…..or, uncontrollable orations delivered to strangers after the festival. We just got home from another memorable Telluride Bluegrass Festival. In addition to the great music and stunning natural beauty, the time spent with friends and family is always a privilege. It´s a community of kindred spirits from all over the world that join together in one beautiful spot year after year; a reunion of sorts. And it´s like that, too, for many of the musicians. Their connections go back many, many years. This year we were treated with a set by Hot Rize with Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers. Since disbanding in 1990, and after the loss of guitarist Charles Sawtelle in 1999, this year´s festival marks their 15th Telluride appearance on their 30th anniversary together, now with newest member Brian Sutton. I also enjoyed The Duhks. Their old-time, Celtic style is somehow fresh and renewing. I can always count Sam Bush and his band to push the envelope of bluegrass with rock, reggae, and… more cowbell!! Sam´s solid mandolin and fiddle playing is dynamic and awesome, truly inspiring. It´s crazy to think that this was his 34th, out of 35 possible Tellluride Bluegrass Festivals. We had a great time sharing the stage with The Spring Creek Bluegrass Band on Friday night. Thanks to all fellow festavarians for a great weekend of music and fun!

Tags: Celtic music CD, country bluegrass, Hot Rize, Kort McCumber, reggae, rock, Sam Bush, Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, The Duhks

This entry was posted by Kort on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am and is filed under Lickskillet Road - Tours. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.