You would think that a three day festival in the heart of San Francisco might cost some coin. You would be wrong. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is completely free. How can they swing three days of music? A rich philanthropist named Warren Hellman gives the festival as a gift to San Francisco. Now that’s a party.
2011 LINEUP
ALISON BROWN QUARTET
FITZ & THE TANTRUMS
BLAME SALLY
JOLIE HOLLAND
ROBERT EARL KEEN
SEAMUS KENNEDY
THE DEL MCCOURY BAND & THE PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911
MEKONS
LAURIE LEWIS & THE RIGHT HANDS
THE MOTHER HIPS
PUNCH BROTHERS FEATURING CHRIS THILE
KIERAN KANE, KEVIN WELCH & FATS KAPLIN
DIVE BAR DUKES
A.A. BONDY
BUCKETHEAD
THE LOW ANTHEM
STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES (AND DUCHESSES) FEATURING ALLISON MOORER
RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
SOUTH MEMPHIS STRING BAND
EMMYLOU HARRIS
RIVER WHYLESS
BUDDY MILLER
GUY CLARK & VERLON THOMPSON
JOHN PRINE
IRMA THOMAS
DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD
THE JAYHAWKS
THOSE DARLINS
SELDOM SCENE
BILL ORCUTT
THE FLATLANDERS FEATURING JOE ELY, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE & BUTCH HANCOCK
WHERE: San Francisco, CA
