# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Gates: 9:30 AM, Music: 11 AM
MerleFest
1328 S Collegiate Dr, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
(800) 343-7857

Three time BMA nominee's The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band are "the greatest front-porch blues band in the world". They are led by Reverend Peyton, who most consider to be the premier finger picker playing today. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly compelling performer and a persuasive evangelist for the rootsy, country blues styles that captured his imagination early in life and inspired him and his band to make pilgrimages to Clarksdale, Mississippi to study under such blues masters as T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. Their last record Dance Songs For Hard Times went #1 on the Billboard, iTunes and Sirius XM Blues Charts and was produced by Grammy winner Vance Powell. The record was critically acclaimed by Rolling Stone, Relix, Popmatters, Guitar World, American Songwriter, No Depression, Glide, Wide Open Country, Paste, American Blues Scene and many more!

Their new record, Honeysuckle was produced and recorded by Reverend Peyton and mixed by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White). The record features many special guests, including gospel music group The McCrary Sisters on the song "Manger," Blues Music Hall of Famer and Grammy-nominated harmonica player Billy Branch who plays on the Blind Lemon Jefferson song "Nell (Prison Cell Blues)," Grammy award-winning and IBMA's 10-time Fiddle Player of the Year Michael Cleveland plays on "Freeborn Man" and Colton Crawford from The Dead South plays banjo on "The Good Die Young."
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wilkesboro/the-reverend-peytons-big-damn-band-merlefest-wilkesboro-nc/200029873514649
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, performances
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wilkesboro
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: MerleFest
- **lat**: 36.135405
- **long**: -81.18063413
- **full address**: MerleFest, 1328 S Collegiate Dr,Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC being held?
  - **A:** The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC takes place on Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am at MerleFest, 1328 S Collegiate Dr,Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC?
  - **A:** The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC is organized by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wilkesboro, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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