Mark O'Connor with Strength in Numbers at Telluride - Exclusive Interviews

Terrific TV show captured a live performance of the legendary band Strength in Numbers at the 17th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Produced by Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Inc./Mus!c Link Corp. 1991

Sam Bush - Mandolin
Bela Fleck - Banjo
Mark O'Connor - Violin
Edgar Meyer - Bass
Jerry Douglas - Dobro

Blue Men of the Sahara (By Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer)

"Strength in Numbers is an all-star band in which the focus is on the group rather than on individual performances. Each member is recognized as a highly influential master of his instrument. After working together in various combinations through the 1980's on each other's solo albums and on music festival stages, they decided in the summer of 1988 to unite their five creative visions. The result is a unique style of music that owes as much to classical concepts of arrangement and theme development as it does to popular concepts of virtuoso hot licks. Acoustic music's greatest musicians have gathered here for the musical event of the year." (From: Strength in Numbers - The Telluride Sessions, MCA Recording CD Liner notes.)

THE TELLURIDE FESTIVAL - "Considered one of the country's most progressive annual bluegrass festivals, the Telluride festival has grown to be a premier world event since the first one in 1974. In recent years, the festival has expanded to include musicians who play jazz, rock, country, folk, pop, world, celtic, newgrass, as well as bluegrass, sometimes blending different styles. The festival embraces the celebration of music in one of the country's most spectacular settings-San Juan Valley."

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[edanoedano]

Sam Bush: displaced metalhead.

[thedict8or]

The supreme skill of this group is inversely proportionate to their fashion sense.

[avatarist]

Saw this show! was freakin AWESOME!!!! Would love to see more of this amazing conglomeration of the "best of the best"!

Thanks for posting!



[kfp5600]

Just got home from a meeting with the IRS. They are depressing people. Although it DOES look like I may win the argument, they are still depressing. So I fire up this thing and pull up this video... and I feel MUCH better. Thank God for folks as talented as this. Thank you Mr. O"Connor!

[CharlieHend]

If this came from a TV show, does anyone know where a person could secure an uncut copy of the program?

[johnnysalvny]

I was at this concert-as I have to many Telluride Bluegrass Music Fests. from 1975-2008. This was around the period when there were a lot of complaints that not only were the fests. getting more and more away from playing traditional bluegrass, but getting very expensive plus added restrictions to attendees. I personally liked the musical variety but stopped going for a number of years. I did however return for the 35th Annual in 2008 and enjoyed it.

[genesssa]

it's not about fashion, be it clothing, hair or musical style. it's about loving the music, making the music, BEING the music.

g

[wuffpaw]

@thedict8or He, it was 1991. But still...you're right! Hah!

[CDawson81]

Edgar Meyer is sometimes like Jimi Hendrix on the double bass.

[imnemigre]

This group visit us from ANOTHER dimension, surely!