Beyond the Groove Productions & TMVOA: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 7/20!

17 Jul Beyond the Groove Productions & TMVOA: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 7/20!

The 2023 Club Red summer concert series continues with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) followed by Shinyribs, hosted by Beyond the Groove Productions and TMVOA, with support from Telluride Ski & Golf and the Peaks Resort & Spa. 

Tickets for this all-ages show are priced at $50 – $125 and can be purchased online at clubredtelluride.com and at the door the evening of the show.

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Please scroll down for a taste of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Their show is scheduled for Thursday, July 20. All ages. Doors 7:30 pm; show time, 8 p.m.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, photo, courtesy Beyond the Groove.

With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music.

Following an extended 50th anniversary tour in 2018, the ensemble grew into a sextet for the first time since their early jug band days.

The group now includes Jeff Hanna (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica); Bob Carpenter (keyboards); Jim Photoglo (bass, acoustic guitar); Ross Holmes (fiddle, mandolin); and Jaime Hanna (electric and acoustic guitar).

All six members also sing, and when their voices merge, the harmonies add a powerful new component for the legendary band. And with the father-son pairing of Jeff and Jaime Hanna, NGDB carries on a country music tradition of blood harmony.

Jeff Hanna says: “It’s like when you throw a couple of puppies into a pen with a bunch of old dogs. All of a sudden, the old dogs start playing, you know? That’s kind of what’s happened with us. The basic vibe is so up and positive, and the music–we’re hearing surprises from Jaime and Ross all night. And they’re encouraging us in the same way to take more chances. It’s opened a lot of doors for us, musically & the morale is really great. That’s important for a band that’s been out there for 53 years.”

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played its first gig in 1966 in Southern California as a jug band and, by 1969, had become a cornerstone of the burgeoning country-rock community.

Their career breakthrough came in 1970 with the release of the record Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and the single “Mr. Bojangles,” a folksy Top 10 pop hit that remains a staple of their live show.

During a tour stop in Nashville around that time, Earl Scruggs and his family came backstage to say hello. That introduction led to a friendship and some of the connections the band needed to record Will the Circle Be Unbroken. That three-disc album brought Nitty Gritty Dirt Band together with a number of country, folk, and bluegrass legends. Heroes like Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis, and Doc Watson joined the scruffy, young band to record country music standards such as “I Saw the Light” and “Keep on the Sunnyside.” The acclaimed project is considered a landmark recording in American music.

“We are excited for the return of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at Club Red and look forward to a truly memorable live show,” said Denise Mongan from Beyond the Groove Music Productions.