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Hot Pickers: The next generation

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Vocal togetherness

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The newcomers of 1987

In 1987 I previewed the 14th annual Telluride for the Daily Camera. Performers that year included newcomers Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith, Rodney Crowell and Roseanne Cash, Riders in the Sky and the Telluride All-Stars: Marc O’Connor, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, … Continue reading

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Making progress

1:45 p.m. Sunday, partly sunny, semi-conscious Town Park, Telluride: The Telluride Bluegrass Festival  is 36 years old, so it’s not surprising that a few annual traditions have developed. Sunday’s first music has almost always been a “gospel,” given a sommewhat … Continue reading

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Sunday morning soul

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The passing of the flatpick

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Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms

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New and old Grass

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Random notes

5:36 p.m. Saturday, Telluride: A few random notes as the sun came back out during a much-anticipated set by Australian singer Kasey Chambers and her husband, Shane Nicholson. The duo’s folk-country sensibility and harmonies echo another legendary pairing: Emmylou Harris … Continue reading

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And the winners are…..

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