Get Ready for Bluegrass

The Midwest might be covered in ice and Santa’s sleigh is fast approaching, but it might be time to start thinking about which bluegrass jam-fest you’ll attend in Colorado this summer.

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The Midwest might be covered in ice and Santa’s sleigh is fast approaching, but it might be time to start thinking about which bluegrass jam-fest you’ll attend in Colorado this summer.

Planet Bluegrass has announced early lineups for its 2008 festival season, including the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the RockyGrass Festival, and the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. All tickets have been on sale since Wednesday, December 5th. Act fast! There are a limited number of holiday-priced passes for each weekend, discounted $30 from the regular price. Tickets are available online at Bluegrass.com or by phone at (800)624-2422.

For y’all’s reading pleasure:

35th Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 19-22, Telluride, CO)
Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder
Sam Bush Band
Ani DiFranco
Yonder Mountain String Band
John Cowan & Darrell Scott Band
Tim O’Brien
Bela Fleck
Peter Rowan
Jerry Douglas
Edgar Meyer
Brett Dennen
Spring Creek Bluegrass Band
and more to come…

36th RockyGrass Festival (July 15-27, Lyons, CO)
Dan Tyminski Band
Natalie MacMaster
Sam Bush Bluegrass Band
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck with Casey Driessen & Ben Sollee
Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas & Edgar Meyer
JD Crowe & The New South Psychograss
John Cowan Band
Russ Barenberg & Bryan Sutton
Peter Rowan
Infamous Stringdusters
Chatham County Line
Bearfoot
The Steeldrivers
Spring Creek Bluegrass Band
and more to come…