Roy Book Binder Concert History

Roy Book Binder (born in New York City on 5 October 1943; died 3 March 2026) was an American blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and storyteller remembered as a student and friend of the Reverend Gary Davis and equally at home with blues and ragtime. He was known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. His storytelling was another characteristic that made his style unique.

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Roy Book Binder Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 26, 2026
MerleFest
Alison Krauss & Union Station / Jerry Douglas Band / Jake Shimabukuro / Dom Flemons & The Traveling Wildfires / Scythian / Donna the Buffalo / Andy May / Carol Rifkin / Charles Welch / Flattop / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Jeff Little Trio / Laura Boosinger / Leon Timbo / Local Boys / Pete & Joan Wernick / Roy Book Binder / Wayne Henderson Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 25, 2026
MerleFest
Old Crow Medicine Show / Blackberry Smoke / Ketch Secor / Sam Bush / Peter Rowan / The Creekers / Scythian / Donna the Buffalo / Kruger Brothers / The Waybacks / Trey Hensley / Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Andy May / Banknotes / Charles Welch / Dug / Flattop / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Jack Lawrence / Jeff Little Trio / Joe Smothers / Ken Crouse / Local Boys / Mark Bumgarner / Mitch Greenhill / Pete & Joan Wernick / Presley Barker / Roy Book Binder / T Michael Coleman / Tony Williamson / Railroad Earth Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 23, 2026
MerleFest
Charles Wesley Godwin / Peter Rowan / Sister Sadie / Donna the Buffalo / Banknotes / Flattop / Pete & Joan Wernick / Presley Barker / Roy Book Binder
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 23, 2026 –
Apr 26, 2026
MerleFest 2026
Alison Krauss / Alison Krauss and Union Station / Blackberry Smoke / The Infamous Stringdusters / Steep Canyon Rangers / Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Maggie Rose / Jason Scott & The High Heat / Wayne Henderson / Jack Lawrence / Dug / Wyatt Ellis / Roy Book Binder / West Texas Exiles / Pete Wernick / Valley Flower / Zoe & Cloyd / Laura Boosinger / Tony Williamson / T. Michael Coleman / Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas / Local Boys / Presley Barker / Pressley Laton / The Jeff Little Trio / Joe Smothers / Mark Bumgarner / Reid West / Nick Wade / Nick & Brew / Myles gee / Mo-Grass / Mitch Greenhill & Mitch's Kitchen / Leon Timbo & the Family Band / The Knackered Ramblers / Kyle Horton & Christian Smith / Ken Crouse / Old Crow Medicine Show / The Wilder Blue / The Waybacks / Aj Lee & Blue Summit / Donna the Buffalo / The Creekers / Ketch Secor / Sam Bush / Scythian / Don Flemons & The Wildfires / Jake Shimabukuro / The Jack Wharff Band / The Jerry Douglas Band / Joy Oladokun / Peter Rowan & The Walls of Time Band / Sister Sadie / Charles Wesley Godwin / Kruger Brothers / The Band Loula / Molly Tuttle / Lamont Landers / Corey Harris / Broken Compass Bluegrass / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Hogslop String Band Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Show Duplicates for Apr 23, 2026
Jun 29, 2025
Old Songs Festival
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas / Roger The Jester / Roy Book Binder / Larry Hanks and Deborah Robins / Claudia Schmidt / Magpie / Rolly Brown
Altamont Fairgrounds Altamont, New York, United States
Apr 27, 2025
Roy Book Binder

MerleFest

Wilkes Campus Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 26, 2025
Roy Book Binder

MerleFest

Wilkes Campus Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 24, 2025
MerleFest
The Dead South / Wyatt Flores / The SteelDrivers / Brent Cobb / Donna the Buffalo / Roy Book Binder / Woody Platt
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 22, 2025
Suwannee Spring Reunion
Jon Stickley Trio / Sam Bush / Peter Rowen / Donna the Buffalo / Larry Keel / Ain't Sisters / Verlon Thompson / Ralph Roddenberry / Dave Mann / Larry Keel / Fireside Collective / Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves / The Mosier Brothers / Roy Book Binder / Quartermoon / Lee Hunter / Peter Rowan / Steve Poltz / Blair Crimmins & The Hookers Show all bands
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Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 21, 2025
Suwannee Spring Reunion
The Grass is Dead / Kitchen Dwellers / Steve Poltz / Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves / Fireside Collective / The Po' Ramblin' Boys / Lee Hunter / Rev. Jeff Mosier / Roy Book Binder / Nikki Talley / Jason Sharp / Jon Stickley Trio / Scythian / Jim Lauderdale / Donna the Buffalo / Verlon Thompson / Ralph Roddenberry / Grandpa's Cough Medicine / The Po' Ramblin' Boys / Sloppy Joe / David Grier / Blair Crimmins & The Hookers Show all bands
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Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 20, 2025
Suwannee Spring Reunion
The Infamous Stringdusters / Donna the Buffalo / Scythian / Ralph Roddenberry / Roy Book Binder / todd albright / Blair Crimmins & The Hookers / Quartermoon / Sloppy Joe / Grandpa's Cough Medicine / The Grass is Dead / Nikki Tally Band
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Nov 01, 2024
Roy Book Binder New Orleans Jazz Museum New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jun 22, 2024
Roy Book Binder Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Jun 06, 2024
Roy Book Binder Lansdowne Folk Club Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 28, 2024
MerleFest
Nickel Creek / Andy May / Bob Margolin / Carol Rifkin / Charles Welch / Donna Ray Norton / Donna the Buffalo / Flattop / Goldpine / HARRIS BROTHERS / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Into the Fog / Jeff Little / Jeff Little Trio / Jim Lauderdale / Laura Boosinger / Local Boys / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Melanie Rice / New Dangerfield / Palmyra / Pete & Joan Wernick / Peter Rowan / Roy Book Binder / The Sensational Barnes Brothers / Twisted Pine / Wayne Henderson Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 27, 2024
MerleFest
The Teskey Brothers / Adeem the Artist / Andy May / Ashes & Arrows / Banknotes / Béla Fleck / Bob Margolin / Brandy Clark / Charles Welch / Colby T. Helms / Corey Harris / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / Donna the Buffalo / Evan Honer / Flattop / HARRIS BROTHERS / The High & Wides / Holler Choir / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Jack Lawrence / Jake Kohn / Jeff Little Trio / Jerry Douglas / JigJam / Jim Lauderdale / Joe Smothers / John Cowan / John McEuen / Josh Goforth / Ken Crouse / Kruger Brothers / The Last Revel / Laura Boosinger / Local Boys / Mark Bumgarner / Mild Goose Chase / Missy Raines / Mitch Greenhill / Nefesh Mountain / Pete & Joan Wernick / Peter Rowan / Presley Barker / Roy Book Binder / Sam Bush / Scythian / S.G. Goodman / Sierra Hull / The Silent Comedy / T Michael Coleman / Tan And Sober Gentlemen / Them Coulee Boys / Tony Williamson / The Waybacks / Zack Brock Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 25, 2024
MerleFest
Old Crow Medicine Show / Banknotes / Dan Tyminski / Donna the Buffalo / Flattop / Molly Tuttle / Pete Wernick / Presley Barker / Roy Book Binder / Steep Canyon Rangers / Willie Watson
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024 –
Apr 28, 2024
Merlefest
Presley Barker / Roy Book Binder / Dan Tyminski Band / Steep Canyon Rangers / Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway / Willie Watson / Old Crow Medicine Show w/ Molly Tuttle / Corey Harris / Arkansauce / Bob Margolin / Kyshona / Chatham Rabbits / Scythian / Donna the Buffalo / Buffalo Nichols / Shinyribs / Nick Shoulders / Larkin Poe / Willi Carlisle / Turnpike Troubadours / Shinyribs / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas / Peter Rowan / John Cowan / Missy Raines & Allegeny / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / Evan Honer / Sierra Hull / Donna the Buffalo / Jeff Little Trio / Last Revel / Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart / S.G. Goodman / Sam Bush Band / Brandy Clark / Teskey Brothers / Scythian / Into the Fog / Twisted Pine / Peter Rowan / Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / New Dangerfield / Nickel Creek Show all bands
Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 06, 2024
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials / Joanne Shaw Taylor / DK Harrell / Robert Jon & The Wreck / Roy Book Binder / Ray Fuller & The Bluesrockers

Springing The Blues

Seawalk Pavilion Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States
Mar 23, 2024
Suwannee Spring Reunion
Railroad Earth / Donna the Buffalo / Fireside Collective / Steep Canyon Rangers / Jon Stickley Trio / The Mosier Brothers / Peter Rowan / Free Range Strange / Quartermoon / shawn camp / Verlon Thompson / Roy Book Binder / Jim Lauderdale / Colby T. Helms Show all bands
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 22, 2024
Suwannee Spring Reunion
Railroad Earth / Jon Stickley Trio / Donna the Buffalo / Sam Bush / Bettye LaVette / Seth Walker / Leon Timbo / Roy Book Binder / Fireside Collective / Town Mountain / The Mosier Brothers / Quartermoon / Darrell Scott / Colby T. Helms
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Nov 17, 2023
Roy Book Binder New Orleans Jazz Museum New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 29 - May 2, 2010
 Wilkesboro, NC
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Apr 29 - May 2, 2010
 Wilkesboro, NC
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Genres:

Folk
Country
Blues
Guitar
Ragtime
Acoustic Blues
Harmonica Blues
Harmonica
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Latest Setlist (08/06/2016):

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  1. What You Gonna Do
  2. Travelin' Man
  3. Another Man Done a Full Go Round
  4. Rag Mama Rag
  5. Mississippi Blues
  6. It Coulda Been Worse
  7. That'll Never Happen No More
  8. Keep a Knockin'
  9. Mermaids Flirt with Me
  10. The Preacher Picked the Guitar
  11. The Good Book

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