San Francisco, CA -- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is announcing the confirmed artists in a unique way this year. By various medleys on the Artist Lineup website page, there are a series of medleys. As the artists are identified, their names are posted to the roster. The site says, "We are announcing confirmed acts for this year's festival through a series of music medleys each week. As you all guess them correctly, we post their names and photos in the scroller above, as well as a text list below. Good luck guessing and share your guesses with your friends!"
There are four medley rounds where artists are presented. Each round has ten artists performing. The listener is challenged to identify the artists performing. The first two rounds are now complete. Rounds three and four are coming to the web page above.
Round One Medley Answers:
- The Del McCoury Band
- Jerry Douglas
- Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses)
- O'Brien Party of 7
- Giant Giant Sand
- Rubblebucket
- Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
- Dirty Three
- Red Baraat
- The Head and The Heart
Round Two Medley Answers:
- Buddy Miller
- Patterson Hood & the Downtown Rumblers
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood
- Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
- Elvis Costello Solo
- Glen Hansard
- Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express
- Lloyd Cole
- Peter Rowan
- Dwight Yoakam
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass will take place October 5-7, 2012 at Hellman's Hollow & Mark & Lindsy Meadows in Golden Gate Park located in San Francisco, California.
The event is again free and will be in memoriam of F. Warren Hellman (July 25, 1934 - December 18, 2011), Beloved Father, Husband, Brother; Private Equity Pioneer; Founder of San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. In addition, Doc Watson (1923 - 2012), Earl Scruggs (1924 - 2012) and Hazel Dickens (1935 - 2011) who all recently passed away will also be remembered.