Fantastic Negrito performs during Let the Music Play On, Courtesy: Ken Friedman. Let the Music Play On, the virtual festival produced by Hardly Strictly Bluegrass last weekend resulted in in more than $3 million in relief for the music community in the Bay Area and across the U.S., producers announced…

“Let The Music Play On” artists Boz Scaggs, Jim Lauderdale, Fantastic Negrito, Robert Earl Keen and Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi. Illustration courtesy: Mark Urliksen. Boz Scaggs, Jim Lauderdale, Fantastic Negrito, Robert Earl Keen and Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi have been added to the lineup of Let The Music…

“Let The Music Play On” artists Chuck Prophet, Patty Griffin, Birds of Chicago, Los Coast and Shakey Graves. Illustration courtesy: Mark Urliksen. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass veterans Chuck Prophet and Patty Griffin, as well as Birds of Chicago, Los Coast and Shakey Graves, have been announced as additional performers at “Let The Music Play…

The producers of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have officially canceled the 2020 festival in Golden Gate Park. In its place in October, an online broadcast will include live performances by numerous artists, as well as archival streams. Additionally, the festival has launched a $1.5-million relief fund to support the local music community…

Margo Price performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2019. Los Lobos, who have performed at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2018, will play a live-streamed concert Saturday and participate in a live Q&A session, during which…

Emmylou Harris performs at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey. SAN FRANCISCO — Everything one could ask for from a music festival in Golden Gate Park was on display Sunday, as the 19th annual incarnation of Hardly Strictly…

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2019. Photos: Steve Carlson. SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands crammed into the meadow in front of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass’ Towers of Gold Stage to see the…

Concertgoers at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2019. Photos: Paige K. Parsons. SAN FRANCISCO — The first weekend of October in San Francisco is synonymous with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. The free music festival in Golden Gate Park has for 18 years…

Adia Victoria performs at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco during Noise Pop on Feb. 25, 2017. Photo: Paige K. Parsons. The producers of the Bay Area’s largest free music festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, have announced the final acts to perform, as well as several noteworthy security measures…

Margo Price performs at Golden Gate Park during Outside Lands on Aug. 10, 2018. Price was announced as one of the initial performers at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in 2019. Photo: Joaquin Cabello. Updated Aug. 15, 2019: The fourth round of lineup announcements for the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in…