aw yeah. BAM!
The Devil Makes Three Best new to me band at fest this year. :medal
just read this. run boy run and devil makes three sound absolutely nothing alike whatsoever so lumping them together for a grade is unfair to either group. maybe you just weren’t paying attention since they were two bands you’d never heard of, that happens to me sometimes. thought rbr were good, thought dm3 was outstanding and their nightgrass ticket was the toughest to get of the weekend as a result.
Yep Devil Makes Three ON FIRE! nfire :flower
2012 favorites:
Della Mae - I thought they were incredible! I had a blast dancing right up front for this set. The music was fantastic, and it doesn’t hurt that a beautiful woman playing a mandolin is my biggest weakness.
GSBG - They absolutely killed it. Such a phenomenal set. They remind me of Yonder from 7 or 8 years ago.
John Prine - I spent this set cooking at camp. He did a fantastic job.
Head for the Hills - This may have been my favorite set this year. Easily the biggest surprise for me. I saw them open for Emmitt Nershi in Missoula and didn’t think much of them. This set got me wondering if that might have been due to a poor sound system, because these guys tore it up! I’d love to see these guys back next year and the year after that and the year after that!
Del McCoury - Always great to see him at Fest. Such a great musician. And his kids are pretty great, too.
Salmon - Not the best Salmon show I’ve ever seen. I would have like some Hartford tunes in there and a bit more mando from Drew, but the worst Salmon show is better than many bands’ best show.
Jerry, Omar and Viktor - I love Jerry, but the adition of Omar Hakim is what continues to catapult this set to the top of my list every year. That man is a phenomenal musician. Probably the best drummer I’ve ever seen.
Sam - Also not the best Sam set I’ve seen, but it was still great. It was good to see John come out and sing with him. And Big Bottom was fantastic! Almost as good as Blazing Saddles from a few years ago.
Pete Rowan - Always a favorite. This man could play a death metal set, and I’d still love it. (That’s NOT a suggestion, though!)
The House Band - The perfect way to end the festival. Six of the best musicians in the world playing on stage just for us. Fantastic!
OK You asked for it. I normally don’t do this kind of thing but my energy is way up tonight after my last & 665th weekly radio show on KWMR…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
11:00 - noon — Thelma & Louise featuring Chris Thile & Béla Fleck
This was a nice way for me to spend some time on the grounds and check in with friends I’ve not seen for a year.
12:15 - 1:30pm — Della Mae
I really like these ladies. They had a great time and it showed.
2:00 - 3:15pm — Dan Mangan
The guy left me absolutely cold. I took a nice long walk about in the campground waiting for him to be finished.
3:30 - 4:45pm — Greensky Bluegrass
Good friends and a great set! Nuff said.
7:00 - 8:30pm — John Prine
I too love John Prine, this was very similar to the last few shows I’ve shared with him. It was really great to see him enjoying himself so much on the Telluride stage.
9:00 - 11:00pm — Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
I’m pretty tired her canned and scripted sets. She is however a consumate performer and I respect her for that.
Friday, June 22, 2012
11:15 - 12:30pm — Seryn
I was really curious about these folks. They delivered a nice solid set which I enjoyed.
2:45 - 4:00pm — O’Brien Party of Seven
I am a big fan of Tim and he always delivers a very entertaining experience.
4:30 - 5:45pm — Béla Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio
This was very enjoyable, but I was distracted by dinner prep in camp and the associated revelry.
8:00 - 10:00pm — John Fogerty
TOO LOUD… I went back to Town Park so I could hear it at a reasonable volume level. Come on guys - - - 106db in front of the towers, we are damaging peoples hearing at that level.
10:30 - Midnight — Leftover Salmon
I really enjoyed this Salmon set, one of the best I have heard in the last few years.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
12:45 - 2:00pm — The Devil Makes Three
I was looking forward to this set. I like that we get a bit of “old timey” sounds in the box canyon.
2:30 - 3:45pm — Jerry Douglas featuring Omar Hakim, Viktor Krauss & Luke Bulla
This was just plain fun.
4:15 - 5:45pm — Yonder Mountain String Band
I was distracted by some beautiful women during this set. It sounded good from where I was hanging, but that might have been because of the company.
6:15 - 7:30pm — k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang
This ranks somewhere below or even with the Dan Mangan set. Blah Blah Blah
8:00 - 10:00pm — Sam Bush Band
Good music as always. I had to leave the venue about halfway through because the sound got to be WAY to loud for me to feel comfortable. It sounded fine from camp though.
10:30 - Midnight — Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
This was mediocre at best. Nice to see him though.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
10:45 - 11:45 — John Cowan Band Gospel Hour
I really like having John Cowan on the telluride stage in any form. This was OK.
Noon - 1:00pm — Joy Kills Sorrow
I’ve worked with these folks in the past and really enjoy their music. This was a nice time.
1:30 - 2:45pm — Peter Rowan’s Big Twang Theory
I really like working with Peter… This was a really solid nice set; the Land of the Navajo into ancient tones was sublime, it is one of the reasons I fell in love with Telluride so many years ago. It was Really nice to see Nina Gerber on stage in Telluride again after 11 years!
3:15 - 4:30pm — Brett Dennen
Give me a break… Whining pop wanna be performers. Thumbs way down.
7:00 - 8:15pm — Glen Hansard
This was awful… Again WAY too loud and really not entertaining at all
8:45 - 10:45pm — Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Béla, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan & Stuart
So glad to have the House band as the closer. I had to pack up the camp to the excellent music.
Thanks Planet Bluegrass for the great weekend in the high mountains.
:peace
Hippie, thank you! I thought I was the only one who felt that way about Brett Dennen. He might be tolerable if I was in a coma. Horrible. I second on the sound for Fogerty. Great set, but I sat back at camp with earplugs in, and it was still too loud.
That said, I was surprised Seryn. Maybe it was b/c Sugar set my expectations so incredibly low ( :lol ), but I thought they were alright.
My favs were definitely Greensky, Della Mae, Del, Sammy and the House Band. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for next year. Can we go back now?
I think Brett has an unusual delivery and style. I like him. :flower
That’s the beauty of music! 
Well, I haven’t listened back yet, so this is going off of memory, which may or may not be accurate…also I had to leave Sunday during Peter Rowen so Sunday is left off.
Friday afternoon thru Sam Bush on Saturday was just incredible…straight fire as the Phish fans say…as long as you ate dinner during KD Lang :lol Would see the same lineup again next year and not complain. :medal
I would have maybe moved a set or two around, I felt Thursday needed a shot in the arm, but that speaks more to my musical preferences than the talent.
Great
FOGERTYYYYY! - Way, Way, Way better than I expected
Devil Makes Three - (just a great set/band, too bad I was too tired to make their nightgrass set…although showing up at midnight my face value tickets was like dropping a raw chicken into a swamp of starving gators)
Leftover Salmon - Really enjoyed this Salmon Set
Del McCoury - Just good stuff
Yonder Opener - Great show w/ Sam Bush!
Greensky
Sam Bush
Good
Yonder (Maybe it was the smoke/weird vibes from our tarp mates whose house was 5miles from the fire, but the set was just OK by Yonder standards)
Head for the Hills
Jerry Douglas featuring Omar Hakim, Viktor Krauss & Luke Bulla
Bela Fleck & MR Trio
John Prine - Missed most of this to cook back at the camp so not the best judge
Laura Marling
Just OK
AKUS - I just think this was in the wrong spot. For a closer it was just to mellow and I ended up listening to the 2nd half in my tent
Edgar Meyer & Mike Marshall - can’t recall anything interesting about this one.
Seryn - played bean bag during this set.
Bruce Hornsby - Was looking forward to this one, but it just didn’t click for me…was dissapoint.
KD Lang - Would create a new category for her, but she did cover the Talking Heads so…
:thumbsup All in all I loved my 2nd festival, and immediately started skeeming ways to fit in the 40th with my trip to Europe.
My Olympic medals go to:
GOLD: John Fogerty
SILVER: John Prine
BRONZE: (tie) Della Mae and Greensky Bluegrass
Loved Salmon and many others including troubador Reed Waddles.
The near universal love for Bela and Marcus gets me very excited to see them live in a few weeks.
Again, thanks everyone for very interesting discussion.
For what it’s worth, my son told me he would have given up the entire festival for the Edgar Meyer/Mike Marshall set. :thumbsup
It was also one of my favorite sets. I like the variety of music they explore together including European dance forms and Choros.
Other highlights for me include:
The Doc Watson tribute set at Elks park
Thelma and Louise
Bela, Edgar and Chris at Elks
Punch Brothers at Elks
The Del McCoury Band
Yonder on the main stage (I thought this set far surpassed their main stage from last year - great new song by Dave!)
John Fogerty
Leftover Salmon
House Band
I missed most of Bela and Marcus Roberts in favor of the entire Doc Watson set which was brilliant. My wife left that early and had a nice front row tarp spot for the last couple of Trio tunes and I thought they were really awesome. Can’t wait to catch them in November.
Greensky at the Sheridan
Punch Brothers at the Sheridan
Paul and Anders at Elks
Lowlights include:
Laura Marling - What a snoozer. Oh, except when her road crew woke me and everybody at the high school up at 3 in the morning and wouldn’t shut up. Question: Do you really need to drive your tour bus over to the High School?? Then leave it parked and running while your roadies go ballistic on the innocent?? RUDE!!
Brett Dennen
Overall a great festival!! On paper, I’d say the lineup was better last year but actually, I enjoyed this year more - probably due to other factors. Can’t wait til 40.
Next stop…
KINFOLK!
I think my problem with this set was that I had never seen Mike Marshall and I’m a big fan of PsychoGrass, so I was looking forward to some exquisite bluegrass mandolin. If I had seen Mike as many times as I’ve seen Edgar, I probably would have enjoyed it more.
This has been buggin me. He is blonde and plays the mouth harp, was on stage a couple of times throughout fest. Who is this man???
He stopped me on the street and walked with me for awhile, told me he was a Carpenter :lol
Who is this man? Does anyone know? :flower
Picasso, why did you mix Artists for the backdrop if the theme was Picasso’s Period Of Blue. There were many Art Majors in the crowd that were quick to respond to that. Was it difficult to find prints I wonder :huh. Fully engauged crowd PBG and always loooking at the details :flower Creepin in my head today all these stupid little things. Full moon ya know, my wheels are turnin. :flower :kiss :kiss :kiss :kiss :vibes :thedude
OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
That song he does, Sometimes, oh my goshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Off the charts.
What was he doing there? Why did he tell me he was a Carpenter? Oh goshhhhhhhhhhhhhh, wow, goosebump city. :love
Dang it feels like Friday and man I love that song! But the question remains, why was he there? Did he play a set?
He was a festival go-er like the rest of us, I think. then when Laura Manning was late he joined in the Tweener and the old guard stalled for time waiting on L. M. I remember someone maybe Sammy) saying they ‘spotted’ him in the crowd.
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
P.S.
Wondering if Manning will ever be invited to T’ride again. They were late and by all accounts the crew was very rude to many. 
:wave
An encounter only of the TBF kind. :medal
Very nice man and he is on one of TBF’s CD’s and does that tune Sometimes. I think I must of missed that year he played. Do you remember which year it was? I really enjoy listening to that song.
I feel like givin him what for on his Web Site though. He should of told me who he was ya know why, I would not have known who he was anywho, unless he sang to me :lol :medal Like em!