Telluride Bluegrass: Yonder Debuts Latest Release. Yonder Mountain String Band celebrates the national release of Black Sheep at the 4. Telluride Bluegrass Festival, performing at the Telluride Conference Center, Mountain Village, on June 1. Boulder International Film Festival Beats the. The Boulder International Film Festival takes. Movies Made in Colorado. Grandpa's Still in the Tuff Shed (2003). Streaming resources for Robin Beeck Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed. Links to watch this USA Documentary, Short Movie online. Grandson looking to move Nederland's. The local Tuff Shed supplier and a local radio station took care of. Sheridan Opera House, June 1. Main Stage, June 2. Scroll down to listen to a track from Black Sheep. YMSB, credit, Mitchell Scobie. Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, celebrated annually from Friday . A centerpieces of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film “Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed,” a magnum opus which premiered at Telluride Mountainfilm in 1. A centerpiece of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival is another Nederland import: Yonder Mountain String Band. For nearly 1. 7 years, Yonder Mountain String Band has redefined bluegrass music, expanding the traditional acoustic genre beyond its previously established boundaries by steadily pushing the envelope into the realms of rock n’ roll and improvisation. Yonder has always played music of their own design, in the process attracting a devout coterie of fans that often resembles a tight- knit family on an epic musical journey, with Yonder crossing the country with an ever- rigorous tour schedule. Yonder is a quintessential ensemble honing its craft night after night on the road with fans there to experience it all in real time. The result is music that doesn’t stand still. The band. The concert takes place in Mountain Village at the Telluride Conference Center. Yonder Mountain String Band today . We have literally grown up on that wonderful stage. TubePlus, Watch GRANDPA'S IN THE TUFF SHED (1998), watch free movies and free online movies. Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed Help TUBE+ by press the. We arrive at the 2. Bluegrass Festival having in some ways been reborn. And there we are releasing what I feel is the most exciting record we’ve ever produced. It’s very stripped down and relies on the instruments and vocals alone to capture an . The decision to release it at Telluride was an easy one. There’s no other week where so many like- minded music fans gather, many of whom have seen us every year for a decade and a half. We have something new to share and Telluride, being family, gets to hear it first.”. And in 1998, Coloradans Donna. With the exception of the album’s sole cover tune, “Ever Fallen In Love,” originally by the late ’7. British punk- rock band the Buzzcocks, each of the album’s new tracks were written by the Yonder members over. With its new five- piece line- up, Yonder is able to go places that were simply inaccessible before.“The traditional bluegrass lineup allows us to rethink things on different levels,” said banjo/vocalist Dave Johnston, “but at the heart of it all is the same energy and drive and a freewheeling spirit. It’s an exciting time for us because we have an invigorating sense of the future. At the end of the day, Yonder is a band with almost two decades of music under its belt, but we’re always a bit restless. We want to move the music forward to new places, which keeps us on our musical toes.”Yonder. Through steadfast gigging in all manner of venues from small clubs to massive outdoor festivals, Yonder Mountain String Band quickly built a robust fan base while continually experimenting to define its sound. Some of the most fervent audiences were at jam band shows and festivals, where fans took readily to YMSB’s potent mix of the traditional bluegrass of Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson and the improvisational sensibilities of the Grateful Dead and Phish. Also deeply ingrained in the band, albeit more subtly, was a fierce love for punk, which provided members with seminal influences while they were growing up.“We didn’t even hear bluegrass until our 2. Adam Aijala. The loss of one member and the subsequent addition of two of today’s top pickers to help shape their evolving sound brings intriguing opportunities to the table; ones that set Yonder. Black Sheep is a bold statement, meant to passionately get fans up on their feet and ecstatically dancing, but it’s also about embracing the moment. Essential changes are a healthy step in keeping the music alive and well.“We’ve been growing over the years and I feel like we really don’t have any limitations,” added Aijala. Everything Yonder has ever tried to do, we’re doing in this record. It’s gonna take some time for fans to get acquainted with the new Yonder. When you make a big change like we did, it’s a huge thing. But the band is a force, and the album is such a perfect example of our new direction. It changes and morphs and has an open- ended quality that makes anything possible. For 1. 9+ years, Susan has covered Telluride. Much of her writing features high- profile individuals in the arts, entertainment, business, and politics. She is a former Citibank executive specializing in strategic planning and new business development, and a certified Viniyoga instructor.
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