Alt.Country Trio The Avett Brothers Preview MerleFest 2013 Performance with Special Video
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The Avett Brothers, one of the most successful folk-pop bands, is building anticipation ahead of their MerleFest 2013 performance. The trio will debut a special acoustic performance video at noon on February 8 on the front page of the USAToday.com Music section.
MerleFest, a four-day event that is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans, will once again take place on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on April 25-28, 2013. The Avett Brothers first performed at MerleFest in 2004, and have been one of the most requested performers in the festival’s history.
In the video, Scott Avett performs the classic folk tune “Froggy Went A- Courtin’,” on the banjo, as both a nod to the traditional styles of music that can be heard at the four-day festival and in tribute to the late Doc Watson, who often performed the song during his celebrated career.
The video is released through Crackerfarm (Mike Beyer), who has been documenting The Avett Brothers since 2005; his work with the band is considered the visual voice for what they do as musicians. Crackerfarm is currently working on a full-length feature documentary that chronicles the band’s career up to this point.
Rolling Stone calls the Avett Brothers “the best Pop band in the Alt-Country corral.” The Avett Brothers are Seth Avett (guitar, percussion), Scott Avett (banjo, percussion) and Bob Crawford (vocals, bass). The Concord, North Carolina-based indie folk-pop group received rave reviews for their 2009 breakthrough major-label debut, I and Love and You, and continue to win over fans and critics with their latest release, 2012’s brilliant, complex The Carpenter, nominated for a Grammy Award on February 10.
Just as many fans compare MerleFest to a family reunion, that comparison may be truth for the Avetts; their dad, Jim Avett, will perform some of his beloved gospel favorites during the Gospel Hour on Sunday morning on the Creekside Stage.
Tickets for MerleFest 2013 can be purchased at www.merlefest.org or by calling 1-800-343-7857. An early bird ticket discount is available through March 10, 2013. Additional details about this year’s festival lineup and other MerleFest information can also be found at the website.
Liv Carter
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