Alright, everyone. It’s Tuesday morning; Craig’s on vacation; and there are exactly 100 days until Noam and Stuart kick-off the 42nd Annual Telluride Bluegrass…
The complete single-day main stage lineup includes these final additions:
Janelle Monáe — The inimitable, award-winning, songwriter, performer, producer, CoverGirl and avant-garde funkstress
Robert Earl Keen — Legendary Texas singer-songwriter, celebrating more than 30 years in music and his latest album “Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions”
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage — Int’l Bluegrass Music Association’s 7-time Female Vocalist of the Year
Brett Dennen — Beloved Northern California folk-pop singer-songwriter, returning for his third Telluride Bluegrass appearance
Steep Canyon Rangers — Grammy-winning North Carolina bluegrass band
Johnnyswim — Folk-soul husband and wife duo from Los Angeles
Robert Ellis — Innovative Texas troubadour and his virtuosic electric band
Mustered Courage — Acclaimed Australian bluegrass quartet
(Since I know you’ll all be asking, watch for a NightGrass announcement in early April, followed by a FirstGrass announcement in May, and Elks Park schedule in early June. We’re busy getting all those sets put together right now.)
I love you guys, how did you do it? she never plays Colorado :medal I want to buy you a beer PBG totally cazy good. WOW I am very very excited. Her voice is the true voice of Bluegrass!!! :medal
I had to read this twice to make sure I was not imagining her name in the line up. JUST WOW!!! How did you do that. She never tours here??? Bluegrass Gods indeed. Baking right with Martha White. Get on the bus!!!LOL! gosh I’m happy :lol Hotdog
Janelle is going to be epic on Friday evening. If you’re unfamiliar, she’s a brilliant forward-thinking artist with an inspiring positive energy who has performed at the White House, the Nobel Peace Prize gala, with Prince and Stevie Wonder, and now Telluride (her only show of 2015, so far). Re-sole those flip-flops, indeed!
Here she is boogie-ing tens of thousands into a frenzy at Glastonbury in the UK: http://youtu.be/wBeAwmow1eA
… Mando_Lines at No Depression just posted an interview about some of the sets we’re most looking forward-to on this year’s lineup. (He was able to somehow edit down my excited ramblings to make me sound somewhat coherent. Not sure how he did that…)
Mostly I mention this because at the end of the post there’s a video of the awesome Kacey Musgraves tune “Burn One with John Prine” from a recent Kacey & John Prine songwriter-in-the-round session. It’s worth a listen.
Johnnyswim is the best addition in the final announcement. Donna Summers’ daughter is SMOKIN HOT(she’'l be the best looking person at the festival), and her voice sounds like honey from the lips of an angel. Good get PB!