Previous Meltdown lineups

2023

• Rick Faris
• Tunnel Drive
• The Slocan Ramblers
• The Kody Norris Show
• Barbaro, Tall Poppy String Band
• The Cody Sisters
• High Country Hustle
• Basin & Grange
• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Last Nickel

• The Blue Moon Ramblers
• La La Bones
• People We Know
• Six Dollar String Band
• The Badly Bent
• Tone Dog
• Bluegrouse
• Smelter Mountain Boys
• CCBE – Rocky Mountain Tops
• Jordan Rainey

2022

• Bruce Molsky & Tony Trischka
• AJ Lee and Blue Summit
• The Special Consensus
• Unspoken Tradition
• Chain Station
• The Meltdown Sisters
• FY5
• The Big Hooray
• Old Fuss & Feathers
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Six Dollar String Band

• The Badly Bent
• La La Bones
• Smelter Mountain Boys
• People We Know
• Bluegrouse
• Fellowship of the Strings
• Liver Quartet
• Crooked Measures
• Tone Dog
• Blue Moon Ramblers

2019

• Junior Sisk and Friends
• Songs from the Road Band
• Larry Keel Experience
• John Reischman and the Jaybirds
• Richie and Rosie
• Steam Machine
• Jeff Scroggins and Colorado
• FY5
• Masontown
• Halden Wofford and the Hi*Beams
• The Wrecklunds
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Robin Davis Duo
• Stillhouse Junkies
• Six Dollar String Band
• The Badly Bent

• La La Bones
• Lawn Chair Kings
• Last Nickel
• Lost Souls
• The Blue Moon Ramblers
• Sunny and the Whiskey Machine
• Fellowship of the Strings
• Chokecherry Jam
• People We Know
• Smelter Mountain Boys
• Crooked Measures
• Shaky Hand String Band
• High Country Hustle

2018

• The Becky Buller Band
• The Molly Tuttle Band
• The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
• Mile Twelve
• Western Centuries
• James Reams and the Barnstormers
• Jeff Scroggins and Colorado
• Wood Belly
• The Ginny Mules
• Blue Canyon Boys
• Savage Hearts
• The Wrecklunds
• Colorado College Bluegrass Music Ensemble
• Six Dollar String Band
• The Badly Bent

• La La Bones
• Lawn Chair Kings
• Last Nickel
• Lost Souls
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• The Clods
• Fellowship of the Strings
• People We Know
• Sunny and the Whiskey Machine
• Stillhouse Junkies
• Chokecherry Jam
• Crooked Measures
• Bar D Wranglers
• Bluegrouse

2017

• Town Mountain
• David Parmley and Cardinal Tradition
• Danny Barnes with Grant Gordy and Joe K. Walsh
• Kathy Kallick Band
• The Freight Hoppers
• Jeff Scroggins and Colorado
• Ragged Union
• Rapidgrass
• Savage Hearts
• Quicksand Soup
• Colorado College Bluegrass Music Ensemble
• Six Dollar String Band
• Running Out of Road
• Stillhouse Junkies

• The Badly Bent
• La La Bones
• Lawn Chair Kings
• Last Nickel
• Lost Souls
• The Blue Moon Ramblers
• Clods, Chokecherry Jam
• Fellowship of the Strings
• Bluegrouse
• Secondhand Strings
• The Scrugglers

2016

• Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
• Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass
• Sideline
• Wood & Wire
• Foghorn Stringband
• Mipso
• Songs of the Fall
• Spring Fever Bluegrass
• Robin Davis Duo
• Steel Pennies
• Grant Farm
• Burle and the No Brainers

• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Six Dollar String Band
• Running Out of Road
• The Badly Bent
• La La Bones
• Lawn Chair Kings
• Last Nickel
• Lost Souls
• The Blue Moon Ramblers
• Fellowship of the Strings
• Bluegrouse

2015

• Balsam Range
• Shawn Camp
• The Special Consensus
• Rebecca Frazier and Hit and Run
• Finnders and Youngberg
• The Railsplitters
• Locust Honey String Band
• Caribou Mountain Collective
• Jon Stickley Trio
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Six Dollar String Band
• Running Out of Road

• La La Bones
• Lawn Chair Kings
• Sugar Creek
• The Badly Bent
• Sand Sheff
• Last Nickel
• Loose Change
• Liver Down the River
• Lost Souls
• The Blue Moon Ramblers
• Chokecherry Jam

2014

• Blue Highway
• Town Mountain
• The Earl Brothers
• Ruined Nation Boys
• Jeff Scroggins and Colorado
• The Railsplitters
• Benny “Burle” Galloway and Jordan Ramsey
• Stray Grass
• Pick and Holler
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• The Knockabouts
• Makhbeth
• Jim Lynch
• Giants Dance
• Sweetwater String Band
• Sugar Creek
• Loose Change
• Running Out of Road

• San Juan String Band
• Six Dollar String Band
• The Badly Bent
• Lawn Chair Kings
• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Clods
• Chokecherry Jam
• Last Nickel
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Chicken Strange
• The Scrugglers
• Whispers of the North

2013

• New Reeltime Travelers
• Larry Gillis and Hard Driving Swampgrass
• James Reams and the Barnstormers with Blaine Sprouse
• Bluegrass 101
• Jeff Scroggins and Colorado
• Long Road Home
• Steel Pennies
• Kantankerous
• Sand Sheff Trio
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Bar D Wranglers
• Waiting On Trial
• Wild Mountain Ramblers
• Six Dollar String Band
• Robin Davis Unit

• Sweetwater String Band
• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Missionary Ridge
• The Scrugglers
• Bluemoon Ramblers
• Sugar Creek
• Mudflaps
• Running Out of Road
• Chokecherry Jam
• The Flume Canyon Boys
• Porchlight Revue
• Whispers of the North

2012

• Charlie Sizemore
• Chatham County Line
• Cahalen Morrison and Eli West
• The Freight Hoppers
• Run Boy Run
• Dr. Harlan’s Amazing Bluegrass Tonic
• The Lost Pines
• Jeff Scroggins and Colorado
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Waiting on Trial
• Six Dollar String Band

• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Wild Mountain
• Salt Lick Scramblers
• Missionary Ridge
• The Scrugglers
• Whistle Stop
• Rusted Prarie
• Bar D Wranglers
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• The Stetler Brothers

2011

• Sierra Hull and Highway 111
• Mashville Brigade
• Avery County
• The Freight Hoppers
• Bluegrass Patriots
• Loose Cannon Bluegrass Band
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Mountain Holler
• Duke City Swamp Coolers
• The Knockabouts
• Giants Dance
• Patrick’s Crossing
• Bar D Wranglers
• Waiting on Trial

• The Scrugglers
• Wild Mountain
• San Juan String Band
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Old North State
• The A-Men
• Whistle Stop
• Jack Ten High
• Salt Lick Scramblers
• Rock & Rye
• Big’ns

2010

• Audie Blaylock and Redline
• Chris Jones and the Night Drivers
• Town Mountain
• Gold Heart
• Riley Baugus with the Stuart Brothers
• Finders and Youngberg
• Blue Canyon Boys
• Duke City Swamp Coolers
• Whistle Stop
• Antero Junction
• The Badly Bent

• Bar D Wranglers
• Wild Mountain
• Waiting on Trial
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Under the Radar
• San Juan String Band
• The Scrugglers
• Jack Ten High
• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• Patrick Crossing and Giants Dance

2009

• Kenny and Amanda Smith
• Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice
• Sawmill Road
• Chance McCoy and the Appalachian String Band
• Steve Smith and Hard Road with Bill Evans
• Finders and Youngberg
• The Burnett Family Bluegrass Band
• The Coal Porters
• Dehlia Low
• Bar-D Wranglers
• Knockabouts

• Colorado College Bluegrass Ensemble
• The Badly Bent
• Rock & Rye
• Down the Road
• Wild Mountain
• Sourmash String Band
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Waiting on Trial
• Silver Mountain String Band

2008

• The Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band
• The Infamous Stringdusters
• Chris Stuart and Backcountry
• The Bluegrass Patriots
• Sweet Sunny South
• Spring Creek
• The Blue Canyon Boys
• The Badly Bent
• The Bar-D Wranglers

• Mondragon
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Rock & Rye
• Down the Road
• Howard Cattle Company
• Deep Blue Creek
• Waiting on Trial
• Ranger Rick and the Swamp Things

2007

• Lou Reid and Carolina
• John Reischmann and the Jaybirds
• The Stairwell Sisters
• Credibility Gap
• Lonesome Traveler Bluegrass Band
• Burnett Family Bluegrass
• Cold Creek
• The Badly Bent
• Rock & Rye

• Foxfire Bluegrass Band
• Down the Road
• Outta Hand String Band
• Howard Cattle Company
• Tim Sullivan
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Galloping Gooses
• Cronin Valley Crooks

2006

• Steep Canyon Rangers
• Open Road
• Chatham County Line
• Foghorn Stringband
• The Stringdusters
• Sally Van Meter and Friends
• Jake Schepps and Expedition
• Raising Cane
• Palmer Divide
• Black Dog Crossing
• Skean Dubh

• Sweet Sunny South
• The Badly Bent
• Rock & Rye
• Down the Road
• The Magpies
• Bar-D Wranglers
• Foxfire Bluegrass Band
• Outta Hand String Band
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Howard Cattle Company
• Greg Ryder and Friends

2005

• BlueRidge
• Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass
• Special Consensus
• Hit & Run Bluegrass
• The Stanleytones
• Coal Creek Bluegrass Band
• Sweet Sunny South
• Hot Lunch Bluegrass Band
• Raising Cane
• The Badly Bent
• Broke Mountain
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• The Magpies

• Down the Road
• Rock & Rye
• Greg Ryder and Friends
• Old Time Jam Band
• Outta Hand String Band
• Tuscan Raiders
• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Foxfire Bluegrass Band
• Howard Cattle Company
• Round the House
• Beltaine

2004

• Reeltime Travelers
• Alan Munde Gazette
• David Davis and the Warrior River Boys
• The Bluegrass Patriots
• Flying Dog Bluegrass Band
• Elliott’s Ramblers
• Fret Knot, Big Timbre
• The Lone Pine Bluegrass Band
• The Badly Bent
• Blue Moon Ramblers

• Down the Road
• The Magpies
• Deep Blue Creek
• Sand Sheff and Friends
• Stoney Creek Ramblers
• Foxfire Bluegrass Band
• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Bar-D Wranglers
• Beltaine

2003

• Bluegrass, Etc. with Byron Berline
• Bluegrass Intentions
• Steep Canyon Rangers
• Hickory Project
• Mark Johnson and Emory Lester
• Hit & Run with Gene Libbea
• Higher Ground
• Mountain Heritage
• Sweet Sunny South
• Beltaine

• The Badly Bent
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Sand Sheff & Friends
• The Magpies
• Down the Road
• Stoney Creek Ramblers
• The Salty Dogs
• Deep Blue Creek
• Bluegrass Cadillac
• Blue Night

2002

• Dale Ann Bradley and Coon Creek
• Missy Raines and Jim Hurst
• Chris Jones and the NightDrivers
• Pete and Joan Wernick
• The Reeltime Travelers
• The Cantrells
• Cheyenne Lonesome
• Fret Knot
• Keltika
• Sweet Pine Quartet

• Big Timbre
• Fryingpan Bluegrass Band
• Pagosa Hot Strings
• The Badly Bent
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Down The Road
• Deep Blue Creek
• Stoney Creek Ramblers
• The Magpies
• Bar-D Wranglers

2001

• Front Range
• Ron Spears and Within Tradition
• Bluegrass, Etc.
• Lost Highway
• Elliott’s Ramblers
• Higher Ground
• Black Rose
• Out to Lunch
• The Badly Bent

• Quickdraw
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Pagosa Hot Strings
• Stoney Creek Ramblers
• Erosion of Values
• Beltaine
• Deep Blue Creek
• Buckshot Party

2000

• Jeff White Band
• Kathy Kallick Band
• Bluegrass Patriots
• Flying Dog Bluegrass Band
• Cheyenne Lonesome
• Credibility Gap
• Bar-D Wranglers
• Pagosa Hot Strings
• Fret Knot
• Red Mesa Rounders

• Wing and a Prayer
• Keltika
• The Badly Bent
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Out to Lunch
• Erosion of Values
• Frontier Bluegrass
• Deep Blue Creek
• Floodplain Gang

1999

• Lynn Morris Band
• James King Band
• Wild and Blue
• Rhonda Vincent and The Rage with Ron Spears
• Shady Creek
• Bruce Hayes & Ragged Mountain
• Higher Ground
• Fret Knot
• Close To Home

• The Badly Bent
• Pagosa Hot Strings
• Frayed Knot
• Walking Stix
• Red Mesa Rounders
• Frontier Bluegrass
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• The Lindells
• Beltaine

1998

• Nashville Bluegrass Band
• Chris Jones and the NightDrivers
• String Fever
• Bluegrass Patriots
• Tony Furtado
• The Flying Dogs
• High Plains Tradition
• The Tylers
• The Fiddling Foresters
• Bar-D Wranglers

• Local Legends
• The McCools
• Wild Sage
• Frayed Knot
• Blanco Basin Boys
• Frontier Bluegrass
• Pagosa Hot Strings
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Frog Mountain

1997

• Northern Lights
• Austin Lounge Lizards
• Nickel Creek
• Elliott’s Ramblers
• Black Rose
• The Flying Dogs
• Cross Creek
• High Plains Tradition
• The Tylers
• The Grass Cats
• Local Legends

• The Banded Geckos
• The Living Rumors
• Trail Hands
• Big Sage
• Pagosa Hot Strings
• Beltaine
• Hillbilly West
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Sid Hausman and the High Plains Drifters
• Flying South

1996

• Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum
• Blue Highway
• Richard Greene and The Grass Is Greener
• String Fever
• Elliott’s Ramblers
• Heart & Soul
• White Lightning

• Bayou Seco
• Fat Cactus
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Beltaine
• Fret Knot
• Blanco Basin
• Bill and Bonnie Hearne

1995

• Bluegrass Patriots
• Bar-D Wranglers
• Elliott’s Ramblers
• Heart & Soul
• The Razors
• Hired Hands
• Grass Cats
• Hillbilly West
• True Blue

• Fret Knot
• Blue Moon Ramblers
• Bluegrass Tonight
• The Goatheads
• Wild Geese
• Blanco Basin Band