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| Punch Brothers return for 40th RockyGrass (photo Benko Photographics) |
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We're hard at work planning for a 2012 season filled with acoustic adventures, summer sunshine, and inspiring friendships to cherish for countless years to come. Tickets and camping are now onsale at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422. Don't wait long: All our 2012 tickets continue to sell at an unprecedented pace, with Telluride Bluegrass 4-day passes already sold-out.
Our summer solstice gathering of Festivarian Nation in Telluride brings together Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang, John Prine, Bruce Hornsby, Sam Bush, Yonder Mountain String Band, and many more at the 39th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 21-24). Unbelievably, all 4-day passes sold-out in just 18 days, but single-day tickets will be available via an online lottery from February 7 thru 9.
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| Onstage at the 2011 Folks Festival (photo Benko Photographics) |
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In July we celebrate traditional bluegrass at the 40th Annual RockyGrass (July 27-29). Sam Bush Bluegrass Band, Bela Fleck, Tim O'Brien, Punch Brothers, Trampled by Turtles, Dale Ann Bradley, Seldom Scene and many others converge under the cliffs of the St. Vrain River for our big weekend of pickin' on the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, CO.
We close our 2012 festival season with the 22nd Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (August 17-19). We welcome Lyle Lovett, Amos Lee, Randy Newman, Kasey Chambers, Dawes, and many more for an emotional weekend of songs, stories, and summertime along the St. Vrain River in Lyons, CO. 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." If you're a songwriter plan to spend the preceding week immersed in the art, craft, and business of songwriting at The Song School (Aug 12-16).
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| Telluride festivarians (photo Benko Photographics) |
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The Planet Bluegrass musical season continues in the Wildflower Pavilion on Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, CO. These cozy indoor evenings on Planet Bluegrass 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.