Meet Me in the Park

I love the fall. The tasty ales, the weather, the swell, the softer light, and yes, the music!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is upon us again, and it looks to be nothing short of fantastic. If you are in the area, come join for a weekend of fun in Golden Gate Park. You'll find me wrangling a Rooster plucking a Banjo with an Arrow just off the porch...

What event are you fired up about this fall? What are you imbibing to keep your spirits soaring?

SAT OCT 1 (11:00AM - 7:00PM)

Banjo Stage 11:00am Greensky Bluegrass 12:00pm Alison Brown 1:15pm Otis Clay with special guest Chick Rodgers 2:45pm Earl Scruggs 4:15pm Gillian Welch 5:45pm Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer

Rooster Stage 11:00am The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore 12:25pm Robyn Hitchcock 1:35pm Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson 2:50pm Patty Griffin 4:15pm Punch Brothers 5:45pm Robert Earl Keen

Star Stage 11:00am Cass McCombs Band 12:30pm Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit 2:20pm Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard 4:30pm Irma Thomas

Towers Of Gold Stage 11:40am Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 1:20pm Hugh Laurie 3:25pm Broken Social Scene 5:30pm Buckethead

Arrow Stage 11:00am Sarah Elizabeth Campbell 12:15pm The Band of Heathens 1:35pm Ruthie Foster 2:55pm Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses 4:25pm Reckless Kelly 5:45pm The Flatlanders feat. Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock

Porch Stage 11:00am River Whyless 12:10pm AllofaSudden 1:25pm Seamus Kennedy 2:25pm Wendy Bird 3:40pm A.A. Bondy 4:50pm The Belle Brigade 6:05pm Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally and Their All-Star Band

SUN OCT 2 (11AM - 7PM)

Banjo Stage 11:00am Dry Branch Fire Squad 12:05pm Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum w/ The Guest House Band 1:20pm Bela Fleck & Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer 2:45pm The Blind Boys of Alabama 4:15pm Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys 5:45pm Emmylou Harris

Rooster Stage 11:00am Jessica Lea Mayfield 12:05pm Kevin Welch & Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin 1:20pm Brokedown in Bakersfield (featuring Nicki & Tim Bluhm, Scott Law, Lebo, Steve Adams & Dave Brogan) 2:45pm Ollabelle 4:15pm Justin Townes Earle 5:45pm The Jayhawks

Star Stage 11:45am The Low Anthem 1:20pm Dr. John & The Lower 911 3:05pm DeVotchKa 4:50pm Elbow

Towers of Gold Stage 11:00am Abigail Washburn 12:30pm Buddy Miller 2:10pm Bob Mould 4:00pm Fitz & The Tantrums 5:50pm Gomez

Arrow Stage 11:00am Joe Purdy 11:55pm Moonalice 1:10pm The Devil Makes Three 2:35pm Hot Buttered Rum 4:00pm Mother Hips 5:30pm Dark Star Orchestra

Porch Stage 11:00am Conspiracy of Beards 12:10pm Dive Bar Dukes 1:25pm Those Darlins 2:40pm Frank Fairfield 3:55pm The Swanson Family Band 5:10pm Over The Rhine 6:15pm Bill Orcutt