Rockygrass Revival 2014

As the first official notes ring out at Planet Bluegrass since last fall’s devastating flood, John Lehndorff will be blogging live for Second Story Garage from the 42nd annual Rockygrass Festival, July 25-27 at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons. Lehndorff has written about bluegrass music in Colorado for the Daily Camera, Rocky Mountain News and Aurora Sentinel. He is also a pie expert. For the first time, KGNU is streaming (almost) the entire Rockygrass Festival at afterfm.com/rockygrass. The festival will be broadcast live on KGNU (88.5-FM, 1390-AM) from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Rockygrass schedule
Friday, July 25
11 a.m.-noon: The Railsplitters
12:15-1:30 p.m.: Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge
1:45-3 p.m.: Della Mae
3:30- 4:45 p.m.: John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
5:15-6:30 p.m.: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
7-8:30 p.m.: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
9-10:30 p.m.: Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder

Saturday, July 26
9:30-11:15 a.m.: Instrument Contest Finals
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Pert Near Sandstone
12:45-1:45 p.m.: Town Mountain
2:15-3:30 p.m.: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
3:45-5 p.m.: Noam Pikelny and Stuart Duncan
5:30-6:45 p.m.: Uncle Earl
7:15-8:30 p.m.: Steep Canyon Rangers
9-10:30 p.m.: Alison Krauss (No stream or broadcast for this act)

Sunday, July 27
11 a.m.-noon: The Watergirls (gospel set)
12:15-1:15 p.m.: Balsam Range
1:30-2:45 p.m.: Matt Flinner Trio
3-4:15 p.m.: James King Band
4:45-6 p.m.: Darol Anger’s Big Chill featuring Tony Trischka
6:30-8 p.m.: Hot Rize featuring Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers
8:30-10 p.m.: Sam Bush Bluegrass Band