Favorite Set of 2013

[Jen17]

Awesome year. For me:

Bela Fleck - Abbey Road in particular
Infamous Stringdusters - ridiculous! Too good.
Steve Martin and the Steeps - fiddle player killed it!
Sam Bush Band
Lake Street Dive -pleasant surprise for me

House Band - goes without saying!

Can't wait to see you all next year.


 Listening to: Tears streaming down my face now that I have left

[Zoeonelove]

Salmon on the main stage was by far my highlight of this year, however, I think that may be because my Telluride hippie make-a-wish came true and I got to experience Telluride from the poser pit!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise, did anyone get to check out the Gipsy Moon show at Fly me to the Moon on Sunday night???? WOW!!!! Gipsy Moon with Andy Hall, Andy Thorn, Vince Herman, Wally Ingram, and a really good fiddle player that I saw picking in Town Park (???)!! THAT was an amazing show!!!!!! LOVED Hot Rize and as always, Sammy! Also the Salmon show at the Floradora!!!!! What a great Telluride, I'm already thinking about the possibilities of next year!!!!

[colokathy]

loved Sam & Chris ("punk") playing off of each other.  Absolute perfection

[swander99]

I know this is subjective and we all have different flavors/opinions, but what was your favorite set of the week?

Top 3 For Me

1. Stringdusters(I got straight up Dusted this week)  Dust was flyin' @ the Palm!
2. SCI Mainstage(Finally, some mellow, "old school" SCI) Loved the "old school Cheese"
3.  TBT(MN fellas do good) Awesome @ the SOH too!

Was pleasantly surprised by Dispatch and Elephant Revival. 

  Agreed, and I thought SCR were great on MainStage and Firstgrass.

[ilovethelorax]

HOT RIZE!  I'm thrilled they're writing new stuff!
Stringdusters
Emmylou and Rodney Crowell (I'm a puddle anytime she sings Wheels and then...)
The monks are awesome. I love the mindfulness and joy they bring.
Telluride would not be it without Jerry, Bela and Sam's presence on that stage. All their sets were great and the house band super fun.

Honorable mention:
Natalie McMaster continues to amaze. Thanks to the Planet for introducing me to her all those years ago.
Elephant Revival
Greensky

Thank you Craig and the other Planet People who work so hard to bring such an incredible experience year after year. This was our 20th consecutive year and you never, ever disappoint. We love you.

 Listening to: the dusters set on main stage

[lohlah1]

Stringdusters
Sam
Greensky
Sarah Jarosz
Elephant Revival
House Band

And how about Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy (and their little 7-yr old) - I saw more people stopping what they were doing and just getting caught up with their set - and the roar that went up at the end of their set was awesome! 

What a great week!  Now to get some rest and start planning for next year ......



 Listening to: The rain outside my window .....

[MissAdventure]

Did anyone else catch the String Dusters Show at Elk Park on Sunday?  It was originally billed as aBANDoned, with Dave of Greensky and Andy of The String Dusters.  Andy mentioned something about Dave having trouble at DIA and couldn't make it so he brought his infamous friends.  It was everyone but Andy Hall and it was probably their best set all weekend.

Yes, by happenstance. First time hearing any of them.  Sooooo Excellente!!

 Listening to: So Hard ~ Little Country Gians

[zack_adcock]

Did anyone else catch the String Dusters Show at Elk Park on Sunday?  It was originally billed as aBANDoned, with Dave of Greensky and Andy of The String Dusters.  Andy mentioned something about Dave having trouble at DIA and couldn't make it so he brought his infamous friends.  It was everyone but Andy Hall and it was probably their best set all weekend.

In what way(s) was it better than their Nightgrass set? I'm not curios than calling you out --  I just don't see how it could have possibly been better given that Andy Hall was absent and they only had a short (though surely sweet) time slot. I guess it just depends on what you're looking for -- I wanted to see what they could accomplish with a headliner set and the Palm show was just stunning in that light.

[HuckinFappy]

After further review, I'm going to reiterate:  If the Stringdusters aren't the best string band in America right now, I'm not sure who is.    Go ahead and listen to Magic #9 and tell me it isn't straight off of Strength in Numbers.  Those boys are just festifrigginawesome!

[cruc1al]

Sunday Salmon show at the Floradora
Tim Obrien

[aaronacp15]

-Elephant Revival
-Greensky Bluegrass
-Steep Canyon Rangers
-Emmylou and Rodney
-Lake Street Dive
-Jerry Douglas Band
-Jackson Browne

Awesome lineup this year! Can't wait for the 41st!

[completejohn]

As a HUGE jackson Browne fan, I'm happy to see many people putting him in their "best set" list.  I cannot join them.  I just didn't get the same feel from his TBF performance as I have in the many others I have attended.  He just didn't seem to connect with the audience like he always does in a hall.  Hall audiences get real quiet during the songs, something the TBF crowds just cannot do (the main exception being the Allison Krause / Bobby McFerrin duet where you could hear a pin drop!).  And when JB joined the House Band, he seemed lost.

Doesn't really matter - I am still a huge JB fan.  I was just hoping that he would put on a show that would make everyone in attendance feel the same way.

[BuckeyeDog]

I have gone back and relistened to many of the sets from the festival, and Greensky Bluegrass gets my vote.



 Listening to: Jay Ungar & Molly Mason--Catskill Collection

[Iriecycle]

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