Tride Bluegrass Adds: Byrne, Oberst, Lewis, Diabate
 By Benko Photographics |
Planet Bluegrass has announced some big time additions to the 36th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, held the weekend of the summer solstice, June 18-21, in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.
The new round of talent includes: David Byrne, Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, Jenny Lewis, Gaelic Storm, and Crooked Still. And Bela Fleck will be joined by Toumani Diabate, Malian master of the kora (21-string West African harp).
Here's the latest lineup for the 36th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival:
Sam Bush Band * Elvis Costello * David Byrne * Emmylou Harris * Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Bela, Jerry, Edgar & Bryan * Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band * Yonder Mountain String Band * Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate * Tim O'Brien * Railroad Earth * Jerry Douglas Band * Punch Brothers Play & Sing Bluegrass * Kasey Chambers * Peter Rowan * Jenny Lewis * Edgar Meyer * Todd Snider * Gaelic Storm * John Cowan * The Greencards * Zac Brown Band * Crooked Still * The Steeldrivers * Mike Farris * Blue Canyon Boys * many more...
Tickets and camping are available now to spend the summer solstice in a box canyon under the 14,000 foot peaks of southwestern Colorado, go here for details and tickets.
Check out our coverage of the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass Festival here.
