Avett Brothers, Flores, The Dead South, Raitt play MerleFest 2025
Others playing the fest are The SteelDrivers, Asleep at the Wheel, Brent Cobb, Alison Brown, and Della Mae.
Honoring the lasting legacy of its founding legend, Doc Watson, tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Late Night Jam with Sam Bush and Friends. The Late Night Jam is a separately ticketed event.
MerleFest 2025 will welcome The Lil Smokies, Tony Trischka's Earl Jam, Alison Brown, Peter Rowan, Scythian, Donna the Buffalo, TopHouse, Big Richard, John R. Miller, Woody Platt and the Bluegrass Gentlemen, John McEuen & The Circle Band, The Waybacks, Andy May, Banknotes, The Barefoot Movement, Carol Mallett Rifkin, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian From China to Appalachia, Charles Welch, Damn Tall Buildings, East Nash Grass, The InterACTive Theater of Jef, Jack Lawrence, Jeff Little Trio, Joe Smothers, Josh Goforth, Laura Boosinger, The Local Boys, Mark Bumgarner, Mattie Schell, Mitch Greenhill & Mitch's Kitchen, Muireann Bradley, Paul McDonald, Pete & Joan Wernick, Presley Barker, Rev. Robert Jones, Roy Booker Binder and T. Michael Coleman, Todd Albright, Tony Williamson and Wayne Henderson.
More news for The Avett Brothers
- 10/15/24: Avetts, McCreery, Rice, Parmalee added to Concert for Carolina
- 08/07/20: Avetts are out with "I Go To My Heart"
- 07/21/20: Avett Brothers sell out Charlotte Motor Speedway gig
- 07/04/16: Avetts' "True Sadness" may bring chart happiness
- 06/24/16: Avetts show their "True Sadness"
- 03/03/16: Avett Brothers, Pickler, Giddens to join N.C. Hall of Fame
- 01/06/15: Avetts, Earls of Leicester join MerleFest line-up
- 01/04/13: Avetts join MerleFest line-up
CD reviews for The Avett Brothers
Usually, albums kick off with a sonic banger. And one might assume such is the case with The Avett Brothers' "The Gleam III," which begins with the promising song title, "Victory." However, the chorus to this sadly reflective opener states, "From victory, I accept defeat." That sure dulls the gleam.
You can call The Avett Brothers (Seth and Scott Avett) Double Downers, but this sibling act's honesty – even when seriously sad – is refreshing. ...
The Avett Brothers shows oftentimes offer some of the best bluegrass-inspired instrumental music around as brothers Seth and Scott surround themselves with highly skilled players. Albums, on the other hand, can sometimes be a significantly different matter. Songs on the new "True Sadness," for instance, reveal this act's well-developed introspective side.
Sonically, "True Sadness" finds the group exploring beyond its rootsy, Americana expectations. ...
If songs give us glimpses into the songwriter's soul, then love and death weigh heavy on the minds of Scott and Seth Avett, the primary pens behind the music of The Avett Brothers. The evidence is written all over the 12 songs on the North Carolina-based trio's latest album "The Carpenter." Death plays a prominent role in The Once And Future Carpenter, the lead-off track, which offers an unconcerned look at the inevitable end of life with lines like:
"And when the black ...
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