Well this is bad news. They are gonna be there and I am gonna have to be here.
They are definitely one of my favorite bands. I made sure I was there the year they played Telluride… and they had a very early set on Thursday… like 11:30 am… so I am thinking that some people may have missed them that year! I have only seen them at Merlefest once, and I saw them last year at Hardly Strictly. The other times I have seen them I had to make mad dashes to Denver but that is totally out of the question now… so for sure they get my top vote for playing Telluride next year. :thumbsup
They just need to ask. Nobody calls them, they are little puzzled by at this point from my 3 minute conversation I had with Andy. They didn’t even get mentioned in this year program as a past band that won the Telluride’s band contest. That just left me puzzled!
Don’t forget RRE at Yarmony Grass is a couple weekends; they are the only band worthy of a road trip of any length IMHO!
I like Yonder, but RRE deserves a yearly spot as much as they do at Telluride.
I’m puzzled, too. When did they win that? I recall them playing the main stage about 6 months after the Black Bear Sessions was released, but that was a Saturday afternoon slot, I think. Unfortunately, I’m on the road and my tour diaries are at home. Can anybody else clarify?
I appear to be wrong. I was told that, but I went back to the 2001 program when I was told they performed at the winner of the band contest and they were not in it (they were on the program though)
Whew! Glad that’s cleared up - I thought my juvenile onset Alzheimer’s was acting up again.
Anyway, I agree that RRE is a too infrequent guest at TBF - and I think they’d have a great time at Rockygrass. Andy Goessling could sit in with just about anybody.