Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival

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Live at the Telluride
Bluegrass Festival
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Live album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2005
RecordedJune 17, 2004
Genre Rock, Jazz, World
Label Sci Fidelity
New Monsoon chronology
Downstream (album)
(2003)
Live at the Telluride
Bluegrass Festival

(2005)
The Sound
(2005)
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Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival is the first live album by the San Francisco, CA based band New Monsoon. It was recorded live on June 17, 2004 at the venerable Telluride Bluegrass Festival. It was released on March 15, 2005.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Mountain Air – 11:37
  2. Painted Moon – 9:09
  3. Calypso – 8:52
  4. Blue Queen – 5:48
  5. Daddy Long Legs – 5:59
  6. Rock Springs Road – 5:25
  7. Velvet Pouch – 8:19
  8. Tabla Solo – 2:58
  9. Bridge of the Gods – 9:22

Personnel

New Monsoon:

Benjamin Bernstein – bass
Brian Carey – percussion, conga, vocals
Phil Ferlino – keyboards, vocals
Rajiv Parikh – percussion, tabla, vocals
Bo Carper – acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals
Michael Shrieve – percussion
Marty Ylitalo – drums, didjeridu


Clay Brasher – package design, package concept
Cookie Marenco – editing, mastering

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