MerleFest, one the leading American roots music festivals, announced the initial lineup for the 2016 edition of the festival. MerleFest 2016 is scheduled for April 28 – May 1, 2016 and will take place on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Tickets for MerleFest 2016 may be purchased at www.MerleFest.org or by calling 1-800-343-7857. A three-tiered pricing structure will be available for MerleFest 2016. The Early Bird Tier 1 ticket discount is obtainable starting November 10 through February 15, 2016. An Early Bird Tier 2 ticket discount will run from February 16, 2016, through April 27, 2016. The third price tier will be gate pricing.
The star-packed selection announced this week includes:
Headliners
Steep Canyon Rangers
Jerry Douglas
Scythian
John Prine
Dave Rawlings Machine
The Wood Brothers
The Kruger Brothers
Donna the Buffalo
Becky Buller
Additional artists:
Annie Moses Band
Ash Breeze
Jim Avett
Banknotes
The Barefoot Movement
Billy Strings and Don Julin
Roy Book Binder
Blue Mafia
Laura Boosinger and The Midnight Plowboys
The Brothers Landreth
The Brothers Comatose
Mark Bumgarner
Carbon Leaf
Carol Rifkin with John Fowler and Jeanette Queen
Clyde’s on Fire
The Commons
Commonwealth Bluegrass Band
The Contenders (Josh Day & Jay Nash)
Kristy Cox
Sherman Lee Dillon
EmiSunshine
Fireside Collective
Foghorn Stringband
Grace & Tony
Britt Gully
Wayne Henderson
High Plains Jamboree
Bob Hill
Sierra Hull
In With The Old
The InterACTive Theatre of Jef
Tom Feldmann
Fruteland Jackson
Jeff Little Trio
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
Jeni & Billy
Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys
Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
Kacy & Clayton
Karl Shifflett & Big Country Show
Jack Lawrence
Wanamaker Lewis
Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
Liz Frame and The Kickers
The Local Boys
Bonnie Logan
Lou Reid & Carolina
Love Canon
Bill Mathis
Andy May
David and Valerie Mayfield
Penny and Sparrow
Sarah Potenza
Salvador
Shinyribs
The Slocan Ramblers
Kenny and Amanda Smith
Steve and Ruth Smith
Joe Smothers
South Carolina Broadcasters
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
String Madness featuring Mitch Greenhill
Susie Glaze & the Hilonesome Band
Bryan Sutton
Sutton, Holt and Coleman
Tellico
The Buck Stops Here
Mark T
Happy Traum
April Verch
Liz Vice
Seth Walker
The Waybacks
We Banjo 3
Charles Welch
Pete & Joan Wernick
WestWend
The Whiskey Gentry
Uncle Ted White
Shannon Whitworth
Will Overman Band
The Williams Brothers
Wood & Wire
Zoe & Cloyd
More at www.MerleFest.org
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