Telluride Bluegrass Festival: June 16-19
If you've been following along here, you'll know that I am a huge fan of random road trips to far-flung places, all in pursuit of Good Music. It's a trait also found in my partner-in-musical-crime, Mel, given her many reports from Places Where She Does Not Live. Granted, I don't always go through with my wacky road trip plans, but I like to plan them out anyway. This year, I'm contemplating a trip out west for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (in Telluride, Colorado), which just announced its full 4-day line-up. Telluride is in its 38th year, if my math is correct, and in addition to a whole host of amazing musicians, they also offer workshops, songwriter/performer competitions, special intimate late-night concerts, and family-oriented areas on the festival grounds.
Tickets are on sale now. 4-day passes will set you back $185, and single day passes are available for $65.
Watch out, Colorado, you may be getting a Midwestern visitor.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
- Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Béla, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan & Stuart
- Sarah McLachlan
- Steve Earle & the Dukes
- Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
- Cornmeal
- The Head and The Heart
- Tim O'Brien & Kevin Burke
Friday, June 17, 2011
- Railroad Earth
- Béla Fleck & the Flecktones (The Original Line-Up)
- Emmylou Harris
- Trampled by Turtles
- Jerry Douglas featuring Omar Hakim & Viktor Krauss
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- Chris Thile & Michael Daves
- Joe Pug
Saturday, June 18, 2011
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Sam Bush Band
- The Decemberists
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- Tim O'Brien Band
- Emmitt-Nershi Band
- Nora Jane Struthers & the Bootleggers
Sunday, June 19, 2011
- Robert Plant & Band of Joy
- Mumford & Sons
- Punch Brothers
- Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
- Abigail Washburn
- Edgar MeyerÂ
- Darrell Scott & Friends Father's Day Gospel Hour