North Carolina is a eastern state that it’s capital city is Raleigh. One of the Thirteen Colonies, this state is filled with history and culture, then music doesn’t break with this fact. Accordingly, the small town of Wilkesboro embodies this passion for music. The most meaningful exemple is definitely the Merlefest, a festival held in the city that welcomes each year around of 75 000 visitors. Many popular artists have sang at the Merlefest such as Willie Nelson or the Kruger Brothers, a band that became emblematic for the Wilkesboro and that sing their love for North Carolina in Harder than Steel.
“Have you heard the red hawk's cry
In the morning high on Roan Mountain?
When the sun comes up over Carolina hills
The wind sweeps softly through the pines”
A genuine praise for the nature along with its sweet notes of guitar that will make you want to roam around the breathtaking landscapes. In that way, you really should consider take a refreshing break in the Great Smoky Mountains, where the magic of the place will certainly captivate you and give you a foretaste of paradise...
