Agreed–it’s so great to see Mandolin Orange on this list! Such a good sound from those folks.
Amazing line-up as expected. The next 3 months need to start moving a lot faster!!
Perfect lineup! I really can’t wait now! :medal
Everyone is invited to Kamp DukTape during Ryan Adams’ set. We’ll be holding a bake sale to raise money to help that poor kid get a haircut. :sorry
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :medal :lol how am I ever going to focus on work today? Bevin! :lol
Redemption is the perfect word.
Adams played a feature spot in 2008 with The Cardinals. I was really looking forward to it. I walked out too, something was obviously wrong with him. The usual suspects came to mind, but in early 2009 he quit the Cardinals and took a break from music citing, among other things, Meniere’s Disease. According to Wiki, “Meniere’s Disease is a disorder of the inner ear that can affect hearing and balance. It is characterized by episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss. The hearing loss comes and goes for some time, alternating between ears, then becomes permanent.”
Now, I’m not ruling out contributions by the usual suspects, but this actually would explain what I saw and heard that night. His musical and vocal lines ran longer in almost every song than the rest of the band, creating a disjointed disaster. With things not going well, he seemed to bear down harder and turn himself up louder, which only made things worse. I remember asking myself, can he hear what the rest of the band is doing? It didn’t sound like he could.
So, just like in 2008, I’m looking forward to seeing Ryan Adams for the first time.
Maybe you’ll have to save me a brownie, Bevin 
It’ll be announced here when the lottery opens. Keep checking back.
AND can we please talk about the GSBG Friday closer?!?!?! :burn :cheers
So with GSBG closing Friday night, I’m betting they will play Palm Saturday night. I know that’s not much of a stretch/bet but I’m waiting for Hot Sugar to chime in that he feels it will be Thursday (for no other reason than just being Hot Sugar who whiffs on Nightgrass predictions).
Re: Ryan Adams, I missed 2008 TBF and his (apparent) debacle of a set. That said, I saw him at Hardly Strictly in 2014 and he killed it!
Greensky closing Friday is my favorite part of the entire lineup. Time to rage!! :rock In fact all of the closing bands are great this year. I might even have to cut back on the Nightgrass shows this year
Billy, was the Ryan Adams set at Hardly Strictly with a backing band? I think Ryan is a great addition to the lineup because he is mega-talented, I just worry that a solo acoustic set (while great in a small room) might get “lost” at a bigger outdoor festival on a Saturday evening.
Full band, man. Now, I don’t know if he’s going to play any of the 1989 Taylor Swift cover album he released last year. I’m only vouching for the 2014 set, etc :thumbsup
I’m actually predicting a Saturday night nightgrass for Greensky this year and hoping for a Thursday night Dusters nightgrass.
There you go again, Sugar. No way the Dusters play Thu night NG. I know you are hoping for it but the earliest they play a NG would be Friday night.
Well, their website has them listed from June 16th to June 19th. That could simply be a placeholder on their website, but I’m going to choose to believe that it means a Thursday nightgrass and a workshop either Friday or Saturday. Leftover Salmon makes more sense to me for a Friday nightgrass this year. Of course, this is all probably just wishful thinking so I don’t have to miss any of Greensky’s or Salmon’s main stage sets.
I’m betting Salmon is on Thursday night NG.
Outstanding lineup. :thumbsup
I’m really looking forward to the new artists. They sound fantastic. :concert
Nice to see John Cowan back and rotating around the stage. :pickin
The only reason I would see them being on Friday is because I’d imagine a fair amount of TBF’s hardcore Greensky and Salmon fans will be at Red Rocks the following month for the Greensky/Salmon show. It makes it a little easier to decide to miss one or the other if you’re going to see them at Red Rocks in four weeks.
I’m really only planning on two nights of nightgrass this year unless something magical gets announced. Obviously, I will be at The Dusters nightgrass and I can’t miss The Lil Smokies first ever nightgrass! Hopefully they don’t end up on the same night . . .
By 3-day passes, do you actually mean 4-day passes or 3 single day passes? There are no 3-day passes to TBF and you can’t camp in Mary E unless you have tickets to all four days.
Wait a sec. So you think the NG scheduling will be impacted by the RR show?!? Man, you smoking the good stuff :evil
Regarding Ryan Adams, I was there for the last debacle, and while I’m surprised to see him back after that, I’m looking forward to the set. He’s an amazing talent. I’ve heard that in addition to the health problems he was having around that time, that he was drinking pretty heavily and that combined with the health issues made him difficult to sit through live for a few years. I’ve also heard from numerous people who have seen him since then that he’s clean and healthy and that his live shows are killing it these days.
It took me a couple of years before I could listen to Ryan Adams after that show, but I’m really looking forward to giving him another chance live.
It’s looking like a really good lineup. I’m a big fan of Houndmouth!
Ha! One of my VERY favourite things on this forum is having Sugar predict the programming. Personally, i would love to have Sugar be the Festivarian rep in the PB office one year, helping to get the logistics in place. Come on Sugar
I am so excited by the line up and like everyone desperate to get into the Nightgrass lottery for Greensky. Man, that band has changed my life
See you all real soon :flower :wave :wave
:thumbsup so PUMPED! was kinda hopin amy helm would be on there but MAN; line up is fantastic :cheers
now just for nightgrass announcement :eek
De Temps Antan is an inspired choice. Prepare for some stomping Quebecois good times. And the Kruger Brothers bringing the chamber grass! Great to see the careful thought that went in to the booking. Next year - Harry Manx