When the smoke cleared from the 2018 RockyGrass Band Competition was over, The Bow Ties came out with the blue ribbon. They had traveled all the way from San Francisco, CA to play the contest, and as first prize winners
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More from RockyGrass 2018
Old and in The Way reunion at RockyGrass 2018 - photo by Kevin Slick Kevin Slick with the Colorado Bluegrass Association shared some more photos from this past weekend's RockyGrass festival in Lyons, CO. He captured special on-stage reunions of Old and
First Ladies of Bluegrass at RockyGrass
First Ladies of Bluegrass at RockyGrass 2018 - photo by Pete Wernick The First Ladies of Bluegrass, initially assembled by Alison Brown for a video with her Deering Julia Belle banjo, and who recorded together for Missy Raines' upcoming Compass recording,
RockyGrass contest winners for 2017
Meadow Mountain competing at RockyGrass 2017 In addition to being known as one of the finest bluegrass festivals west of the Mississippi River, RockyGrass, held each year in Lyons, CO, hosts a prestigious invitational band contest and individual competitions for all the
RockyGrass 2016 – Day 1
The 44th annual RockyGrass festival was held last weekend in Lyons, CO. Surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains, fans enjoyed the best in bluegrass for three straight days. These are my reflections and opinions as a first time RockyGrass attendee. RockyGrass!!
The Wooks take the 2016 RockyGrass title
The Wooks from Lexington, KY are the 2016 winners of the prestigious RockyGrass Band Contest. The boys worked a stop at the festival in as part of a western swing through Colorado and Montana, and turned in a stellar performance
Waldo Otto visits eTown
Bruised feelings would seem to be the norm within the Hot Rize family since the announcement that Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers would be performing at the 2015 RockyGrass festival without the Rizers, as you can see in this newly-released
PBS Newshour covers RockyGrass
The PBS Newshour, broadcast nightly during the week on hundreds of public television stations across the US, aired a special report July 31 about Colorado's RockyGrass festival. Last year, shortly after the 2013 event, the St. Vrain River drastically flooded its banks, destroying
Help the folks in Lyons, CO
If you've been following the news this week, you'll have likely seen some frightening images of the flooding occurring now along the front range on the Rocky Mountains near Boulder, CO. An overwhelming barrage of rain - close to 20
Colorado floods threaten Planet Bluegrass Ranch
The severe flooding in Boulder County, CO which has caused tremendous damage and three deaths to date, has also inundated the Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, home of the RockyGrass festival. The area has received nearly 10 inches of rain