Merle fest back on xm

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XM radio is once again broadcasting Merle Fest live. Check the schedules on Bluegrass Junction. I believe it's bluegrassjunction@xm.com. I could be wrong about the website.

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Starts today... Thursday, April 26

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It would be nice if they had detailed schedules like they did in the past, but it appears that they don't.

http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/merlefest.xmc

MerleFest
April 26th - 29th

Every year at the end of April, the hills come alive with the sound
of music. XM Radio is proud to bring you MerleFest 2007 from Wilkes
Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, the 20th annual festival in
celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father Doc
Watson. MerleFest offers a generation and genre crossing mix of
traditional and contemporary roots music, bringing together the very
best of bluegrass, contemporary acoustic, Celtic, blues, folk, old-
time, Cajun, jazz, and singer-songwriter music's. You'll hear artists
like Doc Watson and Merle's son Richard, Blue Highway; Sam Bush; John
Cowan Band; Donna The Buffalo; Jerry Douglas; The Duhks; Paul
Geremia; Pam Tillis; The Waybacks; and many others. Listen to X
Country XM 12 and Bluegrass Junction Track 14 as they broadcast the
premier Americana event.

Thursday, April 26th:

Bluegrass Junction - XM 14
Begins at 3PM ET
It's Bluegrass Music's biggest party! Live from Wilkesboro, NC,
today's biggest bluegrass stars perform live on stage. Today, Kyle
Cantrell highlights upcoming events, and brings takes you live to the
festival's first on-stage event (Scheduled to appear: The Steep
Canyon Rangers).

X Country - XM 12
Begins at 5PM ET - 8PM ET
Join X Country as they broadcast live from MerleFest! Scheduled to
appear are The Waybacks, John Cowan, and more!

Friday, April 27th:

Bluegrass Junction - XM 14
Begins at 1:30 PM ET
Join Bluegrass Junction's, Kyle Cantrell, live from MerleFest 2007.
Schedule to appear: The Infamous Stringdusters, Uncle Earl, Blue
Highway, Tony Rice & Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale, and
the Circuit Riders

X Country - XM 12
Begins at 2PM ET - 8PM ET
Today, you'll hear the music of Donna The Buffalo, David Holt, The
Duhks, Robinella and more!

Saturday, April 28th:

Bluegrass Junction - XM 14
Begins at 12:30 PM ET
Join Bluegrass Junction's, Kyle Cantrell, live from MerleFest 2007.
Scheduled to appear: Nashville Bluegrass Band, Blue Highway, Del
McCoury, the Cherryholmes, Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Alison Krauss.

X Country - XM 12
Begins 2PM ET - 8PM ET
Listen for the music of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jim Lauderdale,
Ruthie Foster, Darrell Scott and more live from MerleFest 2007.

Sunday, April 29th:

Bluegrass Junction - XM 14
Begins at 1PM ET
Join Bluegrass Junction's, Kyle Cantrell, live from MerleFest 2007.
Scheduled to appear: Doyle Lawson, Bryan Sutton & Chris Eldridge,
Earl Scruggs, Laurie Lewis

X Country - XM 12
Begins 2PM ET - 8PM ET
Today, we'll continue our coverage of MerleFest 2007 with the music
of Pam Tillis, Sam Bush and more.

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You can scratch Alison & Union Station, along with Jerry Douglas' performances from the XM schedule, as Kyle Cantrell has announced that these artists have "respectfully declined" to allow their segments to be broadcast on XM. Ah, politics and Bluegrass.