Dolly Parton came to MerleFest once. What a night it was LISA O’DONNELL Staff Reporter Aug 25, 2026 Aug 25, 2026 Updated 6 hrs ago 0 Winston-Salem Journal reporter Lisa O’Donnell Allison Lee Isley Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LISA O’DONNELL Staff Reporter Dolly Parton played MerleFest for the only time in 2001.kAm}6G6C 27C2:5 E@ 9@A 86?C6D[ s@==J 925 ;FDE C6EFC?65 E@ E96 >FD:4 E92E 2C8F23=J H2D 4=@D6DE E@ 96C 962CE[ E96 D@?8D 7C@> E96 pAA2=249:2? |@F?E2:?D] q@E9 @7 96C 3=F68C2DD 2=3F>D[ Q%96 vC2DD :D q=F6Q W`hhhX 2?5 Q{:EE=6 $A2CC@HQ Wa__`X[ H6C6 23D@=FE6 56=:89ED 2?5 4C:E:42==J AC2:D65] s@==J 4@F=5 D:?8 A@A[ 4@D>@A@=:E2? 4@F?ECJ[ 8@DA6=[ 2?JE9:?8[ 3FE H96? D96 HC2AA65 96C DH66E G@:46 2C@F?5 2? @=5 >@F?E2:? ?F>36C[ Qu2CE96C p=@?8[Q 7@C :?DE2?46[ J@F 4@F=5 A:4EFC6 E96 >:DE D6EE=:?8 :? 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