“If you look up the definition of sonic perfection, there just might be a picture of bluegrass super duo Dailey and Vincent,” Steve Leggett, All Music Since 1981, Sunday morning at Telluride Bluegrass has rhymed with gospel. In the bad old days, that roughly translated to...
It’s one more example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts – although in this case, the parts are the best of the best. Booty-shaking good. [caption id="attachment_41556" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Keller Williams, by K.W.C. Taylor[/caption] For the 2012 recording, Pick, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams...
Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, celebrated annually from Friday – Sunday the first full weekend of March. A centerpieces of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film "Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed," a magnum opus which...
Saturday NightGrass sold out. Rising stars, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, perform again Sunday, June 22, 1: 15 – 2:30 p.m. at 41st annual Telluride Bluegrass "Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul – music that's like an...
"We’re more than a decade into the post-classical’ era: classical musicians of all stripes are reconsidering the repertoire they play, and reimagining the way they play it. And the string quartet—once the focus of connoisseurs, now a sturdy off-road vehicle for sonic exploration—has been at...
As a long time fan, I have to admit I went all teenage girl when I heard I would be interviewing Dave Rawlings. Rawlings is an award-winning professional guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer known for his work with Old Crow Medicine Show and Ryan Adams. He...
[caption id="attachment_41908" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dan Sadowsky, Telluride, 2013Clint Viebrock photo[/caption] Now 41 years ago, as the story goes, Telluride musicians John “Picker” Herndon, Bruce Lites, J.B. Mateotti, Kooster McAllister and Fred Shellman, collectively known as “Fall Creek,” played during the town’s Fourth of July celebration. After...
Planet Bluegrass is excited to announce the lineup for the late-night indoor shows held Thursday,June 18 – Sunday, June 22 at several venues in Telluride and Mountain Village during the 41st Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. This year's lineup includes intimate performances from Yonder Mountain String...
The 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Festival takes place Thursday, June 19 – Sunday, June 22. The following is the line-up. [caption id="attachment_39133" align="aligncenter" width="460"] David Rawlings& Gillian Welch[/caption] Final announcement includes these new additions: * Steve Winwood * Ray Lamontagne * David Rawlings Machine (this includes Gillian Welch, David Rawlings and...
[caption id="attachment_36569" align="alignright" width="300"] Banjo Flag, Telluride Bluegrass Festival[/caption] To celebrate the longest night of the year, the eve of the winter solstice, and the midpoint between Telluride Bluegrass festivals, Planet Bluegrass is proud to share the preliminary lineup for the 41st Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June...
