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Joy Adams of Big Richard Talks Girl Power, a New Album, and Giant Penises

Estimated read time 17 min read

One of the big stories on the Colorado Bluegrass scene over the last year has been Big Richard. The fabulously talented women who make up this four piece band have been making waves in a largely male dominated scene and it’s been awesome to watch. They came together for a one-off show at the McAwesome Festival in Castle Rock and there’s been no looking back since.

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RockyGrass – July 24th – Planet Bluegrass Ranch

Estimated read time 6 min read

When it really comes down to it, it doesn’t matter what’s going on at Planet Bluegrass, there’s a magic in the air that frees your soul and warms your heart. Is it the river? Is it the mountain air? Is it the people? It’s all these things and more. Planet Bluegrass is one of the best places in the world and RockyGrass is another excuse to venture up to Lyons and bask in it’s amazing vibe.

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What The Night Brings – November 4th – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 5 min read

What The Night Brings celebrated the life and legacy of the one and only Jeff Austin and was a show that many in the Bluegrass world had been looking forward to for quite some time. While the reason it was happening was tragic, the line-up was formidable. In the words of musical director Nick Forster, it was like all of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival coming together on one night.

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RockyGrass – July 26, 27, 28 – Planet Bluegrass, Lyons

Estimated read time 1 min read

From the opening notes of I’m With Her to the Bluegrass not Bluegrass of Punch Brothers, RockyGrass was a joy. There were smiling faces, the rush of the St. Vrain, and the sights and smells of the vendor area. The workshops inside the Wildflower Pavilion created an intimacy with the crowd, while the many shades of ‘grass on the bill echoed through the canyon and brought out the dancing spirit in everyone.

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Town Park Confidential: A Look Inside One of the Most Vibrant Communities within Telluride Bluegrass Festival – Town Park – June 20th – 23rd

Estimated read time 15 min read

Telluride Bluegrass isn’t your typical music festival. It’s steeped in tradition and community in ways that very few others are. This sense of community permeates every aspect of the festival, from the musicians to the Planet Bluegrass team to the thousands of people that circle this weekend on their calendar every summer.

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WinterWonderGrass – Steamboat Springs – February 23rd, 24th, 25th

Estimated read time 7 min read

First of all, before we get too far down the road, each and every person who was in Steamboat for WinterWonderGrass last weekend is to be commended. From employees and organizers to fans and musicians, this was a dedicated bunch. Temperatures plunged down into the single digits as they worked, danced, poured, and played, but those who played music up on the big stage have to be singled out as the most hardcore of them all. While many could bundle up and put on the heaviest of ski gloves to keep fingers from freezing solid, those musicians had to keep their fingers dancing on the strings, skins, and keys in a vain attempt to keep the blood flowing.

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival – June 15, 16, 17, 18 – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 7 min read

On Thursday, June 15th, the main street of Colorado’s most captivating town, was abuzz with an energy and excitement as the crowds (some there for days) made their way to Town Park for the start of the 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. There is no better setting for a music festival; there is no better music for such a setting.

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival – June 16, 17, 18, 19 – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 11 min read

This year’s installment of Telluride Bluegrass Festival saw a multitude of new acts and many mainstays. The weather was pristine and the people were generous with a place on their tarp or camp and an easy smile. Every day seemed to boast weather better than the last and each act left the faithful thinking, “well there is no way they can top that. Friends old and new, families of tradition and families making new traditions, all came together for the undeniable love of Bluegrass music.

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UllrGrass 2016: Festival Producers Chris and Susannah Thompson Talk Music, Philanthropy, Beer, and Civics

Estimated read time 9 min read

Four things things we cherish here in Colorado are music, winter activities, a good cause, and what was the fourth…oh yeah, beer! Last year a festival made its inaugural run that encompasses all of these things we hold so dear. Recently, Listen Up Denver! had a chance to chat with Chris and Susannah about UllrGrass festival taking place January 29th-31st in Golden.