Full Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2014 Lineup: Ray LaMontagne, Steve Winwood

Ready your canvas. The 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Festival complete line has been released and you'll notice a lot of familiar names on the list.

The fourth and final day of the 40th annual Telluride Bluegrass festival ended on June 23 with a performance by the monks of Drepung, Bela Fleck, the Infamous Stringdusters, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Hot Rize, Jackson Browne and the Telluride House Band and a Leftover Salmon -free operation in the town of Telluride. Photos of Dylan Langille.


After announcing the preliminary lineup in late December, organizers have shared the full set of acts, including the addition of Steve Winwood, Ray Lamontagne, David Rawlings Machine, Jerry Duglas , Bela Fleck, Jason Isbell and more.

Other previously announced acts include, Brandi Carlile, Yonder Mountain String Band and more.

Most of all tickets have been sold with the exception of single tickets Saturday. Four day tickets sold out in less than ten minutes.

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2014 Full Lineup:

Thursday, June 19, 2014
Brandi Carlile | Nickel Creek | Del McCoury Band | John Cowan, John McFee and Friends | the Lone Bellow | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen | Chris Thile

Friday, June 20, 2014
Steve Winwood | Dave Rawlings Machine | Béla Fleck and the Colorado Symphony | Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott | Jason Isbell | McCourys Keller Williams with the Travelin ' | Aoife O'Donovan | Chatham County Line

Saturday, June 21, 2014
Leftover Salmon with Bill Payne | Sam Bush Band | Telluride Troubadour | Andrew Bird & the Hands of Glory | Yonder Mountain String Band | Punch Brothers | Peter Rowan | Forward Country | Telluride Band Contest

Sunday, June 22, 2014
Telluride House Band featuring Sam , Béla , Jerry Edgar , Stuart Bryan and special guests Alison Krauss & Del McCoury | Ray Lamontagne | Greensky Bluegrass | Jerry Douglas presents the Earls of Leicester | Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider | Nicki Bluhm and Gramblers | Dailey and Vincent ( gospel set)

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Brooklyn Rider Backs Béla Fleck At The Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Brooklyn Rider - Photo by Sarah Small

The sign at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival this summer (June 19-22) is looking stellar with heavier weights than in recent years, including David Rawlings Machine (featuring Gillian Welch), Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck and Colorado Symphony, Andrew Bird, nickel Creek and more.

Béla Fleck also played with Brooklyn Rider, a group that accredits NPR as "recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet." The group of four young classical masters, going to and from gigs at places and classic rock, released Road Fire (Amazon MP3 and Spotify) last year. Title track from the album will blow your mind.

You can also support the current Kickstarter campaign band here.

Bluegrass Releases Full Lineup

Steve Winwood , Ray Lamontagne , Alison Krauss to appear in the 41th annual festival

With floods severely damaged the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons last fall, it has been a difficult year for the organizers of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival .

And yet, despite all backhoes and foundation work, displacement and reconstruction, Planet Bluegrass was able to put together a stellar lineup for the 41th annual festival, said Brian Eyster, director of communications Planet Bluegrass’.

“In the midst of all that, the alignment Telluride Bluegrass came out as one of the best ever," Eyster said. "We're really looking forward to it.”

The full line, which opens Wednesday, has big names like Steve Winwood, Nickel Creek, and Ray Lamontagne, Bela Fleck rare collaborations with Brooklyn Rider and a grand finale as both Alison Krauss and Del McCoury bind to Telluride House Band Sunday night near.


These newly added acts previously announced bands like Brandi Carlile, Andrew Bird & the Hands of Glory, Punch Brothers and Aoife O'Donovan join.

“There’s kind of something for everyone," Eyster said. "It is a very broad line ... all artists that I think is going to find inspiration in others. We're very excited."

The festival is scheduled to take place 19-22 June at the city park and other places around town.

Four day passes to the public sold out in a record eight minutes December, most single-day tickets sold out soon after, and all of the locals 1000 four-day passes were available through Telluride Music Company were sold in January. However, Planet Bluegrass Thursday still has tickets available on its website, and will be the resale of tickets that are returned through the spring.

As usual, the line features a mix of basic food festivals and events that have ever graced the stage , traditional bluegrass sounds and genre- busting .

In the first category are John Cowan, Chris Thile, Yonder Mountain String Band, Peter Rowan and Sam Bush Band. Festival veterans Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott play as a duo at the festival for the first time in over a decade, and Jerry Douglas presented the Earls of Leicester, a supergroup featuring O’Brien, Shawn Camp, Barry Bales Charlie Cushman and Johnny Warren.

Eyster said Earls will perform a full show Flatt and Scruggs - in.

"It will be a very fun game of traditional bluegrass with guys who really know their stuff ," Eyster said.

New acts of the festival, meanwhile, include rocker sur Jason Isbell, who played Bluegrass as part of the Drive -By Truckers in 2006 before his solo career took off, and Steve Winwood , prominent English musician , who has played a role important in rock and roll history with bands like the Spencer Davis Group and Traffic and hits like " Gimme Some Lovin ' ", " I cannot find my way home " and " Higher Love ."

Eyster said Bluegrass is delighted to welcome Winwood Bluegrass. Festival acts as Sam Bush have expressed their enthusiasm for sharing the stage with a heavyweight like rock and roll, he said.

"Obviously he is one of the greatest legends we've had in the festival," Eyster said.

Another new face will be Ray Lamontagne , a troubadour based in New England known for its beautiful folk songs and blues in silence . Lamontagne , who is about to release a new album produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, puts on an amazing show , Eyster said.

“He digs deep into his performances," Eyster said. "You feel as if you were opening yourself to an audience. It's a great show."

Along with a highly anticipated performance of his concerto with the Colorado Symphony banjo, Béla Fleck banjo assistant also played with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider. Leftover Salmon Festival favorites will play a set with Bill Payne of Little Feat. The David Rawlings Machine brings Rawlings and Gillian Welch popular mermaid return to the stage.

Dailey and Vincent, a respected bluegrass vocal group, the entire Gospel is presented Sunday. Newly reunified Nickel Creek Band will return to Park City for the first time in many years , Keller Williams will perform with McCourys Tourism and John Cowan, who has been giving concerts with the Doobie Brothers in recent years , will bring fellow Doobie Brother John McFee and friends to the stage. Up and comers like Front Country , Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen and Chatham County Line complete alignment.

And with the addition of Del McCoury bluegrass king - which is celebrating its 75th birthday this year - and the singer - with golden voice of Alison Krauss, closing performance Telluride House Band should be unforgettable, Eyster said.

"It’s going to be pretty epic," he said.

Town Approves Temporary Ropes Course Near Lift 4

Their new summer attractions are likely to come to the mountain village, as the city has given approval for a temporary ropes course near Lift 4.

The course is part of an effort to Telluride Ski & Golf Company to bring more activity to the heart of the village, and is provided in place until August. The ropes course will be suspended above a small pool on a deep foot having many intended uses. Although the board gave unanimous approval during a conditional use permit Thursday that had some questions about your setup, security and location.



Council Member Cath Jett expressed concern about the proximity of the course to mountain bike trials in the area and the potential impacts to mountain bikers. Telski asked to consider alternative locations. However, Scott Butler with Gravity Play (the company that will install and operate the course) I told the Council that the proposed location was chosen because it is near the core of the village and the floor is level in that area.

“I’m not against [the course], I just want it to be as successful as possible," said Jett. “Having to close it because we have an unfortunate accident would not be good. But I think it would be great if you could look at [a place 50 meters away] to the future."



Jett finally gave motion to approve the permit as presented with the condition that the barriers semi - permanent got to separate the public from the customers safety ropes course.

According to city documents, the course will be about 20 feet wide and high and 40 feet long. Although an exact location near Lift 4 has not been decided in the course will open just before the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in mid-June and will run daily from 10 to 6 pm until 15 August.

The attraction features the use of harnesses to navigate many obstacles. The pool below involves plastic balls that people can use to enter and walk on water. To use the course will cost around $ 15 per person.

Telski is providing a location and attraction marketing and according to a press release, everything will be linked to a new Adventure Center of the town, which is also located near the base of head 4.

According Telski, one of his goals is to increase business in the heart of the village. The company is playing with many different ideas to try to bring people to Mountain Village and make sure they have a good time in summer and winter.

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Summer 2014 Festivals: May Kicks Off A Bevy Of Warm-Weather Fests

23-25 May: Festival of Music in the meadows with the Duhks , Elephant Revival and hips of the mother of La Foret, Black Forest

May 24: Denver Day of Rock with the Hold Steady, the Wallflowers and Black Joe Lewis in Skyline Park , Denver

6 June: Summer Jam with Kendrick Lamar, Juicy J and Tech N9ne in Fiddler Green Amphitheatre

13-15 June: Palisade Bluegrass and Roots with Infamous Stringdusters , the Wood Brothers and Sweetback Sisters at Riverbend Park in Palisade

13-15 June: Snowmass Mammoth Fest with Leftover Salmon, Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Xavier Rudd in Snowmass

19-22 June: Telluride Bluegrass Festival with Brandie Carlile , Leftover Salmon and Steve Winwood at the city park in Telluride

19-28 June: Jazz Aspen Snowmass with Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue , Steve Winwood and Diana Krall Benedict Music Tent , Aspen

21 June: Westword Music Showcase with Diplo , 2 Chainz and Cherub in Golden Triangle Denver

June 27-July 5 : Greeley Stampede with Three Days Grace , Martina McBride and Big & Rich in Greeley

12-13 July: Festival Walk with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros , spoon and Hold Steady in Telluride

July 18 to 20 : World Dance Festival with Adventure Club, Destroid and Zedd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

24-27 July: UMS with Real Estate, Blonde Redhead and stairs in the district of South Broadway , Denver

25-27 July: RockyGrass with Alison Krauss , Ricky Skaggs and Sam Bush Bluegrass Band at Planet Bluegrass, Lyons

Aug. 1 to 3: Telluride Jazz Festival with lettuce , Dragon Smoke and Snarky Puppy in Telluride

August 3: Vans Warped Tour with Breathe Carolina, Cute is what we aim and Air Dubai at Invesco Field at Mile High

August 8 to 10 Arise with Beats Antique Festival, galaxies and Infamous Stringdusters Sunrise Ranch in Loveland

August 15 to 17: Noches de Bohemia , training to be announced , in Fort Collins

August 15 to 17: The people of the Rocky Mountain Festival Brandi Carlile , Ani DiFranco and Randy Newman at Planet Bluegrass, Lyons

22-28 August: Colorado State Fair with Clay Walker, Chris Young and Gabriel Iglesias at the Fairgrounds , Pueblo

29-31 August: Jazz Aspen Snowmass with Carrie Underwood, OneRepublic & Entertainment Benedict Music Tent , Aspen

12-14 September: Telluride Blues & Brews with Peter Frampton, Violent Femmes and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic in Park City , Telluride

Photos: Here's What Planet Bluegrass Looks Like Today, Eight Months After The Flood

It is what it looked like six months ago, we can assure you.

Planet Bluegrass is a place that has a special significance, not only for fans - queuing days before time for the annual festival of the hacienda RockyGrass - but the artists who play there. In part this is due to its location: Beside a wall of the cliff and the St. Vrain River in Lyons.

But, of course, which laid the foundations of several meters under water last fall, when the historic flood surpassed much of the city. You can see how it was on September 12 in a series of videos on YouTube - We have incorporated a continuation.

But now, eight months after the flood, the place is half way through a massive reconstruction. It will hold its regular music festivals and private events program this year. We went to see the progress which earlier this week and took some photos to show. There is still a long way to go, but Planet Bluegrass looks to be ready for the thousands of people who already have tickets for RockyGrass in late July.

When the floods came last year, the main channels of water flowing through the entire facility, destroying several buildings and other seriously harmful. 

The water rose so suddenly that Planet Bluegrass, an organization that runs the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, in addition to the events on his own property, lost most of their equipment from computers to memorabilia to develop audio settings.

Still, due to ticket sales for festivals are as strong as or stronger than they have been, the place will survive. There are still plenty of other businesses and residents of Lyons who need more help, financial and logistical; Planet Bluegrass asks that anyone interested in contributing to these efforts are directed to the website of Lyons fights where you can find various opportunities for giving and volunteering. You can also contribute to the Lyons Community Foundation.

The reconstructed area in front of the stage has fewer trees and now has a slight degree of improve sight lines.

The Wildflower Pavilion had to be completely rebuilt. Has moved a couple of meters away from the river.

The massive concrete silo survived, like two trees growing within it.

Back To Basics

La Marmotte chef and owner Mark Reggiannini bring a taste of Telluride to Billings, Mont. next week when shows her skills to a small group of about 30 attendees of a cooking demonstration at the home of Montana State University Wine and Food Festival.

Reggiannini show attendees how to make fondues, oysters, smoked trout, beet salad, and juniper crusted elk loin with mushrooms and warm molten chocolate cake with blueberry ice cream. The party event - like dinner will also feature wine pairing. 

Attendees will also receive the ingredients and instructions on how to make each dish for amateur cooks can recreate at home. His menu reflects the cuisine in his restaurant La Marmotte Telluride, something he calls the French Alps.

"I tried to do things that are pretty basic," said Reggiannini . “Porcinis are something that can be found in the mountains in the summer. Elk and game are something that people associate with come and eat here. "

Reggiannini said tickets for the May 14 event sold out in an hour. He is flying on May 12 with one of his cooks and hopes the festival will help theirs and La Marmotte name in the world of foodies.

Reggiannini Mairen Reagan and his wife have owned La Marmotte for the past 11 years, taking over from a French couple who previously owned it. The restaurant has been in Telluride for 27 years, still retains a traditional French flavor, but with a modern twist. Reggiannini short heavy creams and dairy products often make French food feels too heavy, but keep cooking techniques.

The restaurant is known for its prix fixe menu, where $ 50 will get you three courses including dessert. The menu changes almost every night, depending on what is fresh and seasonal.

"We continue to adapt and change things forever," said Reggiannini. “I think the food is a bit like the fashion in which changes a lot and you just have to keep up with what's going on.”

But Reggiannini, who studied at the Culinary Institute of America and has worked at Jean Georges Vongrichen Mercer Kitchen, is really a traditionalist at heart. You like preparing meals simple and straightforward: braised beef short ribs, coq a VIN, lamb crusted with parmesan, grilled mahi mahi. 

And as he has gotten older, said he has negotiated Reggiannini nights out to fancy restaurants for the simple goodness of street food. On a recent trip to Belize, said the best meal I had was not at the resort, but the jerk chicken from a roadside stand.

It also rejects fashioned method " sous- vide " employed by many high volume fine dining restaurants where food is sealed in airtight plastic bags and cooked for a long time at low temperatures, then a couple of seconds is given on the grill before they are served to customers. Neither is a fan of food science and molecular gastronomy, which investigates chemical transformations of ingredients and their effects on finished products.

"It's like chemistry," said Reggiannini. "Many of the things in the world of pastry made their way to the more traditional kitchen ... We are here.”

Nathan And The Zydeco Cha Chas To Play Missoula Roots Fest

“Roots music " is a broad term and the two headliners for River City Roots Festival this year show how wide it really is.



This year , mandolin player Sam Bush will headline performance Saturday 23 August, Nathan and Zydeco Cha Chas and play Aug. 24. As always, Roots Fest is held in downtown Missoula and is free.

Bush is recognized as one of the founders of the progressive bluegrass style called newgrass.

"He had a band called New Grass Revival, which completely revolutionized bluegrass and Americana music," said Ellen Buchanan, who has booked Roots Music Fest for nine years.

“Sam is amazing live. It's a lot of fun. It's one of the best artists in the business in my opinion," he said.

In addition to his skills on the mandolin, also plays the violin, and has earned a reputation as the "king" of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

In 2009, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award American Music Association. His most recent album "Circles around Me" was No. 3 on the list of American bluegrass.

Bush has collaborated with numerous artists over the years, including Emmylou Harris, Bela Fleck, Lyle Lovett and David Grisman .

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Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Cha , meanwhile , are " the best band in the country doing zydeco music, in my opinion," Buchanan said.

Williams raised Criollo cha chas and were included in the Music Hall of Fame in 2005 Louisiana. Williams was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Music Zydeco. Often plays Jazz Festival New Orleans, and has played the festival in Butte.

Williams has been playing the accordion for more than three decades, and his bandmates as brother Dennis Williams on guitar and his cousin Mark Williams (aka " Chukka ") on the rub board.

Buchanan said they are a high-energy live act that will continue so long as people are dancing.
"And live, you know crank exponentially," he added.

That sparks of energy and is very appealing demographic you look for when soliticiting bands to play the festival.

They want to expose people to music they might otherwise not see and help keep American lives, while stressing the city and culture of Missoula.

The other acts still to be announced. But Buchanan planning a theme every night - bluegrass and newgrass acts on Saturday, and New Orleans funk, R & B and Friday.

Roots Festival attracted over 15,000 people last year.
The two-day festival also features a juried exhibition of art, a four km of competitive fun , fun family festival in Caras Park career and a food court 15 - Ryman Street vendor .

The 2014 event will also include a competition stand -up paddleboard, to be held in the Clark Fork River.