When Teddy Errico throws a party, he sets up a stage on main street, invites Papa Mali with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and Lukas Nelson to play, serves Fat Alley treats with New Orleans

There is little to compare to a Telluride summer. Heat that penetrates the bones, but doesn't wilt. Cool nights that refresh and invigorate. Music seemingly everywhere, all the time.

Superlatives abound following this year's Telluride Bluegrass Festival.