Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 Confirms Live Webcast

Today, the 15th annual installment of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass begins in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The free festival, which was founded and funded by Warren Hellman, who passed away in 2011, will present music across a number of stages in Golden Gate Park’s Hellman Hollow, Marx & Lindley Meadows. If you can’t make it in person, there’s an option to enjoy select performances via a live webcast.

HSB organizers are serving up a free webcast of the event’s Banjo, Arrow, Swan and Towers Of Gold Stages. In keeping with the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass spirit, organizers allow each artist to decide if they would like to be streamed. This means not every artist from these stages will be included.

As for now only a few sets have been confirmed, but more will be confirmed as the weekend progresses. Head here starting at noon PT on Friday to tune in.

Potential Webcast Schedule (All Times PT, Subject To Change / * – Confirmed As Of Press Time)

Friday

Swan Stage

• 1:45 p.m. – Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
• 3:00 p.m. – The Oh Hellos
• 4:20 p.m. – Peter Rowan Band
• 5:45 p.m. – T Bone Burnett

Banjo Stage

• 12:00 p.m. – Dry Branch Fire Squad*
• 1:15 p.m. – Monophonics*
• 2:35 p.m. – The Mavericks
• 4:00 p.m. – Punch Brothers
• 5:45 p.m. – Michael Franti & Spearhead

Arrow Stage

• 12:00 p.m. – Saintseneca*
• 1:15 p.m. – Lee Ann Womack*
• 2:35 p.m. – Marty Willson-Piper’s Acres Of Space
• 4:00 p.m. – Dustin Kensrue
• 5:45 p.m. – Big Star’s Third — an all-star performance of Big Star’s haunting ‘Third’ album, featuring Kronos Quartet, Van Dyke Parks, Jody Stephens, Mike Mills, Chris Stamey, Ken Stringfellow, Pat Sansone, Ralph Carney, Audley Freed, Brett Harris, Skylar Gudasz, plus an orchestral ensemble; and special guest singers Steve Earle, Robyn Hitchcock, Chatham County Line, Chuck Prophet, Luther Russell & Kelley Stoltz*

Saturday

Banjo Stage

• 11:00 a.m. – Chatham County Line
• 12:10 p.m. – Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
• 1:25 p.m. – Hot Tuna Electric
• 2:45 p.m. – Gillian Welch
• 4:15 p.m. – Cooder – White – Skaggs
• 5:45 p.m. – Steve Earle & The Dukes

Swan Stage

• 11:00 a.m. – The Sadies
• 12:30 p.m. – The Milk Carton Kids
• 2:10 p.m. – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones
• 3:55 p.m. – Paul Weller
• 5:45 p.m. – Flogging Molly

Arrow Stage

• 11:00 a.m. – Pokey LaFarge
• 12:15 p.m. – The New Mastersounds
• 1:35 p.m. – Doobie Decibel System
• 2:55 p.m. – Leftover Salmon Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat
• 4:15 p.m. – The Brothers Comatose
• 5:35 p.m. – The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock

Towers Of Gold Stage

• 11:40 a.m. – Waco Brothers
• 1:20 p.m. – Lera Lynn
• 3:05 p.m. – Joe Jackson
• 4:45 p.m. – Boz Scaggs

Sunday

Banjo Stage

• 11:00 a.m. – Fairfield Four
• 12:15 p.m. – Alison Brown & The Song Of The Banjo
• 1:40 p.m. – Justin Townes Earle
• 3:00 p.m. – The Blind Boys Of Alabama
• 4:25 p.m. – The Time Jumpers Featuring Kenny Sears, Vince Gill, Paul Franklin, Joe Spivey, Larry Franklin, Andy Reiss, Billy Thomas, Jeff Taylor & Brad Albin
• 5:45 p.m. – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Arrow Stage

• 11:00 a.m. – Sonny & The Sunsets
• 12:10 p.m. – Steep Canyon Rangers
• 1:25 p.m. – James McMurtry
• 2:45 p.m. – Jamey Johnson
• 4:15 p.m. – Asleep At The Wheel
• 5:45 p.m. – ALO

Swan Stage

• 11:40 a.m. – Hot Rize
• 1:00 p.m. – Nick Lowe
• 2:30 p.m. – Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
• 4:10 p.m. – Neko Case
• 6:00 p.m. – DeVotchKa

Towers Of Gold Stage

• 11:00 a.m. – The Stone Foxes
• 12:20 p.m. – Beth Hart
• 1:45 p.m. – Poi Dog Pondering
• 3:20 p.m. – Delbert McClinton
• 5:00 p.m. – Los Lobos