Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Telluride, Colorado by [http://www.bluegrass.com Planet Bluegrass] . Although traditionally the festival focuses on bluegrass music, it often features music from a variety of genres. In 1973, its first year, it attracted 1000 participants. Currently the festival's attendance is capped at 10,000. According to the Library of Congress, the 1980 performance was filmed by Boulder public television and two CDs were made available.

Notable performers have included Sam Bush, New Monsoon, The Dixie Chicks, Railroad Earth, New Grass Revival, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Nickel Creek, Yonder Mountain String Band, Bela Fleck, Chris Thile, Noam Pikelny, and Tim O'Brien, among many others.

ee also

*Telluride, Colorado
*Too Late to Turn Back Now
*Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival

External links

* [http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/index.html Official web site]
* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/legacies/CO/200002784.html Entry at the Library of Congress]
* [http://www.telluridewatch.com/ Local newspaper]
* [http://www.telluride.net/ Telluride Visitor Information]


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