Martin Gilmore, an Englewood, Colorado-based singer songwriter and bluegrass picker, won the 2024 Telluride Troubadour Competition and had the opportunity to perform a short set on the main stage during the 51st Telluride Bluegrass Festival — a roots-oriented music festival that took place around Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains, June 20-23.
Martin Gilmore was named the winner of the 2024 Telluride Troubadour Competition.
Martin Gilmore was named the winner of the 2024 Telluride Troubadour Competition.[/caption]Gilmore was one of ten finalists chosen to perform in the live contest finals on the basis of the quality of their songs’ composition, vocal delivery and the overall presentation. After performing in two finalist rounds on the Elks Park Stage in downtown Telluride during the festival, Gilmore was named the winner, awarded a Martin guitar and $300, and performed a 15-minute main stage set on Saturday. This was his first time at the festival for Gilmore, who also has a trio (The Martin Gilmore Trio) and a bluegrass band (Long Road Home), serves on the faculty at the University of Northern Colorado’s School of Music and is an instructor for Swallow Hill Music in Denver.
Named as second to fifth place winners, respectively, were Eliza Edens (Brooklyn, New York), Eugenia Riot (Portland, Oregon), Jeff Cramer (Denver, Colorado), and Madison Hughes (Jacksonville, Florida). The other top 10 finalists, in alphabetical order, were Eva Rose King (Fort Collins, Colorado), Racyne Parker (Westminster, Colorado), Mike Stockdale (Culver City, California), Andy Sydow (Nashville, Tennessee), and Eliza Thorp (Petoskey, Michigan)
More information on the 2024 Telluride Troubadour Competition and on the Telluride Bluegrass Festival can be found online at bluegrass.com/telluride, while more information on Gilmore — along with music and a live video — may be found at martingilmore.com.
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