Festival Sneak Peek with MerleFest on the Road, Acoustic Kids Showcase applications are open and our mobile app will be ready for download mid-March!
MerleFest on the Road
OnTheRoad
MerleFest, the popular music festival founded by the legendary Doc Watson and presented by Window World, offers music lovers a sneak peek of this spring's festival when 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.

Acoustic Kids Showcase
Acoustic
Young pickers and singers are encouraged to apply before the March 21 deadline in order to perform during the showcases. The Acoustic Kids Showcases allow the next generation of pickers and singers and other traditional-style performers to highlight their talents for music fans at the four-day festival.
 
These showcases, which played to standing-room-only crowds in 2015, reflect an elevation and encouragement of talented young performers that have been part of the festival from its early days. Hosted by performer and beloved MerleFest veteran Andy May, these showcases will provide an opportunity for young performers through age 16 to perform in a supportive environment. 

Participants selected will be notified by April 11. Selection is not based on how advanced a child's performance might be, but rather it is based on a child's confidence in performing at his or her level. In fact, beginners are encouraged to apply.
Volunteer at MerleFest!
Volunteer
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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