Hardly Strictly Bluegrass #8, San Francisco.... surviving the crowds - loving the music!Our first visit and it's a bit overwhelming. So much music, so many venues and too many people!
Use the link to get all the info on who played. Since it is a free concert, paid for by a guy named Warren Hellman, people come from all over, even out of state to hear music over a three day period. But, there apparently is no attempt to discourage huge crowds so that is what you get. Golden Gate Park was never so crowded, even during the Summer Of Love... and I was there so I know!
I'll go into detail more later. Still digesting and mulling over how to do it differently next year. Some photos to give you an idea.
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/ 
EmmyLou Harris was joined by Patti Griffin and Shawn Colvin with Buddy Miller helping out. All that talent, and free.
Forgot to mention that one of the reasons for going to the festival in the first place was to see a singer named Tift Merritt, from NC and Nashville. She opened early on Saturday so it was easy to get near the stage for a photo or two. Still using my Nikon CoolPix 5700 for most of this stuff, even tho it is practically an antique these days.
