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Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Online Press Kit

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Festival environment

Telluride Bluegrass festival audience
credit: Benko Photographics
The Fred Shellman Memorial Stage in Town Park, Telluride, Colorado
The Fred Shellman Memorial Stage in Town Park, Telluride, Colorado
credit: Benko Photographics
Aerial view of Telluride Town Park audience
credit: Benko Photographics
Chris Thile & Mike Marshall mandolin workshop in Elk Park, Telluride, CO
Chris Thile & Mike Marshall mandolin workshop in Elk Park, Telluride, CO
credit: Benko Photographics
Elk Park workshop stage in Telluride, CO
credit: Benko Photographics
Telluride band contest finalists Hit & Run on stage in Telluride Town Park
credit: Benko Photographics
Aerial view of Telluride Town Park, looking east toward the end of the box canyon
Aerial view of Telluride Town Park, looking east toward the end of the box canyon
credit: Benko Photographics
Aerial view of Telluride Town Park
Aerial view of Telluride Town Park
credit: Benko Photographics
Telluride All-Stars (l-r) Bela Fleck, Tim O'Brien, Sam Bush, Mark Schatz, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan
Telluride All-Stars (l-r) Bela Fleck, Tim O'Brien, Sam Bush, Mark Schatz, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan
credit: Benko Photographics
Boomchicks on stage at Telluride Bluegrass in 2003
credit: Benko Photographics
Telluride Thunder Jam
Telluride Thunder Jam
credit: Benko Photographics
David Grisman Quintet at Telluride Bluegrass
credit: Benko Photographics
Ben Harper at Telluride Bluegrass in 2002
Ben Harper at Telluride Bluegrass in 2002
credit: Benko Photographics
Ani DiFranco at Telluride Bluegrass in 2004
credit: Benko Photographics
Bela Fleck will be performing at his 25th Telluride Bluegrass Festival this year.
credit: Benko Photographics
Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall
Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall
credit: Benko Photographics
Face painting at the family tent
Face painting at the family tent
credit: Benko Photographics
Generations of dancing festivarian
credit: Benko Photographics
Telluride Bluegrass campsite
credit: Benko Photographics
Clownin around in the kids area
credit: Benko Photographics
Hula hoops at Telluride Bluegrass
Hula hoops at Telluride Bluegrass
credit: Benko Photographics
Food vendors at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Food vendors at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival
credit: Benko Photographics

Festival Logos

Telluride Bluegrass Festival logo

Script and "yinjo" logo

Flame logo

Flame logo

black & white logo

Script logo

 

2006 Artist Photos

Bonnie Raitt
Photo credit: Sam Jones
www.bonnieraitt.com

John Prine
Photo credit: John Chiasson
http://www.johnprine.net/media.html

Nickel Creek
http://www.nickelcreek.com/press.html

Barenaked Ladies
http://www.nettwerk.com/artistpage.jsp?artist_id=10

The Decemberists
Photo credit: Alicia J. Rose
http://www.230publicity.com/decemberists.html

Sam Bush
http://sambush.com/media.html

Yonder Mountain String Band
Photo credit: David Raccuglia
http://www.yondermountain.com/

Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
http://www.stephenkellogg.com/

Jerry Douglas
http://www.jerrydouglas.com/publicity.cfm

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
http://www.shorefire.com/artists/bfleck/index.html

Edgar Meyer & Mike Marshall
Photo credit: Patrick Ryan
http://www.edgarmeyer.com/
http://www.mikemarshall.net/

Neko Case
Photo credit: Dennis Kleiman
http://www.anti.com/artist.php?id=13

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
http://www.billions.com/artists/sharonj/

Missy Higgins
http://www.missyhiggins.com/

Drive-By Truckers
http://www.newwestrecords.com/drivebytruckers.php

Tim O'Brien
Photo credit: Michael Wilson
http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/pub/publicity.cgi?Tim+O'Brien

 

Bryan Sutton
Photo credit: Jim McGuire
http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/pub/publicity.cgi?Bryan+Sutton

Del McCoury Band
http://www.bighassle.com/publicity/a_del_mccoury_band.html

Tony Rice
Photo credit: Benko Photographics
http://www.tonyrice.com/

Edgar Meyer
Photo credit: Benko Photographics
http://www.edgarmeyer.com/

John Cowan
http://www.lotosnile.com/index_content.html

The Greencards
http://www.wma.com/the_greencards/summary/

Drew Emmitt
http://www.skylineonline.com/emmittpromo.shtml

Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet
http://www.keithcase.com/profiles/Peter/index.htm
http://www.keithcase.com/profiles/Tony/index.htm

Shawn Camp
Photo credit: Rusty Russell
http://www.ohboy.com/media/index.html

Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband
http://www.shupe.net/?content=press

David Grier & Mike Compton
Photo credit: Heather Coburn
http://www.davidgrier.com/presskit.html

Mollie O'Brien
http://www.mollieobrien.com/press.htm

Wayword Sons
http://www.waywordsons.com/

Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir
http://www.culturalheritagechoir.com/

The Badly Bent
http://www.thebadlybent.com/media/

 

Need photos of a specific artist? Email [email protected].

  • Darrell Scott in the Wildflower Theater, November 5, 2006
  • Wayword Sons in the Wildflower Theater, November 18, 2006
  • Telluride Bluegrass Festival, June 21-24, 2007
  • RockyGrass Academy, July 22-26, 2007
  • RockyGrass, July 27-29, 2007
  • Song School, August 12-16, 2007
  • Folks Fest, August, 17-19, 2007
  • Festival of the Mabon, September 22, 2007
  • Rules and entry form for the 2007 RockyGrass Academy lottery posted
  • RockyGrass Academy instructors include Nickel Creek, Del McCoury Band, Claire Lynch Band, Kruger Brothers, and others
  • Rules and online form for the 2007 Telluride Town Park lottery posted
  • Important changes for 2007 RockyGrass posted, including lottery for on-site camping
  • Darrell Scott to perform November 5 in the Wildflower Theater on Planet Bluegrass
  • Folks Fest 2006 t-shirts now for sale online
  • Share your festival comments with us - take the festivarian survey
  • Join the Festivarian street team
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