Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

:wave Well…seems the time has come to notify all those that will be attending Hardly Strictly 07/Camp Run-A-Muck West

Can I get a drum roll please??.. :budumdum

:bash You must check your e-mails for confirmation…If I did not get an e-mail address for you you may receive a telephone call from me tomorrow (7/15) and all others (who sent or gave me money) which I may have no contact information for should e-mail me at slothmama2002@yahoo.com to find out if you are confirmed for this years event.

:talk We are putting together a forum specificaly for Hardly Strictly which should be up and runing soon…
all participants are urged to post there and we will also have questionaires for attendees to help schedule/organize and get the masses fed properly! Any questions I should be able to answer e-mail at slothmama2002@yahoo.com :talk

:cheers Congratulations to all who will be able to attend this year and a big “so sorry” :spill to those who will not be able to camp with us.

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Hardly Strictly is a WONDERFUL event so even if you don’t get to camp with us you should consider coming to S.F. to see the show anyhow.
Great acts…Great weather…Great views…Great people…Great price (admission to fest is free!)
How could you go wrong with that? :rock

Anyhow…congrats again to those that made it and see you in October at Hardly Strictly
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We are now officially confirmed for Thursday Night the 4th of October for Rob Hill Campground. I will be receiving the permitts by next week. :thumbsup :thumbsup

Arrrrrrr…Garrrrrreat job Larry! :cheers

OK Folks…
It’s time to announce the new website:
Http://www.abgat.net

It’s been designed for folks who take the activity of Festivation very seriously. Do check us out.

our next project is Hardly Strictly - San Francisco, 10/6 - be there

I received all of the official permits today so we are really official. We can check in at 12:00 noon on Thursday and need to be out by 12:00 on Monday :cheers :pirate :pirate :pirate :hop :hop

Goooooodddd Pirate! :thumbsup (… and THANK YOU LARRY!)

Auntie Hope :pickin

Heads Up :wave

Dark Star Orchestra is playing 3 nights at the Historic Fillmore auditorium :festivarian during Hardly Strictly :thumbsup

Thursday, Friday & Saturday October 4,5 & 6. :talk

Me and Connie are planning on going to the Thursday night show. :concert :drunk :drunk

It is only a few miles away from camp :drive

Who wants to go? :hop :hop :hop :hop :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo :woohoo

THIS YEAR’S LINE-UP:

The Abrams Brothers
Alison Brown Quartet with special guest Joe Craven
Allison Moorer
Austin Lounge Lizards
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones featuring Victor Lemonte Wooten, Future
Man & Jeff Coffin
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Bill Callahan
Bill Kirchen & the Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods
Blanche
Boz Scaggs & the Blue Velvet Band
Buddy Miller
Charlie Louvin
Chris Smither
Dale Ann Bradley & Coon Creek
Dan Reeder
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
David Grisman Bluegrass Experience with special guest Curly Seckler
The Del McCoury Band
Doc Watson with David Holt & Richard Watson
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Earl Scruggs
Emmylou Harris
Fionn Regan
The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Gillian Welch
Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
The Hacienda Brothers
Hazel Dickens
Heartless Bastards
Hot Buttered Rum
James McMurtry
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Jeff Tweedy
Jim Lauderdale
Jimmy LaFave
Jody Stecher & Bill Evans / The Secret Life of Banjos
John Prine
Jorma Kaukonen
Julay Brooks & Richard Brandenburg & the Cash Magnets
Keller Williams
Kevin Welch & Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin
The Knitters
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
Los Lobos
Marley’s Ghost
Mekons
Michelle Shocked
Moonalice
The Mother Hips
Ned Sublette
New Lost City Ramblers
Nick Lowe
Pete Wernick & Flexigrass
Poor Man’s Whiskey
Railroad Earth
Red Wine
Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder
The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers
Robert Earl Keen
The Sadies
Shana Morrison & Caledonia
Songwriter Circle with Chris Smither, David Olney, Ray Wylie Hubbard
& Steve Young
Steep Canyon Rangers
Steve Earle
the subdudes
Symphony Bluegrass Ramblers
T Bone Burnett
Teddy Thompson
The Whoreshoes
The Wronglers

For the second year we will be kicking off the festival early with a
very special Friday afternoon performance. We encourage you to join us
in the Park on Friday, October 5 at 3PM for an amazing afternoon with
Buddy Miller, T Bone Burnett & Jeff Tweedy.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is free and no tickets are necessary. The
festival runs from 3PM – 6PM on Fri. Oct. 5 and 11AM – 7PM on both
Sat. Oct. 6 & Sun. Oct. 7.

SEE YOU THERE!

Hey AJ and all of you Hardly Strictly, we are waiting for your reports.
How much fun was it all???

just call me LOSER!

I started a thread on the general discussion board this morning.

I’m in major decompression this morning and actually having to work a coiple of childrens shows at the dance palace… Yikes - no rest for the wicked :wink:

I’m sure folks will begin checking in today.

Did anyone take some pictures?

Have you seen the article yet? D-Money is famous!!

http://www.personalbee.com/371/20635617

I just love that top picture of D-Money, the five pickers (you guys look great!) and our FireMaster, Bobby. Thanks to Rich for playing “Light My Fire”, it was beautiful to watch Bobby’s dancing flames and listen to the tune!

Auntie Hope :pickin

:wave DukTape Man’s arrival to Camp Run a Muck West!


Thanks Flamingo Slayer! :lol

Auntie Hope :pickin

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