Doc Watson

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First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Live music takes center stage at 6th DelFest

CUMBERLAND — With more than 30 musical acts set to take the stage at the 6th annual DelFest this weekend, now might be a good time to let folks know about some of the bands that will headline this four-day music festival.Trey Anastasio BandIn the past ... [Published Cumberland Times-News - 5 hours ago]
First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Family keeps Fiddler?s Grove tradition going

UNION GROVE Nearly 100 years of North Carolina music tradition couldn?t die that easily, Jessica Duncan says.Faced with the decision of whether to stick with previous plans to call off the annual Fiddler?s Grove Ole Time Fiddler?s and Bluegrass Festival ... [Published Charlotte Observer - 16 hours ago]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Hear Traditional American Music at Fiddler's Grove This Weekend

The old-time fiddlers' event comes back from the brink for its 90th year.Special OfferJoin our editor-in-chief, Sarah Gray Miller, this Memorial Day weekend at the Ole Time Fiddler's and Bluegrass Festival, known simply as Fiddler's Grove, in Union Grove, ... [Published Country Living - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Bluegrass festival planned at historic Catawba County mill

CATAWBA, N.C. — The doors of the100-year-old historic Murray’s Mill will be opened to the sounds of guitars, fiddles and good times on Saturday, June 8.The Murray’s Mill Spring Bluegrass Music Festival, sponsored by the Catawba County Historical Association ... [Published Hickory Daily Record - May 21 2013]
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First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

The Week: May 20-23, 2013

It's the last week before the summer season opens, and the holiday weekend starts early with the good cause of protecting vulnerable children at Dane County CASA's Stand Up and Sing! For Kids! fundraiser at the High Noon Saloon. The calendar also includes: ... [Published Isthmus Daily Page - May 20 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Doc's Day: Saturday at MerleFest

“What an absolutely perfect day,” said a solemn Dave Wilson of Chatham County Line during the Raleigh roots foursome’s Saturday afternoon set on MerleFest’s Cabin Stage. Most customary definitions of “perfect” would preclude the gray, dreary, utterly ... [Published Yes Weekly - May 08 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Hard-core music fans come out in the rain

Merlefest is a bluegrass music junkie's paradise. In case you don't know, it's the four-day music festival, held the last weekend in April at Wilkes Community College, begun by Doc Watson to remember the life of his son, Merle. This was its first year ... [Published Lexington Dispatch - May 02 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Doc’s Day: Saturday at MerleFest

“What an absolutely perfect day,” said a solemn Dave Wilson of Chatham County Line during the Raleigh roots foursome’s Saturday afternoon set on MerleFest’s Cabin Stage. Most customary definitions of “perfect” would preclude the gray, dreary, utterly ... [Published Yes Weekly - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Festival overcomes rain

Merlefest 2013 - All-Star Tribute Jam.jpgAll-star lineup of musicians participate in tribute to the late Doc Watson Saturday night on the stage named for Watson and his son, Merle. Left to right are Brian Sutton, Jim Lauderdale, T. Michael Coleman, Jeff ... [Published Wilkes Journal Patriot - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Musicians assemble to celebrate Doc Watson’s legacy

Arika Herron/Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem JournalWILKESBORO — You couldn't see him. But if you closed your eyes, you could feel him. And you could sure as heck hear him.Doc Watson’s legacy was kept alive through his words, song and shared by friends ... [Published Winston-Salem Journal - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

N.C. House to honor Doc Watson ahead of Merlefest

Ahead of this weekend's MerleFest, the N.C. House is planning to honor its founder Doc Watson on Thursday for his "lasting legacy of his music."Watson is Deep Gap native and legendary musician known for his flat-picking guitar style. He started Merlefest ... [Published Raleigh News & Observer - Apr 25 2013]
First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Welcome, music lovers

0 commentsThe waiting is over. It’s time once again for MerleFest when Wilkes County welcomes musicians and music lovers to the Wilkes Community College campus for four days of fun, fellowship and entertainment.MerleFest is many things to many people ... [Published Wilkes Journal Patriot - Apr 24 2013]

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Live music takes center stage at 6th DelFest [Published Cumberland Times-News - 5 hours ago]
Family keeps Fiddler?s Grove tradition going [Published Charlotte Observer - 16 hours ago]
Ancient Future Performs Summer Solstice Serenad... [Published Prlog - May 22 2013]
World Rhythm Workshop at Gryphon Strings, Palo ... [Published Prlog - May 22 2013]
Hear Traditional American Music at Fiddler's Gr... [Published Country Living - May 22 2013]
Bluegrass festival planned at historic Catawba ... [Published Hickory Daily Record - May 21 2013]
The Week: May 20-23, 2013 [Published Isthmus Daily Page - May 20 2013]
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Palmer..Who? [Published Pipestone Flyer - May 12 2013]
Invitation to The Blues: The Sights and Sounds ... [Published The Open Press - May 09 2013]
Ashe brings blues to FM's Finest [Published Fargo Forum - May 09 2013]
Old Crow lands at Asheville's Wolfe Auditorium [Published Asheville Citizen-Times - May 09 2013]
SE Systems Uses New NEXO STM System and Yamaha ... [Published AV Network - May 08 2013]
Doc's Day: Saturday at MerleFest [Published Yes Weekly - May 08 2013]
World-Renowned Musician Andy Statman to Perform... [Published UTEP Prospector - May 07 2013]
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Don't panic yet, Dave. It's Red Ed who should b... [Published Mail Online UK - May 05 2013]
Scene and Heard: A taste of spring...sort of [Published Winston-Salem Journal - May 05 2013]
SOUTHERN LIGHTS: Annual Jazzfest just isn?t wha... [Published Tuscaloosa News - May 05 2013]
Caring neighbors in a time of need [Published Harlan Daily Enterprise - May 04 2013]
Lenny Solomon in Concert [Published Dedham Patch - May 03 2013]
British-made Americana enthralls Legion audience [Published Shetland Times - May 03 2013]
Hard-core music fans come out in the rain [Published Lexington Dispatch - May 02 2013]
Valdese Family Friday Nights kicks off with ' n... [Published Hickory Daily Record - May 02 2013]
Doc’s Day: Saturday at MerleFest [Published Yes Weekly - May 01 2013]
Capital Correspondece: How your representatives... [Published Hickory Daily Record - Apr 29 2013]
Festival overcomes rain [Published Wilkes Journal Patriot - Apr 29 2013]
MerleFest 2013 ? Again An Amazing Success, Fest... [Published High Country Press - Apr 29 2013]
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