.com/
Blue Highway http://www.bluehighwayband.com/
Roy Book Binder http://www.roybookbinder.com/
Laura Boosinger http://www.lauraboosinger.com/
Bob Bovee and Gail Heil http://www.boveeheil.com/
Broken Wire http://www.brokenwireband.com/
David Bromberg http://www.davidbromberg.net/
Sam Bush http://www.sambush.com/
Cadillac Sky http://www.cadillacsky.net/
The Carolina Chocolate Drops http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/
The Circuit Riders http://www.thecircuitriders.com/
Clack Mountain String Band http://www.clackmountain.com/
T. Michael Coleman http://www.tmichaelcoleman.com/Home.html
The John Cowan Band http://johncowan.com/site.php
Dailey & Vincent http://www.daileyvincent.com/
The Dixie Beeliners http://www.dixiebeeliners.com/
Donna The Buffalo http://www.donnathebuffalo.com/
Pat Donohue http://www.patdonohue.com/
Robert Dotson
The Duhks http://www.duhks.com/
The Farewell Drifters http://thefarewelldrifters.com/
Benton Flippen Band
Full Throttle Bluegrass Band http://www.fullthrottlebluegrass.com/index.cfm
Rayna and Dan Gellert http://www.rayna.utopiandesign.com/
The Grascals http://www.grascals.com/
The Gravy Boys http://www.gravyboys.com/
Great Big Sea http://www.greatbigsea.com/
The Greencards http://www.thegreencards.com/
Mitch Greenhill http://www.thegreencards.com/
George Hamilton IV http://www.georgeiv.net/home.html
Emmylou Harris http://www.emmylouharris.com/
Wayne Henderson
http://www.waynehenderson.org/Wayne/AboutWayne.htm
Violet Hensley
http://www.oldtimeherald.org/archive/back_issues/volume-9/9-5/violet_hensley.html
Willette Hinton and Family
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/artist.php?dirname=holmes_jimmy
David Holt http://www.davidholt.com/
Sierra Hull and Highway 111 http://www.sierrahull.com/
The InterACTive Theater of Jef http://jefthemime.com/index.shtml
Phil Jamison
http://www.oldtimeherald.org/dare-to-be-square/index.html
The Kruger Brothers http://www.krugerbrothers.com/
Jim Lauderdale http://www.jimlauderdale.com/
Jack Lawrence http://www.jacklawrence.com/
Mark Lippard http://www.marklippard.com/
Jeff Little http://www.jefflittle.net/
The Local Boys
The Lovell Sisters http://www.lovellsistersband.com/
Doug MacLeod http://www.doug-macleod.com/
Andy May http://www.andymay.com/bio/
Del McCoury Band http://www.delmccouryband.com/
Tift Merritt http://tiftmerritt.com/
Mountain Heart http://www.mountainheart.com/
Nashville Bluegrass Band http://www.keithcase.com/profiles/Nash/bio.html
The Neighbors http://www.myspace.com/theneighborspage
New North Carolina Ramblers
Ollabelle http://www.ollabelle.net/index.cfm
Out on the Ocean
Polecat Creek http://www.polecatcreek.net/
Missy Raines and the New Hip http://www.missyraines.com/
Loretta and Lindsay Rice
Tony Rice http://www.tonyrice.com/
The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band http://www.peter-rowan.com/
Patrick Sauber
Martha Scanlan http://www.marthascanlan.com/
Scythian http://www.scythianmusic.com/
Anne and Pete Sibley http://www.anneandpetesibley.com/home.html
Joe Smothers
Spring Creek Bluegrass Band http://www.springcreekbluegrassband.com/
The SteelDrivers http://www.steeldrivers.net/
Rodney Sutton
Patrick Sweany http://www.patricksweany.com/
Tut Taylor http://webpages.charter.net/tutbro/
Joe Thompson
Tom, Brad and Alice http://www.tombradalice.com/
Happy Traum http://www.happytraum.com/
Mac and Jenny Traynham http://macandjenny.blogspot.com/
Travis Tritt and Jerry Douglas http://www.travistritt.com/site.php and http://www.jerrydouglas.com/
The Waybacks http://www.waybacks.com/
WCC Child Development Singers
Pete and Joan Wernick http://www.drbanjo.com/
Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society
Tony Williamson http://www.mandolincentral.com/
The Zephyr Lightning Bolts http://www.noneoftheabove.net/ZLB/index.htm
“MerleFest is known for surprises and special moments,” comments Festival Director Ted Hagaman. “We still have a couple of things in the works, so we encourage MerleFest fans to keep checking our website (http://www.merlefest.org/) for updates to our talent line up.”
