Thousands get their bluegrass on at 11th Hardly Strictly fest

With a serene smile and a trace of melancholy behind the eyes deep blue, Warren Hellman, accompanied by RonThomason, began the second day of annual festival just yesteday strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park with a performance of Minas of''Hazel Mannington Dickens. "It was a little loose and Thomason, long time employee of Dickens, had to help with the words of a verse or two, but not on this tribute to the legendary bluegrass singer, a fixture on the festival, which for many embodied the spirit of the event. He died in April 2011 and the program is dedicated to honoring his spirit and musical heritage.
A foggy morning in a tone and standard for the tribute to this unique festival in San Francisco, now in its 11th year and much of the transition. Beginning as a personal gift to the city and the celebration of love for bluegrass music and American Hellman, the event still deviate from the tradition, inviting a wider range of musical forms and artists.
Available Friday and Saturday party favorite settings in the last year, but also ventured into punk rock and even balancing on John Prine, Del McCoury and Band Preservation Hall Jazz, Gillian Welch, Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard, Earl Scruggs and the will Thurston Moore, Buckethead, Kurt vile, Mekons, and the new group, Robert Plant of joy, which is an impressive feat of bridging two worlds with a robust set of editing equipment for all phases of his career.
The line waiting to take the current presence Golden Gate Park expects about 300,000 fans, the game features Dr. John, Ralph Stanley, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain, The Jayhawks, hot buttered rum, elbow, Bob Mould rooms, Olla Belle, mother hips, Justin Townes Earle, Dark Star Orchestra, The Blind Boys of Alabama, DeVotchKa, Gomez, and of course (and Hellman), Emmy Lou Harris favorites, which certainly must be connected scene for guests surprise at the end of the festival.
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