Last edition, you will recall I was recounting the experience of cleaning out the basement of the Denver Folklore Center with its founder, Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductee Harry Tuft. In that basement were literally hundreds of pieces of paper that had to be sorted through to find the few gems that [...]
Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductee Harry Tuft and his Denver Folklore Center are one of the most important stories to be told in the history of Colorado music. Harry (who grew up in Philadelphia) originally started the Denver Folklore Center in 1962 with a few acoustic instruments to sell and a desire [...]
Tale of The Fish Part 2 So, last time I told you about my first meeting with Denver artist John Fish and my purchasing of his posters and original artwork used in advertising concerts in Colorado (and other states) in the early to mid-‘70s. But the story didn’t end there. After I got the stuff [...]
The long-awaited induction of Yonder Mountain String Band, the final member of “The Flatirons Sessions,” the pandemic-delayed 2021 Induction Class, was held at the 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival on June 16,, 2023. Festival producer Craig Ferguson, along with Colorado Music Hall of Famer Tim O’Brien, [...]
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