Jason Isbell, Tommy Emmanuel & Mike Farris and The Roseland Rhythm Review added to lineup, Tier 1 Early Bird Discount ends soon, and a Festival sneak peek with MerleFest On The Road
Jason Isbell
Playing Sunday
Artists
Alabama native Jason Isbell is having quite the year! His new album, "Something More Than Free," was not only a chart topper, it was a chart redefiner, bringing in simultaneous No. 1 rankings in Billboard's Rock, Country and Folk charts. Critically acclaimed by nearly everyone, Isbell took his place at the head of a new generation of country artists transforming the Nashville sound. 
Tommy Emmanuel
Playing Sunday

Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is an accomplished fingerstyle player, frequently threading three different parts simultaneously into his material, operating as a one-man band that handles the melody, the supporting chords and the bass all at once. There 's is a science to assembling the parts, and Emmanuel's technical gift has earned him multiple awards and made him a Member of the Order of Australia, an honor bestowed by the Queen Elizabeth II in his homeland.
Mike Farris and The Roseland Rhythm Review
Playing Friday

Inspirational songwriter Mike Farris is a man who knows personal struggle and knows how to take life experiences and turn them into something beautiful. His 2007 recording, "Salvation in Lights," was Farris' first project after recovery. The year after the release, he won an Americana Music Award for New/Emerging Artist. His live performances at Bonnaroo, SxSW, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and others drew rave reviews. Revered artists like Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin and Marty Stuart were struck by his incomparable voice, and Mike opened shows for Patti LaBelle, Mavis Staples, Blind Boys of Alabama, Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. 
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Festival sneak peek with MerleFest On the Road
SneakPeek
MerleFest On the Road tours throughout the Southeast during March. The tour will feature select artists scheduled to perform at MerleFest 2016: Tellico, High Plains Jamboree and Zoe & Cloyd.
 
Thursday, March 3 - Isis Music Hall - Asheville, N.C.
Friday, March 4, 2016 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, Va.*
Saturday, March 5 - Willingham Theater - Yadkinville, N.C.
Sunday, March 6 - The Willow Tree - Johnson City, Tenn.*
Wednesday, March 9 - "Tennessee Shines" at Boyd's Jig and Reel - Knoxville, Tenn.*
Thursday, March 10 -The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art presented by the Blue Ridge Music Center - Winston-Salem, N.C.
Friday, March 11 - Gaston County Museum - Dallas, N.C.
Saturday, March 12 - Triad Acoustic Stage at the Carolina Theater - Greensboro, N.C.
Sunday, March 13 - The Evening Muse -| Charlotte, N.C.*

(*Tellico and High Plains Jamboree only.)
Window World's MerleFest Sponsorship Helps Fund New Wilkes Community College Health Sciences Center

Window World®, America's largest replacement window and exterior remodeling company, signed on as the presenting sponsor of MerleFest, one of the premier music festivals in the country, for 2016. As the primary fundraising event for Wilkes Community College Endowment Corporation (WCCEC), which works to raise funds for Wilkes Community College (WCC), MerleFest, in conjunction with Window World, will aid in improvement efforts for the college's new health sciences center.
Given their shared home of Wilkes County, North Carolina, the Window World and MerleFest partnership has been a natural fit. 2015 marked the first year Window World participated as the festival's highest level sponsor, and its commitment to serve in this capacity through 2020 solidifies its continued support of WCCEC to provide state-of-the-art resources to students and the community.
Volunteer at MerleFest!

As a volunteer you will receive free entry to the festival for the entire day of your shift. 

More importantly, you will be supporting a major fundraiser for Wilkes Community College. The benefits from this festival to our students and community are too many to list! In other words...you ROCK!
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