Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is Back
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 8 is coming back to Golden Gate Park October 3-5. This year’s lineup is as impressive as we’ve come to expect, featuring a good mix of bluegrass (Del McCoury Band, Earl Scruggs, Hazel Dickens, etc.), bluegrass-friendly (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Loudon Wainwright III, etc.) and distinctly non-bluegrass (Gogol Bordello) artists.
Personally, I’m excited to see a few of my favorite bluegrass musicians, as well as finally catch Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie and Greg Brown — two favorites that I’ve never seen live before (although I did literally bump into Will Oldham at the Cat Power show a few weeks ago).
Full (initial) lineup:
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (f. T Bone Burnett)
Loudon Wainwright III
Gogol Bordello
Hazel Dickens
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
Asleep at the Wheel
Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue
The Del McCoury Band
Bad Livers
Robert Earl Keen
Iris DeMent
Jerry Jeff Walker
The Desert Rose Band
Earl Scruggs
Greg Brown
MP3s:
Del McCoury – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning [Richard Thompson Cover]Greg Brown – Hey Baby Hey
Gogol Bardello – Through the Roof and Underground
is emmylou harris going to be at the festival ? i need to propose marriage to her !!!!
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