Emmylou Harris performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2019. Martin Lacey/STAFF.

The producers of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have canceled the annual free music festival for the second year in a row due to concerns around the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the 2019 coronavirus. Instead, the festival will again stream some live and pre-recorded footage in its place.

Fifteen live and 12 pre-recorded performances will be aired on Oct. 1, 2 and 3 on its website and social media channels. The performers will include Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Mavis Staples, Belá Fleck, The Tallest Man On Earth and Las Cafeteras.

Unsure of what would happen with the pandemic in 2021, the producers kept several options open; one of them an in-person gathering and one a broadcast similar to 2020’s livestream, according to a news release

“We did not come to the decision to withdraw our plans for Golden Gate Park lightly, but with the current information we have about the severity of the Delta variant, and given the history and mission of HSB as a free event open to all, we are taking these steps to protect our fans, artists and crew,” producer Sheri Sternberg said in a news release.

The broadcasts, which will air at 1 p.m. each day, will include pre-recorded sets and interviews from artists in New Orleans and San Francisco alongside live performances in the Bay Area.

In addition to the broadcasts, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass will launch a free streaming app on Apple TV and Roku The app, HSBTV, will be available on Oct. 1 and have the festival’s 2020 festival film “Let The Music Play,” and the new performances. The festival will also offer two COVID-19 vaccination and testing events, on Aug. 22 and Sept. 12 at the Bay View Opera House from 12 to 4 p.m. The events are open to everyone, and live music will be included.

The full broadcast lineup includes:

• Andy Shauf, Ani DiFranco w/ The Hardly Strictly Lesbian Band
• Bachelor
• Belá Fleck “My Bluegrass Heart”
• Bob Mould w/ Fred Armisen
• Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole w/ Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
• Della Mae
• Emmylou Harris
• Galactic f/ Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph w/ Anders Osborne & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

• Hawktail
• Jackie Greene w/ Tim Bluhm
• Lake Street Dive
• Las Cafeteras
• Mavis Staples
• Meklit w/ Ambrose Akinmusire
• Peter Rowan w/ Michael Kang
• Rainbow Girls w/ John Craigie
• Seratones w/ Alynda Segarra
• Steve Earle
• Terence Blanchard w/ The E-Collective & The Turtle Island String Quartet
• The Soul Rebels w/ Ivan Neville
• The Tallest Man On Earth
• Valerie June