The Grass Is Always Bluer On the Old-Time Side

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The Santa Fe Traditional & Bluegrass Music Festival is a yearly gathering of the faithful that seeks to bridge the great divide that often separates old-time purists from newfangled bluegrassers. For this year's 33rd annual festival -- from Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24 to 26, at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds -- the Southwest Traditional and Bluegrass Music Association booked bands of every stripe, calling them in from the national, regional, and local scenes to entertain during the daily main-stage concerts.

As in the past, thesex concerts will be augmented by open jam sessions, workshops, contests, and competitions in all instrumental categories (including both established groups and pick-up bands created by drawing names from a hat), and a Sunday morning gospel hour. Camping is free on the fairgrounds. The full schedule can be seen at www.southwestpickers.org.

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The Grass Is Always Bluer On the Old-Time Side

Acts scheduled to appear include Nashville's David Peterson & 1946, which is more dedicated to bluegrass than to the old-time sound. The group's name is a tribute to the year that modern bluegrass music was first presented on record to the public. "It was Bill Monroe a...

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