Steamboat Springs Music Festival (2007)

You don’t have to ski to go to this festival, even though it’s billed as “the largest group ski trip in the nation.” Whatever. But the festival, now in it’s 22nd year, does have a great line-up again. Six days of great music by thirty bands, in the mountains at Steamboat,Colorado, now that is a good time. And if you like to ski, well, that’s a bonus for you, I guess.

Confirmed so far:
Leon Russell
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Bonnie Bishop
Ryan BIngham
Wade Bowen
Jason Boland and the Stragglers
Hayes Carll
Slaid Cleaves
Roger Creager
Cross Canadian Ragweed
The Dedringesr
Kevin Fowler
Todd Frietsch
Lucas Hubbard
Jack Ingram
Robert Earl Keen
Reckless Kelly
Stoney LaRue
Dub Miller
The Doug Moreland Show
Cory Morrow
Micky and the Motorcars
Kathleen O’Kef
Red Dirt Rangers
Bruce Robison
Randy ROgers Band
Max Stalling
Walt Wilkins
Lee Ann Womack
Eli Young Band
For more info: www.themusicfest.com (and don’t let the hype get you down: “Hot Tubs on your deck!” “Ski from your front door”" “Vacation of a lifetime!”)

Boulder Acoustic Society Skittle (12/6/06)

The Boulder Acoustic Society are inviting friends, family and fans to help them celebrate their American Album of the Year nomination at their Holiday Skiffle at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder on December 6, 2006, 7:00 p.m. They are having a potluck dinner, raffle and silent auction, with music and dancing to begin at 8:30. They say this about the skiffle: During the early days of the Harlem Renaissance, homeowners would throw a “skiffle” or a rent party at the end of the work week and raise the money to cover the rent. Thse parties always included music and dancing, an integral contribution to the rise of jazz, swing and blues in the urban city centers. The BAS want to celebrate this long-lost tradition with a holiday meet and greet for all the fans, friends and local musicians. Bring a dish to share and your dancing shoes! Also, you can find out about their Album of the Year nomination at this link:http://www.musiciansatlas.com/pages/IMAFinalist/AlbumFinalist.aspx

Boulder Acoustic Society Nominated for Independent Music Awards

Yonder Mountain String Band New Year's Eve (Win Prizes!)

Yonder Mountain String Band is performing three shows on December 29, 30 and 31st (New Year's Eve.) They posted this call for street team help on their my space account:


Help Promote the Denver NYE show and win prizes!

We can’t wait for the three date NYE run at the Fillmore in Denver! Here’s some important info on the shows:• Tickets are available here - http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/806781. •

We’re looking for some dedicated Kinfolk to help promote the New Year's Extravaganza (Dec. 29, 30 & 31 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO). We'd love to include folks throughout Colorado's cities and towns, especially ski towns and mountain havens!

Here’s how to help out:1) Please send your name and mailing address to jessicastreetteam-ymsbkinfolk@yahoo.com with the subject line "NYE Contest". 2) We'll send you a small package of posters and fliers (5-10 posters and 50-100 fliers).3) On Dec. 20 we'll randomly draw names for the following prizes: (1) 3-day pass to this year's New Year's Extravaganza, (1) $50 gift certificate to purchase Yonderwear, (1) signed New Year's poster and New Year's t-shirtThanks for the help and see you on New Year's!!

Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett in Denver 2/9/07

Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett will bring their songwriters' tour to Denver and will play the Paramount Theater in Denver on February 9, 2007.

Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com

Del McCoury Band at Boulder Theater (12/7/06)

The Del McCoury Band, including Del McCoury, and sons Ronnie and Rob, and guests, will perform at the Boulder Theater on December 7, 2006. I have seen these talented guys several times, and they always entertain!

Delano Floyd McCoury was born in Bakersville, North Carolina on February 1, 1939. At an early age, the McCoury family relocated north, just above the Mason-Dixon Line in York County, Pennsylvania. It was his older brother G.C. who introduced the young Del to bluegrass through the music of Flatt and Scruggs. “I learned to play music from my older brother, and we always listened to the Grand Ole Opry. In 1950, he bought some 78 RPMs, and one of them was Flatt and Scruggs. When I heard them playing ‘Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms,’ I just couldn’t leave that record alone…I wore it out!” Del was so impressed by bluegrass music that he decided to take up the banjo. Although members of the extended McCoury family were versed in old-time music and clawhammer style, finding pickers familiar with the then-new Scruggs style proved more difficult. “Not many people played banjo like Scruggs. I didn’t know anyone who played three-finger style, so I had to learn from records.”

All seats $20.00, general admission. For more information and tickets, visit their website: www.bouldertheater.com

Also, the band has a great web site athttp://www.delmccouryband.com/

Blogging in Boulder

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Linda, and I'm a music fan living in Colorado. We are so lucky to be living here where we can hear the best music in the world. All the finest artists in every genre come here to play our quality venues. We have local talent galore that we can hear everynight of the week. Who could ask for more?

With this blog, I want to put up information about the music available to us here in Colorado.

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