Manifest2013 | a co-creative gathering of positive energies. Pat Metheny Tour Dates. 22nd Rocky Mt Folks Festival | Aug. 17-19, 2012 in Lyons, CO. Tickets for the 24th Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (August 15-17, 2014) are onsale now at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422. In the 24 years since we started our modest "summit on the song" in Estes Park the festival has moved (to the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons in 1994), grown, and created its own culture and spirit, while remaining true to our initial vision for spending a glorious Colorado summer weekend celebrating stories and songs -- from around the musical and geographic world.
The Festival "This is probably just about the nicest festival I've ever driven up into. " —Jackson Browne Lyons locals often look forward to the Folks Festival as their time to finally relax and enjoy summer. In contrast to the hot licks and hyper tempos of RockyGrass, the mellower moods of Folks Fest are the perfect antidote for the warm Colorado sun.
Festivarians at the Folks Festival welcome newcomers with a space on their tarp and conversation about summer and song. A Summer Day in Lyons. 39th Telluride Bluegrass Festival | June 21-24, 2012 in Telluride, CO. Thanks to everyone who made the annual Festivarian pilgrimage to 8,750' in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado! The 41st Annual Telluride Bluegrass was another spectacular 4 days of community, inspiration, and unbridled acoustic adventures. Mark your calendar now for our next gathering of Festivarian Nation in Telluride -- June 18-21, 2015. Tickets for the 2015 Telluride Bluegrass Festial are onsale now at shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422... The Summer Solstice... The 42nd Annual Telluride Bluegrass coincides with the Summer Solstice -- the longest day of the year which begins the Colorado summer. The 42nd Annual festival promises a magical four days of only-in-Telluride performances.
The festival is built around the many artists that have defined the Telluride Bluegrass sound, as the weekend is sprinkled with inspired sets from Peter Rowan, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Chris Thile, Tim O'Brien, and of course the "King of Telluride" Sam Bush. The Bluegrass Festival... 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival! - Lineup.