Online Festival Archive
Now in its 34th year, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival is rich in history, both musical and otherwise. We are in the process of compiling an online historical archive of the festival's past. This is a long-term project, so check back periodically as we continue to make available more historical information - from the 34th Festival coming this June all the way back to the Telluride Fourth of July Celebration in 1973.
Past Performers
- Past Lineups - from every Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Find an error? Let us know.
Historical Articles
- "Thirty Years of Bluegrass, Telluride-Style." Charlotte Bell, from the 30th TBF Program
- "The Journey to Telluride." Charlotte Bell, from the official TBF Program.
- "Béla Fleck: 25 Years at Telluride." Charlotte Bell, from the 33rd TBF Program
- "Town Park’s Mayor Reigns with Kindness." Charlotte Bell, from the 33rd TBF Program
- "But Is It Bluegrass?" Charlotte Bell, from the official TBF Program.
- "Hallelujah and pass the sunscreen: The Telluride Sunday Morning Gospel Set" Charlotte Bell, from the official TBF Program.
- "The Greening of Telluride." Charlotte Bell, from the official TBF Program.
- "Pastor Mustard: Who Is That Guy?" Charlotte Bell, from the official TBF Program.
Official Telluride Bluegrass Festival Programs
Download the official printed programs from past festivals as Adobe PDF files.
- 2006 (6.8 MB Abobe PDF file)
- 2005 (4.1 MB Abobe PDF file)
- 2004 (3.4 MB (4.1 MB Abobe PDF file)
- 2003 (3.9 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 2002 (3.4 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 2001 (3.3 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 2000 (3 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1999 (4.5 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1997 (4.5 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1996 (3 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1995 (1.8 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1993 (3.2 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1992 (2 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1990 (2.6 MB Adobe PDF file)
- 1988 (2.2 MB Adobe PDF file)
A special thanks to Telluride Tom for collecting and scanning most of these programs. This program archive would not exist without his hours of hard work. Check out his program archive for higher-resolution scans. Additional thanks to John Pearson for his scan of the 1992 program. If you have a copy of one of the programs we are missing from this list and are willing to help improve this archive, please contact us or Telluride Tom.
Other Resources
- www.TellurideTom.com - Tom's site has a wealth of information about the festival, including recordings, photos, the original TBF Program archive, and other items.
- "Packing for Telluride" (9.3MB mp3 file) - Longtime festivarian James Buchanan, part of the motly crewe now known as Camp Wander-in' in Town Park, summarizes the festivarian experience in his tune "Packing for Telluride" ("I'm packing light, leaving all this weight behind".
We Can Use Your Help
If you have historical programs, posters, photos, or even just memorable stories, we'd love to hear from you. Help make this information available to the wider Festivarian / Telluride community. Send us an email: [email protected].