The Scene
An annual free to the public festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass boasts its non-commercial roots in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Challenging the assumptions of what defines American music, the festival features an eclectic lineup of country, soul, folk and more. Artists perform nonstop across six outdoor stages spanning the length of a three day spirited weekend of fun.
2012 Artist Lineup
- Alison Brown Quartet with Stuart Duncan
- Allison Moorer
- ALO
- Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
- Bill Kirchen and Texicalli
- Boz Scaggs: Tribute to Doug Sahm
- Buddy Miller
- Chris Carrabba
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood
- Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
- Chuck Ragan
- Conor Brings Friends for Friday featuring: Simon Felice, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Beachwood Sparks, Ben Kweller, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst
- Cowboy Junkies
- Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones
- Dirty Three
- Dry Branch Fire Squad
- Dwight Yoakam
- Elvis Costello Solo
- Emmylou Harris
- Giant Giant Sand
- Glen Hansard
- Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
- Heartless Bastards
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Jesse Winchester
- Jim Lauderdale
- Joe Pug
- John Reilly and Friends (featuring Becky Stark & Tom Brosseau)
- Jon Langford & His Sadies
- Jonny Two Bags & Salvation Town
- Justin Townes Earle
- Keller Williams, Steve Kimock & Kyle Hollingsworth featuring Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram & Andy Hess
- Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
- Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
- Les Claypool Duo De Twang
- Little Green Cars
- Lloyd Cole
- Lucero
- Luther Dickinson & the Wandering
- Moonalice
- Nick Lowe
- O’Brien Party of 7
- Patterson Hood & the Downtown Rumblers
- Patti Smith and her band
- Patty Griffin
- Peter Rowan
- Pickwick
- Poor Man’s Whiskey
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
- Reckless Kelly
- Red Baraat
- Reignwolf
- Robert Earl Keen
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Roger Knox & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
- Rubblebucket
- Sara Watkins
- Seasick Steve
- Sierra Hull
- Son Volt
- Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses)
- The Barr Brothers
- The Chieftains
- The Civil Wars
- The Del McCoury Band
- The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
- The Go to Hell Man Clan with Special Guests the Wronglers featuring Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- The Heart & the Heart
- The Jerry Douglas Band
- The Knitters
- The Lumineers
- The Milk Carton Kids
- The New Orleans Bingo! Show
- The Soul Rebels
- The Time Jumpers (Vince Gill, Dennis Crouch, Paul Franklin, Larry Franklin, Andre Reiss, Dawn Sears, Kenneth Sears, Joe Spivey, Jeff Taylor & Billy Thomas)
- The Trishas
- The White Buffalo
- Tiny Television
- Todd Snider
- Tribute to the Founding Fathers: Warren Hellman, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson
- Walter Salas-Humara
- World Famous Headliners
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The Scene @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2012
The Music Festival Wizard travel to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco for one of the best free music festivals in the world.