Dates Announced for SF’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

One of the country’s most anticipated music festivals, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013 will be held in Golden Gate Park on October 4, 5 & 6.

The festival’s founder, Warren Hellman passed away in December of 2011 (see related story).  Not only is the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival one of the largest it is also very unique in that it is an absolutely free festival for attendees thanks to the late Hellman’s generosity.

Here is a relatively unseen interview shot with Hellman about a year before his death. He talks about the genesis of the festival.

 

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Other Posts about Warren Hellman:

Prescription Bluegrass Blog: Warren Hellman, Dead at Age 77

Dec 19, 2011

Warren Hellman, the philanthropist, who created the internationally-renowned Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, died last evening at age 77 due to complications from leukemia.

Prescription Bluegrass Blog: Foundation Extends Grant Application ...

Aug 08, 2012

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music will be funding grants to honor two very important innovators in the world of bluegrass music -Mr. Earl Scruggs who passed away this year and Mr. Warren Hellman who passed away in ...

Prescription Bluegrass Blog: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup ...

Aug 06, 2012

One blogger, MXDWN.com is going out on a limb and saying that the following list is official, yet we can't confirm with the festival's organizers. The free annual Bluegrass Festival was begun by the late Warren Hellman in 2001 ...

Prescription Bluegrass Blog: Foundation For Bluegrass Music Seeks ...

Nov 08, 2012

... within the last 18 months: banjo player Earl Scruggs, a member of the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame; and California event producer Warren Hellman, a recipient of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award.

Prescription Bluegrass Blog: 13th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass ...

Feb 13, 2012

Thanks to a generous investment from the Chris and Warren Hellman Foundation, the festival committee continues its commitment to the Bluegrass and Old-time in the Schools program. The program aims to expose...