Last month's 51st annual RockyGrass festival in Lyon's CO included their long-running band and individual instrument competitions, which also started back in 1973. The festival draws a good many entrants as prizes include brand new instruments as well as cash. The
Lindsay Lou and Molly Tuttle with Peter Rowan at RockyGrass 2023 - photo © Kevin Slick These fine photos from RockyGrass 2023 come from Kevin Slick, a Colorado-based bluegrass performer, photographer, graphic designer, and former President of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society.
The Colorado festival scene has long been known for its social as well as its musical collaboration. Like most parts of the bluegrass world, festival season means meeting up with friends you only see at Telluride or RockyGrass, and playing
Ashby Frank and Shawn Camp with The Earls of Leicester at RockyGrass 2022 - photo by Kevin Slick This report with photos from the 50th annual RockyGrass Festival is a contribution from Kevin Slick, Colorado bluegrass and visual artist, and President
We have asserted for several years now that Liam Purcell was an exceptional young bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, and now he has papers to prove it! The talented teen founder of North Carolina's Cane Mill Road set a record at this past weekend's
The Wildmans kick off the 2022 RockyGrass Festival - photo by Maya Benko The 50th annual RockyGrass Festival has begun in Lyons, CO with performers and music lovers traveling from all over the US to be a part of this beloved
The Del McCoury Band at RockyGrass 2021 - photo by Kevin Slick This RockyGrass 2021 report is a contribution from Kevin Slick, President of The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, and an avid picker and photographer in the region. RockyGrass returned to Lyons,
With nearly all live music functions last year cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, we saw many event producers coming up with new ways of presenting their festivals and concerts. Some took to rerunning previous years' stage shows on social media,
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers at RockyGrass 2019 - photo by Kevin Slick One of my favorite historical figures is the legendary designer Charles Eames. He said, "The details are not the details. They make the design." I find this
Chris Luquette and Frank Solivan of Dirty Kitchen at the 2019 RockyGrass Festival - photo by Kevin Slick Thanks to Kevin Slick, President of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, for sharing these photos from the 47th annual RockyGrass Festival in Lyons,
