Announcing the initial 2015 lineup

[Australian fan]

You don't think we might get some of The Basement Tapes crew given Rhiannan is there?

[completejohn]

I think the Basement Tapes are a much higher probability given that Cat Stevens is only playing select cities, 7 I believe.  Plus Costello has a history here, and seemed to truly enjoy his visit and being surrounded by such an all star lineup of musicians.

[Australian fan]

I think the Basement Tapes are a much higher probability given that Cat Stevens is only playing select cities, 7 I believe.  Plus Costello has a history here, and seemed to truly enjoy his visit and being surrounded by such an all star lineup of musicians.

Oh I hope you are right x

[Maple Al]

We get another seven or eight more acts added to the lineup. After enough years you almost hope for a band or two that you don't care for as much as the others just so you can take a break. And when you add in the nightgrass, workshops, band contests and general campground picking you may feel like having to clone yourself. You will not go lacking for great music whatever site you end up at.

[Australian fan]

We get another seven or eight more acts added to the lineup. After enough years you almost hope for a band or two that you don't care for as much as the others just so you can take a break. And when you add in the nightgrass, workshops, band contests and general campground picking you may feel like having to clone yourself. You will not go lacking for great music whatever site you end up at.

Spoiled for choice huh? I guess my time out will be during the John Butler Trio, don't get me wrong, I know they are very, very good but I feel like they have played at every event I've attended in last two years. We cracked up when we saw they would be at Telluride, we have a kind of standing joke that they will be at every gig we go to...and they did it again 😀😀😀

 Listening to: Greensky, lots and lots of Greensky, I'm hooked

[fivetornadoes]

I'm pretty thrilled with the initial line up

I've never seen YMSB and Leftover Salmon, can anyone recommend a couple of must have cds of their's that I need, other than their new releases(which is a given that I will buy). Thanks

Telluride House Band looks awesome. Is that an every year appearance, or a one off?

Super excited about Greensky who I saw for the first time this year and became an instant fan. They are one of the main reasons for me coming. I was so hoping for them. Whew!!

I still can't see Yusuf committing to this festival because of the insane amount of security he requires. The guy is seriously worried about something.

Another question if I may....does the daily TBF line up schedule get finalized before the Nightgrass tickets go on sale?

[Hot Sugar]

I'm pretty thrilled with the initial line up

I've never seen YMSB and Leftover Salmon, can anyone recommend a couple of must have cds of their's that I need, other than their new releases(which is a given that I will buy). Thanks

Telluride House Band looks awesome. Is that an every year appearance, or a one off?


Another question if I may....does the daily TBF line up schedule get finalized before the Nightgrass tickets go on sale?

The House Band has been an every year thing for as long as I've been coming. It evolved out of Strength in Numbers. Not sure when it became The House Band. It truly is one of the best shows of the fest.

The Daily lineup will be finalized before nightgrass tickets go on sale.

As for albums for Salmon and Yonder, you're best bet to really get a feel for those bands is live recordings. They both have some live albums you could purchse (Salmon's "Ask The Fish" and Yonder's "Mountain Tracks" series), but I'd recommend logging onto live downloads and buying some soundboards or just getting some audience recordings from archive.org

Shows I'd recommend:

Salmon:
2014/6/19 Sheridan Opera House, Telluride CO
2014/3/17 Top Hat, Missoula MT
2009 New Year's Run
1999/12/31
1998/3/28

I consider the two 2014 shows to be the best Salmon shows I've attended.

Yonder:

2009/6/17 - Telluride Conference Center, Mountain Village CO (They played the same set from 1999/10/2, so you can listen to how the band evolved in ten years if you listen to both shows)
2009/4/17 McDonald Theater, OR?
2013/3/22 Wilma Theatre, Missoula MT
2014/4/12 Asheville NC (They play the Sheriff's saga in it's entirety for the second set)
2014/7/18, 19, & 20 North Plains, OR


The 2014 Yonder shows are all after Jeff Austin left the band and are a better representation of what you can expect at Telluride.

[Australian fan]

I'm pretty thrilled with the initial line up

I've never seen YMSB and Leftover Salmon, can anyone recommend a couple of must have cds of their's that I need, other than their new releases(which is a given that I will buy). Thanks

Telluride House Band looks awesome. Is that an every year appearance, or a one off?


Another question if I may....does the daily TBF line up schedule get finalized before the Nightgrass tickets go on sale?

The House Band has been an every year thing for as long as I've been coming. It evolved out of Strength in Numbers. Not sure when it became The House Band. It truly is one of the best shows of the fest.

The Daily lineup will be finalized before nightgrass tickets go on sale.

As for albums for Salmon and Yonder, you're best bet to really get a feel for those bands is live recordings. They both have some live albums you could purchse (Salmon's "Ask The Fish" and Yonder's "Mountain Tracks" series), but I'd recommend logging onto live downloads and buying some soundboards or just getting some audience recordings from archive.org

Shows I'd recommend:

Salmon:
2014/6/19 Sheridan Opera House, Telluride CO
2014/3/17 Top Hat, Missoula MT
2009 New Year's Run
1999/12/31
1998/3/28

I consider the two 2014 shows to be the best Salmon shows I've attended.

Yonder:

2009/6/17 - Telluride Conference Center, Mountain Village CO (They played the same set from 1999/10/2, so you can listen to how the band evolved in ten years if you listen to both shows)
2009/4/17 McDonald Theater, OR?
2013/3/22 Wilma Theatre, Missoula MT
2014/4/12 Asheville NC (They play the Sheriff's saga in it's entirety for the second set)
2014/7/18, 19, & 20 North Plains, OR


The 2014 Yonder shows are all after Jeff Austin left the band and are a better representation of what you can expect at Telluride.

Wow! Thank you so much, I have just bought the Leftover Salmon CD that was released last month, I will put it on high rotation along with Greensky over ( our) summer. The great thing about a six month lead in to this gig is the opportunity to learn about otherwise unknown bands. Loving it

[fivetornadoes]

thanks HS
love archive.org
i'll seek out those 2014 shows

[Matt]

There is a wealth of Salmon on Archive.  Anything from the spring run in 1998 is worth listening to.  There's a show from Vanderbilt that Sam Bush plays on for the entire show, it was one of the first shows by Salmon that I downloaded, and it's still one of my favorites.  The 1999 New Years Eve show is worth a listen as well.  One of the discs is a Sam Bush & John Cowan show with Leftover playing as their backup band.

As far as albums, the newest two albums are must haves; Ask the Fish, Euphoria, and Nashville Sessions are must haves as well. 

[sean1256]

I try to keep an open but I really can't understand this Kacey Musgraves booking. After an initial search seeing she is a reality TV contestant and then a few youtube videos of vapid, pop country, the final straw was seeing her CMT duet with Katy Perry. Why would telluride book this act? This type of music seems inherently contradictory to the ethics and musical principles of this great festival...

[FaceOnMars]

I try to keep an open but I really can't understand this Kacey Musgraves booking. After an initial search seeing she is a reality TV contestant and then a few youtube videos of vapid, pop country, the final straw was seeing her CMT duet with Katy Perry. Why would telluride book this act? This type of music seems inherently contradictory to the ethics and musical principles of this great festival...

I don't know sean, I haven't heard of her ... let alone seen her prior to the TBF announcement.

Full disclosure:  truth be told, I'm not really a huge fan of the "festival format" in general ... I'd much rather see a full 3 hours of music from a single band who I really like vs. 1:15 from many different artists.   Or another way I like to put it:  I'd much rather rip the roof off of my mouth eating a half a box of Cap'n Crunch vs. getting one of those variety packs of cereal where you get 8 different little boxes.   Full immersion of a main entry vs. sampling of finger food.

Having said that, I believe TBF is by far the best of the Telluride festivals in so far as giving headliners as full a slot as possible (1:30 -> 2:00).   More to the point:  I think there's a very good variety which PB brings to the table in so far as divergent music and how it's sequenced throughout the course of a festival.    I think there's something to be said about orchestrating a good ebb / flow ... of which "female country" is but one spoke of the wheel which keeps everything turning while keeping interest.

While I have my own preconceptions about KM based upon watching a couple YouTube clips, and maybe her genre isn't what I'd seek out ... I do believe it has it's "place".    Regardless, I'm always willing to give anyone a chance.

[chrisi]

Nice

What he said.

[chrisi]

I try to keep an open but I really can't understand this Kacey Musgraves booking. After an initial search seeing she is a reality TV contestant and then a few youtube videos of vapid, pop country, the final straw was seeing her CMT duet with Katy Perry. Why would telluride book this act? This type of music seems inherently contradictory to the ethics and musical principles of this great festival...

She did get the Grammy for County Album of the year and many regard her as an accomplished song writer. I'd withold judgerment until after her performance at the festival. I've been pleasantly surprised by live performances over recorded material by a number of artists.

[TellurideTom]

I try to keep an open but I really can't understand this Kacey Musgraves booking. After an initial search seeing she is a reality TV contestant and then a few youtube videos of vapid, pop country, the final straw was seeing her CMT duet with Katy Perry. Why would telluride book this act? This type of music seems inherently contradictory to the ethics and musical principles of this great festival...

Well, if you take a closer look at the placard above the stage every year, it actually says "Telluride Country and Bluegrass Festival".
Of course we all know that's not so true either since they book a variety of musical genres.
We all still call it the Telluride Bluegrass Festival or TBF (not TBGF since bluegrass is one word).
I've heard of Kasey but haven't heard her music.
I'll leave my opinion of her until after I've seen her set.