Blue Merle has announced that its final performance will take place at Vanderbilt University this coming Friday. In a statement on the groups website, the group explains, Just a few weeks away from our hometown show at Vanderbilts Rites of Spring Festival. We need to let you all know that this will be the last Blue Merle Show. We remain close as friends and will still be collaborating together on some levels, but we feel the time is right for us to pursue individual paths in music and life. This has been a tough decision for us after such an amazing run together. We deeply thank all those who have helped us out along the way, whether it meant letting us sleep on your floor in the beginning, or stopping by our site to show us support, or coming out to a show. Band member Luke Reynolds has confirmed a series of upcoming east coast solo gigs which are listed on the Blue Merle site.