For the Saturday morning opening act of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the path to the Main Stage begins wherever a band calls home. Ten fresh, talented bands converge on Telluride with hopes of winning the contest and securing a Main Stage slot the following year....
"Laura Marling is a 21-year-old British singer/songwriter who is not only wiser than her years - she's wiser than MY years...
At the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the spotlight is always on the Main (Fred Shellman) Stage, which this year features the likes of newcomers Della Mae, Laura Marling, Run Boy Run, Seryn, and Devil Makes Three, plus superstars - and regulars who are superstars: Tim O'Brien,...
Editor's note: Yes, we know this week is all about Telluride Bluegrass. We know because we are posting, what?, about 10 stories. But we are also thinking ahead. The Telluride Yoga Fest may just be your best antidote to festival overload. Telluride's summer calendar is...
All-women's band features at FirstGrass with Peter Rowan and Greensky Bluegrass in Sunset Plaza, Mountain Village, and throughout weekend. Here's a short story about Robert "Bobby" Van Osborne, Jr. Bobby was born in Kentucky in 1931. His instrument was the mandolin and he came to fame with...
A lot of important stories out there never get told, which is why we created the Mountainfilm Commitment Grant in 2010. In the two years since, we’ve awarded 10 $5,000 grants — along with 10 MacBook Pros — to filmmakers, photographers, artists and adventurers whose...
Six organizations cited for outstanding work receive funding through Moving Mountains Awards Mountainfilm in Telluride held its 34th annual festival over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25- May 28. The event aims to educate and inspire audiences on subjects that range from outdoor adventure and exploration to critical environmental, cultural...
The question I ask after every festival is this: What sort of impact did this year's edition of Mountainfilm in Telluride make? Of course the answer is never simple to quantify because intangibles such as inspiration are tough to measure. We do know that many people...
Sheridan Opera House, general admission, seats out, $25 per person, all ages, doors, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 One story that emerges from the pile of anecdotes about funny stuff that happened while Clint Viebrock was a Northwest pilot concerns a rather famous band. He was...
It may not be the most known or prestigious of Telluride’s numerous (and I mean numerous) festivals, but Balloon Fest is definitely up there – ahem – as one of the best. It’s low key, it’s free (eg. the night GLO on Main Street Saturday...
