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:: HSB ON KQED / ACL ::
A one-hour special production of Austin City Limits featuring Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 7 will debut on KQED on February 1 at 10 PM and on PBS stations throughout the country on February 2 (check local listings for exact times). The program will also be repeated several times on KQED and its digital channels.

For a complete list of KQED airings, please click here.
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Thank you for another great festival! We'll see you at HSB 8 - Oct 3-5, 2008!
FRIDAY The morning is a special educational program featuring The Abrams Brothers and PMW for local schools (and the general public) as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days. The afternoon features very special guests Augie March, Buddy Miller, T Bone Burnett & Friends (John Mellencamp, Neko Case, & Doyle Bramhall II), and Jeff Tweedy.

On Friday, October 5th, students from San Francisco middle schools will attend a special concert at opening day of the "Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival" an amazing concert for 4,000 middle school students. SF Connect Volunteers will chaperone the students and work with teachers to make the field trip go smoothly. It's a wonderful opportunity to help students enjoy a unique cultural experience! Click here for more info.

Click here for a detailed schedule with stages and set times.
SATURDAY Alison Brown Quartet w/ Special Guest Joe Craven, Allison Moorer, Austin Lounge Lizards, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones feat. Victor Lemonte Wooten, Future Man & Jeff Coffin, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, Blanche, Boz Scaggs & The Blue Velvet Band (feat. Buddy Miller, Jon Cleary, Ricky Fataar, Dennis Crouch & Greg Leisz), Chris Smither, Dale Ann Bradley & Coon Creek, Dan Reeder, Fionn Regan, The Flatlanders feat. Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Gillian Welch, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson, James McMurtry, Jimmy LaFave, John Prine, Julay Brooks & Richard Brandenburg w/ The Cash Magnets, Keller Williams, The Knitters, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Los Lobos, Michelle Shocked, New Lost City Ramblers, Nick Lowe, The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby w/ Kentucky Thunder, Robert Earl Keen, Symphony Bluegrass Ramblers, Shana Morrison & Caledonia, Steve Earle, the subdudes, T Bone Burnett, Teddy Thompson, The Whoreshoes

Click here for a detailed schedule with stages and set times.
SUNDAY Bill Callahan, Bill Kirchen & The Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods, Charlie Louvin, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience w/ special guest Curly Seckler, The Del McCoury Band, Doc Watson w/ David Holt & Richard Watson, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Earl Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Hacienda Brothers, Hazel Dickens, Heartless Bastards, Hot Buttered Rum, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Jim Lauderdale, Jody Stecher & Bill Evans / The Secret Life of Banjos, Jorma Kaukonen, Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin, Marley's Ghost, Mekons, Moonalice, Mother Hips, Ned Sublette, Pete Wernick & Flexigrass, Poor Man's Whiskey, Railroad Earth, Red Wine, The Sadies, Songwriter Circle (w/ Chris Smither, David Olney, Ray Wylie Hubbard & Steve Young), Steep Canyon Rangers, The Wronglers

Click here for a detailed schedule with stages and set times.
INFORMATION

Since this is a FREE EVENT (NO TICKETS NEEDED), we do not have the manpower to answer all of your questions.

LOST and FOUND - A few items were found in the park - please
email with a description of your lost item and we will check for you.
lostandfound@hardlystrictlybluegrass.com

For info on volunteering, email volunteer@hardlystrictlybluegrass.com.
For general questions, email questions@hardlystrictlybluegrass.com.

Please help us keep the Park clean-- please pack out with you what you bring in for the festival!

On Friday, October 5th, students from San Francisco middle schools will attend a special concert at opening day of the "Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival" an amazing concert for 4,000 middle school students. SF Connect Volunteers will chaperone the students and work with teachers to make the field trip go smoothly. It's a wonderful opportunity to help students enjoy a unique cultural experience! Click here for more info.


Here is a list of the most frequently asked questions:

Q: When/where is it again?
When: Fri, Oct 5th (10:30am - Noon & 2:15pm - 7pm) & Sat Oct 6th - Sun Oct 7th, 2007 (11am - 7pm).
Where: Speedway, Lindley & Marx meadows in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. Read below for a map.
Q: Who is playing?
This year's detailed schedule is available here. You may also download the HSB 2007 Schedule and the HSB 2007 Bios (both PDF files).
Q: Camping?
Sorry, there is no camping allowed.
Q: What is the schedule?
Stage and set times are available through the schedule link above.
Q: What are we allowed to bring?
Coolers, blankets, and short-back chairs are all allowed. There will also be vendors on-site selling food and non-alcoholic beverages. PLEASE respect the park and pick up and take everything with you that you bring in. There will be a sweep of the park by waste management each evening (which means no saving spaces for the following day).
Q: Dogs?
Dogs are allowed as per park rules (on leash, etc.)
Q: Hotels in area?
Please call the Chamber of Commerce, use a travel site such as Orbitz or Yahoo Travel, or contact the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau for assistance. Visitors can book rooms directly on www.sfvisitor.org or request assistance from the Visitor Information Center - 415-391-2000 (tollfree at 888-782-9673 (STAY-N-SF)).
Q: Transportation?
This year the park service is NOT running their shuttle service. We advise you to take other means of transportation (carpool, bike, rollerskate, bus, etc) as there are many street closures. See the map below for a visual on what streets will be closed. Click here for SF Muni transit maps and here for a public transportation route finder.
Q: Will bike parking be available?
Yes. Please see the map (below) for location of Bike Parking.
Q: What time are we allowed in?
10AM entry to the meadows.
Q: Restroom facilities?
There will be port-a-potties on site.
Q: Disabled accessibility?
Yes, there will be a special section reserved.
Q: Merchandise?
We will be selling T-shirts and CDs of some of the artists.
Q: Map?
Click here for a PDF map of this year's HSB at Golden Gate Park.
Previous years: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 site by chime interactive