Bowregard
Boulder, Colorado, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2017
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The best kept secret in music
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Congratulations to Bowregard, who took first place last weekend in the band contest at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. The Boulder-based group came out on top in a competition among 12 bands, some of whom had traveled many miles to take part.
Bowregard consists of Max Kabat on guitar, Colleen Heine on fiddle, Zach Smith on bass, James Armington on banjo, and Justin Konrad on reso-guitar. Max sings most of the lead, with all other members save Justin joining on harmonies.
Like so many bluegrass bands, they met at a jam in 2017 and decided they wanted to play more together. Justin came aboard just this year.
The contest was held over multiple rounds, with the finalists being Bowregard, Stillhouse Junkies from Durango, CO, The Pine Hearts from Olympia, WA, and One Fret Over from Raleigh-Durham, NC.
Bowregard takes home a $750 cash prize, D’Addario strings, a spot on the main stage at Telluride 2020, and a 5-song EP recorded, mixed, and mastered by The Studio at eTown Hall and Airshow Mastering Boulder. - Bluegrass Today
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Bowregard—winners of the 2019 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest and the 2018 UllrGrass Band Contest—is a five-piece bluegrass band from Boulder, Colorado.
The band formed in 2017 when guitarist Max Kabat and banjo player James Armington met fiddler Colleen Heine and bassist Zachary Smith, who were newly transplanted to Colorado from Savannah, Georgia. Rockygrass Dobro champion Justin Konrad joined the group in early 2019.
With driving rhythm and tight three-part vocal harmonies, Bowregard's underpinnings in traditional bluegrass meld with old-time, Americana, and progressive sensibilities to provide the foundation for their fresh original songwriting.
Bowregard is:
Max Kabat - guitar
James Armington - banjo
Colleen Heine - fiddle
Zachary Smith - bass
Justin Konrad - resophonic guitar
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