It's only a little over 2 months since we left Telluride, and I've already got the itch for next year.
Here's a list of acts I'd love to see return, or make a first appearance (in case the powers that be are listening):
Big Smith
Henhouse Prowlers
Split Lip Rayfield
Billy Strings (two sets, one being a Doc Watson set)
YoYo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Thile doing Bach
Chris Lee Becker and Friends
Joe Jack Talcum
Gillian Welch
Travis Linville
Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel (of Holy Modal Rounders, and The Fugs)
non folk, bluegrass, country acts:
Jeffrey Lewis and Los Bolts
John Fulbright
Wilco
Beck
Ween (could be a country show with the Shit Creek Boys backing them)
David Byrne
Randy Crouch
Mojo Nixon
Stephen Malkmus
Modest Mouse
Phish
My-Tea Kind (this was Bonnie Paine's band before Elephant, they still play a few hometown gigs every year)
We Dream Dawn (Sage Cooks band post Elephant Revival)
I'd also like to see more collaboration sets, as thats where a lot of spontaneous magic happens.
I'm sure I could think of many many more but right off the top of my head these are bands I'd like to see, and some I think all of you should be exposed to if you haven't already.
Listening to:
Detroit Spinners
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