About this Event
Todd Sheaffer & Chris Thompson play The Golden Hotel in Golden, CO on Thursday evening January 30, 2025 to kick off UllrGrass Weekend. The show will include two sets of music, with Chris Thompson & Tim Carbone kicking off the evening, followed by Todd Sheaffer with accompaniment by Chris, Tim and others.
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Esteemed songwriter, Todd Sheaffer, is guitarist and principal songwriter for the legendary jamgrass ensemble Railroad Earth and New Jersey roots rockers From Good Homes. A prolific songwriter, Sheaffer is revered by his fans and admired by his peers for his genius songcraft, his melodic guitar solos and the power and character of his voice. Todd’s audience spans three generations of avid music fans who readily hop on Todd-tour for a chance to hear their favorits songs.
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Chris Thompson is a Colorado-based songwriter and front-man of Americana/Jamgrass bands CORAL CREEK and Uptown Toodeloo (Grateful Dead tribute). Produced by newgrass greats, Bill Nershi (of String Cheese Incident) and Tim Carbone (of Railroad Earth), Thompson performs a diverse repertoire of original music spanning the genres of rock, country-bluegrass, blues, folk and island music, while engaging audiences with time-tested favorites from the Grateful Dead, The Band, CSN, Neil Young, Jimmy Cliff and more.
Thompson has released six albums of original music, receiving airplay across the US, UK and Europe; Free Dog (2018), Coral Creek (2015), Forty Years (2012), Watch Me Fly (2012 - w/Susannah), The Road Ahead 2010 and Livin On Vacation (2007 - w/Susannah). He has played campgrounds, beach bars, concert halls and festival stages across the US, Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean, sharing stages with many of his music heroes along the way.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Golden Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection, 800 11th Street, Golden, United States
USD 44.52 to USD 81.88
