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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Sunday):
Moses Stood On The Red Sea Shore, Smote That Water With A 2×4

October 9, 2009

I’m going to close out this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass coverage on a wicked-high note.
Festivals are naturally an excellent opportunity to see artists you’ve never heard of, and sometimes you get a hot tip. I got a hot tip on Saturday from I can’t even remember … Buddy Miller, I think? Some performer said to [...]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Sunday):
You See, I Don’t Want Him In My Business Either

October 8, 2009

I’m not really sure what all I have to say about it, but hey! I saw Mavis Staples! So did like a million other people! It was awesome! I spent a lot of hours in the disabled seating sections at HSB, and by the time she was “taking us there,” Mavis had our section up [...]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Sunday):
Plain Old Country Girl Raised On Gospel Sounds

October 7, 2009

I mentioned Monday that Hardly Strictly Bluegrass was populated by many ghosts, and nowhere was that more evident than during Hazel Dickens’ set on Sunday.
Hazel sings a lot of songs of loss and tragedy to begin with, but those of us who don’t pay a lot of attention to the news also heard about the [...]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Saturday):
All At Once I’m Seized Again By Exquisite Hurt

October 6, 2009

Festivals are an amazing opportunity to get acquainted with artists that have somehow remained just outside your grasp. Nick Lowe was someone I always meant to invest in more seriously, but hadn’t yet.
So ring the bells, chums, ’cause one man, a guitar, and a three-minute pop song be a mighty, mighty thing. I often prefer [...]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 (Saturday):
I’m Just Tryin’ To Raise The Ghosts Up Out Of Their Graves

October 5, 2009

Alright, y’all. It’s Indian summer here in paradise, and that means festivals. This week I’ll be waxing rhapsodic on the sublime Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and next week I’ll preview Treasure Island Music Festival.
[find all of my pictures on my Flickr]
You know you’ve found a home when within sixty seconds of walking (or rolling) onto the [...]

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This Just In: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Is Totally Going To Blow Your Underwear Off

July 17, 2009

Full lineup at http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com, but can I just say:
Amadou & Mariam
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
Mavis Staples
Okkervil River
The Chieftains
Gillian Welch
Nick Lowe
Doc Watson & David Holt
Emmylou Harris
Marianne Faithfull
Robyn Hitchcock
Hazel Dickens
Earl Scruggs
The Knitters
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
The Del McCoury Band
Neko Case
and of course, MC Hammer.
October 2-4, SF’s Golden Gate Park — and, as always, free. (Thanks, Warren!)
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