{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"MerleFest celebrates music from the Appalachian region and boosts the local economy","publication_date":"May 19, 2022","summary":"MerleFest has been a mainstay on the music circuit since 1988. People flock to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina each year to celebrate music of the Appalachian region, which has helped the local economy. Jeffrey Brown went to take a look for our arts and culture series, \"CANVAS.\"","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2022\/05\/244d666ff3622f6da861f3f1294e410c-merlefest-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}