Music on the Green: Featuring Dori Freeman, 8/22!

18 Aug Music on the Green: Featuring Dori Freeman, 8/22!

Beyond the Groove Productions and the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association (TMVOA) co-host the 2025 Music on the Green concerts. The series regularly takes place on Reflection Plaza in Mountain Village, adjacent to the Madeline Hotel & Residences.

The FREE concerts occurs every Friday, May 30– September 19, 5 – 7 p.m., thanks to sponsors TMVOA; Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Collection; Telluride Ski & Golf; and the Town of Mountain Village.

To learn more about Music on the Green, contact the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association (TMVOA) at (970) 728-1904 or visit tmvoa.org and facebook.com/BeyondTheGroove.

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Scroll down for a taste of what’s in store from Dori Freeman!

Dori, courtesy Beyond the Groove Productions.

Dori Freeman has sharpened her vision of Appalachian Americana over five studio albums. From the country traditionalism of her self-titled debut to the amplified folk of Ten Thousand Roses, it’s a sound that nods to her mountain-town roots even as it reaches beyond them.

Freeman continues creating her own musical geography with Do You Recall, the songwriter’s most eclectic — and electric — record yet.

Like a counterpart to Ten Thousand Roses, the 2021 release that found Freeman trading the acoustic textures of her earlier work for a more expansive, electrified version of American roots music. Do You Recall nods to the full range of Freeman’s influences and abilities. She still sings with the unforced vibrato of a classic folksinger, but she’s more of a modern trailblazer than a throwback traditionalist, funneling her Blue Ridge roots into a contemporary sound that’s both broad and bold.

Dori, courtesy Beyond the Groove.

“I grew up in a family that played a lot of traditional music, but my dad played a lot of other types of music for me, too,” says Freeman, who grew up in rural Galax, Virginia. “I’d go to fiddler’s conventions, but I’d also watch my dad play jazz, swing, country, and rock & roll. He was a big fan of singer-songwriters. I think that variety has a lot to do with the way my own songwriting has developed.”