Different Tempo

18 Concerts

Emmylou Harris
Friday, June 21 • 7:00pm
Emmylou Harris shook up country radio in the 1970s, and established herself as the premiere songwriter of a generation selling more than 15 million records and garnering 14 Grammy Awards, three CMA Awards, and four Americana Awards

Melissa Etheridge
Friday, July 5 • 7:00pm
Famed American singer songwriter and two-time Grammy-winner, Melissa Etheridge returns to Strings

Brent Rowan and Friends featuring Clay Walker
Sunday, July 7 • 7:00pm
Nominated nine times for Country Music Association awards, Brent performs with a Nashville guest

Squirrel Nut Zippers
Friday, July 12 • 7:00pm
A hybrid stew of southern roots music, New Orleans jazz, Vaudeville, blues, and a healthy touch of irreverence

The Mavericks
Sunday, July 14 • 7:00pm
Eclectic rock and country group known for crisscrossing musical boundaries with abandon

DeVotchKa
Thursday, July 18 • 7:00pm
Colorado-based quartet whose numerous influences include cabaret, spaghetti Westerns, norteño, punk, and the immigrant dance music of eastern Europe

Steep Canyon Rangers
Friday, July 19 • 7:00pm
Grammy-winners and perennial Billboard chart-toppers, Steep Canyon Rangers are one of the biggest names in the bluegrass/country and Americana scene today

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Sunday, July 21 • 7:00pm
Americana act from Nashville drawing influence from Tom Petty and Bob Dylan

Watchhouse
Tuesday, July 23 • 7:00pm
Americana folk duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz (formerly Mandolin Orange)

Danish String Quartet and Stundom (General Admission Show)*
Sunday, July 28 • 7:00pm
Kick off the Danish String Quartet’s two-day mini-festival Tunes & Trads with a double-billing of Stundom and Danish String Quartet

Asleep at the Wheel (General Admission Show)
Thursday, August 1 • 7:00pm
10-time Grammy-winners Asleep at the Wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape for more than 50 years

Ben Folds
Friday, August 2 • 7:00pm
This Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-blending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records

Rickie Lee Jones
Wednesday, August 7 • 7:00pm
Grammy-winning singer songwriter and musical icon, Rickie Lee Jones crafts poetic lyrics that transcend generations, capturing the essence of urban romance and the spirit of the ’70s and ’80s.

Cimafunk
Thursday, August 8 • 7:00pm
Grammy-nominated, Afro-Cuban Rockstar

Shakey Graves
Friday, August 16 • 7:00pm
Texas-born musician Alejandro Rose-Garcia plays a smoky fusion of blues, folk, and rock in a stripped-down one-man-band style

The Crane Wives
Sunday, August 18 • 7:00pm
Home grown indie-folk outfit from Grand Rapids, Michigan that defies musical stereotypes

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Thursday, August 22 • 7:00pm
For the past three decades, the Gipsy Kings have dominated the World Music Charts and sold more than 14 million albums worldwide

The Fretliners
Saturday, August 24 • 7:00pm
Powerhouse progressive bluegrass quartet born around a single microphone in a barn in the Rocky Mountains

Melvin Seals & JGB
Sunday, August 25 • 7:00pm
Most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammand B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band, Melvin Seals serves up a tasty mix of blues, funk, rock, jazz, R&B, and gospel

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Audience Development Initiatives (not included in subscription)

The following summer performances are not included in any subscription in an effort to attract diverse demographics to the festival.

Danish String Quartet
Monday, July 29 • 7:00pm
Grammy-nominated quartet performs Scandinavian folk music during their Tunes & Trads mini-festival in Steamboat Springs

The National Parks
Friday, September 6 • 7:00pm
Cinematic indie folk-pop from this Provo-based quartet

The Longest Johns
Sunday, September 22 • 7:00pm
Bristol-based, a capella folk music band, born out of a love of traditional folk songs and shanties