Touring Under His Name For the First Time . . . .

The Jimmy Herring Band closed out the festival with an hour and a half performance.  As the sun peeked through the clouds, the music seduced several attendees to get up and spontaneously break into dance.

Jimmy Herring makes playing the guitar look effortless, and since this was the first time for Jimmy to be on tour with a group under his own name, I think all signs point to future successes!

An 8-Year-Old Musician Among the Greats . . . .

In between sets, as I was buying a snack from one of the vendors in the park, I heard a really great acoustic guitar playing on stage, but it was followed by a voice that stopped me in my tracks. The singer wasn't piping out vocals on aged well-worn set of chords, but rather it was 8-year-old Jaden Carlson both playing and singing. 

Yes, Jaden Carlson knocked everyone's socks off with her awesome performance.  I was able to meet Jaden backstage when Plum TV's Ramona Bruland interviewed her.  It will be interesting to follow Jaden's career and I think this little girl is really going places! 

It is great to be in a place like Telluride that gives opportunities to both young and new musicians, while at the same time having world renowned musicians return for repeat performances.

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Lisa Wilson is a local Telluride blogger and photographer. You can see more of her work at Mountains Rule & Telluride Daily Photo and follow her on Twitter @TellurideLisa.

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