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Every year leaves a ring - the film's namesake and its guiding image.
Billy Strings brings a new generation to the Telluride stage.
The box canyon that has framed the festival stage since 1973.
Sierra Ferrell mid-set as the light drops behind the peaks.
From the film's animated interludes: the music's roots, drawn frame by frame.
Four days, ten thousand faces turned toward one stage.
Sam Bush, the King of Telluride, at work.
Bela Fleck takes the banjo somewhere it's never been.
Sierra Hull makes the mandolin look easy.
Gold panels from the film's animated title sequence.
Marcus Mumford drops in - the festival's pull reaches far beyond bluegrass.
The festival grounds from above, wedged between canyon walls.
A backstage pick - where the festival's real collaborations begin.
Sierra Ferrell, dressed for the occasion.
The animated road into town, the way every festival week begins.
New Grass Revival, a foundational part of the festival.
Three voices, one harmony.
The banjo goes electric.
Engraved musicians from the film's original animation.
Sierra Ferrell, telling it like she lived it.
The all-hands jam - the collaborations Telluride is famous for.
A mountain storm rolls through; nobody leaves.
A painted portrait from the film's animated sequences.
By the third song, nobody will be sitting down.