Festy Fun 2010 - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO

Recommendations from your trusty Vags on must-see bands at this summer’s hottest festivals.

The bluegrass faithful come from across the country to experience this banjo pickin’ good time. Your resident bluegrass Vagabond has got the recs on who you should check out if you were lucky enough to get a camp site.

L.Sizzle says…

The Carolina Chocolate Drops- as mentioned in our Bonnaroo Festy Fun post, this amazing trio learned from the best, old-time fiddler Joe Thompson. Check out the band Rolling Stone dubs “dirt-floor-dance-electricity”.

The Del McCoury Band- Experience the LEGEND.

Hot Rize- featuring the exceptional Bryan Sutton on guitar, this Colorado band will never dissapoint. Playing only a few times a year, this is a great chance to see one of the great bluegrass groups of the 20th century.

Mumford & Sons- Hailing from London, Mumford & Sons almost sounds like a bluegrassy Dave Matthews Band. See for yourself.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- We’ve told you about this group before and continue to be big fans. Not exactly the quintessential band for the festival but not to be missed!

Also make sure to check out Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Sam Bush, and a collaboration between Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain. The full line up with time slots and stages is here: http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/lineup.html

Music to your ears - from mine - with love

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