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High Strung: The 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival

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The 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival took place June 21 to 24, 2018.
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Billy Strings played on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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The Bear Creek Trail is steps away from the festival grounds.
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The Wood Brothers performed on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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The Wood Brothers performed on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi Trucks Band joined the Wood Brothers during their performance.
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A couple walks through the Town Park campsite.
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Telluride has an elevation of almost 9,000 feet.
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band performed on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band performed on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band performed on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band performed on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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Del McCoury joined the Tedeschi Trucks Band during the performance.
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The streets of Telluride closed to cars without a barricade pass, local county license plates or a handicap sticker from Tuesday, June 19, through Sunday, June 24.
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Phoebe Hunt & the Gatherers performed on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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Phoebe Hunt & the Gatherers performed on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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Planet Bluegrass encourages festival-goers to reuse and recycle as much as possible.
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The Infamous Stringdusters performed on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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The Infamous Stringdusters performed on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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The Infamous Stringdusters performed on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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The Infamous Stringdusters performed on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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Sam Bush (left) and Jerry Douglass played on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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Béla Fleck joined the Telluride House Band on Friday, June 22, 2018.
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Sturgill Simpson closed out the festival on Sunday night.
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Fans threw marshmallows during Yonder Mountain String Band's set.
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones played on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones played on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
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The band was featured in a live broadcast of "Live From Here" with Chris Thile.
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Leftover Salmon played on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
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Leftover Salmon played on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
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High Strung: The 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival
More than 10,000 bluegrass lovers gathered June 21 to 24, 2018, for the 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Performers this year included the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Infamous Stringdusters, I'm With Her, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Leftover Salmon, Sturgill Simpson and more.
More than 10,000 bluegrass lovers gathered June 21 to 24, 2018, for the 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Performers this year included the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Infamous Stringdusters, I'm With Her, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Leftover Salmon, Sturgill Simpson and more.
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