Merlefest 2004 adds The Indigo Girls

MerleFest organizers have announced that superstars Indigo Girls and noted North Carolina rock band Roman Candle have joined the line-up for MerleFest 2004, the 17 th annual festival in celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father Doc Watson, on its campus in Wilkesboro, NC on April 29 May 2, 2004. Lucinda Williams has been released from her contract to perform at MerleFest 2004 so that she can pursue a long awaited tour of Australia in April.

Best known for their smash hit “Closer to Fine,” Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have played thousands of shows over two decades together and released eight studio albums. They've operated within the music industry, without ever being a product of that industry, gaining the respect of their peers, not to mention an extremely loyal fanbase. The Indigo Girls, appearing at MerleFest on Thursday, April 29, will treat their fans to a new album with the February 17, 2004 release of All That We Let In , featuring six songs written by Emily and five by Amy. Rolling Stone called Roman Candle, a Chapel Hill band with Wilkes County roots, “explosive new country darlings,” while CMJ compared them to both Cheap Trick and Ryan Adams. They combine power-pop with singer-songwriter lyrics. Roman Candle, slated to perform on Saturday, May 1, anticipates the Hollywood Records release of Say Pop in March.

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