Description
The Merlettes, a Merle Haggard inspired, feminist honky-tonk band, formed in 2016. Featuring the tunes of Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, and Tammy Wynette, along with Jacobsen originals in a classic Country & Western vein, they’ll have you on the dance floor one minute and crying in your beer the next. Their air-tight, high lonesome harmonies captivate the ear and the heart as they celebrate the strength of our connections and the gritty twang of the human spirit.
Merlettes are all about the twang. And the musicians: five sassy, up-to-date honky-tonk crackerjacks fronted by vocalist Kristina Jacobsen on rhythm and lapsteel guitars, with fiddle leads (Dair Obenshain), a slap-happy upright bassist (Laura Leach-Devlin), soaring harmonies (Meredith Wilder), and a deep-pocketed drummer (Sharon Eldridge). They are a local NM favorite.