We spent New Years Eve with Leftover Salmon in Florida and you can read all about that right here. All these years later I can still easily ascertain why they are Legends in their own right. Vastly overlooked and not given the credit they deserve overall.
Ahhhh The The Infamous Stringdusters. They have a new album coming out called 20/20 that I am elated about because just like Leftover Salmon, I love this band and I think they too are a Legendary band In their own right. You can read about their album release party at the Station Inn HERE.
Peter Rowan we spent a lot of time with last spring at the Suwanee Spring Reunion which turned out to be a wonderful weekend of music and memories of their beloved creator. We witnessed many iconic sets from him and his band.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival Announces 2026 Lineup With Top To Bottom Emphasis On World-Class Pickers
Telluride, CO – January 13, 2026 – From first-time performers to five-decade veterans, ask anybody on the Telluride Bluegrass Festival lineup what they’re looking forward to in the new year, and taking the stage in Telluride, Colorado’s Town Park is up towards the top of every list. Today, Telluride Bluegrass promoters Planet Bluegrass shared the lineup for 2026’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival, with returning festivarian-favorites, exciting Telluride debuts, and all-time greats taking the stage over the long weekend of June 18-21, 2026.
Topping the list of today’s announcement are three acts very familiar with Telluride Bluegrass Festival: the dynamic, power-couple-led Tedeschi Trucks Band, Telluride Troubadour Contest finalist turned international folk-music mainstay, Gregory Alan Isakov, and dynamite roots rock duo Larkin Poe, who first debuted at Telluride back when they were called the Lovell Sisters. While names like Shakey Graves and Flatland Cavalry will be sure to pique the interest of any music fan, string bands dominate the rest of the lineup, harkening back to the original spirit of Telluride Bluegrass, with Greensky Bluegrass, Punch Brothers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull, and more joining hot up-and-comers AJ Lee & Blue Summit and East Nash Grass.
If your decision hasn’t been made already, now is the time to call up your festivarian friends, share the news, and get your travel plans together for another gathering of like-minded music fans celebrating the Summer solstice in the San Juan mountains. “This year’s lineup is the greatest gathering of instrumental wizardry we’ve seen,” says Planet Bluegrass’s Craig Ferguson. “With the emphasis on gathering! Telluride Bluegrass is all about what happens when musicians, fans, and friends gather together in this special place.”
A select few tickets and camping pass options are still available at shop.bluegrass.com. For those making their first trek to Telluride—or if it’s been a while—the Planet Bluegrass team has laid out a helpful guide for first-timers right here. Have kids and don’t know where to start in bringing them to their first (and favorite) music festival? This handy Telluride Bluegrass with Kids guide is here to make it fun for the whole family.
For everything else, please visit bluegrass.com.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2026 Lineup:
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Gregory Alan Isakov
Larkin Poe
Shakey Graves
Sam Bush Band
Flatland Cavalry
Greensky Bluegrass
Punch Brothers
The Infamous Stringdusters
Watchhouse Duo
Leftover Salmon
Sierra Hull
The Telluride House Band
Jake Shimabukuro
Peter Rowan Walls of Time Band
Chris Thile
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
East Nash Grass
Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland
Dom Flemons & The Traveling Wildfires
ALASH
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
