15 Aug 2010 - Music Weekend

Last Friday night we went to the Dillon Bluegrass Festival and listen to : Spring Creek Bluegrass Band from Lyons, CO,  Chatham County Line  from North Carolina, & Grammy-award winner and five-time Grammy nominee, Peter Rowan.  We really enjoyed both bands but Peter Rowan was not accompanied by a band and the Dillon Amphitheater is not a great avenue for a single performer.

Saturday & Sunday, we were at the Copper Mountain Guitar Town Weekend.  We have attended this free event several times during the past years and once again it was terrific music and the weather was perfect.  Saturday they have the acoustic guitars (amplified) and Sunday is the electric guitars.

On Saturday, we listen to 19 year old guitar virtuoso Joe Robinson  winner of 2008 Australia Got Talent.  We got to see him two years ago and were blown away by his talent, which was even better this year. He was followed by  Kaki King from Atlanta Georgia.   King is known for her energetic live shows,unique playing, use of multiple tunings on guitar and lap steel.

Bryan Sutton "Guitarist of the Year" by IBMA in 2000, 2003, and 2004. Best of Saturday's performers was John Jorgenson and his Gypsy Jazz Quintet .

After his performance we left to drive back to Frisco for more free music.  On our favorite groups, Subdudes, were playing at 5:30PM.  We heard them several times "Little Bear" and at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans.  The weather was great and the street packed with people.  They were followed by Booker-T which attracted more people.

Sunday we were back at Copper for more in-creditable music.  Mark Selby , followed by John Jorgenson with special guest Albert Lee.  They were joined on stage by several others (did not get their names).  The jam session was the best part of the day.  We were able to stay for part of the Sonny Landreth. He is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player.

We then headed to Breckenridge where we were volunteer ushers for the Mark Cohen show.  There over 650 people that had purchased tickets to this show and it was the perfect show to end our "Music Weekend".  All that music was free except we had to work taking tickets at the Mark Cohen show.  Tough life.....