By CLTure News May 24, 2021 MerleFest, the Wilkesboro, North Carolina music festival founded in 1988 by guitarist Doc Watson, named for his late son Eddy Merle Watson, is gearing up for a big return this year on September 16-19. After the cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to the pandemic, the “traditional plus” … Continue reading Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, LeAnn Rimes, and more will play MerleFest 2021