The Avett Brothers @ Merlefest 2010 - When I Drink


5-2-2010 ~ Wilkesboro, NC The Avett Brothers on the Watson Stage on Sunday


Avett Brothers Merlefest 2010

MerleFest 25 - Sam Bush Band with Special Guests Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks


This video features The Sam Bush Band with Special Guests Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks performing Bell Bottom Blues by Derek and the Dominos, Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones (5:23) and Up on Cripple Creek by The Band (12:15) on the Doc and Merle Watson Stage at MerleFest 25. My apologies for not catching the beginning of Bell Bottom Blues; my late start was because I was sitting there in awe. This is an incredible musical treat to see Sam, Susan and Derek performing together. It gets even more special when John Cowan and Bela Fleck join in for a tribute to Levon Helm doing The Band's - Up on Cripple Creek. Enjoy! The Sam Bush Band is: Sam Bush - Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar Stephen Mougin - Guitar Todd Parks - Bass Scott Vestal - Banjo Chris Brown - Drums I do not own or make any copyright claim to the material being performed. Captured using my Nikon AW-100


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Steve Martin "Atheist Song" 2010 Merlefest


Steve Martin is a COMEDIAN and his song is just funny, of course unless your mind is so small and closed you don't understand humor. And he's a pretty good banjo player too!


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Merlefest '07


Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Luke Bulla, Byron House


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MerleFest Hillside Album Hour with The Waybacks and Friends - April 2012


The MerleFest 25th Anniversary Hillside Album Hour featuring The Waybacks and friends Sam Bush, John Cowan, Jim Lauderdale, Sarah Dugas, Christian Dugas, Kym Warner and Jens Kruger. The clues for the Hillside Album Hour Guess-A-Thon were: CLUE #1: No way back name, foot to head, live or dead, bred or read. CLUE #2: Don lingered at a bus sign or so we've heard. CLUE #3: Hey Chief, dig the native son! CLUE #4: When the smoke clears, the question lingers. The Album performed was Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced I do not own or make any copyright claim to the material being performed. Captured using my Nikon AW-100


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Midnight Rider - Merlefest 09 Sam Bush, John Cowan, Doc Watson, Richard Watson and Friends


Midnight Rider Allman Brothers Cover - Merlefest 2009 Sam Bush, John Cowan, Doc Watson, Richard Watson and Friends


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MerleFest 2012 - Vince Gill Interview


John Boy & Billy Bob interview Vince Gill about his appearance at MerleFest 25


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Jerry Douglas Band - Merlefest 2002


"Flux" and his band perform "Patrick Meets the Brickbats" at Merlefest 2002


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Kruger Brothers perform Appalachian Concerto at MerleFest 2011


The Appalachian Concerto is a work commissioned by the Ashe County Arts Council as part of their program to bring artists together in creative and collaborative ways, providing Ashe County with new and innovative works based in the arts culture of the region. The work highlights the range of the banjo as a solo instrument and showcases Jens Kruger's skills as composer and arranger. Composed in 2010, the Appalachian Concerto is a work for banjo, bass, guitar, and string quartet. Innovative, challenging, and beautiful, the piece takes the ensemble playing the Kruger Brothers are famous for to an entirely new level of musicianship. From the first notes to the last cadence, the piece celebrates Appalachia—the history, the landscape, and the culture—in a way that only the Kruger Brothers can. A recording of the Appalachian Concerto was completed in spring, 2011. Credits: Appalachian Concerto Composed by Jens Kruger Performed by The Kruger Brothers Jens Kruger - Banjo Uwe Kruger - Guitar Joel Landsberg - Bass Kevin Lawrence - 1st Violin Stephanie Ezerman - 2nd Violin Scott Rawls - Viola Alex Ezerman - Cello Taped live at MerleFest® 2011, Wilkesboro NC Camera by Pat Anderson Edited by Philip Zanon Live mix by Philip Zanon Footage used by permission of SF Schweizer Fernsehen Special thanks to Audio Engineering Associates, Pasadena CA for providing AEA A840 ribbon microphones Produced by Philip Zanon © 2011 Double Time Music, Inc. - All rights reserved.


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MerleFest Mando Mania 2012, Earl Scruggs Tribute


Foggy mountain breakdown in tribute to Earl by Sam Bush, Chris Thile, Sierra Hull, Tony Williamson & Joe Walsh


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Tedeschi Trucks Band ~ Merlefest 2012


Saturday 4/28 Watson Stage HAD to share this... NAncy


Tedeschi Trucks Band Merlefest 2012 Saturday Watson Stage

The Kruger Brothers - Encore: Earl Scruggs Tribute - Merlefest April 29, 2012 Hillside Stage


The Kruger Brothers - Encore - Earl Scruggs Tribute & Appalachian Mist Merlefest April 29, 2012 Hillside Stage


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01. Panama Red - Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Merlefest 25


Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Panama Red Merlefest 25 walker center wilkes community college


Peter Rowan Tony Rice Panama Red Merlefest 25

Wild Horses-Emmylou! Waybacks Album Hour Merlefest 2009


Emmylou, Emmylou, Emmylou....


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05. Bryan Sutton "Temperance Reel" - Merlefest 2011 Guitar Workshop


Bryan Sutton "Temperance Reel" - Merlefest 2011 Guitar Workshop


4. Bryan Sutton Merlefest 2011Temperance Reel Guitar Workshop bluegrass flatpicking homespun music

Enter the Haggis w/ Scythian @merlefest 2012


Enter the Haggis w/ Scythian @merlefest 2012


Merlefest Scythian Entertgehaggis

Bela Fleck and the Original Flecktones ~ Merlefest 2012


Bela Fleck, Howard Levy, Victor Wooten, Roy "Futureman" Wooten


Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Banjo

Merlefest '12 - Casey Driessen - Midnight Jam - Billie Jean


Casey Driessen one man band. Midnight Jam at the Walker Center


Casey Driessen Merlefest Midnight Jam Billie Jean

Ophelia- Levon Helm- Merlefest 2008


Late Saturday night on the Watson Stage ; The Ramble on the Road . First tune .


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Los Lobos playing Bertha at Merlefest 2012


Los Lobos with Sam Bush and Derrick Trucks doing Grateful Dead cover, Bertha, at Merlefest 2012 Saturday night on Watson Stage.


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Steve Martin Merlefest 2010 - King Tut


King Tut, with the Steep Canyon Rangers. Wish I had more of Steve's performance. He was great, as was the band.


Steve Martin Merlefest 2010 Steep Canyon Rangers

Tony Rice - i am a pilgrim Merlefest 2012


Tony Rice Unit Merlefest 2012


Tony Rice Merlefest Unit Am Pilgrim 2012

The Lovell Sisters at Merlefest 2008 Lonesome Feeling


The Lovell Sisters at the Next Generation Super Jam at Merlefest 2008. Lonesome Feeling


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Merlefest 2010 - The Tony Rice Unit - "Wayfaring Stranger"


A classic tune gets the TRU treatment at Merlefest 2010. Current Tony Rice Unit line-up: Tony and Wyatt Rice, guitars; Rickie Simpkins, fiddle; Josh Williams, mandolin; Bryn Davies, bass.


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Chris Thile- Mando Mania- Merlefest 2012.mpg


Sam Bush, Chris Thile, Sierra Hall, Joe Walsh, Tony Williamson


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Merlefest 2004 Private Late Night After Jam - WOW!!! - Chris Thile with many more


May 1, 2004, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, John Paul Jones( Led Zeppelin ) - Mandolins, Darol Anger, Sara Watkins, Gabe Witcher - fiddles, Sean Watkins, David Rawlings - guitars, Pete Wernick, Jens Kruger - banjos, Mark Schatz - Bass, Gillian Welsh, Joan Wernick - vocals, and many others - help needed with names - thanks. Songs - Brown County Breakdown, Taxman, My Little Girl In Tennessee, Cabin In Caroline, Shenandoah Waltz, Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies. "there's magic happening right here" - Chris Thile


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Scythian - Dance Tent (Merlefest 2011)


Scythian rocks out with the rowdies at Merlefest 2011! Dance all night! Thanks to everyone who came out!


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Los Lobos at Merlefest - Burn It Down, w/Tedeschi, Trucks & Bush


with Sam Bush, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi


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2012 MerleFest Contest Champions (Ben Cockman, Guitar | Brandon Green, Banjo)


2012 MerleFest '25 | merlefest.org 2012 Doc Watson Guitar Championship Winner: Ben Cockman "Just as his son Merle is identified with the five-string banjo, Doc Watson is a legendary player of the guitar. Each year MerleFest presents the Doc Watson Guitar Championship to honor Doc's talents as a flat-pick guitarist and to recognize new talents on the instrument." Ben Cockman, 2012 Doc Watson Guitar Champion Sherrills Ford, North Carolina Ben sings lead and baritone for The Cockman Family and plays the mandolin and guitar. Ben is good at instrumental arrangements and has a hand in producing all of the songs played by the group. Ben is multi-talented and can play almost any instrument he puts his hands on. His special style of picking adds versatility and depth to the instrumentation. Ben is a professional music teacher, teaching mandolin, guitar, fiddle, banjo, and resophonic guitar. Online: www.cockmanfamily.com Facebook: www.facebook.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 Merle Watson Bluegrass Banjo Championship Winner: Brandon Green "Merle Watson's identification with the five-string banjo and the recognition of North Carolina artists developing the three-finger style makes the banjo a popular instrument at MerleFest. We celebrate that tradition, and encourage pickers to learn and enjoy the banjo, with one of the nation's foremost banjo contests." Brandon Green, 2012 Merle Watson Bluegrass Banjo <b>...</b>


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Sam Bush and Chris Thile- Brillancy- Merlefest 2012.mpg


Sam Bush, Chris Thile, Sierra Hall, Joe Walsh, Tony Williamson


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Vince Gill at Merlefest 25


Vince Gill at Merlefest 25


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Sam Bush Band Gimme Shelter, merlefest 2012


Special guests..


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Los Lobos at Merlefest - The Neighborhood w/Tedeschi, Trucks & Bush


with Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi & Sam Bush


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Gillian Welch - Everything Is Free - Merlefest 2006


This was at the Creekside stage if any of you were there you saw a great show that day.


Gillian Welch Everything Is Free Merlefest 2006

John Cowan Band Merlefest 04 29 2011 "Late For the Sky"


Of course any song that John Cowan does, he makes his own. At this year's Merlefest he brought a new Jackson Browne tune and totally blew away the crowd! Joining him on stage: Tony Wray-Banjo, Luke Bulla-Fiddle, Billy Thomas-Drums, Tom Britt-Guitar and Jeff Autry--Guitar and harmony vocals! Everyone should make plans to catch John live whenever they can and Merlefest ROCKED!


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Merlefest 2001 Midnight Jam


Chris Thile, Vassar Clements, Sam Bush, David Grisman, other bluegrass stringed instrument players. I downloaded this a while ago, and since whoever uploaded it deleted it. So here it is once more.


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MerleFest 25, Bell Bottom Blues, Tedeschi Trucks, Sam Bush ,


Sam Bush with special Guests.. Susan and Dereck and friends What a killer version of this song..(video is a little shaky, no tripod) Amazing Talent on this stage.. SUPER SEED MAGAZINE - Growing something good! www.superseedmagazine.com Drumzandspace Photography www.facebook.com


Tedeschi Trucks Sam Bush (Brand) Band Blues Merlefest 25

Cold Rain & Snow - Peter Rowan Tony Rice Walker Center Merlefest 25


Last Song Peter Rowan Tony Rice Walker Center Merlefest 25 Cold Rain & Snow


Last Song Peter Rowan Tony Rice Walker Center Merlefest 25 Tony Rice (Musical Artist) Cold Rain Snow

Molly Tuttle performs her song "Walden" at the Chris Austin Song writers contest at MerleFest 2012.


Molly Tuttle performs her song "Walden" at the Chris Austin Song writers contest at MerleFest 2012. She is accompanied by her dad Jack Tuttle on vocals and guitar.


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Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Wild Mustang Merlefest 25 April 29, 2012 Walker Center


Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Wild Mustang Merlefest 25 April 29, 2012 Walker Center


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John Cowan at the Waybacks Album Hour at Merlefest


The Waybacks and John Cowan perform "Hey Joe" I was quite a distance from the stage, so it is blurry...


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The Wind Cries Mary - I Shall Be Released - The Waybacks - Merlefest 2012


The Waybacks perform "The Wind Cries Mary - I Shall Be Released" at the Hillside Album Hour - Merlefest 2012


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Merlefest 2012 - Hillside - Hallelujah I Love Her So - Kruger/Nash/Warner.MOV


Final song from the fantastic set of Jens Kruger, James Nash, and Kim Warner. Ray Charles cover Hallelujah I Love Her So. Jens and Nash engage in some good-natured stage antics (3:25).


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