What Do You Get When You Cross Weddings and Music Festivals?

What Do You Get When You Cross Weddings and Music Festivals?

June 27th, 2009 @ 2:45 pm by Mrs. Cowboy Boot

More than you’d think! Last weekend, I ventured to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in the Four Corners area of Colorado. I’ve become a big fan of bluegrass since I moved to the Southwest two years ago and while I didn’t recognize most of the bands playing, I thoroughly enjoyed them all and even picked up a couple new favorites.

Early on in the day, a band called Greensky Bluegrass rocked the stage. You’re probably thinking, “C’mon, Ms. Cowboy Boot. What does this have to do with Weddingbee?” Well, let me show you how one die-hard fan (and bride-to-be) went about booking her music vendor:

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Photograph by my festival companion, Amanda Wilson

Along with alternative ways of booking vendors, we saw many performances of songs that were romantic, sweet, and fitting for a wedding. Check out this one by Australian husband-and-wife team Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson. Before playing this cover of “When We’re Gone, Long Gone”, also sung in a trio with Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and later by Kieran Kane, Kasey went on and on about how this would have been their “wedding song” had they heard it before getting married.

Chambers/Nicholson Encore from Amanda Wilson on Vimeo.

Are there any husband-and-wife musicians you adore? Did you book your vendors in an alternative way like the festival-goer above did?

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12 Responses to “What Do You Get When You Cross Weddings and Music Festivals?”

Bee

Miss Snapdragon (message) 438 posts, Helper bee

I love, love, love bluegrass! I am not really a standard country music fan, but bluegrass is amazing

6/27/09 @ 2:47 pm (reply)

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Miss Mouse (message) 3,301 posts, Sugar bee

Mates of state and low are two amazing husband/wife duos!

6/27/09 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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evahesse

maybe i just like music too much, but i wouldn’t ever refer to my wedding band as a vendor. my fiance is a big robbie fulks fan, so we just dropped him an e-mail and he’s completely on board. yo la tengo , gillian welsh/david rawlings and ida are a few of my favorite acts with romantic connections.

6/27/09 @ 4:12 pm (reply)

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Emilydll (message) 428 posts, Helper bee

I grew up in a small south west Virginia town and a lot of my family plays bluegrass.
I think it’s happy music.
Tell me you’ve heard the Avett Brothers.
They are from Concord, NC and amazing!

6/27/09 @ 4:24 pm (reply)

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Mrs. DG (message) 4,227 posts, Honey bee

We wanted Old Crow Medicine Show, but couldn’t afford them. We’ve heard them play at the resort we used to work at though

6/27/09 @ 4:45 pm (reply)

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northernazbride (message) 416 posts, Helper bee

I’m a huge yonder mountain string band fan… love, love love those guys so much and can’t wait to see them this summer. There’s a great band I saw in Portland a few times called Taarka and I’m pretty sure two of the band members are married. One of these years I would love to make it up to Telluride!

6/27/09 @ 5:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,350 posts, Bumble bee

dang, CB - you’re just too cool
I love the weepies. They’re hands down my favorite wife+husband duo!

6/27/09 @ 5:21 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,350 posts, Bumble bee

@doctorgirl: wow, you wanted to get OCMS?? I didn’t even know that would be possible! hah! they’re so rockin!

6/27/09 @ 5:22 pm (reply)

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mmc4474 (message) 71 posts, Worker bee

@Emilydll: the avett’s rock my world. especially live!

Also…Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks rock my socks!

6/27/09 @ 5:27 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,350 posts, Bumble bee

Mr. Bear Cub has a near encyclopedic knowledge of bluegrass bands. He says you should check out Robin & Linda Williams, Tim O’Brien (I think Molly is his wife’s name), and the Cantrells.

6/27/09 @ 5:30 pm (reply)

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Guest

I LOVE Kasey Chambers - and the music she makes with Shane is even sweeter than her solo stuff. They hold special wedding meaning for us too - my husband proposed to me on bended knee at the beautiful State Theatre in Sydney at the end one of their gigs.

6/27/09 @ 7:49 pm (reply)

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