Durango, Colorado

April 13-15, 2007

The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown has quietly attained a reputation as a small, well-organized festival, and a favorite of many of the performers who have played here. It’s an indoor festival—the three cozy venues are all within walking distance of each other in the historic district of downtown Durango, Colorado. The maximum audience size is 250 in each of the venues, which creates an intimate setting for both performers and their audience. Bluegrass music takes over the town for the weekend with a 22-bank line-up. Many of the restaurants and bars in town have live bluegrass performers. Jamming takes place in coffee shops, restaurants, hotel lobbies, street corners and virtually anywhere two or more instruments are brought out of their cases.