2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Program

24th A N N U A L

TELLURIDE

BLUES & BREWS – FESTIVAL –

september 15-17, 2017

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Welcome to the show Welcome to the show indeed! Here we are again 24 years into what was once just a little old beer festival on Telluride’s main street. We have grown quite a bit since then and it has been a pleasure to have you grow along with us. Many people recall our first festival with one tent, two porta-potties, myself and a few friends helping out. Today, we have over 100 paid employees and 400 volunteers, not to mention a lot of porta-potties! This a great opportunity for me to thank everyone who has made Telluride Blues & Brews such an amazing success, my staff, my volunteers and most importantly you! We are lucky to have such a faithful following and words cannot express how fortunate we all feel to have you be a part of our festival family. Read our program guide, embrace the helpful tips, get in some yoga, drink some of the world’s best craft beers and don’t miss a show – you can rest on Monday.

Enjoy the show!

Steve Gumble Festival Director

Drink lots of water and take it easy on the alcohol ‘til you adjust to the altitude.

Wear plenty of sunblock, bring a raincoat & warm clothes for the evening.

Pack out your garbage and recycle.

Stay on the trails, respect the environment and leave gates as they are.

Nothing beats a tarp to sit on when things are looking wet.

TRANSIT A free shuttle bus makes downtown loops daily. It starts running at 7 a.m. Hours that the bus stops running vary.

Thursday it runs until 12 a.m., Friday and Saturday night it runs until 2 a.m. and Sunday it runs until 1 a.m. (look for the Galloping Goose signs on Colorado and Pacific Avenues). The Gondola is a free ride to Mountain Village, daily from 7 a.m. to midnight.

The Gondola runs until midnight on Thursday, until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and until 1:00 a.m. on Sunday during the festival.

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Festival Box Office Hours

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PROST!

brewed in collaboration with

·Brauhaus MILTENBERGer· For our 2017 Oktoberfest, we’ve partnered with Brauhaus Miltenberger, one of Germany’s most highly regarded craft brewers. This deep golden lager was brewed with traditional techniques to create layers of rich malt notes while remaining light and crisp. So enjoy this authentic fest beer during all your Oktoberfest celebrations. Prost!

SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. CHICO, CA & MILLS RIVER, NC WWW.SIERRANEVADA.COM Please drink responsibly.

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Friday schedule | SEPTEMBER 15 MAIN STAGE

BLUES STAGE

CAMPGROUND SESSIONS

SPECIAL/VIP EVENTS

10:00 11:00

11:30 AM

FESTIVAL GATES OPEN

noon

DELGRES

12:00 - 12:50 PM p.24

1:00

STEVE ITTERLY

JOHN NÉMETH &

THE

2:00

1:00 - 2:00 PM p.20

BLUE DREAMERS

1:10 - 2:00 PM p.26

THE RECORD COMPANY 3:00 4:00 5:00

2:20 - 3:20 PM p.34

MONKEY JUNK

2:30 - 3:30 PM p.23

DELBERT MCCLINTON AND

SELF-MADE MEN

JACK BROADBENT

3:40 - 4:30 PM p.36

DWAYNE DOPSIE

4:00 - 5:00 PM p.24

AND THE

4:00-4:45 PM p.27

ANDERS OSBORNE

4:50 - 5:50 PM p.41

ERIC LINDELL

8:00

VIP area

Additional shows in the campground are for campers only (camping wristband required for entrance). Musicians will be playing on a rustic stage near the Lower Bear Creek Falls. Don’t miss the chance to see these intimate performances!

BENJAMIN BOOKER 7:00

4:00 - 6:00 PM

CAMPGROUND SESSIONS

5:30 - 6:30 PM p.28

6:00

VIP RECEPTION

ZYDECO HELLRAISERS OPEN BAR + HORS D’ OEUVRES

6:20 - 7:15 PM p.40

BONNIE RAITT

8:00 - 9:30 PM p.46

9:00 10:00

BLUES STAGE

MOON AT O’BANNONS

TAB BENOIT

REVEREND PEYTON’S

W/ SAMANTHA

11:00 12:00

10:00 PM

FISH

p.34+32

LATE NIGHT

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BIG DAMN BAND DELGRES

W/OPENER

10:00 PM

p.32+24

SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE

ERIC LINDELL

W/OPENER

JACK BROADBENT

10:00 PM

p.28+24

THE ELKS LODGE

TERESA JAMES &

THE

RHYTHM TRAMPS

10:00 PM

p.20

If sold out in advance, there may be a limited amount of tickets sold at the door for $30. These tickets will only be released after the show starts, and the Festival staff has determined that all pass holders are in the venue.

LIBERTY BAR + LOUNGE

COMEDIANS

“DIRTY SHOW” 10:00 PM

p.48

MITCH WOODS AFTER JAM 11:30 PM p.14

Saturday schedule | SEPTEMBER 16 MAIN STAGE

BLUES STAGE

CAMPGROUND SESSIONS

SPECIAL/VIP EVENTS

BLUES FOR BREAKFAST

TELLURIDE BLUES CHALLENGE 9:00 am - noon p.14 Elks lodge

10:00 11:00 noon

FESTIVAL GATES OPEN

11:00 AM

HAMISH ANDERSON

GRAND TASTING

12:00 - 1:00 PM p.23

12:00 - 3:00 PM p.16 VIP + main festival grounds

1:00 2:00 3:00

THE REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND

1:30 - 2:30 PM p.32

BEN MILLER BAND

RAW BAR

3:00 - 4:00 PM p.28

AJ FULLERTON

STUD FORD & NIC CLARK

FEATURING

4:00 5:00

oysters on the half-shell, oyster shooters, shrimp cocktails

JACK BROADBENT

3:30 - 4:30 PM p.22

SAMANTHA FISH

4:30 - 5:40 PM p.32

COMEDY

BLUES CHALLENGE WINNER 6:00 TAB BENOIT

BEN GLEIB, TROY WALKER, ALEX EDELMAN, JOHN NOVOSAD 5:00 - 6:00 PM p.48

6:10 - 7:20 PM p.34

7:00

DWAYNE DOPSIE

AND THE

ZYDECO HELLRAISERS

6:30 - 7:30 PM p.27

8:00

3:00 PM VIP area

4:00-4:45 PM p.24

TAJMO:

TAJ MAHAL & KEB’ MO’ BAND

CAMPGROUND SESSIONS

Additional shows in the campground are for campers only (camping wristband required for entrance). Musicians will be playing on a rustic stage near the Lower Bear Creek Falls. Don’t miss the chance to see these intimate performances!

8:00 - 9:30 PM p.42

9:00 10:00

BLUES STAGE

MOON AT O’BANNONS

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS HAMISH ANDERSON

W/OPENER

11:00 12:00

10:00 PM

p.40+23

LATE NIGHT

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SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE

THE ELKS LODGE

BEN MILLER BAND

SAMANTHA FISH

DWAYNE DOPSIE

A.J. FULLERTON

BRIAN KEITH WALLEN

HELLRAISERS

W/OPENER

10:00 PM

p.28+22

W/OPENER

10:00 PM

p.32+20

AND THE ZYDECO

10:00 PM

p.27

If sold out in advance, there may be a limited amount of tickets sold at the door for $30. These tickets will only be released after the show starts, and the Festival staff has determined that all pass holders are in the venue.

LIBERTY BAR + LOUNGE

COMEDIANS

“DIRTY SHOW” 10:00 PM

p.48

MITCH WOODS AFTER JAM 11:30 PM p.14

Sunday schedule | SEPTEMBER 17 MAIN STAGE

BLUES STAGE

CAMPGROUND SESSIONS

SPECIAL/VIP EVENTS

BLUES FOR BREAKFAST

BRIAN KIETH WALLEN + TELLURIDE BLUES CHALLENGE RUNNER UP

10:00 11:00

9:00 am - noon p.20 Elks lodge

FESTIVAL GATES OPEN

10:30 AM

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

BRUNCH, BLOODY MARY & CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION

11:00 - 12:00 PM p.38

11:00 am - 1:00 PM VIP area

noon 1:00

ROBERT FINLEY

12:30 - 1:30 PM p.27

MITCH WOODS

1:00 - 2:00 PM p.22

2:00

CHICANO BATMAN

2:00 - 3:00 PM p.36

4:00

JW-JONES

2:30 - 3:30 PM p.22

3:00

THE MAGPIE SALUTE 3:30 - 4:40 PM p.38

COMEDY

BEN GLEIB, TROY WALKER, ALEX EDELMAN, JOHN NOVOSAD 4:00 - 5:00 PM p.48

5:00

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS 5:10 - 6:20 PM p.40

6:00 7:00

STEVE WINWOOD

7:00 - 8:30 PM p.45

8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00

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ALABAMA SLIM

5:30 - 6:30 PM p.26

A.J. FULLERTON FEATURING

STUD FORD AND NIC CLARK 4:00-4:45 PM p.22

ASSORTED CANDY BAR + RAW BAR oysters on the half-shell, oyster shooters, shrimp cocktails 3:00 PM VIP area

CAMPGROUND SESSIONS

Additional shows in the campground are for campers only (camping wristband required for entrance). Musicians will be playing on a rustic stage near the Lower Bear Creek Falls. Don’t miss the chance to see these intimate performances!

FAIS DO DO CLOSING CELEBRATION ANDERS OSBORNE p.41 9:00 PM

Sheridan opera house

Special events

OPENING NIGHT SUNSET BLUES CONCERT

Join us in Mountain Village Sunset Plaza for our FREE kick-off Blues & Brews Festival Concert Thursday, September 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Mountain Village is just a short, beautiful Gondola ride away from Telluride!

THURSDAY 5:00 - 7:00 PM MOUNTAIN VILLAGE SUNSET PLAZA

BAL DE MAISON

Originally ‘Bal de Maison’ were dances held at someone’s house typically in the front room which was cleared of furniture. Quite often these dances were announced by the host of the party simply by standing on their porch and yelling to their neighbor. Word would often travel up to 40 miles this way.

Well here is our shout out - we are having a dance party on Thursday, September 14th to open the Festival, spread the word!

THURSDAY 9 PM OPERA HOUSE

YOGA SESSIONS Namasté! Relax, breath deep and unwind at the free Blues & Brews Yoga Sessions Presented by Telluride Yoga Festival and guided by professional instructor Alyssa Saunders, enjoy a fluid yoga flow at the free Blues & Brews Yoga Sessions. Learn activating breath practices, liberating movements and playful exercises in the fresh alpine morning air. Nestled in the cozy amphitheater of Elks Park in downtown Telluride, the Yoga Sessions are a fun and inspiring way to start your mornings.

Guests of all skill levels are welcome to join. New to yoga or considering for the first time? Join in and discover the healing power of yoga.

Location

Telluride Elks Park Colorado Ave and S Oak St.

Inclement Weather Location

Town Park Pavilion - Blues Stage

Time

10:00 - 11:00 am September 16 & 17 (Sat. and Sun. of the Festival)

What To Bring

Water, yoga mat, towel and active wear (come with or without - these items are not mandatory to join in the class).

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RAINBOW KIDS

FUN FOR THE LITTLE ONES Kids of all ages can enjoy various activities in the Rainbow Kids area throughout the Festival weekend. Living Folklore features children’s entertainment, workshops, and two parades – one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Bring the kids to the Rainbow Kids area to join the wild and wacky Living Folklore Clowns, Giggly Sprout and Gumbo Wobbly.

To learn more about the Living Folklore Clowns or The Arizona Living Folklore, visit livingfolklore.com. Additional activities, bungee trampoline and a climbing wall for children ages 3 and up, face painting, talent show and inflatable bounce games. Come by the Kids Area for the full schedule, or look online at tellurideblues.com.

Special events

BLISTERS & BREWS 5K RACE TASP FUNDRAISER: REMEMBERING FELIX SNOW

The 2nd Annual Blisters & Brews 5k Fundraiser Race returns on the morning of Saturday, September 16, 2017. The 5k Race, sponsored by BootDoctors™ Paragon Outdoors, raises money for the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program in remembrance of honored festival friend Felix Snow. The race highlights the natural beauty of Telluride as racers climb up the town’s River Trail and take in unobstructed views of the iconic Ingram Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.

Through registration fees, donations and the generous support of the Telluride community, we proudly raised over $1,750 for the Telluride Adap-

tive Ski Program in the inaugural year. We’re eagerly looking forward to another amazing year of community support.

Course begins at Elks Park and climbs up the bike path to Pandora Mine and returns along the same route. Racers will follow Colorado Avenue east and pick up the river trail, climbing to the Pandora mine. Racers will turn around and enjoy cruising down to the finish at Elks Park.

Two aid stations will provide water electrolytes and snacks.

Don’t like to run, but want to support? Non-athletic support donations are also available. To register or donate, visit tellurideblues.com.

RACE SCHEDULE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16 7:15 - 8 AM REGISTRATION OPEN 8:30 AM 5K RACE START 9:30 AM AWARD CEREMONY

THE ARTIST

DARYL PRICE

The artist behind the 2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival poster is Daryl Price. Daryl is a self-taught painter whose work consists mainly of American Jazz and Blues musicians from the 1930’s and 40’s. He has created a unique, signature style emphasizing bright colors and movement. Believe it or not, Daryl uses no references when he paints, even though it is mostly realism. His long career as a competitive bodybuilder gave him the knowledge of human anatomy that he draws upon when painting.

Check out Daryl’s artwork in person during the festival weekend from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. daily at the festival merchandise tent.

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Special events

MITCH WOODS CLUB 88 FREE AFTER HOURS JAM As host of the after hours Piano Bar on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise for 12 years, the extraordinary boogie-woogie/jump blues piano master Mitch Woods has created a beloved tradition. One night, after a particularly inspiring all-night session, a hand-painted sign appeared declaring “Mitch Woods’ Club 88”, and so began the stuff of legend. Mitch still hosts the late night sessions in his pajamas,

and musicians come to sit in after they finish playing their sets on the main stage. He’s even performed an improbable duet with an Alphorn player. (Who cruises with a 12-foot long Alphorn, anyway?) Now Mitch brings his Club 88 to the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival for the same late night party! All musicians are invited, so bring your axe for some late night jammin’ at the piano above the mile high limit! Expect some surprise guests and lots of great music in an intimate soulful setting. Let the good times roll!

FREE, FRIDAY 11:30 PM, LIBERTY FREE, SATURDAY 11:30 PM, LIBERTY

TELLURIDE BLUES CHALLENGE Through a partnership with Telluride Music Company, Gondola Sessions, Telluride Blues Society and Colorado Blues Society, we are excited to present the 2017 Telluride Blues Challenge. The Telluride Blues Challenge is an annual competition providing 14 | tellurideblues.com

talented up-and-coming artists from the blues genre with an opportunity to advance their professional career and play the Telluride Blues & Brews Main Stage!

Solo blues musicians not signed to a major record or pub-

BLUES FOR BREAKFAST Join us for blues and breakfast from 9:00 AM - noon on Saturday and Sunday mornings at the Elks Lodge (located at the corner of Townsend and Pacific Avenue). Enjoy solo performances from blues musicians while dining on scrambled eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, sausage, coffee, and juice.

The music is FREE. Breakfast, bloody marys, mimosas, and a full bar are extra.

lishing deal can enter by submitting two recorded songs for consideration from now until August 1, 2017. Entries will be judged on blues content, vocals, talent, originality and overall impression. A panel of blues experts narrow down the entries and judge the top six contestants in a final competition held on Saturday morning of the festival at Telluride Elks lodge. Here, the judges will select the 2017 Telluride Blues Challenge Champion who will take home a cash prize, a premium Martin guitar courtesy of Telluride Music and a 20 minute set on the Main Stage at the 2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, a full 60 minute set at the 2017 Festival on the Blues Stage, a full set on the 2018 Durango Blues Train and a video recording with Gondola Sessions on the scenic Telluride/ Mountain Village gondola.

SATURDAY 9 AM ELKS LODGE

MOUNTAIN VILLAGE FREE

SUNSET

BLUES CONCERT MONKEY JUNK + BRIAN KEITH WALLEN

thursday, september 14 MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

SUNSET PLAZA

5pm-7pm

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Special events

The grand tasting BREWERY (ALPHABETICAL) 4 Noses Brewing Co. AC Golden Brewing Company Alpine Dog Brewing Company Aspen Brewing Company Avalanche brewing co.

Avery Brewing Company Big B’s Hard Cider Bonfire Brewing Boulder Beer Company Bull & Bush Brewery Carbondale Beer Works Carver Brewing Co. Comrade Brewing Crazy Mountain Brewing Company Deschutes Durango Brewing Company Elevation Beer Company Epic Brewing Company Fiction Beer Company Flagstaff Brewing Company Fort Collins Brewery Four Peaks Brewing Company Full Sail Brewing Co. Great Divide Brewing Co. Horse & Dragon Brewing Company Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery La Cumbre Brewing Co. Lagunitas Brewing Company Left Hand Brewing Co. Lumberyard Brewing Co. Marble Brewery Melvin Brewing Moab Brewery New Belgium Brewing Co. Ninkasi Brewing Company Odell Brewing Oskar Blues Brewery Palisade brewing company Prost Brewing Company Pug Ryan’s Brewing Company Roaring Fork Beer Company Ska Brewing Smugglers Brewpub Steamworks Brewing Company Stone Brewing Strange Craft Beer Company suds brothers ii llc SweetWater Brewing Company Telluride Brewing Company Uinta Brewery Upslope Brewing Company Vail Brewing Company Vernal Brewing Company Victory Brewing Company Zion Canyon Brewing Company 16 | tellurideblues.com

BREWER’S VIP VILLAGE TENT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 5 5 8 5 5 8 5 6 9 6 6 9 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 7 7 7 7 10

FINDING YOUR FLAVOR Enjoy the pours from 56 craft breweries on Saturday, NOON - 3 PM (The maps below depict the beer tents from the vantage point of the festival’s front gate.)

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MAIN STAGE

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Brewer’s village

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Text To Vote VOTE FOR THE ‘BEST OF FEST’ BREWERS AWARD 2017 WITH YOUR PHONE Look for the text code next to your favorite brewery

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OFFICIAL BEER Partner

HOUSE OF BREWS

Along with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. the House of Brews features 5 additional breweries be sure to stop in and check out the different flavors being poured throughout the weekend.

Back Porch Lager was created by the Blues & Brews staff at a unique ‘one-of-a-kind’ Beer Camp weekend, this lager is available exclusively at the festival.

BIG B’S HARD CIDER

Inspired by traditional Bavarian techniques. With a full, fruity aroma and notes of spicy clove and banana bread, Kellerweis is a truly unique brew.

Octoberfest: Each year, we partner with a different German brewer to explore a different approach to the style. This year it’s Branhans, Germany’s Miltenberger.

HARVEST APPLE HARD CIDER

BONFIRE BREWING

WOODSPLITTER PILSNER

Pale Ale’s unique piney and grapefruit aromas from the use of whole-cone American hops have fascinated beer drinkers for decades.

Sidecar Orange Pale Ale, a new take on the hoppy pale ale brewed with Cascade, Equinox, and Mandarina hops with a hint of orange peel that adds a zesty pop of bright orange flavor.

DURANGO BREWING CO. BLUEBERRY WHEAT

Summerfest is a Pilsener-style lager brewed for enjoyment on warm summer days–featuring a slight malt sweetness, a delicate spicy and floral hop favor, and a crisp, refreshing finish.

Torpedo Extra IPA, featuring our “Hop Torpedo,” is an aggressive yet balanced beer with massive hop aromas of citrus, pine, and tropical fruit.

Tropical Torpedo, We used our one-of-a-kind Hop Torpedo to deliver an intense rush of hop flavor and the lush aromas of mango, papaya, and passionfruit.

Enjoy our tropical twist on the American IPA

SKA BREWING TRUE BLONDE

TELLURIDE BREWING CO. RUSSELL KELLY PALE ALE

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NAVIGATION

WILLOW ST.

FESTIVAL GROUNDS MAIN Entrance & Box office

PACIFIC AVENUE

Lost& found WINE & LIQUOR

House of Brews

Warner field Campground

Glamping Area

Festival Merchandise

Entrance

ATM Sponsor Village KIDS AREA

Beer Truck

VIP entrance

VIP Area

Main Stage

The moon at o ‘bannon’s

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LIBERTY

ELKS PARK PACIFIC AVENUE

Elks Lodge

GONDOLA TO MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

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SPRUCE ST.

FIR ST.

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COLORADO AVENUE

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PINE ST.

Sheridan Opera house

OAK ST.

TOWNSEND ST.

ASPEN ST.

JUKE JOINT

ATM

JJ

COLORADO AVENUE

North

Path Campground Festival Service

Town park Campground

Vendors Grand Tasting Water Restroom

The Blues Stage

Showers

Campground Sessions stage

ATM ATM

Charging Station Recycling Bus stop Bike parking

Campground

Handicap access Medical JUKE Joint

HEMLOCK ST.

MAPLE ST.

ALDER ST.

WILLOW ST.

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MAIN Entrance & Box office

FESTIVAL GROUNDS

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THE MUSIC

BRIAN KEITH WALLEN

STEVE ITTERLY Mr. Itterly is the Telluride Blues and Brews 2016 Telluride Blues Challenge winner, and one of the perks of grabbing that honor has landed him on the stage this year. The Telluride Blues Challenge is an annual competition hosted by the Telluride Blues Society and the Colorado Blues Society. The competition showcases talented musicians who excel in the Blues genre and is open to any solo performer(s), acoustic and electric, who are not currently signed to a major record label or publishing deal. With influences and styles ranging from ragtime, western swing, country blues and Jimmy Page’s acoustic fingerpicking style, Steve writes his own material. His songs reflect a myriad of American music traditions, as well as his own personal reflections. Congratulations, Steve!

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What will strike you first about seeing Brian Keith Wallen perform is the focused energy he brings in buckets full. Next is the way you’re mesmerized by his guitar work – at once shambolic and precise. The rhythm he stomps out is feral and true. The first time we saw this gent play, we knew he’d be perfect for the rolling intimacy of our Durango Blues Train summer series. He’s a crowd favorite and this year in Telluride, he’ll be performing not once but thrice. You have zero excuse to miss him. The son of Indiana has traveled the world playing everything from house concerts to rock clubs, from cities of renown to scenes of his familiar farmland home. Check out

his blog about the life of a traveling musician. It’s insightful, filled with gratitude, and downright poetic at times. His blues come from that place. Treat yourself.

THURSDAY 5:00 PM, FREE SUNSET BLUES CONCERT MOUNTAIN VILLAGE SUNSET PLAZA SATURDAY 10 PM OPERA HOUSE SUNDAY 9 AM ELKS LODGE

TERESA JAMES & THE RHYTHM TRAMPS

What a voice! Sensuous, mighty, heaven-sent, emotive. What a band! Studded with the best of the best players in the blues-rock music world – tight, cool and steady and deep in the groove.

Teresa is a Houston native who now makes her home in Los Angeles. This hard-working blues woman has released a slew of well-received records and has lent her voice to the recordings of artists like Eric Burdon, Randy Newman and Tommy Castro. She knew she wanted to perform for a living when she and her father won a talent show when she was

a young girl in Texas. Through high school and college, she sang in folk and rock bands, but when blues music found her, she knew she’d landed where she belonged.

We agree with The Band’s late drummer, Levon Helm, who said, “When she sings, you can feel it in your bones.”

FRIDAY 10 PM ELKS LODGE

THE MUSIC

A.J. FULLERTON FEATURING STUD FORD & NIC CLARK

JW-JONES This smokin’ Canadian guitarist is gonna bring it! He’s fresh from winning the 2017 International Blues Challenge for Best Self-Produced, CD, High Temperature, The Rolling Stones’ keyboardist, Chuck Leavell digs him, and George Thorogood, Buddy Guy and Canned Heat have all asked him to be an opener for them on the road.

He hones his singing and play-

MITCH WOODS Nothing says party like Mitch Woods when he’s playing the 88s.

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ing with countless live gigs in any given year, in venues around the world, and is known for his uncompromising musicianship and high energy. This cat will bring down the house! Finally, it must be said he’s got a glowing seal of approval from blues guitar great, Hubert Sumlin, who said of JW, “JW’s got it down!

So much soul, and nice material. You can’t beat it. I am telling the truth.” Well then.

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woogie confabs have sealed his reputation as one of the best jump blues piano players working today. Fans dubbed those at-sea, sweaty sessions Mitch Woods’ Club 88. His infectious energy and incredible showmanship make sitting still an impossible proposition. Going to a Mitch Woods set means you are dancing. End of story. Mr. Woods delivers a sound that hearkens back to the great jump blues bands of the 1940s and 50s. He calls his style “rock-a-boogie.” We call it straight-up fun.

FRIDAY 11:30 PM THE LIBERTY SATURDAY 11:30 PM THE LIBERTY SUNDAY 1 PM BLUES STAGE

We’re proud to say we’ve been hip to this young man since the first time we heard him play.

With his superb finger-picking and bottleneck slide work, soulful vocals that seem to be coming from a much older cat, and songs that get deep inside, A.J. Fullerton – who grew up just up the highway from Telluride in Montrose, Colorado – holds the future of the blues in his capable hands. This year, he’s playing with two fine musicians in their own right. Nic Clark’s beautiful harmonica playing is a melodic dance that uplifts every song he plays. Drummer Stud Ford is the grandson of the late, great T-Model Ford (TBB 2010), and he plays in intenses Hill Country blues drumming style that demands both stamina and precision.

Youthful energy, fresh ideas and reverence for tradition are embodied in these three young musicians. You’ll say you saw them when …

SATURDAY 3:30 PM BLUES STAGE SATURDAY 10 PM THE MOON SUNDAY 3 PM CAMPGROUND

THE MUSIC

MONKEY JUNK Monkey Junk is Steve Marriner (vocals, harmonica, baritone guitar and Hammond organ),

Matt Sobb (drums and percussion), and Tony D (lead guitar), a swampy, funky trio from our great neighbor to the north, Canada. This oft-decorated band took its name from a Son

House interview, in which the great bluesman, describing how the blues is about love, reportedly said, “I’m talking about the blues. I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout no monkey junk.” The Ottowabased trio is a fixture on the blues scene in their native Canada, and have racked up numerous Maple Blues Awards, as well as Juno Awards and nominations, winning in 2012 for Blues Album of the Year, To Behold. Marriner has a gritty, old soul voice, and Sobb’s rock solid platform pins down their swampy groove over which Tony D’s guitar work soars. Is Canada a great country or what? Universal health care and Monkey Junk. Good stuff.

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HAMISH ANDERSON There’s a very old soul encased in this young man’s body. He plays guitar as if he’s been possessed by all three Kings - B.B., Albert, and Freddie - Keith Richards, and Peter Green. He dove into the cool, blue pool left by the greatest blues pioneers – Son House, Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, Elmore James – and has emerged with an adroit understanding that he’s an honored bearer of the blues standard. An Aussie who now makes his home in L.A., his new record, Trouble, is a mature collection of songs recorded essentially live, giving it a warm, honest tone and

authenticity that’s hard to find in today’s auto-tune world. His songwriting demonstrates a melodic gift that reflects another of his influences, none other than Tom Petty. Those old blues mas-

ters are resting easy when Hamish plugs in his guitar. Everything is right in the world.

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DELGRES DELGRES GIVES

VOICE TO THEIR ANCESTORS, SLAVES FROM THE FRENCH CARIBBEAN ISLAND OF GUADELOUPE WHO FOUND REFUGE IN NEW ORLEANS. The music, performed by Pascal Danae, guitar and vocals, Rafgee on the sousaphone and Baptiste Brondy on drums and vocals, is a mystical, swampy blend of Mississippi Delta blues, Caribbean rhythms and Big Easy funk and drive. Born in Paris to Caribbean parents, Pascal has searched for the link between his love of the blues, and his ancestral home of Guadeloupe. This captivating trio

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did the blues come from?” The answer may prove elusive, but in Delgres’ music, it seems the connection has been made.

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None other than Bootsy Collins calls him “the real thang,” and he’s hailed as, “The new master of the slide guitar,” by the Montreux Jazz Festival. The Englishman with the flowing locks and old soul vocals has influences like John Lee Hooker, Peter Green, Robert Johnson, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell that he weaves into his captivating writing and playing. From humble beginnings as a busker to playing before international audiences, Jack is a musician in his ascendency, destined to be an influence on others, destined to be ranked alongside his musical heroes. As a fan remarked, “He deserves to be famous already.” We agree.

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JOHN NÉMETH AND THE BLUE DREAMERS The first time he heard “Hoodoo Man” by Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, John Németh knew the blues would be his path in life. And what a path. The Boise, Idaho native has roamed from Idaho to San Francisco to Memphis, a city rich in musical history that he now calls home.

He’s a proud recipient of two Blues Music Awards; a 2014 nod for Soul Blues Male Artist, and in 2015, his record, Memphis Grease, took the prize for Soul Blues Album. This year, he’s on the Feelin’ Freaky tour

in support of his latest record by the same name, produced

by Luther Dickinson. This new collection of original songs – always punctuated and informed by his incredible harp playing – run the gamut of songs that address societal concerns, to the sheer pleasure of dancing and weed. His band, The

Blue Dreamers, give Németh’s songs the drive and energy they deserve. He’s a monster in the blues world, but he’s impossible to categorize. Let’s just say he’s an amazing performer. And you should buy his latest record, Feelin’ Freaky. It’s really good.

evident in every note. With a hand-up from Music Makers Relief Foundation, he’s been touring the country and Europe, recorded two fine albums – Blue and Lonesome

and The Mighty Flood – and now appears at the festival as one of its finest practitioners of a revered musical tradition.

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ALABAMA SLIM IT MAY HAVE TAKEN

ALABAMA SLIM 50 YEARS TO GET INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO, BUT WHEN HE DID, HE BROUGHT WITH HIM THE HAUNTING MAGIC OF THE VERY ROOTS OF BLUES. A tall man whose guitar work is spare and understated, and a lonesome, moaning singing style he learned as a child from his elders, Alabama Slim calls to mind the steamy Alabama juke joints where he earned his chops. Born Milton Frazier, he grew up listening to Big Bill Broonzy and Lightnin’ Hopkins on his parents’ 78s, influences 26 | tellurideblues.com

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ROBERT FINLEY

“WORKING WITH ROBERT FINLEY WAS INCREDIBLE. HE’S THE GREATEST LIVING SOUL SINGER AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED.” – DAN AUERBACH OF THE BLACK KEYS Robert Finley chose the blues when he was just 11 years old.

The Bernice, Louisiana native

needed new shoes and his father sent to town with money to get a new pair. He returned home

wearing his old shoes, but the proud owner of a guitar. Inspired by his love of the ladies to learn his craft, Robert worked hard at it and succeeded. While in the Army, he led a band that wowed both the troops and European audiences with deep soul and R&B hits of the day. Back home, keeping a band together was harder, so he made his living at carpentry, picking up solo gigs when he could. Today, now legally blind, he no longer has to bang nails for a living but, with the help of the Music Maker Relief Foundation, keeps busy touring and working at what he does best – steamy blues, imaginative lyrics and a show that just won’t quit. He’s all about “making magic happen.”

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DWAYNE DOPSIE AND THE ZYDECO HELLRAISERS He plays that accordion so well some swear it smokes. Unsurprisingly, Rolling Stone magazine once called him the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion. Folks, if you don’t know zydeco, you will after Dwayne Dopsie’s set.

Son of zydeco legend Rockin’ Dopsie, (it’s pronounced doopsee), Dwayne and his Zydeco Hellraisers take the tradition to new energetic, youthful heights.

This music puts you squarely in the heart of New Orleans, where the genre’s roots grew from French Creole musical tra-

ditions, blending blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native people of Louisiana.

Dwayne was born for this music and picked up the accordion at the age of 7, when it was immediately apparent he had “it.”

“This is my calling,” he has said.

“Zydeco music is in my blood and it is my heart and soul.”

Can you feel it?

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ERIC LINDELL Blue-eyed soul-funk purveyor, accomplished multi-instrumentalist, contented family man, acclaimed songwriter and captivating live performer, Eric Lindell returns to the Telluride Blues and Brews stage for the first time since 2007. The California native has made waves since calling New Orleans his home in the late 1990s, where that city’s swampy, funky vibe suits Er-

BEN MILLER BAND The Ben Miller Band is a band that sets up on the front porch on a hot summer night and plays until the moths have all beaten themselves senseless on the light bulb. Their feral, rootsy sound is made with a collection of instruments both traditional and fabricated from the stuff some people call junk. As an opening act for ZZ Top, members of the Top found themselves mesmerized, unable to look away, while Miller and company whipped the crowd into a dust-raising, footstomping frenzy. They call their sound Ozark Stomp and in it there are elements of rock, bluegrass, and Appalachian mountain music. The blend is oddly mystical, impossible to keep still to, and completely engaging.

You’ll find yourself wondering what just happened, and wanting to hear it again and again.

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ic’s American roots music to a T. Along with collaborating with Luther Dickinson and Anson Funderburgh on his latest record, Matters Of The Heart, and releasing a slew of other well-received albums, Eric can sometimes be found keeping company with Ivan Neville, Robert Mercurio, and Stanton Moore in a Crescent City super group they call Dragon Smoke. Welcome back, Mr. Lindell.

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SAMANTHA FISH If you were lucky enough to attend this festival in 2016, then you know that Samantha Fish

won our hearts in a huge way.

One song in, she kicked off her red high heels (“I’m high enough without these.”), and absolutely electrified the Sunday afternoon crowd with her

sizzling guitar work, soaring vocals and a red-hot band that knew no other gear than overdrive. It was nothing short of amazing and we knew without a doubt we had to invite her back to the mountains. For the uninitiated, Samantha’s rock and roll roots are in plain sight, and her sound fuses blues and soul into one steamy pot. He latest record, Chills & Fever, finds her in cahoots with members of the Detroit Cobras, an elbows-up, fierce punk blues outfit that suits her insurgent proclivities and elevates her playing to the stratosphere. It will be a while before you cool off after her set.

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THE REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND The Reverend’s live shows are bodacious, rollicking affairs, and the Big Damn Band (the Rev on guitar, Breezy Peyton on washboard, and Maxwell Senteney on drums) leaves everything on the stage. Their corn-fed brand of blues is a hot funnel cake of country blues, a dusting of punk energy, and a deep fried reverence for acoustic blues legends like T-Model Ford and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. The new record, The Front Porch Sessions, was recorded in an old church with vintage instruments, giving it a homey feel.

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Dotted with originals, covers and instrumentals that show off the Rev’s deft guitar work, you can fairly hear the wood creaking underfoot - as the Reverend intended. It’s music that’s real and intimate and honest. “I’m interested in making hand-

made American music, and the goal is to be timeless,” Peyton says. Now get you some sweet tea and kick off your shoes for this front porch session.

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THE RECORD COMPANY

THEY’VE ROCKED YOUR WORLD BEFORE (TBB 2014), AND WE JUST HAD TO HAVE THEM PLAY FOR US AGAIN.

The Record Company is guitarist Chris Vos, Alex Stiff on bass, and drummer Marc Cazorla. In their muscular, notkidding-around approach to playing, you’ll hear a searing amalgam of sounds that call on their influences – John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters – updated with contemporary rock muscle.

Since their TBB debut, they made Rolling Stone’s 2016 10 New Artists You Need To Know list, were nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards Best Contemporary Blues Album for Give It Back To You, and toured Europe with Blackberry Smoke. These LA-based gents have opened up for acts as diverse as Grace Potter, Social Distortion and Buddy Guy. They’re phenomenal, in demand and lucky for us, back in the mountains.

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TAB BENOIT WE’RE PROUD TO

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musicians – Anders Osborne, Johnny Sansone, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, and Cyril Neville to name just a few. In response to the environmental degradation of the crucial wetlands ecosystem that buffers the Louisiana coastline, Tab founded Voice of the Wetlands, both a musical group and an activist organization that raises funds and awareness. His music and his heart are clearly in the right place.

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CHICANO BATMAN SULTRY BRAZILIAN

TROPICALIA GROOVES, SWEET, WARM SOUL, MIND-BLOWING PSYCHEDELIA. May we introduce Chicano Batman, a band from Los Angeles that grabs your curiosity in matching vintage formalwear, and then proceeds to shake the cobwebs right outta yo head.

Their new record, Freedom Is Free, highlights their soul and R&B proclivities, and in the best tradition of the 1960s and ‘70s, has some pointed social commentary overlaid with stinging guitar work and infectious rhythms. This is a band on its ascendency. They’ve toured in

support of Jack White, Alabama Shakes, the Claypool Lennon Delirium and Gogol Bordello, and this year are touring as headliners in their own right. The band, founded by Bardo Martinez-- guitar, keyboard, vocals – in

2008 with his friend bassist Eduardo Arenas, includes Gabriel Villa on drums and vocals and Carlos Arévalo on guitar. Welcome to your new, favorite band.

DELBERT MCCLINTON AND SELF-MADE MEN DELBERT MCCLINTON IS A BLUESMAN WHO LOOKS

Through it all, he’s taken his music to the road, his true love and passion. The Lubbock, Texas native moved with his family to Fort Worth where, as a teen, he cut his teeth in a band that opened for stellar blues artists like Jimmy Reed, Howlin’ Wolf, Gatemouth Brown and Freddie King. Along the road that leads to today, he wrote hit songs, garnered Grammy awards, tussled with the IRS, kept touring, and back in the day, to great mythical acclaim, showed the young Beatle John Lennon, a thing or two on the harmonica.

His songs are about love and hope and rising above life’s challenges.

Give it up for this true blues legend, Mr. Delbert McClinton.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE. HIS LIFE HAS HELD TROUBLE AND SORROW, JOY AND SUCCESS.

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THE MAGPIE SALUTE This band is for those of us who speak Rock and Roll. Though The Magpie Salute was only formed late last year, they are old musical compadres with thousands of miles, a musical history, and many stories between them.

The brainchild of The Black Crowes co-founder, Rich Robinson, the band features former Crowes guitarist and bassist, respectively, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien, with drummer Joe Magistro and Matt Slocum on keys. The Magpie Salute vocal contingent is mighty – John Hogg handles lead vocals and former Crowes singer Charity White and background

singers, Adrien Reju and Katrine Ottosen add power to the Salute’s not-kidding-around rock and roll show. They shine new light on Crowes classics and cover songs

by War and Delaney and Bonnie, just to hint at what to expect.

Response to The Magpie Salute has been fantastic. Sold-out shows (many added on due to popular

demand) speak to the reverberating adoration fans have for The Black Crowes and for real rock and roll. As Rich says, it’s even more than that. “It’s freedom, it’s love, it’s loss, it’s pure joy. It’s misery, it’s simultaneously arrogance and vulnerability. It is life.”

has made them one of the most lauded and respected gospel vocal group to have ever worked.

Grammy awards for their recorded work, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, and induction into the Gospel Hall of Fame, as well as

performances in the White House for three different presidents are all indications that staying true to gospel – the music they love – was a fine decision indeed. Testify!

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THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA The seven-decade ride The Blind Boys have been on is a testament to their faith, to their love of music, and to perseverance. The group originally sprung from the halls of the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the 1930s when they were just kids. Jimmy Carter was one of the original members and is still performing today. They toured the Jim Crow South of the 1940s and ‘50s and raised their voices as part of America’s Civil Rights Movement. They turned down offers to “cross over” to secular music, sticking steadfastly to their unique gospel sound, and that commitment to delivering The Word 38 | tellurideblues.com

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plosive garage rock.” It’s easy to see why Jack White invited the soft-spoken guitarist to open for him on the road a couple years ago. Makes sense – the first record Benjamin ever bought was The White Stripes’ Elephant, when he was 13. It made a mark on his style. You will hear it in songs like “Violent Shiver.” And it will rock you.

His latest record, Witness, tackles racism in America and poses the question, ““Am I going to be a Witness?” and in today’s world, “Is that enough?” He writes music that matters, and blends his rock, punk and blues influences

into a heady, ferocious playing and singing style. He’s enchanted the critics and fans with remarkable appearances on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, KEXP, SXSW, and has a sound that SPIN magazine called, “bright, furious, ex-

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

THESE ARE INTERESTING TIMES WE LIVE IN AND THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

Their new record, American Band, is an unapologetic, Southern rock rant about what principle songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley find disturbing about current politics. Always

socially observant, DBT takes off the gloves, ready to brawl. Less poetic and more direct, this is a shot across the bows of the Establishment. In their music they speak to the frustration and rage

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THE MUSIC

ANDERS OSBORNE It isn’t the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival without Anders Osborne. From the moment the Swedish native put down roots in New Orleans after traveling the world, he has become an irreplaceable part of that city’s musical landscape.

Profoundly confessional songwriting, a voice that summons forth and conquers demons, and guitar work that pierces the soul, Anders’ work is incomparable. We’ve had him play this festival more than any other artist and with good reason. His authenticity and dedication to the blues form, which he fuses with rock ferocity and his unflinching lyricism, is the gold standard of modern blues music. He is a gift to music and to our ears. So good to see you again, Anders.

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TAJMO: THE TAJ MAHAL AND KEB’ MO’ BAND WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN BLUES GREATS TAJ MAHAL AND KEB’ MO’ COMBINE FORCES? TAJMO, THAT’S WHAT. Both the album and this historic tour mark an incredible pairing that bridges the generations of these two, great blues practitioners and makes for a thrilling and artistically divine collaboration. A record of both covers and 42 | tellurideblues.com

originals, TajMo, features performances by Bonnie Raitt, Joe Walsh, Sheila E and Lizz Wright.

When the two men trade vocals and guitar licks, the songs glitter and the soul runs deep.

Both men’s reputations precede

them. Taj Mahal’s work is no less vital, important and beloved after 50 years of playing music for the world. His dedication is unwavering and his spirit is strong. “What inspires me most about my career is that I’ve been able to make a living playing the music that I always loved and wanted to play since the early 50s,” he says. “And the fact that I still am involved in enjoying an exciting career at this point in time is truly priceless.”

In 2014 he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement for Performance Award at the 13th Annual Americana Honors and Awards, a recognition he said, “means the world to me.”

Keb’ Mo’, who along with Taj, has appeared on the Blues and Brews stage before, is no less a revered figure in the blues music world. Kevin Moore became Keb’ Mo’ in the 1994 with the release of his eponymous

first record, and 11 albums and multiple Grammy awards and nominations hence, he’s lauded for his richly nuanced vocals and emotive guitar work. In addition, his production and songwriting prowess is widely sought after, and his collaborations are an all-star list of music’s greatest performers.

A longtime supporter of the nonprofit Playing For Change, (an organization that funds music and art education), Keb’ has directed

that 5 percent of the proceeds of his album, Keb’ Mo’ Live, be given to the cause. He plays with heart and he pays it forward with compassion.

This historic performance of two of blues music’s favorite sons is going to be one for the ages.

Two blues legends in one amazing show. We can’t believe it, either.

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SING A SONG, PLAY GUITAR, MAKE IT SNAPPY. WHEN YOU HEAR THE NAME STEVE WINWOOD, WHERE DO YOU GO? BACK TO BLIND FAITH? ON THE ARC OF A DIVER? DO YOU PLAY TRAFFIC IN YOUR HEAD? OR DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE KID WHO WAS THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP?

STEVE WINWOOD Wherever Steve Winwood’s impressive output takes you, it’s pure gold. Creatively restless and curious, the hallmark of Steve’s musical journey has been one of exploration and testing boundaries. The albums he’s made with Blind Faith and Traffic set him apart as a musician who reaches out to other, equally adventurous souls – Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Rick Grech, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood – to make records that remain as fresh and exciting as the first time you dropped the needle in the groove. Then as now, there’ve been no other recordings quite like John Barleycorn Must Die, or Blind Faith’s sole eponymous record. Musical conventions of the day were challenged by the sheer audacity of their compositions, range of influences, and stellar musicianship. What remains are classic records that reside in every serious listener’s collection.

His solo records unleashed the Grammy tide – in the late 70s and 1980s, his melodic songs were radio staples and a career that at that time was already 20 years on, exploded. A wickedly talented multi-instrumentalist, Steve might be best known for his distinctive Hammond organ sound, a sound he has lent to Jimi Hendrix on “Voodoo Chile,” and as recently as on Miranda Lambert’s hit, “Baggage Claim.” You hear it and just know it’s Mr. Winwood.

In Steve Winwood’s music there is a vast range of influences and styles. He’s explored Delta blues, English folk, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and melds them into his own inventive songs. Chances are, you know the words to all of them. We’re honored to have Steve Winwood play for you.

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The BLUES

BONNIE RAITT PLAYS THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES. HER HONESTY, HER WARMTH, HER BEENTHERE, FELT-THAT SONGS SEEM TO BE RIPPED FROM THE PAGES OF OUR OWN DIARIES.

BONNIE RAITT Listening to her music feels like sitting down with an old friend when the blues hit hard, but the company we’re in is the best medicine.

Twenty albums, 10 Grammys, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, countless gigs and other recognition … Bonnie’s life has been a life of music. Since she was given her first guitar at the age of eight, her path was made evident. Encouraged by her parents, the Broadway star John Raitt and her pianist mother, Marge Goddard, Bonnie dove into the blues, folk and protest scene in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she was attending college. Honing her remarkable vocals and nuanced slide guitar work in area coffeehouses, she was blessed to be able to open for and learn from some of the giants in the blues world – she counts Sippie Wallace, John Lee Hooker, Son House and Muddy Waters as mentors in music and in life.

Her dedication and passion is not only the blues, but to the art of the song. Her covers of songs by the likes of John Hiatt, Michael Hutchence, T-Bone Burnett, Sippie Wallace and John Prine are often viewed as definitive versions. Her slide work has earned her inclusion in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and her own self-penned tunes reach deep with their honesty and emotional impact.

A dedicated activist, Bonnie’s interests include the anti-nuclear movement, and a program that connects young people with their musical roots. Additionally, she is a co-founder of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, which works to improve royalties and the alleviate financial hardship for soul and R&B artists whose work – and deserved remuneration - too often gets swept under the carpet.

Her newest album, Digging In Deep, is a celebration of new songs – originals and covers – and the amazing alchemy she loves about playing with her touring band. Ricky Fataar, George Marinelli, James “Hutch” Hutcherson, and Mike Finnegan play with intuition, finesse and an undeniably funky groove. With this record, Bonnie has, once again, told the stories of our lives with songs that dance us through our blues.

Welcome back to mountains, Bonnie.

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THE Comedians

JOHN NOVOSAD John Novosad, a.k.a. Hippieman, is a stand-up comedian based out of the Comedy Works in Denver, Colorado. He’s performed in clubs, theatres and bars across the country for over thirty years. John grew up in Boulder, Colorado.

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He’s also appeared on Bryon Allen’s nationally syndicated Comedy.TV.

ALEX EDELMAN Alex Edelman is a 27-yearold, comedian who has been working professionally as a stand-up since the age of 16.

He is currently a staff writer on THE GREAT INDOORS, for CBS. Alex can be seen performing stand up on season 1 of Seeso’s The Guest List. He won the prestigious Foster’s Best Newcomer prize at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival for his one man show, Millennial, only the second American ever to have done so. In 2015 he was named a “New Face” at the Just For Laughs Festival Montreal, one of Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch” in 2014 and listed as #10 on NY Magazine’s “50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015”. A regular performer at most of the city’s clubs, he tours both

nationally and internationally and is one of the founders of Jerusalem’s Off the Wall Comedy Club and a favorite on the UK festival circuit. Beyond stand-up, he writes regularly for outlets like The Atlantic and The Believer, has written and produced documentaries for the US State Department and ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, and spent more than a decade working as a speechwriter for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox.

Troy Walker finished law school and became a comedian. It makes sense when you think about it. Both professions require solid writing skills, a gift for storytelling, heightened powers of observation, and great delivery. Troy is a Denver native who made a huge impression on the comedy scene in his hometown, refining and perfecting his material at well-received shows at both Comedy Works stages - downtown and in the ‘burbs. He’s since moved to Los Angeles and has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, as well as the country’s top comedy festivals, including Telluride Comedy Festival, Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Nebraska’s Great American Comedy Festival, and others. His is a stand-up routine that is fearless, topical, superbly timed, articulate, and yes – very, very funny.

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BEN GLEIB A truly unique voice in comedy, Gleib has been a regular on-air contributor to CNN and NPR (where he won a Golden Mic award,) is an accomplished voice over actor (“The Book of Life,” “Ice Age: Continental Drift” - the second highest grossing animated movie of all-time internationally, and is one of the stars of “Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie”) and this year, co-anchored “The Young Turks,” and a week of “ABC News Digital” from their world news headquarters in New York. Unusual gigs for a comedian, and examples of why he is one of the most multi-talented comics in the country.

Gleib is one of the leads in the feature film “Bad People” currently on iTunes and Amazon.

You may also have seen him as the host of ABC’s “Oscar Roadtrip” featured during the Pre-show of the 85th Academy Awards, as the star of the NBC primetime hidden camera series “The Real Wedding Crashers,” his memorable guest star on the E! scripted series “After Lately,” or from his recent webseries “Cinedopes” available for free on Youtube.

Esquire once called Ben Gleib one of “six comedians who could be comedy’s next big thing.”

The other 5 were Aziz Ansari, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Demetri Martin, and Flight of the Conchords. It came true for each of them, and it now seems to be Gleib’s time.

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REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE + COMPOST

In cooperation with our vendors, Sysco, and the Town of Telluride, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival provides attendees the opportunity to recycle and compost nearly everything you would want to throw away. When you arrive at the Festival, you’ll find six recycling and compost centers located throughout the Festival grounds and one in the campground.

Blues & Brews is teaming up with Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. LNT teaches people of all ages how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly, and is the most widely accepted outdoor ethics program used on public lands. As a proud partner of Leave No Trace, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is pleased to be able to do our part to pass our nation’s heritage of outdoor recreation on to future generations. WIN PRIZES: Stop by the LNT booth near the entrance to the Festival and find out all of their initiative based contests to win all kinds of cool swag!

SOUVENIRS & SIERRA NEVADA

Save your souvenir tasting glass and especially your beer cups. The beer is cheaper when you reuse your cup! As an added incentive to save your beer cup, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., our official beer partner, will give you a sticker for every day you reuse the same beer cup.

Be one of the first 100 people to visit the Sierra Nevada booth on Sunday with a complete set of stickers on the same cup and you’ll receive free Sierra Nevada swag! Thanks for filling your cup and not the landfills!

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Purchasing a Telluride Green Ticket for only $3, supports Leave No Trace’s (LNT) initiative in Telluride to raise awareness and educate people about reducing their impact on the environment. Help us protect the earth and keep the Festival moving in a sustainable direction. Tickets are available for purchase at LNT’s booth.

GREEN THE SCENE

Leave No Trace is teaming up with the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival to encourage all campers to green the scene by entering the “Coolest and Cleanest Campsite Challenge.” For more information swing by the Leave No Trace booth and enter to win prizes and FREE passes for next year’s Festival!

REFILL & REHYDRATE

Bottled water is not available for purchase at Blues & Brews.

We offer FREE water stations to keep you hydrated. Bring your bottle and refill throughout the day at our Filling Stations on the west end of the park and in VIP. Making bottles to meet America’s demand for bottled water uses more than 17 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel 1.3 million cars for a year. And that’s not even including the oil for transportation.

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MARIJUANA AWARENESS Marijuana is now legal in Colorado but please do not celebrate this law at the festival! Remember it is still illegal to smoke or consume marijuana in public. It is also illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to possess marijuana. Please respect our new law and your festival neighbors!

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TELLURIDE JAZZ FESTIVAL

AUGUST 3-5, 2018 Not your same old Telluride Jazz Festival! Last winter, SBG Productions, the producers of the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, took over production for Telluride Jazz Festival! This August marked a new era for the celebrated 41 year old festival with enhanced production, a line-up of worldclass jazz, soul, funk and gospel, new luxurious ticket options and many new events. Attendees en52 | tellurideblues.com

joyed three days of music, Wine, Whiskey and Spirit tastings, interactive educational programing, a jazz art walk, a NOLA 2nd Line Parade on Main Street, late night shows and much more. The Jazz Festival has a maximum of 3,000

attendees offering an intimate and unparalleled Telluride festival experience.

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DEDICATED TO HELPING THE TRUE PIONEERS AND FORGOTTEN HEROES OF SOUTHERN MUSIC GAIN RECOGNITION AND MEET THEIR DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS. We are thrilled for the opportunity to once again partner with and contribute to the endeavors of the Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.

The MMRF was founded to preserve the musical traditions of America’s South by directly

supporting the musicians who make it, ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and time. Through programs dedicated to cultural access, musical development and musician sustenance, the Foundation gives future generations access to their heritage through docu-

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ride Jazz Festival, to benefit local Telluride non-profits.

We are raising funds for the One to One Mentoring Program, who empowers youth in San Miguel County to achieve their social, emotional and academic potential through professionally supported mentor relationships, and the Telluride Aids Benefit, a non-profit organization whose mission is to fight HIV/AIDS by heightening global and local awareness, as well as generating financial support for educational programs

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mentation and performance programs that build knowledge and appreciation of America’s musical traditions.

At this year’s festival, we look forward to having two profoundly talented artists from the MMRF roster, Robert Finley and Alabama Slim, join us to perform on the festival’s Main Stage and Blues Stage.

Since their founding in 1994, the Foundation has assisted and partnered with over 300 artists, issued over 150 albums and reached over a million people with live performances in over 40 states and 17 countries around the globe. We are honored to work alongside this compassionate organization in an effort to ensure the continuity of some of the purest and most honest forms of music in American history.

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Be sure to stop by the merchandise tent or Blues Cruise RV to buy a raffle ticket, learn more about the prizes and help show your support for our local non-profits!

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Park Operations Director

Security Director

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Production Director

Production Manager

Communications Director

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Festival Chef

Media Manager

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Box Office Director

Box Office Operations Manager

Artist Hospitality

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Artist Biographer

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Blues Stage Manager

Campground Host

Clubs Director

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THE TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR SUPPORT

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