Doc Watson was getting ready to play for hundreds of people at the Creekside stage at MerleFest 25 on Sunday, when he made a request. Watson's wife, Rosa Lee, the mother of Merle, has been in ill ...

WILKESBORO — Window World, America’s largest replacement window and exterior remodeling company, proudly marks its 10th year as the presenting sponsor of MerleFest, one of the nation’s most beloved ...

Huffman paints a portrait of Watson as a jack of all trades, an Appalachian Renaissance man. He could have made a good life ...

This year’s MerleFest will include tributes to musician Doc Watson, who died May 29, 2012. This will be the first festival since his death. “From the beginning, Doc Watson has been the artistic center ...

Whether you’re an expert in folk music or if you can’t tell a banjo from a mandolin, a new biography, “Doc Watson: A Life in Music,” by Eddie Huffman, will ...

WILKESBORO — It’s not just a Bonnie Raitt signature song: Festival-goers can’t stop talking about the musical pilgrimage that’s been going on in Wilkesboro since 1988. Maybe it’s the sensory overload ...