Ted Shupe News Today

Deseret News Share this story Lee Benson, Deseret News The father of Utah bluegrass music has sat through more music festivals than he can count. Which makes sense. They don’t call you the father of Utah bluegrass music for nothing. But Ted Shupe, 82, can’t remember ever looking forward to a festival any more than the one coming up the weekend of July 9-11 at the Erickson Ranch in Wallsburg, Wasatch County. Nearly two dozen bands and individual artists will participate in the sixth annual W...

All eyes on Wallsburg, Utah as the father of bluegrass music readies for a festival of a lifetime Lee Benson © Lee Benson, Deseret News Ted Shupe, the father of Utah bluegrass music. The father of Utah bluegrass music has sat through more music festivals than he can count. Which makes sense. They don’t call you the father of Utah bluegrass music for nothing. But Ted Shupe, 82, can’t remember ever looking forward to a festival any more than the one coming up the weekend of...