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The Ride Festival – July 14th & 15th – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 5 min read

While Telluride Bluegrass Festival is the granddaddy of music festivals in Telluride, The Ride Festival, now in its seventh year, has quickly become recognized for a diverse lineup and past heavy hitters such as Pearl Jam, Beck, and Widespread Panic. This year’s edition leaned a bit more on the jam band end of the spectrum, featuring headlining sets from The String Cheese Incident both nights of the festival.

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 40 Years of Festivation

Estimated read time 2 min read

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Planet Bluegrass has assembled THE comprehensive book on the history of America’s premier Bluegrass festival. Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 40 Years of Festivation will be officially released June 19th at the 41st Annual festival and, judging by the sneak peak we got, the book is unparalleled in its beauty, attention to detail, and the sheer volume of information on this legendary event that it contains.

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Sam Bush & Del McCoury – March 24th – The Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 3 min read

An eager crowd lined up at the Boulder Theater this past Sunday evening for one of the most anticipated shows of the spring. The legendary Sam Bush and Del McCoury were in town and this time they said farewell to their band mates in favor of a super intimate acoustic set that saw the normally jubilant bluegrass contingent hushed and attentive to a rare duet performance from two of most talented and charismatic personalities in the music industry.

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Telluride Bluegrass & RockyGrass Announce Preliminary Line-Ups

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Telluride Bluegrass and RockyGrass […]

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Punch Brothers – March 12th – The Bluebird Theatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

Punch Brothers have a special place in the hearts of Colorado bluegrass lovers, and their Monday night performance at The Bluebird Theatre felt as if it were in front of a home-town crowd. Telluride Bluegrass is probably one of the most important catalysts in connecting Colorado with this progressive five-piece, and the festival was also an integral part in the formation of the band itself. In that sense, I guess you could say that Colorado helped give birth to Punch Brothers, and we should be able to claim them as our own in some way.

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Telluride Bluegrass Announces Single Day Line-Up

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Head For The Hills Talk Bluegrass Without A Banjo

Estimated read time 6 min read

Fort Collins bred, genre bending bluegrass pioneers, Head For The Hills have had an all around amazing year so far and are barreling full speed ahead toward their dreams. Their original take on bluegrass music has rocketed them into the spotlight and put them at the forefront of both the Colorado and national music scenes. They hit the stage at The Mish this Saturday, don’t miss it!

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The Greencards – June 10th – The Soiled Dove

Estimated read time 3 min read

The Greencards stellar set on Friday night ranged from the fast-picking “Rivertown,” to the freaky “Avenue,” to the achingly beautiful “Ghost of Who We Were,” and they also featured a number of songs off their new album ‘Brick.’ Carol Young’s voice was sweet and pitch-perfect, and the band’s high energy performance wowed the crowd.