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Date(s) - 10/03/2015
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival: A free festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco featuring over 100 musical artists on 7 stages.
“This is the great gift of Warren Hellman, the one and only, to not only the City of San Francisco, but the world of music.” — SF Chronicle
“Things You Must Do In The Bay Area Before You Die: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass” — SF Gate
Banjo Stage
Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE.
- 11am Chatham County Line
- 12:10pm Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
- 1:25pm Hot Tuna Electric
- 2:45pm Gillian Welch
- 4:15pm Cooder – White – Skaggs
- 5:45pm Steve Earle & The Dukes
Rooster Stage
- 11am The Go To Hell Man Clan
- 12:15pm Buddy Miller’s Cavalcade Of Stars Featuring: Jim Lauderdale, Donnie Fritts & John Paul White, Tony Joe White, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Scott Miller & The Commonwealth’s Ladies Auxiliary, Buddy Miller & Friends
- 5:30pm Robert Earl Keen Performing Songs From ‘Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions’
Swan Stage
Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE.
- 11am The Sadies
- 12:30pm The Milk Carton Kids
- 2:10pm Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones
- 3:55pm Paul Weller
- 5:45pm Flogging Molly
Towers of Gold Stage
Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE.
- 11:40am Waco Brothers
- 1:20pm Lera Lynn
- 3:05pm Joe Jackson
- 4:45pm Boz Scaggs
Arrow Stage
Some artists from this stage will be STREAMED LIVE.
- 11am Pokey LaFarge
- 12:15pm The New Mastersounds
- 1:35pm Doobie Decibel System
- 2:55pm Leftover Salmon Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat
- 4:15pm The Brothers Comatose
- 5:35pm The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
Porch Stage
- 11am The Bros. Landreth
- 12:00pm Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear
- 1:10pm Nels Cline & Julian Lage
- 2:25pm The Sheepdogs
- 3:40pm Joe Pug
- 4:55pm The White Buffalo
- 6:10pm Megan Slankard
Bandwagon Stage
- 11:45am Tim Barry
- 1:05pm The Brothers Gibb
- 2:25pm Marco & The Polos
- 3:45pm Walter Salas-Humara
- 5:05pm Robyn Hitchcock
Hardly Strictly Disco
Starting at 12:00pm, a sublime 2-channel silent disco musical affair in Shady Grove (between Banjo & Rooster stages).
- 8Ball (Rock in Remix)
- Gordo Cabeza (Motown)
- Kimba (Blues & Rock in Remix)
- My Pet Monster (Southern Crunk)
- Phleck (Motown)
- Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (Classic Hip Hop)
- U9Lift (Blues to Bluegrass)
This year’s educational program on Friday, October 2 from 10:30am – 12:00pm, will take place as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days. Thousands of Bay Area middle school students will be entertained by Cirkus Quirkus and P.M.W. and will receive educational information about the importance of this month-long celebration through music. The annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, held October 1-31, invites musicians worldwide to participate in the global event and to use the power of Daniel’s love of music to help spread a message of hope and unity.
If you would like to come enjoy this program and are NOT part of an already-scheduled / planned school group, you are welcome to do so, but please be aware that the school kids’ area will be fenced off and you will need to find a spot to enjoy the music which is outside of the fenced area.