The best festival in the US is next week in SF! (FREE TOO!!!)

[Bennyboy]

and all for free! As in NO MONEY! Gratis!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.



FRIDAY (2pm - 7pm)

Patty Griffin, Sarah Lee & Johnny, Blue Highway, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, The Waybacks with Sarah Dugas of the Duhks, Jerry Douglas with Omar Hakim & Viktor Krauss, MC Hammer, Jenny and Johnny featuring Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice, The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue featuring Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs, T Bone Burnett featuring Punch Brothers and special guests Karen Elson and the Secret Sisters, The Ebony Hillbillies, the subdudes, 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter, Jr., Papa Mali and Matt Hubbard, Poor Man's Whiskey


SATURDAY (11am - 7pm)

The Magnolia Sisters, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, The Band of Heathens, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson, Jon Langford & Skull Orchard, Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins, Fountains of Wayne, Richard Thompson, Hot Tuna Electric, Buddy Miller, Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang, Gillian Welch, Jackie Greene, Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, David Olney with Sergio Webb, Jerry Jeff Walker, Songwriter Circle with Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, John Doe & David Olney, Carolyn Wonderland, Conor Oberst, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, David Grisman Quintet, Skip Gorman, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Joan Baez, Kelly Willis, Exene, The Wronglers, Robert Earl Keen, Evie Ladin Band, The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Kinky Friedman, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, Steve Earle and the Dukes
SUNDAY (11am - 7pm)

Wendy Bird, Railroad Earth, Anderson Family Bluegrass, Randy Newman, Patti Smith, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Avett Brothers, Martin Sexton, Citigrass, Heidi Clare & AtaGallop, The Del McCoury Band, Umphrey's McGee, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin, Mondo Cane, Yonder Mountain String Band, Hazel Dickens, MarchFourth Marching Band, Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, The Felice Brothers, Moonalice, Lucero, Kate Gaffney, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, Rosanne Cash, Keller & the Keels, Peter Himmelman, Doc Watson & David Holt, Basia Bulat, Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes, Nathaniel Rateliff, James McMurtry, Nick Lowe and his Band, Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer

[Bossy Monkey]

1. That is about the 10 best festivals in the US. I am infinitely envious. n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

2. I understand

That a rather rich gentleman is putting on this show.. because he loves this kind of music. People are excited about it. Sounds great, though I probably won't make it.

[Bennyboy]

9. Warren Hellman...venture capitalist, pot smoker...

He loves Emmy Lou Harris. He started the festival just to have her and some bluegrass bands play. Now he books all kinds of music and has no revenue stream back to the festival. No beer or concessions. Only a few t-Shirts.

Truly amazing how a half a million people can get along for days without a ton of police or rules.

[Bluzmann57]

3. Helluva lineup

If you go I hope you enjoy yourself.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. good lord! what a line-up!!

:o

would love to be there.

enjoy

[Kali]

5. sounds hella better than Rex Allen Days in Willcox, AZ!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Bennyboy]

15. Don't give short shrift to Rex Allen Days!

http://www.rexallendays.org/


Welcome to the 59th Annual Rex Allen Days
in Willcox, Arizona

September 30 - October 3, 2010

We would like to invite you to join us for the fun filled event of Rex Allen Days - a celebration of Rex Allen, the singing cowboy in his hometown of Willcox, Arizona.

Commemorating it's 59th Anniversary this event celebrates the life of Rex Allen and features many of his favorite events including a professional rodeo, parade, concerts and the Cowboy Music and Poetry Festival. Along with all of this you will find fun around every corner including comedy shows, tractor pulls, gunfights and showings of Rex Allen movies. And you don't want to miss the car show, turtle races, carnival and the two softball tournaments where you can root for your favorite team.

Good old-fashioned fun for the entire family in the historic town of Willcox, Arizona!

[stuntcat]

6. I went to it the last two years!!

I live in Virginia but my best friend lives in San Fran so I used the festival as a time to go visit and have fun. Everytime we go we spend half our time getting from one stage to another to see all the people we want to see LOL My favorites last year were Aimee Mann, Gillian Welch and Neko Case :headbang:

I'm not going this year though, I won't go until the beginning of November, when we have tickets to see Florence and the Machine!! At the Filmore I think.

I hope next year I'll go back to this though! Milling through the crowd was actually a real fun part of it.. I just LOVE that park.

[KamaAina]

8. Florence in The City?!

Tempting... but such a long ride up there...

[stuntcat]

11. not Filmore, I had it wrong

My friend's got the tickets so I forgot where! She'll be at Fox Theater in Oakland. I'm gonna be a front-row DORK :*

[Bennyboy]

7. I stick at one stage now...

Maybe hit three on the ay to the one I am going to be hanging at the rest of the day. Way too much when it is all full up.But that is cool too, cuz then I get to see bands that I might not ordinarily see if I was able to move a bit better...

[Bennyboy]

10. Just one stage...

And this one is the third biggest.
And Neko Case (who was fantabulous)

[Bennyboy]

12. Schedule and stage times are up!!!!

FRI OCT 1 (10:30AM - NOON & 2PM - 7PM)

The morning (10:30 - noon) on Star stage is a special educational program for local schools (and the general public) as part of the Daniel Pearl Foundation Music Days. The afternoon (2pm - 7pm) features selected artists on Banjo, Rooster and Arrows stages.
Star Stage
10:30am P.M.W.
11:30am MC Hammer

Banjo Stage
2:00pm The Ebony Hillbillies
3:00pm Blue Highway
4:05pm Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
5:45pm The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (Feat. Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs)

Arrow Stage
2:00pm The Waybacks w/ Sarah Dugas of The Duhks
3:05pm 7 Walkers Feat. Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter, Jr. , Papa Mali and Matt Hubbard
4:30pm Sarah Lee & Johnny
5:45pm the subdudes

Rooster Stage
1:45pm Jerry Douglas w/ Omar Hakim & Viktor Krauss
2:45pm Patty Griffin
4:00pm Jenn & Johnny Feat. Jenny Lewis & Jonathan Rice
5:45pm T Bone Burnett Feat. Punch Brothers & Special Guests Karen Elson and The Secret Sisters


SAT OCT 2 (11:00AM - 7:00PM)

Banjo Stage
11:00am Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
12:00pm Dry Branch Fire Squad
12:55pm Carolina Chocolate Drops
2:00pm Joan Baez
3:15pm David Grisman Quintet
4:20pm Gillian Welch
5:45pm Steve Earle & The Bluegrass Dukes

Rooster Stage
12:05pm Jonathan Richman Feat. Tommy Larkins
1:15pm Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
2:30pm Songwriter Circle with Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, John Doe & David Olney
4:15pm Buddy Miller
5:45pm Robert Earl Keen

Star Stage
11:00am Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
12:45pm Hot Tuna Electric
2:30pm Conor Oberst
4:40pm Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang

Towers Of Gold Stage
11:45am Jon Langford & Skull Orchard
1:35pm Fountains of Wayne
3:30pm Richard Thompson
5:40pm Jackie Greene

Arrow Stage
11:00am Kelly Willis
12:10pm The Band of Heathens
1:25pm Carolyn Wonderful
2:35pm Kinky Friedman
3:55pm Jerry Jeff Walker
5:20 The Flatlanders feat. Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock

Porch Stage
11:00am The Wronglers
12:00pm David Olney with Sergio Webb
1:05pm Exene
2:10pm Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys
3:05pm Skip Gorman
4:05pm Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
5:05pm The Magnolia Sisters
6:00pm Evie Ladin Band


SUN OCT 3 (11AM - 7PM)

Banjo Stage
11:15am Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
12:35pm Hazel Dickens
1:45pm Earl Scruggs
3:00pm Doc Watson & David Holt
4:20pm The Del McCoury Band
5:45pm Emmylou Harris

Rooster Stage
11:00am Kevin Welch & Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin
11:55am Peter Himmelman
1:00pm Indigo Girls
2:10pm Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women (Christy McWilson, Laurie Lewis, Sarah Brown, Lisa Pankratz, Nina Gerber, Cindy Cashdollar)
3:25pm Rosanne Cash
4:40pm Nick Lowe & His Band
5:55pm Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Star Stage
11:40am Margin Sexton
1:15pm Umphrey's McGee
3:05pm Elvis Costello and The Sugarcanes
5:20pm Mondo Cane

Towers of Gold Stage
11:00am Lucero
12:25pm James McMurtry
2:05pm Randy Newman
4:10pm Patti Smith

Arrow Stage
11:00am The Felice Brothers
12:15pm Moonalice
1:30pm Railroad Earth
2:55pm Keller & The Keels
4:20pm Yonder Mountain String Band
5:45pm The Avett Brothers

Porch Stage
11:00am Marchforth Marching Band
11:50am Citigrass
12:40pm Heidi Clare & AtaGallop
1:40pm Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
2:45pm Nathaniel Rateliff
3:45pm Basia Bulat
4:35pm Kate Gaffney
5:35pm Wendy Bird
6:25pm Anderson Family Bluegrass

[Bennyboy]

13. upamania

[peekaloo]

14. Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello and Randy Newman.

the first three names of bluegrass. ;-) for those going don't miss The Band of Heathens.

I wish I lived on the Left Coast.

[Bennyboy]

16. Starts Tommorow!

WOO HOOO! Poor Man's Whiskey, Papa Mali! Gonna be a blast!

[Bennyboy]

17. Great story about the Founder Wwarren Hellman)

SNIPPADOODLE:

Hellman was always interested in music and took the obligatory piano lessons as a child, but it wasn’t until he was (in his words) “a big Wall Street mucky muck” that he decided to learn to play the banjo. Says Hellman of that period, “I found a teacher up in Greenwich Village, and once a week I would board the Lexington Avenue subway and ride up to 4th street, go to my lesson in my three-piece grey suit. I said to the guy I was taking lessons from, ‘Hey, I’m about to have my 30th birthday. Do you know some kid who could play the banjo at my birthday party?’ So I came back the following week and he said, ‘Yeah I gotta kid, his name is Don McLean. But he wants 50 bucks.’ So I hired Don McLean to play the banjo for 50 bucks for my 30th birthday!

“That was probably the only interesting thing that happened along the way, other than becoming a mediocre banjo player. I’ve kinda stuck with that ever since, with a hiatus of about 30 years when my lovely banjo disappeared with my son-in-law when he disappeared from my daughter’s marriage.”

When I ask him for clarification he goes on, laughing as he tells me how he lost, and then found, his revered Whyte Laydie banjo, a rare make of instrument crafted around the beginning of the 20th century at a firm outside of Boston called the Fairbanks Music Company. “So anyways, 30 years later, I started taking lessons from a guy out here called Jody Stecher. And one Christmas a couple of years after I started taking lessons, he said to my wife, ‘You know, if you’re looking for a Christmas present for Warren you ought to get him a good banjo.’ And she said, ‘Well, once he had a Whyte Laydie.’ And they found a Whyte Laydie that was for sale in a stringed instruments store outside of Boston, so they bought it, shipped it out—I’m sure you know where this story is going—and I opened it, and I got my banjo back! I’ve had such fun telling that story that I never corroborated it, because it’s such a good story what difference does it really make?



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