
Planet Bluegrass
Remind the procrastinators in your festivarian family... Today is the last day to enter the Town Park or RockyGrass Academy lotteries. Both of these close at 11:59pm MST. - http://www.bluegrass.com/rga/lottery/ - http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/lotte ry-townpark/

Planet Bluegrass Faculty announced for the 2010 RockyGrass Academy (July 18-22), including Travelin' McCourys, Infamous Stringdusters, Wyatt Rice, Rickie Simpkins, Josh Williams, & many more. The registration lottery is open now thru Tuesday - http://www.bluegrass.com/rga/lottery/
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Instructors at the 2009 RockyGrass Academy - July 19-23, 2009 - in beautiful Lyons, Colorado.

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The lottery for Town Park camping at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 17-20, 2010) is now open, thru next Tuesday (11/17). Spread the word to your festivarian family... http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/lotte ry-townpark/
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Telluride Bluegrass Festival : Online lottery for Town Park camping at the 37th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, June 17-20, 2010 in Telluride, Colorado

Planet Bluegrass Tomorrow (Nov. 7) is our final night of music on Planet Bluegrass for 2009. Bonfire at 7pm then two sets from David Grier & Mike Compton (video below) starting at 8pm. Tix are still available. Hope you're able to join us.
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2008 Merlefest Mando Mania Mike Compton plays The Squirrel Hunters.

Planet Bluegrass A wonderful solo version of "Angeline the Baker" from the endlessly inventive David Grier. David & mandolinist Mike Compton perform the final Planet Bluegrass show of 2009 - this Saturday (November 7) in the Wildflower Pavilion - http://www.wildflowerpavilion.com.
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David Grier stopped by our studios in Northwest Washington, D.C. and played Stephen Foster's "Angeline The Baker."

Planet Bluegrass John Hartford once said that Mike Compton (pickin' in the video below) knows more about Bill Monroe style mandolin than the Father of Bluegrass himself... Mike joins guitarist David Grier for our final show of 2009 on November 7 in Lyons.
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I think the tremolo sound on the original version is just about as perfect as it gets, and I don't think I'll ever match it...not yet, at least.

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Mark your calendars... the 2010 ticket lotteries are just around the corner:
- Town Park Camping for Telluride Bluegrass - Nov 9-17
- RockyGrass Academy - Nov 9-17
- On-Site camping for RockyGrass - Nov 23 thru Dec 6
Get all the lottery details at http://www.bluegrass.com. (We'll post reminders on facebook when each lottery opens)
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World-class Colorado music festivals including Telluride Bluegrass, RockyGrass, Rocky Mt. Folks Festival, and the Wildflower Pavilion in Lyons.

Planet Bluegrass Digging into the Greensky Bluegrass catalog of covers... We're clearing out the chairs for Saturday's Wildflower show, so come prepared to boogie. Tix are still available at http://www.wildflowerpavilion.com
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Greensky Bluegrass play Michael Jackson's 'Just Beat It' Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Northwest String Summit in Horning's Hideout, North Plains, OR.

Planet Bluegrass Here's what we'll be doing in the Wildflower Pavilion this Saturday night... (Tix - only $15 - are still available, but they're selling briskly)
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Greensky Bluegrass perform the song "Bottle Dry" from the album Five Interstates with guest Andy Goessling of Railroad Earth at the Ogden Theater in Denver, CO 6-14-08. www.moboogie.com

Planet Bluegrass Tix will be available at the door for tonight's WPA show in the Wildflower Pavilion in Lyons with special guest Dan Craig Band. Beer and wine, popcorn, bonfire by the river, and a wonderful evening of music in the intimate Wildflower Pavilion. Also... WPA's Studio C live set was moved to today at 1pm ( http://kbco.com/ ).
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WPA is: Glen Phillips, Luke Bulla and Sean Watkins, performing Good As Ever live in New York City. for more info video: http://www.wpamusic.com/

Planet Bluegrass Such a great Sean Watkins tune from his Nickel Creek days... Tix are still available to see Sean, Luke & Glen play the Wildflower on Saturday as WPA. And be sure to catch their live set today at noon on KBCO's Studio C (http://kbco.com/)
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Nickel Creek performing "This Side" on PBS Sound Stage in Chicago.

Planet Bluegrass Luke Bulla (of the WPA) and Bela Fleck share a fiddle-banjo duet during the Telluride House Band set at this year's TBF. Luke plays with the WPA this Saturday night in Lyons.
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Luke Bulla and Bela Fleck play "Leather Britches" at the 2009 Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Also featuring Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Edgar Meyer having a love fest in the back. 6-21-2009. Telluride Houseband is Luke Bulla, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton.

Planet Bluegrass A gem from Glen Phillips' fantastic back catalog with Toad the Wet Sprocket - playing to a singing audience that can probably only be beat by the Wildflower crowd... ;) Glen, Sean Watkins, and Luke Bulla play the Wildflower on Saturday as WPA.
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Glen Phillips performing Toad The Wet Sprocket's "All I Want" at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh, PA

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We're thrilld to have Dan Craig and his band open for WPA this Saturday night! (Check out more from this wonderful Denver-based singer-songwriter on his myspace http://www.myspace.com/dancraigmusic
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Planet Bluegrass WPA rockin' out in August with the full collective. This Saturday in Lyons they'll be playing as a quintet - including Sean Watkins, Glen Phillips, and Luke Bulla.
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WPA is: Glen Phillips, Luke Bulla and Sean Watkins, performing Rise Up live in New York City. for more info video: http://www.wpamusic.com/

































