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16 Jun Telluride Bluegrass: Steep Canyon Rangers
“True bluegrass, when done well, is a thing of art and the Steep Canyon Rangers are the genre’s current Rembrandt,” Examiner.com Scroll down to listen to an interview with lead vocals/guitar Woody Platt. Say the name Steep Canyon Rangers, more often than not, comedian/musician and...
16 Jun Telluride Bluegrass: Sam Bush, “Revival”
“Revival: The Sam Bush Story” is an award-winning documentary – at the Nashville Film Festival, where it won Best Music Film – about the King of Telluride. The Colorado premiere takes place just before opening day of the 42nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Wednesday, June 17,...
15 Jun Telluride Bluegrass: Johnnyswim
“I’m predicting Johnnyswim will be your favorite new discovery of the 42nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The married couple (with new baby!) of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez are irresistible onstage. They played our Folks Festival in 2013 and completely owned the audience. It was all about an...
14 Jun Telluride Bluegrass: Rhonda Vincent Returns
Lucky 13. At least for Festivarians. After an absence of 13 years, vocalist and fiddler Rhonda Vincent, “The New Queen of Bluegrass,” (Wall Street Journal) returns to town. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage perform Sunday, June 21, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.on the Main Stage of...
14 Jun Telluride Bluegrass #42 Kicks Off in Mountain Village
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Grammy-winner Rhiannon Giddens (see related post & interview here) along with her bandmates and the string-infused quintet Fruition, will join forces on the concert stage in Mountain Village for the Seventh Annual FirstGrass Concert on Wednesday, June 17. As part of the 42st Annual Telluride...
13 Jun Town Talk: Bioinspired Sponges for Protection
Don’t miss this Town Talk on the defense applications of new, innovative research in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) from the 2015 Royal Society of Chemistry Award Winner Omar Farha, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University. Tuesday, June 16, 6 p.m., Free, at Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center. Hosted by...
13 Jun Telluride Bluegrass: Rhiannon Giddens, Today is Her Turn
“Rhiannon’s last trip to Bluegrass (as a co-founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops in 2010) was a revelation, and today her star continues to rise thanks to a brilliant solo album, collaborations with T Bone Burnett, Marcus Mumford, and Elvis Costello, and an undeniable voice...
12 Jun Telluride Musicfest: Brahms & Romanticism
Please scroll down to bottom of story to eavesdrop on my interview with violinist Maria Bachmann of the Trio Solisti. Maria, a bravura performer is also artistic director of the upcoming Telluride Musicfest. Last year was all about “From Russia With Love,” the title shamelessly...