Yonder Mountain String Band Hey, do you like to people watch? Well, I’m convinced that this festival is the world champion people watching capital of the world. The main reason is that everyone is having such an unbearably great time […]
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Jerry Douglas Band Jerry Douglas wrapped a little while back, and when Flux came out, so did the sun. So the weather has improved, and this crowd is starting to have some serious fun. Jerry had fiddle stud Luke Bulla […]
Punch Brothers You have to give mandolin wizard Chris Thile plenty of credit for possessing such brain-razing talent—he was giving Sam Bush a serious run for his money on the Telluride stage when he was still a teenager—yet maintaining his […]
Greensky Bluegrass got through most of their set before the cold rain started falling. The bands play on out here in rain, hail, and snow. Lightning or torrential downpours would put a stop to the music, but in light rain […]
Shane and I just took in the Band Contest Finals on the main stage. We sat down front and designated ourselves as unofficial judges. We were highly biased, however, since one of the bands, The Hillbenders, are from Springfield, Missouri, […]
Oof. What day is it? Good morning from Telluride. Shane and I made it all the way through Railroad Earth last night. This morning, I feel like I’ve been run over by a train. What a day yesterday. Beautiful weather, […]
Elvis Costello Elvis Costello just wrapped up his set. He’s touring with a pantheon of great players–Jerry Douglas on dobro, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Jim Lauderdale on harmony vocals. It was simply a kick to see him so close. ELVIS […]
Bela Fleck and Toumani Diabate Just saw two of the world’s greatest musicians perform together. Bela introduced Toumani as “the greatest living African instrumentalist,” and then Toumani showed us why. Many in the audience had their eyes shut during this […]
Jenny Lewis Okay, how cool was Jenny Lewis? Rocking a red scarf and Risky Business sunglasses, Jenny took control of this stage and crowd with fierce, rock-star versions of songs from her two albums, especially this year’s crazy-good Acid Tongue. […]
John Cowan Band There’s been a lot of instrumentalism so far this morning, which has been pick-tacular, but I was ready for some Johnny C. Not that his band—which has over the years been a sort of bluegrass all-stars finishing […]
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