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| Lyle Lovett plays the 2012 Folks Fest (photo Benko Photographics) |
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This continues to be a year unlike any other here on Planet Bluegrass. With Telluride Bluegrass and RockyGrass both sold-out earlier than ever, we dread telling a longtime festivarian that they're too late to order tickets. So please don't wait any longer to make your plans for acoustic adventures, summer sunshine, and inspiring friendships at the Folks Festival and Kinfolk Celebration. Order while you still can at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
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| Yonder Mountain's Kinfolk Celebration returns to Lyons (photo Benko Photographics) |
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We open our festival season with 2 of America's most prestigious bluegrass festivals... Our summer solstice gathering of Festivarian Nation at the 39th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 21-24) and our celebration of traditional bluegrass music at the historic 40th Annual RockyGrass (July 27-29) on the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, CO.
Our 2012 festival season continues with the songs, stories and summertime bliss of the 22nd Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (August 17-19) in Lyons, CO. This year's "summit on the song" welcome Lyle Lovett, Amos Lee, Neko Case, Iron & Wine and many more for an inspiring weekend of camping and music along the St. Vrain River. As Jackson Browne said from the stage last August: "This is sorta what I had in mind when I was about 15 or 16 and I thought it would be really great to travel around and play festivals. This was the festival I was thinking of."
This summer we're extending the Lyons festival season as we welcome the triumphant return of the Kinfolk Celebration (August 24-25) featuring Yonder Mountain String Band & Friends (including Todd Snider & Split Lip Rayfield). This special late-August 2-day concert features camping, kinfolk revelry, and epic sets from Yonder and Friends on the Planet Bluegrass main stage.
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| R.I.P. Earl Scruggs.
Your musical brilliance and generous spirit profoundly changed all our lives. (photo Benko Photographics) |
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The Planet Bluegrass musical season continues through the fall and spring with concerts in the Wildflower Pavilion on Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, CO. These cozy indoor evenings feature bonfires along the St. Vrain River, beer & wine, and the intimate acoustics of our "cathedral of bluegrass."
In 2007, Governor Bill Ritter, jr. declared June 23 Colorado Bluegrass Day - honoring Planet Bluegrass for "using renewable energy to help protect our environment while producing a world-class festival." This honor reflects our years of leading the way in sustainable festivation and the green festival movement in America.