Planning my Hardly Strictly Bluegrass schedule makes me feel like a 5-year-old trying to decide between cotton candy and ice cream. The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass schedule is so jammed with artists it’s hard to believe it only lasts three days.
The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival once again takes place in Golden Gate Park on Friday, September 30, Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2.
On Sunday, I’ll be the one going stage to stage trying to catch Bela Fleck, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Fitz & the Tantrums, Hot Buttered Rum, Dr. John and Mother Hips…they are all playing around the same time. Before next weekend, I will have to narrow down the calendar into something “doable.”
Which bands are you not going to miss at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass? Leave a comment below or find me on Facebook (Oakland Jam Bands Examiner) and Twitter (@HellaMusic).
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Schedule:
This year's educational program, now on Thursday, September 29 from 10:30 a.m. - noon, will take place as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days.
Star Stage
Fri Sep 30 (11:00am - 7:00pm)Banjo Stage
- 11:00am Bill Kirchen & The Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods
- 12:00pm Seldom Scene
- 1:10pm David Bromberg Quartet
- 2:35pm Del McCoury & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- 4:05pm John Prine
- 5:45pm Robert Plant & The Band of Joy
Arrow Stage
- 11:45am Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven
- 12:55pm Blame Sally
- 2:10pm Mekons
- 3:30pm Southern Culture On The Skids
- 5:00pm Thurston Moore
Rooster Stage
- 11:00am Jonathan Wilson
- 12:05pm Simon Joyner
- 1:15pm Woods
- 2:20pm Kurt Vile & the Violators
- 3:30pm The Felice Brothers
- 4:45pm M. Ward
- 6:00pm Bright Eyes
Star Stage
- 11:00am Charlie Musselwhite
- 12:05pm Zigaboo Modeliste - King of the Funky Drums
- 1:20pm South Memphis String Band
- 2:50pm Jolie Holland
- 4:30pm Chris Isaak
Sat Oct 1 (11:00am - 7:00pm)Banjo Stage
- 11:00am Greensky Bluegrass
- 12:00pm Alison Brown
- 1:15pm Otis Clay with special guest Chick Rodgers
- 2:45pm Earl Scruggs
- 4:15pm Gillian Welch
- 5:45pm Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer
Rooster Stage
- 11:00am The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- 12:25pm Robyn Hitchcock
- 1:35pm Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
- 2:50pm Patty Griffin
- 4:15pm Punch Brothers
- 5:45pm Robert Earl Keen
Star Stage
- 11:00am Cass McCombs Band
- 12:30pm Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
- 2:20pm Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard
- 4:30pm Irma Thomas
Towers Of Gold Stage
- 11:40am Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- 1:20pm Hugh Laurie
- 3:25pm Broken Social Scene
- 5:30pm Buckethead
Arrow Stage
- 11:00am Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
- 12:15pm The Band of Heathens
- 1:35pm Ruthie Foster
- 2:55pm Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
- 4:25pm Reckless Kelly
- 5:45pm The Flatlanders feat. Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
Porch Stage
- 11:00am River Whyless
- 12:10pm AlofaSudden
- 1:25pm Seamus Kennedy
- 2:25pm Wendy Bird
- 3:40pm A.A. Bondy
- 4:50pm The Belle Brigade
- 6:05pm Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally and Their All-Star Band
Sun Oct 2 (11am - 7pm)Banjo Stage
- 11:00am Dry Branch Fire Squad
- 12:05pm Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum w/ The Guest House Band
- 1:20pm Bela Fleck & Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer
- 2:45pm The Blind Boys of Alabama
- 4:15pm Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
- 5:45pm Emmylou Harris
Rooster Stage
- 11:00am Jessica Lea Mayfield
- 12:05pm Kevin Welch & Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin
- 1:20pm Brokedown in Bakersfield (featuring Nicki & Tim Bluhm, Scott Law, Lebo, Steve Adams & Dave Brogan)
- 2:10pm Ollabelle
- 4:15pm Justin Townes Earle
- 5:45pm The Jayhawks
Star Stage
- 11:45am The Low Anthem
- 1:20pm Dr. John & The Lower 911
- 3:05pm DeVotchKa
- 4:50pm Elbow
Towers of Gold Stage
- 11:00am Abigail Washburn
- 12:30pm Buddy Miller
- 2:10pm Bob Mould
- 4:00pm Fitz & The Tantrums
- 5:50pm Gomez
Arrow Stage
- 11:00am Joe Purdy
- 11:55pm Moonalice
- 1:10pm The Devil Makes Three
- 2:35pm Hot Buttered Rum
- 4:00pm Mother Hips
- 5:30pm Dark Star Orchestra
Porch Stage
- 11:00am Conspiracy of Beards
- 12:10pm Dive Bar Dukes
- 1:25pm Those Darlins
- 2:40pm Frank Fairfield
- 3:55pm The Swanson Family Band
- 5:10pm Over The Rhine
- 6:15pm Bill Orcutt
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