The Hillbenders: Telluride 2009 FINALS part 1

The Hillbenders at the Telluride band contest 2009 Nancy Pants

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[bluegrasssingingman]

Wasn't that a Bluegrass fest? Hillbenders was in a band comp, And didn't play not one Bluegrass Song. What started this someone called a dorbro a steel, and I said it was a dobro. someone said it was tuned like a steel, and I said then play a steel and be a country band, because Hillbenders are not bluegrass, and I said they are a newgrass band. They are a ok band, if you like Newgrass music. face it it's a newgrass band in a Bluegrass fest. In a band comp.

[GravyBoatJohnson]

Have you not been to Telluride? I highly recomend it! it is one of the greatest festivals around. I do recomend in your case to bring along some good noise canceling earphones connected to an ipod loaded with Bill and Scruggs. here is the '10 lineup.

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

Sam Bush Band

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer

Yonder Mountain String Band

Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Béla, Jerry, Edgar, Bryan & Stuart

Del McCoury Band

[GravyBoatJohnson]

Hot Rize Leftover Salmon Tim O'Brien Band Dave Rawlings Machine Jerry Douglas Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile Peter Rowan Carolina Chocolate Drops John Cowan Band Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Imelda May Cadillac Sky

[GravyBoatJohnson]

Mumford & Sons

The Drepung Monks

Väsen

Sarah Jarosz

The Hillbenders

And many more...

[GravyBoatJohnson]

bluegrasssingingman originally said

"no fans there, mmm thats says something "

[funkchris]

@bluegrasssingingman telluride started as among other things, a newgrass festival, started pretty much with new grass revival after walnut fest in the 70s, ie sam bush, curtis burch, etc.. not a gospel bbq. not bean blossom at all

[heavy7]

@bluegrasssingingman Oh but you are not bashing anyone right?

[GravyBoatJohnson]

yep your right your not bashing anyone. tell you what. come to Grey Fox and Telluride. and i will wave to you from the stage.

[GravyBoatJohnson]

and not to mention this was the Band Contest. The Hillbenders had only been a band for about a year and a half at this point. so yea. no kidding we dont have any fans in an audience in Colorado. We're from Missouri.