Merlefest

Apr 25 - 27, 1997 (28 years ago)

Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

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Band Line-up

Sam Bush

Doc Watson

Peter Rowan and Crucial Country

Marty Stuart

Tony Rice

Steve Earle and Guy Clark

Nashville Bluegrass Band

The Rankin Family

The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks)

Alison Krauss and Union Station

Emmylou Harris

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Concert Details

Date:: Friday, April 25, 1997 – Sunday, April 27, 1997
Venue:: Wilkes Community College
Location:: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

Band Genres

Folk	11 bands
Folk: Sam Bush Doc Watson Marty Stuart Tony Rice Steve Earle and Guy Clark Nashville Bluegrass Band The Rankin Family The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) Alison Krauss and Union Station Emmylou Harris Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Bluegrass	10 bands
Bluegrass: Sam Bush Doc Watson Peter Rowan and Crucial Country Marty Stuart Tony Rice Steve Earle and Guy Clark Nashville Bluegrass Band The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) Alison Krauss and Union Station Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Country	8 bands
Country: Sam Bush Doc Watson Marty Stuart Tony Rice The Rankin Family The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) Alison Krauss and Union Station Emmylou Harris
Progressive Bluegrass	8 bands
Progressive Bluegrass: Sam Bush Doc Watson Peter Rowan and Crucial Country Tony Rice Nashville Bluegrass Band The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) Alison Krauss and Union Station Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Newgrass	6 bands
Newgrass: Sam Bush Doc Watson Tony Rice Nashville Bluegrass Band Alison Krauss and Union Station Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Americana	5 bands
Americana: Sam Bush Doc Watson Steve Earle and Guy Clark Alison Krauss and Union Station Emmylou Harris
Country Rock	5 bands
Country Rock: Doc Watson Marty Stuart Steve Earle and Guy Clark Alison Krauss and Union Station Emmylou Harris
Old-Time	5 bands
Old-Time: Sam Bush Doc Watson Peter Rowan and Crucial Country Tony Rice Nashville Bluegrass Band
Appalachian Folk	4 bands
Appalachian Folk: Doc Watson Peter Rowan and Crucial Country Tony Rice Nashville Bluegrass Band
Jam Band	3 bands
Jam Band: Sam Bush Peter Rowan and Crucial Country Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Singer-Songwriter	3 bands
Singer-Songwriter: Doc Watson Steve Earle and Guy Clark Emmylou Harris
Traditional Country	3 bands
Traditional Country: Doc Watson Marty Stuart The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks)
Alt-Country	3 bands
Alt-Country: Marty Stuart Steve Earle and Guy Clark Emmylou Harris
Alternative Country	2 bands
Alternative Country: Steve Earle and Guy Clark The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks)
Contemporary Country	2 bands
Contemporary Country: The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) Alison Krauss and Union Station
Roots Rock	2 bands
Roots Rock: Steve Earle and Guy Clark Emmylou Harris
Female Vocalists	2 bands
Female Vocalists: The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) Emmylou Harris
Acoustic	2 bands
Acoustic: Doc Watson Tony Rice
New Americana	2 bands
New Americana: Doc Watson Steve Earle and Guy Clark
Banjo	2 bands
Banjo: Nashville Bluegrass Band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

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