Festival Partners
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New Belgium BrewingNew Belgium Brewing Company brews six year-round beers including Fat Tire Amber Ale, 1554, Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle, Trippel and Abbey Belgian style ale. Four special releases and myriad small batch beers round out the portfolio. New Belgium is wind-powered and employee-owned. |
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Renewable Choice EnergyRenewable Choice Energy is the national leader in offsetting homes, businesses and institutions with 100% new wind energy. Since 2002 we have worked with thousands of clients nationwide and have facilitated the largest green power purchase in history to Whole Foods Market in early 2006. Renewable Choice provides everyone - from Fortune 500 companies to music festivals to college students in their dorm rooms- the opportunity to choose a cleaner, more sustainable energy source.
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ArtistWorks Academy of BluegrassThe ArtistWorks of Bluegrass presents the most comprehensive beginner, intermediate and advanced two-way video lessons for guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and bass combined with online chat, forums and exclusive interviews accessible 24/7. The Academy of Bluegrass consists of: The School of Banjo with Tony Trischka, School of Guitar with Bryan Sutton, School of Fiddle with Darol Anger, School of Mandolin with Mike Marshall, and The School of Bass with Missy Raines. Each individual school contains hundreds of high quality video lessons starting at the Beginner level and progressing to Advanced. All schools connect to the AAOB Hub where players of all instruments can come together to share ideas and the love of bluegrass. |
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Clif BarClif Bar & Company is a leading maker of nutritious, organic foods and drinks, including CLIF® BAR energy bar, LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®; and CLIF Kid®, Nourishing Kids in Motion®. Focused on sports nutrition and healthy snacks, the employee and family-owned company is committed to sustaining its people, community and planet. Visit their booth in Greentown for free samples. |
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Martin GuitarsFor well over a century and a half, The Martin Guitar Company has been continuously producing acoustic instruments that are acknowledged to be the finest in the world. The Martin Guitar Company has, through the years, managed to survive with each succeeding generation from C. F. Martin, Sr.’s Stauffer influenced creations of the 1830s to recent developments introduced by C. F. Martin IV. Continuous operation under family management is a feat bordering on the remarkable, reflecting six generations of dedication to the guitarmaker’s craft. |
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Gibson Original, the Soul of Bluegrass“From the hills of Kentucky over the walls of time, Gibson instruments have pioneered and carried the pure traditions of American music down through the generations. Gibson Original. At the heart of high lonesome since the music began.” |
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Nechville BanjosSince 1989, Nechville has been a leader in innovation and design. Featuring the unique Heli-mount banjo design enthusiastically accepted by the world's top players such as Bela Fleck and Alison Brown. |
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DeeringWe are a family owned business with a sincere dedication to the finest quality products and service. After twenty years in the banjo business, and having produced more than 8,000 banjos, we are still personally involved in making the instruments. We think of our suppliers, employees, dealers, representatives and banjo players as friends. When you call Deering Banjos you talk directly with the experts. In fact, you often get Greg or Janet Deering. |
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EVL - Electric Violin LutherieA small company, located in Oswego, NY, EVL begin with the mission of building a quality electric violin, that felt natural and sounded great. Not finding anything on the market to suit the basic needs of a musician, EVL came up with a plan to build their own and a line of instruments, designed by musicians for musicians, was born. True to their original goal, EVL offers high quality at low prices. |
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Wechter GuitarsAbe Wechter has been designing and building guitars for over 30 years. It has been a long journey from his first guitar shop in Seattle, Washington, to his current shop in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Abe has designed and built handmade guitars for John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, John Denver, Earl Klugh, BB King, Steve Howe, and Jonas Hellborg. We are committed to deliver innovation and quality at prices musicians can afford. |
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Eco-ProductsBased in Boulder, CO, Eco-Products has grown from a small eco-friendly distributor in 1990 into the nation’s most recognized brand of environmental foodservice products. |
Allegro Handcrafted CoffeeAllegro Coffee set out to share a vision of great coffee by establishing one of Colorado's first specialty coffee companies. Backed by three generations of coffee expertise, and founded in 1977 in Boulder, Colorado, Allegro was one of the first Certified Organic Roasters as of 1985. Allegro was purchased by Whole Foods Market in 1997 based on a similar goal to provide customers with the best tasting products sourced in a sustainable & environmentally conscious manner. |
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Boulder WeeklyIn an ever advancing culture of corporate-owned media more intent upon generating profits and pleasing stockholders than seeking truth, Boulder Weekly continues to carry the torch of the independent press. Boulder County's last standing independently owned newspaper is dedicated to exposing corruption, illuminating truth, promoting justice, championing the cause of the underdog, comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. Free every Thursday for the past 13 years, the Weekly also offers the area's most comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage. Read the print version or visit us online. |
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Eldorado Natural Spring WaterEldorado Natural Spring Water bottles and delivery’s spring water that comes from a spring located in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The water is naturally purified as it rises through layers of sandstone under its own artesian pressure. The water is bottled with the utmost of care in its natural state and is not chemically treated in any way. This pure water is considered by many as the best-tasting water in the world. |
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Dr. Bronner's Magic SoapsWe continue to make with care and integrity the fine ecological soaps our customers have loved and lathered with for 50 years, and we now make our soaps with all certified organic oils, certified under the USDA’s National Organic Program. We share our time, profits and energy with our workers and worthwhile causes worldwide. |
