I remember being very unprepared, one pair of long pants, soaked in rain and snow, no raingear, sitting on rocky dirt with our tarp over us, shivering, physically miserable, and staying because the music was so great. Our tent was soaked and we got no sleep that night.
WOW!!! :sick
I don’t know if I’d label this as my “best tbf memory”, but hey, to each his own.
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WOW!!! :sick
I don’t know if I’d label this as my “best tbf memory”, but hey, to each his own.
:thumbsup
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It is very clear in my mind :cheers
And I will say it again BOOMCHICKS!!! :flower :medal
I was doing some cleaning and found my flyer from my FIRST Telluride Bluegrass festival in 1980.
I was with child and was forced by my friends to climb up to bridal veil falls! Awww, to be young again!
Who played then you ask? Leon Russell, John McCuen, Doug Dillard, Peter Rowan, Steve Goodman, NEW GRASS REVIVAL, David Grisman Qunitet, Dan Crary, HOT RIZE, New Moon, JOHN HARTFORD, Norman Blake, Willas Adam Ramsey, Easy Pickins and Bob Lucas. Pastor Mustard emceed and ticket prices???
Advanced Weekend Price= $35.00! Fri= $10.00 and Sat. /Sun.= $15.00 each day!
I still feel that all Planet Bluegrass events are THE BEST events for the money!
I have the poster in the frame along side the 1981 flyer given to me by a special friend.
Okay… Here is the information about the 8th Telluride Bluegrass Festival. June 26, 27, and 28th 1981.
Who played THIS one?
Roseanne Cash, Steve Goodman; Ricky Skaggs Band; Hot Rize; Berline, Crary and Hickman; New Grass Revvival; Norman Blake; John Hartford; Bryan Bowers; Leon Russel; Jesse Winchester; Michael Johnson, Annie McGowan; Buck White and the Down Home Folks; AND Danny Wheetman and the Honky Tonk Swamis featuring The ANROID SISTERS!
Prices this year were up… Weekend = $45.00 and Fri. =$10.00 and Sat. or Sun. =$15.00 each day.
These were the days where you just drove into town and into town park and camped- no lottery or anything. No land rush a week ahead of time.
Strange to think of isn’t it!
The moon and Sammy, Johnny Cash spinnin me for a loop, Bela and The Flectones with Victors infectious smile, the river and trying to swim it, the discovery that yes, waterguns are really fun no matter what yer age… :cheers :evil
We were used to going to party with an infant sleeping in a pile of coats, we just made sure we were there when people left, so taking an infant camping in the mountains and listening to music was part of the deal. We were poor enough to bring food and beer in a cooler, and it kept better than when we took a river trip. Too many of those years are a blur, and I can’t even ask my daughter because she was too young to remember
Yes, we did the same… and we are still poor enough to bring our own food and drink! It leaves us with more money for tickets! :thumbsup
The band that came on before Johnny Cash that sang, “Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash he don’t smoke hash.” Then later Johnny Cash, June carter cash and Roseanne cash sang. It was awesome! Also , Lyle Lovett, 1997, ended the show, so much fun!
My favorite was the Old and in the Way reunion that closed out 1996. Jerry Garcia was missing but you could feel his presence in the crowd. Very moving performance.
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In 2001, when Sam was singing “Howling at the Moon” and a huge full moon came up over the mountains, and the whole crowd howled together.
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In 2002, when the US was playing in the World Cup, and the game was in South Korea, so it was broadcast at about 5am on Friday. When I went out at 6, to relieve my friend who had been sitting in line since 4, I was walking up the line giving people updates on the soccer game. They were so grateful that someone checked the score at that hour.
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Gillian Welch doing “White Rabbit” and “Mr. Fantasy”. What a mind-blowing surprise!
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Allison Krauss closing the festival with “Oh! Atlanta!”
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When my friend went to the Magick Market to get me some cold medicine (I was so sick!), and he came back to the condo and said he stood in line behind Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.
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Many happy hours at Rico’s Bar in the Ice House – it’s a daily ritual. Listening to Rico’s stories about Telluride when he first came there in 1969.
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Early morning hours sitting in line. My favorite time is between 5 & 6. The sun is just coming up. It gets really cold, so people start stirring. We’re beginning to talk, but not very loud yet. It’s magical. I’ve met some of the most remarkable people sitting in line.
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Mark & Suzy’s wedding by the Beaver Pond with Bela Fleck and Edgar Mayer playing in the background. Then throwing a wedding reception in our condo!
My wife and I still talk about that…very magic moment.
I love Leon Russel; I’m very jealous
Walking down Colorado Ave. and seeing Peter Rowan sitting at an outdoor cafe wearing a tee shirt, then seeing him sing in a huge sombrero later, and he had magic in his voice.
Lot of heartfelt emotion in that song. Craig’s first Father’s Day without his Dad, Sam’s second, my 21st without Daddy. All of you who still have your daddys, give 'em a big hug and a kiss and tell 'em you love them, cuz some day, you won’t be able to. I hope that day is a long way off.
Meeting people, seeing friends while walking the different paths,
Some only in passing, some often enough to find that memory again,
Music to bind these memories, not so much the actual event,
For all memory is different to us all, bringing its own special flavor,
The music, the voices, laughter, and to look around, knowing I’m home.
That was incredible! I had a lump in my throat the whole time. It was such a beautiful evening and the song paired with it really brought some tears. So special looking around and seeing how moved people were.
I can still see Adam’s fingers moving on the neck of his banjo at about 4a.m. Monday morning when I was sitting right next to him at Camp Billy. Bobby was certainly in rare form too!
Earlier the “Psycho Killer” into …??into …???into…?? and back into psycho killer at the old sheepherder tent near Maple Al with Page et.al was hysterical, including the “My penis is big and round like a futon, your penis is small like a crouton” rap and all that preceeded it. (Cuz that one pretty much ended it) I wish we had THAT on video. OMG that was funny It can never be duplicated, and those are the magical moments. And who ARE those guys who did that?
Around 6a.m. Monday seeing/hearing Anders and Pete strolling through camp, dobro and guitar playing a very soft “dueling banjos” at various tents. And Evan following behind with his pal Jim Beam. absolutely hilarious.
Bloody Marys with AB and 2 of the RRE guys and their buddies at daybreak on Sunday. Jalapeno olives and umbrellas in the cups. Fun stuff happens when you don’t go to bed and are still up at daybreak!
Venus and Mercury shining in the sky just before dawn, and the birds starting to sing around that time.