The 9th Annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival will once again come to San Francisco's Speedway Meadows in Golden Gate Park. Set to go down October 2-4 2009, the first round of artists has been announced. And did we mention the fest is FREE! Gotta luv that.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Initial Artist List:
Booker T. & the DBTs World Party Neko Case Old 97's The Chieftains Okkervil River Doc Watson Mavis Staples Aimee Mann The Del McCoury Band Earl Scruggs Dr. Dog Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Little Feat Old Crow Medicine Show Marianne Faithfull Richie Havens Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers Hazel Dickens The Wronglers John Prine Allen Toussaint Gillian Welch Billy Bragg MANY MANY MORE SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED!
This is a FREE show. How cool would it be if Yarn played here...talk about great exposure!!!
Ever since I heard Yarn I've been thinking they'd be a great fit at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass... It's a great festival. Some bluegrass for sure but a lot of acts that you wouldn't necessarily expect at a "bluegrass festival" - last year, MC Hammer was on the lineup! Gillian is a standby every year and I'm surprised to not see EmmyLou and Steve Earle this year, as they've been there every other year I attended.
Sadly, I'll be at a wedding in Massachusetts that weekend :( Same weekend as ACL too. I'm really bummed I can't make either!