More than just Festivals...
We all know that Festival Sunday night feeling - one final hug to our new campmates, picking one final emotion-filled waltz,realizing that the magical Festival music we wait for all year is now a full-year away. We know the feeling. And we have a solution...
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| Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros play the Wildflower on Friday, September 11 |
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Beginning in September 2007, Planet Bluegrass began presenting the year-round Wildflower Concert Series on the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, CO. Intimate evenings of bluegrass, singer-songwriters, Celtic, and rootsy Americana along the banks of the St. Vrain River.
Tickets are available now for the start of the 2009 fall season, Edwward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (Friday, September 11). Order tickets at shop.bluegrass.com or 303-823-0848. For all shows, doors open at 7pm; the music starts at 8pm.
Stay up-to-date about upcoming Wildflower Concerts by joining our new "Words from the Wildflower" email newsletter. Subscribers will receive special offers for randomly selected shows.
The Concert Series
Join us this spring in the spectacular "cathedral of bluegrass" in Lyons for the next great acoustic adventure on Planet Bluegrass. We're nestled in the foothills - an easy 25-minutes north of Boulder; under an hour from Denver or Fort Collins.
We'll always have beer, wine, and some hot drinks for sale when the Pavilion doors open. Some nights we'll invite everyone to special barbecue cookouts before the show. And when the weather feels right, we'll stay warm around a post-show bonfire along the St. Vrain river.
In our first two seasons we have welcomed a broad spectrum of our favorite musicians from solo songwriters (Mindy Smith, Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott) to bluegrass/newgrass (John Cowan Band, Mountain Heart, Drew Emmitt Band, Packway Handle Band, The Greencards) to roots rock (Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers) to contemporary roots artists (Paper Bird and Gregory Alan Isakov).
We've moved our traditional celebration of the Mabon (Autumnal Equinox) into the Wildflower Pavilion for a special only-on-Planet Bluegrass evening of musical magic with Adam Aijala and Ben Kaufmann of Yonder Mountain String Band. Look for announcements about this year's celebration later this year.
All Wildflower Tickets will be held at will-call at the Pavilion box office. We will only be selling about 300 tickets to each of these shows, so plan to get your tickets early. As always, children 12 and under are free, we charge absolutely no handling fees on any tickets, and all Wildflower tickets are non-refundable.
Spread the Love
As we embark on this new acoustic adventure here on Planet Bluegrass, we can really use your help in spreading the word. If you've been to one of these inaugural shows in the Wildflower, tell your friends about it. If you had a magical time at one of these shows, send a shout out to your favorite email list, post something on the internet, or just tell folks at your local watering hole or jam session.
We thrive from Festivarians sharing the good word with other would-be festivarians. If you haven't yet experienced the Wildflower Pavilion, bring a couple friends along. And most importantly, if there are things you'd like to see us improve for these shows, please let us know - 800-624-2422 or email us at planet@bluegrass.com. We're waiting to hear from you.
We look forward to seeing you in Lyons this Spring. Be sure you're signed up for our new Wildflower Email Newsletter for all the latest Wildflower news.