Telluride Bluegrass Festival

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The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Telluride, Colorado by Planet Bluegrass. Although traditionally the festival focuses on bluegrass music, it often features music from a variety of genres. In 1974, its first year, it attracted 1000 participants. Currently the festival's attendance is capped at 10,000. According to the Library of Congress, the 1980 performance was filmed by Boulder public television and two CDs were made available.

Notable performers have included New Monsoon, The Dixie Chicks, Railroad Earth, New Grass Revival, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Nickel Creek, Bela Fleck, and Tim O'Brien, among many others.

[edit] External links

• Official web site
• Entry at the Library of Congress
• Local newspaper
• Telluride Visitor Information