Greg Blake Band
This year, the Meltdown asked Greg Blake to assemble an ensemble of bluegrass virtuosos to bring to the festival. He has chosen a stellar cast to present to the discerning Meltdown audience.
The Strater Hotel proudly presents
April 17, 18, & 19, 2020
Durango, Colorado
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CHECK OUT OUR 2020 MUSICAL GUESTS
Trout Steak Revivial
Ever since winning the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition, Trout Steak Revival has quickly become a quintessential Colorado band. The band won an Emmy Award for a soundtrack they contributed to a Rocky Mountain PBS.
Unspoken Tradition
Unspoken Tradition is about new, original Bluegrass. Inspired by their own influences and the roots of traditional music, they bring a sound that is both impassioned and nostalgic, hard-driving but sincere.
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Pinecastle recording artist Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road has all the essential ingredients necessary to deliver world-class bluegrass music – tight vocals, scintillating...
Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
Bruce Molsky, “one of America’s premier fiddling talents” (Mother Jones) and Grammy-nominated artist on fiddle, banjo, guitar and song is delighted to present his new group...
The Wooks
Capturing a moment, and a place — its past, people — and terrain within a song, The Wooks harness the rich musical and storytelling traditions of Kentucky into a new, old sound...
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Headed by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist AJ Lee, AJ Lee & Blue Summit has been deeply involved in the California bluegrass scene since they were toddlers, and since then have developed their sound and...
Laney Lou & the Bird Dogs
Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs are an energetic Americana-Folk band that infuses four-part harmonies, engaging songwriting, and rock-n-roll drive into a modern approach...
Bowregard
Bowregard—winners of the 2019 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest and the 2018 UllrGrass Band Contest—is a five-piece bluegrass band from Boulder, Colorado.
Quicksand Soup
Quicksand Soup is a 5-piece high energy original Country Sweetgrass band based in Moab, Utah. What’s Sweetgrass? It’s part bluegrass, part old-time and part original progressive country.
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BLUEGRASS IN THE SCHOOLS
For 25 years, Durango Bluegrass Meltdown has brought quality bluegrass music to schools in La Plata County. The Bluegrass in the Schools program started small with only one band performing bluegrass music at Durango High School. It has since expanded to about a dozen schools in Durango and neighboring communities.
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The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is a 100% volunteer-run festival. We couldn’t do it without our loyal sponsors! Special thanks to all the folks who support us.
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Do you love bluegrass? Help keep the Meltdown going by making a tax-deductible contribution to the festival. Your donation will help us with programs like Bluegrass in the Schools, music and songwriting workshops, and much more. The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.