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Giddyup Into Spring
Put on your boots and jeans, saddle up your pony, and giddy on up to the historic Stanley Hotel! Giddyup Kitty is back in town with a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. Celebrate spring and have fun on Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m., with this award winning bluegrass band as they return to Estes for a high-energy performance of country-grass music.
School District’s Annual Student Art Show
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, especially in Ireland! Two hundred and twenty-seven members of the Colorado State University Marching Band traveled to Ireland last month to play and march in the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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Dobro Queen of Lyons
By Lyons Bluesologist, David McIntyre
I think we sometimes overlook the artists among us here in Lyons. Sally Van Meter is a true artist in many different ways. Already a Grammy Award winning Dobro player, she is quickly becoming a wonderful filmmaker.
As music fans have often asked me, “What exactly is a Dobro?” I feel a quick definition is necessary. A Dobro is an acoustic guitar with a metal resonator built into its body. This resonator acts as an amplifier. John Dopyera invented it in the early 1930s. Dopyera and his brother struck out in the late 20’s in search of a way to create a louder guitar. The brothers called their new instrument a “Dobro,” which means “good” in their native Slovak language.
RockyGrass Sold Out!
Planet Bluegrass announced on Monday that three-day passes for this year’s forty-first annual RockyGrass Festival (July 26 through 28) sold-out in early January, exactly one month earlier than ever before. But take heart fellow Lyons residents, as with past years Planet Bluegrass has graciously reserved a large block of both three-day passes and single-day tickets to sell to Lyons locals. These tickets will be sold exclusively at The Stone Cup beginning next week on Wednesday, February 20.
As with past years, approximately half of these tickets will be sold at a “locals” discount rate.
Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
Special Pre-Super Bowl Party
By David McIntyre
Don’t be mistaken by the name, this band is no joke; they are very serious about their music. This band from Lansing has been together for about two years, after a chance encounter at an open stage between founders Lindsay Lou and Josh Rilko. Her background was in pop and
Afrosippi Band
Dan Treanor & Erica Brown
By David McIntyre
Veteran blues man Dan Treanor has been entertaining and thrilling audiences for over thirty-five years. Born in 1947, and raised in Pueblo, Colorado, he started playing guitar at fifteen years old. Discovering the blues and R&B through a local radio station, Treanor developed a lifelong passion for the blues. He started his first band, called The Marauder, at sixteen. “I was raised in a multi-cultural neighborhood where blues, R&B, and Mexican music was the accepted norm. That’s what I thought everyone listened to.”
The Jamestown Mercantile
by Linda L. Osmundson
The sign on the door read “Closed” and the times of operation stated, “Monday, 4:00.” Still, a car, with the driver’s door open, sat alongside the road in front of The Merc (short for Mercantile), located in the small town of Jamestown. A neighbor offered to go inside to get Rainbow.
Open Mic Night at The Outlaw Saloon
The Outlaw Saloon is pleased to announce the return of Open Mic-Night, hosted by local musicians Lori Flynn and Dave Long in partnership with Brightwood Music.
Flynn, a local yoga teach, is also a singer/songwriter who performs in clubs and venues all along the Front Range. Long, is also a local singer/songwriter who plays locally and nationally with various bands.
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