We invite you and your friends to volunteer for the 25th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival in gorgeous Telluride, Colorado. Volunteer for two shifts and earn a 3-Day festival pass and a staff t-shirt. Applications open on Thursday, March 1st. We appreciate all of our volunteers, especially those of you who come back year after year, bringing your experience and enthusiasm to the festival. You are all an integral part of the event and we could not do it without you! Become a part of our volunteer family this year.

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Join us for an unparalleled musical, cultural and culinary experience! On Thursday, September 13th, we are hosting an evening of live music, dinner and a special studio recording with a festival artist to support the Music Maker Relief Foundation. This fundraising event will be held at the intimate, mountainside recording studio, Studio In The Clouds, located in the towering San Juan Mountains surrounding Telluride. Attendees will be picked up and transported to the Studio in the Clouds where they will be treated to an exquisite, seasonal dinner menu prepared by Bravo TV's "Top Chef" competitor and owner of Telluride's own 221 South Oak restaurant, Eliza Gavin. This event gives attendees a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and get an exclusive, inside look at the recording process while watching artists create a record. Attendees will take home a one-of-a-kind copy of the recording and a signed souvenir to commemorate the experience.

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We’re thrilled to announce the 2018 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Grand Tasting Brewery Lineup. These 56 craft breweries will pour over 170 styles of beer and cider on Saturday, September 15th from Noon to 3pm.

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Blues & Brews offers a top-notch VIP experience right on the festival grounds and adjacent to the Town Park Stage. Our VIP section will give fans a premium view of the Main Stage with seating and shade. Guests will be treated to a weekend of exclusive amenities including private entrance, gratis beer, wine and non alcoholic beverage services, light snacks, upscale VIP restrooms and much more.

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From the moment the Swedish native put down roots in New Orleans after traveling the world, he has become an irreplaceable part of that city’s musical landscape. Profoundly confessional songwriting, a voice that summons forth and conquers demons, and guitar work that pierces the soul, Anders’ work is incomparable. We’ve had him play this festival more than any other artist and with good reason. His authenticity and dedication to the blues form, which he fuses with rock ferocity and his unflinching lyricism, is the gold standard of modern blues music. Watch this high energy live rendition of "Big Talk" from the 2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

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“This song was written for the Peace record recorded at Dockside Studios back in 2013. The co-producer and engineer Warren Riker was a big part of that record. The song was first intended to be written about missing my dear departed mother, but I switched gear a little bit and made it about feeling sentimental. Festival Director Steve Gumble and his crew at Blues & Brews have always treated me and my bands like family. Love em!” Watch this stunning live rendition of "Sentimental Times" from the 2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

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Testify! Hailed as "gospel titans" by Rolling Stone, The Blind Boys of Alabama first rose to fame in the segregated south with their thrilling vocal harmonies and roof-raising live show. Originally sprung from the halls of the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the 1930s when they were just kids, Jimmy Carter was one of the original members and is still performing today. They toured and raised their voices as part of America’s Civil Rights Movement. At this stage in their impossibly long and remarkable 70+ year career, the release and tour of the new GRAMMY-nominated album, Almost Home, can’t help but feel like their swan song, or like the culmination of their long journey. Watch this stunning rendition of the timeless song "Amazing Grace" performed live at the 2017 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

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For the uninitiated, Samantha Fish's rock and roll roots are in plain sight, and her sound fuses blues and soul into one steamy pot. With a 5-album discography spanning over the course of just six short years, her work ethic is diligent and refined. "Practice as hard and as often as you can," she says. "You can never practice enough". Her set on the Festival's Main Stage closed with an intense and passionate renditions of one of her earliest hits "Black Wind Howlin". It will be a while before you cool down after this one!

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When Samantha Fish first played this festival in 2016, she won our hearts in a huge way. One song in, she kicked off her red high heels (“I’m high enough without these”), and absolutely electrified the afternoon crowd with her sizzling guitar work, soaring vocals and a red-hot band that knew no other gear than overdrive. It was nothing short of amazing and we knew without a doubt we had to invite her back. Watch Samantha's return to the mountains with a performance of "Nearer To You" of her 2017 release, "Chills & Fever", that starts out slow and soulful but gradually builds into a full-blown, masterful and fierce ending.

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The 2017 Telluride Blues Challenge winner is Russ Chapman! Russ is a decidedly creative bluesman, pulling inspiration from traditional blues and the deep tradition of americana. With each performance Russ delivers a sense of melody with unique lyrical wit. Following his winning set at the Blues Challenge, Russ was able to film with Gondola Sessions on the scenic Telluride/Mountain Village gondola and chat with us. View the sessions and read the interview below.

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Each September, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival takes over the stunningly beautiful Telluride Town Park for a celebration of music, craft beer and mountains. Artists, brewers and fine folks from around the world converge to create their own set of spine-tingling, profound moments. Fond memories are created to reflect upon for a lifetime. The 2017 Festival brought plenty of these moments! Thank you for being a part of the show, we hope you had a blast. Relive our favorite moments here with the 24th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Highlight video. See you next year for 25!

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Congratulations to the winner of the 2017 Telluride Blues Challenge - Russ Chapman! Chapman competed against five other finalists at the Telluride Blues Challenge on Saturday, September 16th and won a premium Martin 00X1AE guitar provided by Telluride Music Company, two performances at this year's and next year's Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, a spot on the 2018 Durango Blues Train and more!

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Missed the merchandise store at Telluride Blues & Brews Festival? Shop online for apparel, accessories and posters. Can't find your size? Check back in early winter for store updates and more!

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The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival offers all attendees, volunteers, staff, partners, brewers and artists a special thank you! We had an outstanding festival and it wouldn't be possible without all of the support!

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Nestled in the box canyon surrounded by color changing leaves, the final day of the 24th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival closed out with with a bang. Special collaborations on the Main Stage, tight rhythm sections and memorable displays of raw blues from the Blues Stage and Campground Stage, and a closer set with Steve Winwood topped off the weekend, who performed a myriad of classic records that reside in every serious listener’s collection. Thank you for another fantastic year at Telluride Blues & Brews Festival! Subscribe to the Bluesletter to stay connected for photo recaps, videos, interviews and more coming soon!

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Day two of the 24th Telluride Blues & Brews Festival showcased an array of lead guitarists with signature styles in blues and blues-adjacent music, but for the many that arrived when the gates opened, it was the sound of bagpipes that greeted them. The annual tradition signified the start of the Grand Tasting, a three hour offering of over 170 world class craft beers from 56 hand selected breweries from across the country. Song by Tab Benoit - captured live from the festival.

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Perfect weather, a stunning mountain backdrop and top-notch music made for the perfect first day of the 24th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Song by Anders Osborne - "The Road To Charlie Parker" captured live from the festival.

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The results are here! All of the votes have been counted and the people have spoken, let's hear it for the new "Best of Fest" champions, Telluride Brewing Company.

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Start your mornings off proper with blues music, a hearty breakfast and drinks at Blues for Breakfast! Kicking off at 9:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday of the Festival weekend, Blues for Breakfast offers a pleasant warm-up to a dynamic day and late night full of music. Join us at the Telluride's intimate Elks Lodge (located at 472 West Pacific Avenue), for a bite to eat as the first official chords of the day are struck.

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