Elks Park Workshops
| Darrell Scott & Tift Merritt workshop |
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A long-standing Telluride tradition, daily workshops are presented Thursday through Sunday at Elks Park encompassing a variety of unique musical collaborations and performances that embrace the festival’s rich musical diversity. These events are presented free to all Festivarians. Daily schedules are posted at the Festival box office, the Sheridan Opera House, Elks Park, and the sponsor tent inside the Festival grounds next to the Country Store.
2008 Workshop Schedule
From collaborative songwriting workshops, to epic jam sessions, to a discussion about music and environmentalism, to songs and stories with John Oates, if there was ever a reason to wander from your Town Park tarp during the day, this is it...
Thursday, June 19, 2008
- 12:00 - Telluride Troubadour Competition: Preliminary Round
- 2:00 - Performance: The Turkey Creek Ramblers
- 3:15 - Troubadours in the Round: Troubadour Finalists
- 4:30 - How to Make a Band Work: Spring Creek
Friday, June 20, 2008
- 10:00 - Band Competition: Preliminary Round
- 12:30 - Songwriting: Darrell Scott & Tift Merritt
- 2:00 - Songs from Sparrow & More: Abigail Washburn & Béla Fleck
- 3:15 - Troubadour Competition: Final Round
- 4:30 - Boss Flatpicking: Chris Eldridge, Tyler Grant, Billy Nershi
| Glen Hansard workshop |
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
- 10:30 - Instrument Building: Michael Hornick & Bobby Wintringham
- 11:45 - Throw Your Banjo Down at Your Kora: Béla Fleck & Boubacar
Diebate - 1:00 - Troubadours in the Round: Troubadour Finalists
- 2:30 - Songwriting: Brett Dennen & Tim O'Brien
- 3:45 - New Generation Jam: Leonard Podolak, Sharon Gilchrist, The Duhks, Uncle Earl, Bryn Davies & friends
- 5:00 - Glen Hansard
Sunday, June 22, 2008
- 11:30 - New Songs & Old Stories: John Oates
- 12:30 - Troubadours in the Round: Troubadour Finalists
- 2:00 - Performance: Sharon Gilchrist, Bryn Davies and friends
- 3:30 - Down to the River: Music & Environmentalism with The Duhks
Workshops are subject to change. Please check for daily updates on sign boards and on KOTO 91.7 FM.