I’ve been home and unpacked for two days and I’m already thinking about next year!
So here’s a few suggestions of bands I’m pretty sure have never played the festival. If your unfamiliar I suggest checking them out.
Jeffrey Lewis and Los Bolts
John Fulbright
Split Lip Rayfield
Bad Livers reunion
Modest Mouse (I know but it be better than Jason Mraz)
Built to Spill
Spearhead
there thats a start, I’m sure I can think of more as the fog clears.
Personally, I’ll be happy if they get Leftover Salmon and The Lil’ Smokies back.
My wish-list would include Chris Stapleton, Cris Jacobs, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Tedeschi Trucks Band, some form of Warren Haynes (maybe an Ashes and Dust show, or an acoustic or country Mule set), The Black Lillies, Hard Working Americans, John Moreland, Robbie Fulks, Turnpike Troubadours. I could probably come up with more, but I should be working, not foruming.
Matt, I bet you’d like it here in Oklahoma, Half the bands you listed are either from Oklahoma or have members in the band from Oklahoma, mostly Tulsa. Anyway I like your suggestions, other than I’ve seen Toubadors way too many times. And Yes it was disapointing that Salmon wasn’t there this year. They got offered too much money to play elsewhere.
I’d add Wilco, and I know he’s played but Beck is always a great show, I still say though all of you should check out Jeffrey Lewis, and PB should really look into getting him at a festy. He’s not quite folk, but he’s not quite not folk. If you ever listened to the Holy Modal Rounders (Leftover played half their catalogue) Jeffrey Lewis has collaborated with the surrviving member on multiple albums. Anyways cheers all go see live music!
I get a lot of them up by where I live in Portland. I saw Cris Jacobs in March opening for GSBG, Isbell will be here in September, TTB in November (with HWA opening), Moreland in August. I’m definitely a big fan of the Red Dirt Country scene!
Also, a little birdie told me Salmon will be back for sure next year. They wanted to play this year, but my guess is PB wanted to shake things up a bit with the lineup.
I would truly love to see Dolly and I just watched Miley Cyrus do a duet with her recently. I’m not a Miley fan but wow, they were fun together.
I would be bereft if Greensky wasn’t there.
That said I am so happy discovering fantastic new music from your country so I know I will appreciate whatever PB chooses. I hope you guys appreciate how incredibly lucky you are to have such a mind blowing range of talent. Blows my mind
( see, I refrained from saying Alison Krause and Union Station, it is possible)
I talked to the fiddle player of Lil Smokies back in April. I asked why they were not on the lineup for 44th TBF. Sounds like they are coming back next year. He said they were going to bounce back and forth with Rocky Grass.
The Brothers Comatose would be a blast to see in Telluride.
At this point I have mixed feelings about Jeff Austin. Yes, it woukd be nice to have him back. But Yonder has changed. They are a different band now with Jake Joliff and Allie Kraal. They have worked hard to develop a cohesion with the new members in their performances. As long as Jake is part of Yonder, I dont see Jeff coming back. Plus all the young ladies seem to have a fondness for Jake.
Have you seen any of the projects Jeff has done with Danny Barnes?? Or did any of you see YMSB when D Barnes replaced Dave for a leg of their tour back around 2007/8ish that was flat out bad ass… I’m not asking for Jeff to be back in the band, though I liked that sound better. Just saying I don’t understand how a Jeff Austin project can’t play T-ride while YMSB is there??? Because they totally play other fests at same time.
How many went to Salmon Fest at PB in Lyons in 2000? That was one of the greatest YMSB single sets ever. Followed by their two nights at the Fox later that month, man I miss those early days of Yonder.
Don’t have any problem with Jeff playing at Telluride. My guess is that PB doesn’t want to cause any waves. They seem to be happy with Yonder. Counting their Run a Muck show, you could have seen them play 5 times this year. Yonder is more of the house band than the house band.
How about getting Pat Flynn back or Strength in Numbers? PB, in the end, calls the shots. I would have liked to see Salmon back this year, but it was just not meant to be.